B<\/span>etter is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.<\/span><\/p>\n 2<\/sup>A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.<\/span> <\/p>\n 12<\/sup>Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.<\/span> <\/p>\n 13<\/sup>Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.<\/span> <\/p>\n 14<\/sup>The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.<\/span> <\/p>\n 15<\/sup>He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.<\/span> <\/p>\n 16<\/sup>Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?<\/span> <\/p>\n 17<\/sup>A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.<\/span> <\/p>\n 18<\/sup>A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.<\/span> <\/p>\n 19<\/sup>He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.<\/span> <\/p>\n 20<\/sup>He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.<\/span> <\/p>\n 21<\/sup>He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.<\/span> <\/p>\n 22<\/sup>A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.<\/span> <\/p>\n 23<\/sup>A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.<\/span> <\/p>\n 24<\/sup>Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 25<\/sup>A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.<\/span> <\/p>\n 26<\/sup>Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.<\/span> <\/p>\n 27<\/sup>He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.<\/span> <\/p>\n 28<\/sup>Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.<\/span> <\/p>\n