1 Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts.
4 A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.