18. Pride goes before destruction,a haughty spirit before a fall.
19. Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressedthan to share plunder with the proud.
20. Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
21. The wise in heart are called discerning,and gracious words promote instruction.
22. Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,but folly brings punishment to fools.
23. The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,and their lips promote instruction.
24. Gracious words are a honeycomb,sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25. There is a way that appears to be right,but in the end it leads to death.
26. The appetite of labourers works for them;their hunger drives them on.
27. A scoundrel plots evil,and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
28. A perverse person stirs up conflict,and a gossip separates close friends.
29. A violent person entices their neighbourand leads them down a path that is not good.
30. Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity;whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
31. Grey hair is a crown of splendour;it is attained in the way of righteousness.
32. Better a patient person than a warrior,one with self-control than one who takes a city.
33. The lot is cast into the lap,but its every decision is from the Lord.