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The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.

A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.

The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—

The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.