A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin. (26:27)

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (18:24)

Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. (17:27)

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. (14:12)

In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. (14:23)

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors Him. (14:31)

The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. (12:24)

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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. (6:10-11)

Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound. (25:20)

She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. (31:20)

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An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. (12:4)

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. (28:1)

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Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. (31:30)

Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? (5:16)

A horse is prepared for the day of battle,

but victory is of the LORD. (21:31)

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him;

the cords of his sin entangle him. (5:22)

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A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass (19:12)

Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down. (26:20)

If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding. (15:32)