1 - In the Lord's hand the king's heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
2 - A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.
3 - To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4 - Haughty eyes and a proud heart - the unplowed field of the wicked - produce sin.
5 - The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 - A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
7 - The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
8 - The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 - Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10 - The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
11 - When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
12 - The Righteous One
13 - Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
14 - A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
15 - When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
16 - Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
17 - Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
18 - The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
19 - Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
20 - The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
21 - Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity
22 - One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
23 - Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.
24 - The proud and arrogant person - "Mocker" is his name - behaves with insolent fury.
25 - The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
26 - All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
27 - The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable - how much more so when brought with evil intent!
28 - A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully.
29 - The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
30 - There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
31 - The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.