Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold , but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
A wicked man listens to evil lips ; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker ; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Grandchildren ... are the crown of the aged , and the glory of a son is his father.
Eloquent words are unfit ... for a fool ; how much worse ... are lying lips to a ruler !
A bribe is a charm ... to its giver ; wherever ... - he turns , he succeeds.
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love , but he who brings it up ... separates friends.
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes (cut into) a fool.
An evil (man) seeks only rebellion ; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
(It is better) to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
If anyone returns evil for good , evil will never leave his house.
To start a quarrel is to release a flood ; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous — both are detestable to the LORD -.
Why ... should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom ?
A friend loves at all times , and a brother is born for adversity.
A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security ... for his neighbor.
He who loves transgression loves strife ; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
The one with a perverse heart finds no good , and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
A man fathers a fool to his own grief the father of a fool has no joy.
A joyful heart is good medicine , but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
A wicked (man) takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Wisdom vvv is the focus of the discerning , but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
A man of knowledge ... restrains his words , and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent , (and) discerning when he holds his tongue.