Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”

who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

Plans are established by counsel, so make war with guidance.

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.

She obtains wool and flax, and she is pleased to work with her hands.

She makes for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.

When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!

Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.

before he made the earth and its fields, or the beginning of the dust of the world.

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

The Lord abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.