1Wise women build houses:
But a foolish one digs hers down with her hands.

2He that walks uprightly fears the Lord;
But he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonored.

3Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride;
But the lips of the wise preserve them.

4Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean;
But where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.

5A faithful witness does not lie;
But an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

6Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it;
But discretion is easily available with the prudent.

7All things are adverse to a foolish man;
But wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

8The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways;
But the folly of fools leads astray.

9The houses of transgressors will need purification;
But the houses of the just are acceptable.

10If a man’s mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful;
And when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.

11The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed;
But the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.

12There is a way which seems to be right with men,
But the ends of it reach to the depth of hell.

13Grief mingles not with mirth;
And joy in the end comes to grief.

14A stouthearted man shall be filled with his own ways;
And a good man with his own thoughts.

15The simple believes every word:
But the prudent man betakes himself to afterthought.

16A wise man fears, and departs from evil;
But the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.

17A passionate man acts inconsiderately;
But a sensible man bears up under many things.

18Fools shall have mischief for their portion;
But the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.

19Evil men shall fall before the good;
And the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.

20Friends will hate poor friends;
But the friends of the rich are many.

21He that dishonors the needy sins:
But he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.

22They that go astray devise evils:
But the good devise mercy and truth.
The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth:
But compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.

23With everyone who is careful there is abundance:
But the pleasure taking and indolent shall be in want.

24A prudent man is the crown of the wise:
But the occupation of fools is evil.

25A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil:
But a deceitful man kindles falsehoods.

26In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence:
And he leaves his children a support.

27The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life;
And it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.

28In a populous nation is the glory of a king:
But in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.

29A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom:
But a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.

30A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart:
But a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.

31He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker:
But he that honors him has pity upon the poor.

32The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness:
But he who is secure in his own holiness is just.

33There is wisdom in the good heart of a man:
But in the heart of fools it is not discerned.

34Righteousness exalts a nation:
But sins diminish tribes.

35An understanding servant is acceptable to a king;
And by his good behavior he removes disgrace.