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¹ The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

² He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

³ In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.

⁵ A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands.

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹ Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.

¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.

¹² There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

¹³ Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief.

¹⁴ The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,But a good man will be satisfied from above. [fn]

¹⁵ The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.

¹⁶ A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.

¹⁷ A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

¹⁸ The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹ The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰ The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends.

²¹ He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

²² Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.

²³ In all labor there is profit,But idle chatter [fn] leads only to poverty.

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.

²⁵ A true witness delivers souls, But a deceitful witness speaks lies.

²⁶ In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge. ²⁷ The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.

²⁸ In a multitude of people is a king's honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.

²⁹ He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,But he who is impulsive [fn] exalts folly.

³⁰ A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

³¹ He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

³² The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.

³³ Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known.

³⁴ Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people.

³⁵ The king's favor is toward a wise servant, But his wrath is against him who causes shame.