The Book of Proverbs

Better [is] a dry piece of bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices [with] fighting.

A servant who acts prudently shall rule over a son who causes shame, and [he] shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers.

The refining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.

An evildoer gives heed to false lips; a liar listens to a tongue of [evil] desire.

Whoever scorns the poor reviles his Maker, he who rejoices at calamity shall not be innocent.

Grandsons [are] the crown of old men, and the glory of sons [are] their fathers.

An arrogant lip [is] not fitting for a fool, much less are lying lips [for] a noble.

A bribe [is] a precious stone in the eyes of him who possesses it; everywhere he turns, he is prudent.

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.

A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

A rebel seeks evil, so a cruel messenger is sent against him.

Let a bear bereaved [of her cubs] meet a man, rather than a fool in his foolishness.

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The beginning of strife [is] like the releasing of water, therefore leave off fighting before it breaks out.

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, even both of them [are] disgusting to Jehovah.

Why [is there] hire in a fool's hand to get wisdom, and there is no heart [for it]?

A friend loves at every time, but a brother is born for the time of trouble.

A man lacking heart strikes the palm, he pledges in the presence of his friend.

He loving strife loves rebellion, he who exalts his door seeks shattering.

One crooked of heart does not find good, and he who [is] perverse in his tongue falls into evil.

He who fathers a fool has sorrow for it; yea, the father of a fool has no joy.

The wicked takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the paths of justice.

With the face of the wise [is] wisdom, but a fool's eyes [are] in the ends of the earth.

A foolish son [is] a vexation to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

And [it is] not good to punish the just, to strike leaders for uprightness.

He who restrains his words knows knowledge, and [one] rare of spirit [is] a man of understanding.

Even a fool who [is] silent is counted wise, he who shuts his lips [is counted as] understanding.