¹ Every wise woman buildeth her house:
but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

² He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD:
but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

³ In the mouth of the foolish 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 will utter lies.

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:
but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man,
when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way:
but the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹ Fools make a mock at sin:
but among the righteous there is favour.

¹⁰ The heart knoweth his own bitterness;
and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

¹¹ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:
but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

¹² There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death.

¹³ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;
and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

¹⁴ The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:
and a good man shall be satisfied from himself [out of himself].

¹⁵ The simple believeth every word:
but the prudent man looketh well to his going

¹⁶ A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil:
but the fool rageth, and is confident.

¹⁷ He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly:
and a man of wicked devices [schemes] 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.

²⁰ The poor is hated even of his own neighbour:
but the rich hath many friends.

²¹ He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth:
but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

²² Do they not err that devise evil?
but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

²³ In all labour there is profit:
but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches:
but the foolishness of fools is folly.

²⁵ A true witness delivereth souls:
but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

²⁶ In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence:
and his children shall have a place of refuge.

²⁷ The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
to depart from the snares of death.

²⁸ In the multitude of people is the king's honour:
but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

²⁹ He that is slow to wrath 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 hath mercy on the poor.

³² The wicked is driven away in his wickedness:
but the righteous hath hope in his death.

³³ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding:
but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

³⁴ Righteousness exalteth a nation:
but sin is a reproach to any people.

³⁵ The king's favour is toward a wise servant:
but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.