Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth. A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
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Purpose and FoundationChapters 1-9
Solomon's ProverbsChapters 10-22
Sayings of the WiseChapters 22-24
Hezekiah's CollectionChapters 25-29
More Solomonic proverbs compiled under King Hezekiah.
Agur and LemuelChapters 30-31


