A dry crust
eaten in peace is better than steak every day along with argument and strife.
2 A wise
slave will rule his master’s wicked sons and share their estate.
3 Silver and
gold are purified by fire, but God purifies hearts.
4 The wicked enjoy
fellowship with others who are wicked; liars enjoy liars.
5 Mocking the
poor is mocking the God who made them. He will punish those who rejoice at
others’ misfortunes.
6 An old
man’s grandchildren are his crowning glory. A child’s glory is his father.
7 Truth from
a rebel or lies from a king are both unexpected.
8 A bribe
works like magic. Whoever uses it will prosper.
9 Love
forgets mistakes; nagging about them parts the best of friends.
10 A rebuke
to a man of common sense is more effective than a hundred lashes on the back of
a rebel.
11 The wicked
live for rebellion; they shall be severely punished.
12 It is
safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool caught in his folly.
13 If you
repay evil for good, a curse is upon your home.
14 It is hard
to stop a quarrel once it starts, so don’t let it begin.
15 The Lord
despises those who say that bad is good and good is bad.
16 It
senseless to pay tuition to educate a rebel who has no heart for truth.
17 A true
friend is always loyal and a brother is born to help in time of need.
18 It is poor
judgment to countersign another’s note, to become responsible for his debts.
19 Sinners
love to fight; boasting is looking for trouble.
20 An evil
man is suspicious of everyone and tumbles into constant trouble.
21 It’s no
fun to be a rebel’s father.
22 A cheerful
heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit makes one sick.
23 It is
wrong to accept a bribe to twist justice.
24 Wisdom is
the man pursuit of sensible men but a fool’s goals are at the ends of the
earth!
25 A
rebellious son is a grief to his father and a bitter blow to his mother.
26 How
short-sighted to fine the godly for being good! And to punish nobles for being
honest!
27,28 The man
of few words and settled mind is wise; therefore, even a fool is thought to be
wise when he is silent. It pays him to keep his mouth shut.
Text: Children's Living Bible, Tyndale House Publishing 1972
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