1Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge; but he who hates correction is brutish. 2The good man obtains favor from Jehovah, but He will condemn a man of wicked devices. 3A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. 4A woman of strength is a crown to her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones. 5The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit. 6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 7The wicked are overthrown, and are gone; but the house of the righteous shall stand. 8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised. 9Better is one who is despised and has a servant, than he who honors himself but lacks bread. 10A righteous man understands the soul of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 11He who tills his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vanities lacks heart. 12The wicked desires the net full of evils, but the root of the righteous yields fruit. 13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of trouble. 14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands shall be returned to him. 15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who gives heed to counsel is wise. 16A fool’s anger is known in a day, but the prudent one covers shame. 17He who utters truth declares righteousness, but a false witness, deceit. 18There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals. 19The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a twinkling moment. 20Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but to counselors of peace there is joy. 21No evil shall happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with evil. 22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah, but those who deal in faithfulness are His delight. 23A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness. 24The hand of the diligent shall rule, but the slothful shall be under servitude. 25Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad. 26The righteous searches out his friends, but the way of the wicked makes him wander. 27The slothful does not roast his game taken in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious. 28In the way of righteousness is life, and in that pathway there is no death.