Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.

It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

Like legs that hang limp from the lame, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

so is a person who deceives his neighbor, and says, “Was I not only joking?”

The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into a person’s innermost being.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand.

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

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

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.