1The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing.
8The righteous man is rescued from trouble, and it comes on the wicked instead.
9With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
12A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
14For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
15He who puts up security for another will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
16A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
20The Lord detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
27He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!