• 1 A deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh, But a just weight is His delight.
  • 2 When arrogance comes, then comes disgrace, But with the meek is wisdom.
  • 3 The integrity of the upright will lead them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
  • 4 Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness will deliver from death.
  • 5 The righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
  • 6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be captured by their own desire.
  • 7 When a wicked man dies, his hope will perish, And the expectation of vigorous men perishes.
  • 8 The righteous is rescued from distress, But the wicked takes his place.
  • 9 With his mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.
  • 10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city exults, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
  • 11 By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
  • 12 He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom, But a man of discernment keeps silent.
  • 13 He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, But he who is faithful in spirit conceals a matter.
  • 14 Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.
  • 15 If one becomes a guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer, But he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
  • 16 A gracious woman holds fast to glory, But ruthless men hold fast to riches.
  • 17 The man of lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul, But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.
  • 18 The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
  • 19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
  • 20 Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh, But those of a blameless way are His delight.
  • 21 Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the seed of the righteous will escape.
  • 22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout So is a beautiful woman who turns away from discretion.
  • 23 The desire of the righteous is only good, But the hope of the wicked is wrath.
  • 24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.
  • 25 The soul that blesses will be enriched, And he who waters will himself be watered.
  • 26 He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
  • 27 He who earnestly seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches for evil, evil will come to him.
  • 28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
  • 29 He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.
  • 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
  • 31 If the righteous will be repaid in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!