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a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
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A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
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The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
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A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
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A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
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One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
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A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
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A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
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Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
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A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
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Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.
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The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
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A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
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A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.
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The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
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A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
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A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!
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All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.
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A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
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A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.
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Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
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A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
