Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; whoever is led astray by it is not wise. The glory of young men is their strength; the splendor of old men is their gray hair. A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes. Who can say, 'I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin'? Plans are established by counsel; wage war with wise guidance. Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
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Purpose and FoundationChapters 1-9
Solomon's ProverbsChapters 10-22
Collection of short, two-line proverbs covering all aspects of life.
Sayings of the WiseChapters 22-24
Hezekiah's CollectionChapters 25-29
Agur and LemuelChapters 30-31


