| 1 | ¶ The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands. | |
| 2 | ¶ He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him. | |
| 3 | ¶ In the fool?s mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. | |
| 4 | ¶ Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox. | |
| 5 | ¶ A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies. | |
| 6 | ¶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none {for him}; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent. | |
| 7 | ¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge. | |
| 8 | ¶ The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit. | |
| 9 | ¶ Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour. | |
| 10 | ¶ The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. | |
| 11 | ¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish. | |
| 12 | ¶ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death. | |
| 13 | ¶ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness. | |
| 14 | ¶ The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself. | |
| 15 | ¶ The simple believeth every word; but the prudent {man} heedeth his going. | |
| 16 | ¶ A wise {man} feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident. | |
| 17 | ¶ He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated. | |
| 18 | ¶ The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | |
| 19 | ¶ The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous {man}. | |
| 20 | ¶ He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends. | |
| 21 | ¶ He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he. | |
| 22 | ¶ Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good. | |
| 23 | ¶ In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips {tendeth} only to want. | |
| 24 | ¶ The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly. | |
| 25 | ¶ A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies. | |
| 26 | ¶ In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge. | |
| 27 | The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death. | |
| 28 | ¶ In the multitude of people is the king?s glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince. | |
| 29 | ¶ He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. | |
| 30 | ¶ A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones. | |
| 31 | ¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy. | |
| 32 | ¶ The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, {even} in his death. | |
| 33 | ¶ Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent {man}; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known. | |
| 34 | ¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples. | |
| 35 | ¶ The king?s favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is {against} him that causeth shame. | |