11. A good person's words are a fountain of life, but a wicked person's words hide a violent nature.
12. Hate stirs up trouble, but love overlooks all offences.
13. Intelligent people talk sense, but stupid people need to be punished.
14. The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.
15. Wealth protects the rich; poverty destroys the poor.
16. The reward for doing good is life, but sin leads only to more sin.
17. People who listen when they are corrected will live, but those who will not admit that they are wrong are in danger.
18. Anyone who hides hatred is a liar. Anyone who spreads gossip is a fool.
19. The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.
20. A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.
21. A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.
22. It is the Lord's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.
23. It is foolish to enjoy doing wrong. Intelligent people take pleasure in wisdom.
24. The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most.