1 A woman's familyis held togetherby her wisdom,but it can be destroyedby her foolishness.
2 By living right, you showthat you respect the Lord;by being deceitful, you showthat you despise him.
3 Proud fools are punishedfor their stupid talk,but sensible talkcan save your life.
4 Without the help of an oxthere can be no crop,but with a strong oxa big crop is possible.
5 An honest witnesstells the truth;a dishonest witnesstells nothing but lies.
6 Make fun of wisdom,and you will never find it.But if you have understanding,knowledge comes easily.
7 Stay away from fools,or you won't learn a thing.
8 Wise people have enough senseto find their way,but stupid fools get lost.
9 Fools don't careif they are wrong,but God is pleasedwhen people do right.
10 No one else can really knowhow sad or happy you are.
11 The tent of a good personstands longer than the houseof someone evil.
12 You may think you areon the right roadand still end up dead.
13 Sorrow may hidebehind laughter,and happiness may endin sorrow.
14 You harvest what you plant,whether good or bad.
15 Don't be stupidand believe all you hear;be smart and knowwhere you are headed.
16 Only a stupid foolis never cautious—so be extra carefuland stay out of trouble.
17 Fools have quick tempers,and no one likes youif you can't be trusted.
18 Stupidity leads to foolishness;be smart and learn.
19 The wicked will come crawlingto those who obey God.
20 You have no friendsif you are poor,but you have lots of friendsif you are rich.
21 It's wrong to hate others,but God blesses everyonewho is kind to the poor.
22 It's a mistaketo make evil plans,but you will have loyal friendsif you want to do right.
23 Hard work is worthwhile,but empty talkwill make you poor.
24 Wisdom can make you rich,but foolishness leadsto more foolishness.
25 An honest witnesscan save your life,but liars can't be trusted.
26 If you respect the Lord,you and your childrenhave a strong fortress
27 and a life-giving fountainthat keeps you safefrom deadly traps.
28 Rulers of powerful nationsare held in honor;rulers of weak nationsare nothing at all.
29 It's smart to be patient,but it's stupidto lose your temper.
30 It's healthy to be content,but envy can eat you up.
31 If you mistreat the poor,you insult your Creator;if you are kind to them,you show him respect.
32 In times of troublethe wicked are destroyed,but even at deaththe innocent have faith.
33 Wisdom is found in the mindsof people with good sense,but fools don't know it.
34 Doing right brings honorto a nation,but sin brings disgrace.
35 Kings reward servantswho act wisely,but they punish thosewho act foolishly.