Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I`ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you.

Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

It is a sin to despise one`s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

Light in a messenger`s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.

A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.

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

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

An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.

Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.

The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.

What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.

Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?

The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.

One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.

Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,

If you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another`s confidence,

or the one who hears it may shame you and the charge against you will stand.

Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master.

Seldom set foot in your neighbor`s house— too much of you, and they will hate you.

Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.

Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative`s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.