A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time – how good it is!

All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.

A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.

A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness – but who can bear a crushed spirit?

From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied.

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.