| 1) | Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. |
| 2) | A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. |
| 3) | A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. |
| 4) | A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. |
| 5) | The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. |
| 6) | The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. |
| 7) | The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. |
| 8) | A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. |
| 9) | He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. |
| 10) | A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. |
| 11) | He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. |
| 12) | The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. |
| 13) | The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. |
| 14) | A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. |
| 15) | The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. |
| 16) | A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. |
| 17) | He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. |
| 18) | There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. |
| 19) | The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. |
| 20) | Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. |
| 21) | There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. |
| 22) | Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. |
| 23) | A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. |
| 24) | The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. |
| 25) | Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. |
| 26) | The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. |
| 27) | The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. |
| 28) | In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. |