10. A quiet rebuke to a person of good sensedoes more than a whack on the head of a fool.
11. Criminals out looking for nothing but troublewon’t have to wait long—they’ll meet it coming and going!
12. Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubsthan a fool hellbent on folly.
13. Those who return evil for goodwill meet their own evil returning.
14. The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam,so stop it before it bursts.
15. Whitewashing bad people and throwing mud on good peopleare equally abhorrent to God.
16. What’s this? Fools out shopping for wisdom!They wouldn’t recognize it if they saw it!
17. Friends love through all kinds of weather,and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.
18. It’s stupid to try to get something for nothing,or run up huge bills you can never pay.
19. The person who courts sin marries trouble;build a wall, invite a burglar.
20. A bad motive can’t achieve a good end;double-talk brings you double trouble.