Rebuke is better than inward wrath, and he that confesseth averteth loss.

A eunuch lusting to defile a virgin.

So is he that by violence administreth unjust judgment.

How good is it when thou art reproved to show repentance; for so shalt thou escape willful sin.

There is one that holdeth his tongue, and is counted wise: and another that is hateful for much talking.

Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath no answer: and some man holdeth his tongue, knowing his time.

A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time.

He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated.

There is a prosperity that cometh to a man for his undoing, and there is a getting that turneth to a man’s loss.

There is a gift that profiteth thee not; and there is a gift that shall be recompensed double.

There is an abasement because of glory, and there is one that lifteth up his head from a low estate.

There is one that buyeth much for a small price, and payeth for it seven times as much.

A wise man by his words maketh himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out.

The gift of a fool shall do thee no good, for he hath instead of two eyes many eyes.

He will give little, and upbraid much; and he will open his mouth like a crier.

Today he will lend, and tomorrow he will demand it back: such an one is a hateful man.

The fool saith, I have no friends, and my good deeds are not appreciated.

For they that eat his bread are of a malicious tongue; how many will scoff at him, and multiply their mockeries!

He perceiveth not fully what he keepeth, and careth not for what he keepeth not.

It is better to fall from a high place than from the tongue; for the fall of the wicked cometh suddenly.

A tasteless speech is like a tale at an untimely season, and is continually in the mouth of the graceless.

A proverb uttered by a fool is despised, for he speaketh it not in its proper time.

There is one that through lack of means sinneth not; and when he is at rest, he is not pricked in his conscience.

There is one that destroyeth himself through shame, and so he destroyeth it for the person of a fool.

And there is one that for shame promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy without cause.

A lie is a foul blot in a man; and it is continually in the mouth of the graceless.

A thief is better than a liar; but they both shall inherit destruction.

The disposition of a lying man is disgrace, and his shame is with him continually.

A wise man by his words shall promote himself, and a man of understanding shall please great men.

He that tilleth his land shall have his heap exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall atone for sin.

Gifts and bribes blind the eyes of the wise, and as a muzzle in the mouth restrain their rebukes.

Hidden wisdom and concealed treasure, what profit is in them both?

A man that hideth his foolishness is better than a man that hideth his wisdom.