- A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
- Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.
- A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
- Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
- In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.
- Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
- The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
- Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
- He who loves a pure heart and whoses speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
- The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
- The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"
- The mouth of an adulterress is a deep pit; he who is under the LORD`s wrath will fall into it.
- Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
- He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty.
- Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
- for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
- So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.
- Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
- teaching you true and reliable words, so that you can give sound answers to him who sent you?
- Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
- for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.
- Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,
- or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.
- Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
- if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
- Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers.
- Do you see a man skilled in his works? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
