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

You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.

Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.

Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations.”

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

I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’

(Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)

The king ordered, “Get me a sword!” So they placed a sword before the king.

(40:25) “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, and tie down its tongue with a rope?

Can you put a cord through its nose, or pierce its jaw with a hook?

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young ox.

Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

He sent a man ahead of them – Joseph was sold as a servant.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”