1. Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2. A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3. A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4. A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5. The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6. The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7. The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
8. A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9. Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
10. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.
12. The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
13. In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.