¹⁰ A reproof entereth deeper into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

¹¹ An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

²⁰ Hear counsel and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

²⁷ Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth thee to err from the words of knowledge.

² The wrath of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

⁶ Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; but a faithful man, who can find?

⁸ A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

¹¹ Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure and whether it be right.

³⁰ The bruising of a wound cleanseth away evil—so also do stripes the inward parts of the being.

21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, He turneth it whithersoever He will.

¹¹ He that loveth pureness of heart: for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.