✧Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. ✧2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him. ✧3The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them. ✧4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox. ✧5A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies. ✧6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. ✧7Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips. ✧8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit. ✧9Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will. ✧10The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger. ✧11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish. ✧12There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. ✧13Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness. ✧14The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways. ✧15A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways. ✧16A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless. ✧17He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated. ✧18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. ✧19The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. ✧20The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends. ✧21He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed. ✧22Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good. ✧23In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. ✧24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly. ✧25A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful. ✧26In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children. ✧27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death. ✧28In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. ✧29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly. ✧30The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones. ✧31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. ✧32The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge. ✧33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools. ✧34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. ✧35The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.