1. Those who love knowledge want to be told when they are wrong. It is stupid to hate being corrected.
2. The Lord is pleased with good people, but condemns those who plan evil.
3. Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm.
4. A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame on her husband is like a cancer in his bones.
5. Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you.
6. The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened.
7. The wicked meet their downfall and leave no descendants, but the families of the righteous live on.
8. If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you.
9. It is better to be an ordinary person working for a living than to play the part of someone great but go hungry.
10. Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.