1Better a dry crust of bread with quietness than a house full of feasting with fighting.
2A wise servant will rule over a son who brings shame, and he will share the inheritance among the brothers.
3The melting pot is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
4A person who does evil listens to lying lips, and a liar pays attention to a wicked tongue.
5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker, and whoever is glad at trouble will not go unpunished.
6Grandchildren are the crown of old people, and the glory of children is their parents.
7Fine speech does not suit a fool, and lying lips suit a ruler even less.
8A gift is like a precious stone to the one who holds it. Wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9Whoever covers over a wrong is looking for love, but whoever keeps repeating a matter separates close friends.
10A word of correction goes deeper into a wise man than a hundred lashes into a fool.
11An evil man looks only for rebellion, so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13If anyone pays back evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
14The start of a quarrel is like letting out water. So stop the fight before it breaks out.
15Whoever declares the wicked innocent, and whoever condemns the just: both of them are disgusting to the LORD.
16Why should a fool hold money in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no heart for it?
17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for times of trouble.
18A man with no understanding shakes hands on a deal, and takes on his friend's debt in front of him.
19Whoever loves fighting loves wrongdoing, and whoever builds his gate high is looking for destruction.
20The man with a twisted heart finds nothing good, and the man with a crooked tongue falls into trouble.
21Whoever fathers a fool brings sorrow on himself, and the father of a fool has no joy.
22A cheerful heart does good like medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23A wicked man takes a bribe out of his robe to twist the ways of justice.
24Wisdom is right in front of the one who understands, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the woman who gave him birth.
26It is also not good to punish the innocent, or to beat rulers for doing right.
27The one who has knowledge holds back his words, and a man of understanding has a calm spirit.
28Even a fool is thought wise when he stays silent, and the one who keeps his lips shut is counted as a man of understanding.