17. Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18. Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice wage war.
19. He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets: therefore associate not with him who flatters with his lips.
20. Whosoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in utter darkness.
21. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22. Say not, I will repay evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you.
23. Diverse weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24. A man's steps are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
25. It is a snare to the man to declare something is holy, and afterward to reconsider his vows.
26. A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.
27. The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inner depths of the heart.
28. Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.
29. The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
30. Blows of a wound cleanse away evil: as do stripes the inner depths of the heart.