| 1 | A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is his delight. |
| 2 | When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble. |
| 3 | The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. |
| 4 | Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| 5 | The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. |
| 6 | The righteousness of the upright saves them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes. |
| 7 | When the wicked die, their hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing. |
| 8 | The righteous are delivered from trouble, and the wicked get into it instead. |
| 9 | With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. |
| 10 | When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation. |
| 11 | By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. |
| 12 | Whoever belittles another lacks sense, but an intelligent person remains silent. |
| 13 | A gossip goes about telling secrets, but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence. |
| 14 | Where there is no guidance, a nation falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. |
| 15 | To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble, but there is safety in refusing to do so. |
| 16 | A gracious woman gets honor, but she who hates virtue is covered with shame. The timid become destitute, but the aggressive gain riches. |
| 17 | Those who are kind reward themselves, but the cruel do themselves harm. |
| 18 | The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. |
| 19 | Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but whoever pursues evil will die. |
| 20 | Crooked minds are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight. |
| 21 | Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will escape. |
| 22 | Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without good sense. |
| 23 | The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. |
| 24 | Some give freely, yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want. |
| 25 | A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water. |
| 26 | The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it. |
| 27 | Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to the one who searches for it. |
| 28 | Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves. |
| 29 | Those who trouble their households will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. |
| 30 | The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away. |
| 31 | If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner! |