1 ach. 28:6 Better is a poor person whobch. 14:2; 20:7; Ps. 26:1, 11 walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
2 Desire1Or A soul without knowledge is not good,
and whoeverc[ch. 21:5; 28:20; 29:20] makes haste with his feet misses his way.
3 When a man's follyd[ch. 11:3] brings his way to ruin,
his hearte[Ps. 37:7; Isa. 8:21; Rev. 16:11] rages against the Lord.
4 fch. 14:20 Wealth brings many new friends,
fch. 14:20 but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 g[ch. 12:19; 21:28]; See Deut. 19:16-19 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he whohSee ch. 6:19 breathes out lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,1Or of a noble
and everyone is a friend to a man who givesiSee ch. 17:8 gifts.
7 j[ver. 4] All a poor man's brothers hate him;
k[Ps. 38:11] how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
8 l[ch. 15:32] Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding willmch. 16:20 discover good.
9 g[See ver. 5 above] A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he whoh[See ver. 5 above] breathes out lies will perish.
10 n[ch. 17:7; 26:1] It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less foroch. 30:22; Eccles. 10:6, 7 a slave to rule over princes.
11 pSee ch. 14:29 Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king's wrath is likeqch. 20:2; [ch. 16:14, 15; 28:15] the growling of a lion,
but hisrch. 14:35 favor is likesPs. 133:3; Hos. 14:5; Mic. 5:7 dew on the grass.
13 tch. 10:1; 17:21 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
anduSee ch. 21:9 a wife's quarreling isvch. 27:15 a continual dripping of rain.
14 w[2 Cor. 12:14] House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife isxch. 18:22 from the Lord.
15 ySee ch. 6:9-11 Slothfulness casts intozJob 4:13 a deep sleep,
anda[ch. 10:4; 20:4, 13; 23:21] an idle person will suffer hunger.
16 Whoeverb[ch. 13:13; Luke 10:28] keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
17 c[ch. 22:9; 28:27; Eccles. 11:1; Matt. 10:42; Heb. 6:10]; See Deut. 15:7-10; Matt. 25:40; 2 Cor. 9:6-8 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and hed[Luke 6:38] will repay him for hiseSee ch. 12:14 deed.
18 fSee ch. 13:24 Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart ong[ch. 23:13]; See Deut. 21:18-21 putting him to death.
19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom inhPs. 37:37 the future.
21 iPs. 33:10, 11 Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
butjJob 23:13; Isa. 14:26, 27 it is the purpose of the LordkIsa. 46:10 that will stand.
22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lordlch. 10:16; 11:19; [Isa. 38:5; Mark 10:30] leads to life,
and whoever has it restsm[Ps. 25:13] satisfied;
he willn[Lev. 26:6] not be visited by harm.
24 och. 26:15; [ch. 15:19; 20:4] The sluggard buries his hand inp[Matt. 26:23; Mark 14:20] the dish
and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 qch. 21:11 StrikerSee Ps. 1:1 a scoffer, and the simple willsSee Deut. 13:6-11 learn prudence;
t[ch. 9:8] reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
isuch. 10:5; 17:2 a son who brings shame and reproach.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
v[2 Pet. 2:21] and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wickedwJob 15:16; [ch. 18:8; Job 34:7] devours iniquity.
29 Condemnation is ready forr[See ver. 25 above] scoffers,
andxch. 10:13; 18:6; 26:3 beating for the backs of fools.