Although he is scornful to arrogant scoffers, yet he shows favor to the humble.

My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.

My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.

If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!

Has the Lord struck down Israel like he did their oppressors? Has Israel been killed like their enemies?

unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.

“Son of man, there were two women who were daughters of the same mother.

If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.

But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king is, whether dead or alive, there I will be as well!”

“If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed!

The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

He said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.