| 1 | A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. | |
| 2 | Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all. | |
| 3 | A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. | |
| 4 | Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life. | |
| 5 | In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them. | |
| 6 | Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. | |
| 7 | The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. | |
| 8 | He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. | |
| 9 | A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor. | |
| 10 | Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended. | |
| 11 | He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend. | |
| 12 | The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful. | |
| 13 | The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!" | |
| 14 | The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the LORD'S wrath will fall into it. | |
| 15 | Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him. | |
| 16 | He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty. | |
| 17 | Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, | |
| 18 | for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips. | |
| 19 | So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you. | |
| 20 | Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge, | |
| 21 | teaching you true and reliable words, so that you can give sound answers to him who sent you? | |
| 22 | Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, | |
| 23 | for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them. | |
| 24 | Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, | |
| 25 | or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared. | |
| 26 | Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; | |
| 27 | if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you. | |
| 28 | Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers. | |
| 29 | Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men. | |