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