15 A fool believes every word, but a prudent man is attentive to his ways.

16 A wise man fears and shuns evil, but a fool is irritable and presumptuous.

17 A hot-tempered person can do a foolish thing; But a person who deliberately does evil is hateful.

18 The ignorant shall have foolishness as their inheritance, but the prudent shall be crowned with knowledge.

19 The wicked shall bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 A poor man is hated even by his own kinsmen, but a rich man hath many friends.

21 He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who is merciful to the poor is blessed.

22 Do not those who devise evil err? [those who do evil do not know mercy and faithfulness;] but mercy and faithfulness are with the well-meaning.

23 From all labor there is profit, but from idle talk only loss.

24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of the ignorant is foolishness.

25 A faithful witness saves souls, but a liar will tell many lies.

26 In the fear of the Lord is a sure hope, and to his children he is a refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is the fountain of life, which draws away from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of the people is the greatness of the king, but in the scarcity of the people is the misfortune of the sovereign.

29 A patient man has much understanding, but he who is irritable shows foolishness.

30 A meek heart is life to the body, but envy is rotten to the bones.

31 Whoever oppresses the poor blasphemes his Maker; but he who honors Him does good to the needy.

32 For his evil the wicked shall be rejected, but the righteous shall have hope even in his death.

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the prudent, and in the midst of fools it makes itself felt.

34 Righteousness exalts the people, but iniquity the dishonor of the nations.

35 The king's favor is against the servant of understanding, but his wrath is against him who reproaches him.