Proverbs 3:12

3:12 For the Lord disciplines those he loves,

just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 17:8

17:8 A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it;

in whatever he does he succeeds.

Proverbs 21:1

21:1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water;

he turns it wherever he wants.

Proverbs 23:1

23:1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,

consider carefully what is before you,

Proverbs 25:1

Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah

25:1 These also are proverbs of Solomon,

which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied:

Proverbs 25:7

25:7 for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”

than to put you lower before a prince,

whom your eyes have seen.

Proverbs 25:28

25:28 Like a city that is broken down and without a wall,

so is a person who cannot control his temper.