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Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
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The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
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Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
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The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
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A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
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Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
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Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
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A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
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The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
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All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
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The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
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The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
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The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
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Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
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A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
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The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
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The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
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Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
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The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
