1. The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
2. He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
3. In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5. A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
6. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
7. Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
8. The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.
9. Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.
10. The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
11. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
14. The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.
15. The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man heedeth his going.