Better a dry morsel with quiet

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FamilyWealth1Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

WorkFamily2A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

Fear of Lord3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

Speech4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

JusticeWealth5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

Family6Children`s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

SpeechLeadership7Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

JusticeWealth8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

A friend loves at all times

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Friendship9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

Discipline10A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.

Justice11Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.

Wisdom12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

Justice13Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.

Anger14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Justice15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both.

WisdomWealth16Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?

Friendship17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

A cheerful heart is good medicine

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Wealth18One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.

Anger19Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

Speech20One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

Family21To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

Desire22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Even a fool who keeps silent

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Justice23The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.

Wisdom24A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool`s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Family25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Justice26If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.

Speech27The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.

SpeechWisdom28Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

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