Proverbs

¹These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred. ↗

²It is to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech. ↗

³Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable. ↗

⁴Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth. ↗

⁵Take away impiety from the face of the king, and his throne shall be made firm by justice. ↗

⁶Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great. ↗

⁷For it is better that it should be said to you, ”Ascend to here,“ than that you should be humbled before the prince. ↗

⁸The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend. ↗

⁹Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider, ↗

¹⁰lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach. ↗

¹¹Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver. ↗

¹²Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl. ↗

¹³Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest. ↗

¹⁴A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow. ↗

¹⁵By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness. ↗

¹⁶You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it. ↗

¹⁷Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you. ↗

¹⁸A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow. ↗

¹⁹Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot, ↗

²⁰and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart. ↗

²¹If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink. ↗

²²For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you. ↗

²³The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue. ↗

²⁴It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house. ↗

²⁵Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land. ↗

²⁶The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring. ↗

²⁷Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory. ↗

²⁸Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking. ↗