1The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. (عز 6:22)2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. (1صم 16:7; أم 12:15; أم 16:2; أم 24:12; لو 16:15; 1كو 4:4)3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. (1صم 15:22; أم 15:8)4Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp[1] of the wicked, are sin. (1مل 11:36; مز 101:5; أم 6:17)5The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. (أم 10:4; أم 11:24; أم 14:23; أم 19:2; أم 22:16)6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.[2] (أي 13:25; أم 8:36; أم 10:2; أم 13:11; أم 20:21)7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just. (إر 30:23)8The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright. (أم 2:15)9It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. (أم 19:13; أم 21:19; أم 25:24; أم 27:15)10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.11When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge. (مز 1:1; أم 19:25)12The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin. (مز 37:35)13Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. (مت 18:30; يع 2:13)14A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe,[3] strong wrath. (أم 17:8; أم 18:16)15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. (أم 10:29)16One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead. (مز 49:14)17Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. (أم 11:8; إش 43:3)19It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. (أم 21:9)20Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. (أي 20:15; أي 20:18; مز 112:3)21Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. (1مل 3:11; أم 3:3; أم 3:16; أم 4:22; أم 15:9; مت 5:6; مت 6:33)22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust. (2صم 5:6; أم 24:5; جا 7:19; جا 9:14)23Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. (أم 12:13; أم 13:3; أم 22:5)24“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride. (مز 1:1; أم 1:22)25The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. (أم 13:4)26All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. (مز 37:26)27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent. (أم 15:8; أم 24:9; إش 66:3)28A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure. (أم 19:5; أم 19:9)29A wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright gives thought to[4] his ways. (مز 119:5)30No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord. (أم 19:21; إش 8:9; 1كو 3:19)31The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord. (مز 20:7; مز 33:17; إش 31:1; إر 3:23)