22. Where there is no counsel, plans fail;but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
23. Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth.How good is a word at the right time!
24. The path of life leads upward for the wise,to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
25. The Lord will uproot the house of the proud,but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
26. The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked,but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
27. He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,but he who hates bribes will live.
28. The heart of the righteous weighs answers,but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
29. The Lord is far from the wicked,but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30. The light of the eyes rejoices the heart.Good news gives health to the bones.
31. The ear that listens to reproof lives,and will be at home among the wise.
32. He who refuses correction despises his own soul,but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.