1. Better a dry crust with
peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
2. A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the
inheritance as one of the brothers.
3. The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests
the heart.
4. A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious
tongue.
5. He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats
over disaster will not go unpunished.
6. Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride
of their children.
7. Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool-- how much worse lying lips to
a ruler!
8. A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9. He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the
matter separates close friends.
10. A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes
a fool.
11. An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be
sent against him.
12. Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13. If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
14. Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before
a dispute breaks out.
15. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent-- the LORD detests
them both.
16. Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire
to get wisdom?
17. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18. A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security
for his neighbor.
19. He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites
destruction.
20. A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful
falls into trouble.
21. To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father
of a fool.
22. A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the
bones.
23. A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
24. A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to
the ends of the earth.
25. A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one
who bore him.
26. It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for
their integrity.
27. A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding
is even-tempered.
28. Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if
he holds his tongue.
16. "For God so loved
the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in
him shall not perish but have eternal life.
17. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but to save the world through him.
19. that God was reconciling
the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them.
And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
20. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his
appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to
God.