23. A wise person’s heart makes his speech wiseand it adds persuasiveness to his words.
24. Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25. There is a way that seems right to a person,but its end is the way that leads to death.
26. A laborer’s appetite works on his behalf,for his hunger urges him to work.
27. A wicked scoundrel digs up evil,and his slander is like a scorching fire.
28. A perverse person spreads dissension,and a gossip separates the closest friends.
29. A violent person entices his neighbor,and leads him down a path that is terrible.
30. The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
31. Gray hair is like a crown of glory;it is attained in the path of righteousness.
32. Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior,and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.
33. The dice are thrown into the lap,but their every decision is from the Lord.