17. He is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he that refuses reproof goes astray.
18. He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
19. In the multitude of words there lacks not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.
20. The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21. The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.
22. The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
23. It is as sport to a fool to do wrong: but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24. The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25. As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26. As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
27. The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28. The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29. The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.