Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare

The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.

The way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.