1Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

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Hosea 4:11, Hosea 4:11, Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 5:18, Isaiah 28:7

2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

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Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 19:12, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Proverbs 8:36, 1 Kings 2:23

3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

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Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 17:14, Ephesians 4:32

4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 19:15, 2 Peter 1:5

5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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Proverbs 18:4, Proverbs 18:4, 1 Corinthians 2:11, 1 Corinthians 2:11, Psalms 64:6

6Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

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Psalms 12:1, Psalms 12:1, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:2, Luke 18:8

7A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

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Psalms 112:2, Psalms 112:2, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 37:26, Jeremiah 32:39

8A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

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Proverbs 20:26, Proverbs 25:5, Proverbs 20:26, Proverbs 25:5, Psalms 99:4

9Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"

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Ecclesiastes 7:20, Ecclesiastes 7:20, 1 Kings 8:46, 1 John 1:8, 1 John 1:10

10Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

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Proverbs 20:23, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 20:23, Proverbs 11:1, Deuteronomy 25:13

11Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

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Matthew 7:16, Matthew 7:16, Luke 6:43, Luke 6:44, Proverbs 21:8

12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, The Lord has made even both of them.

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Psalms 94:9, Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:16, Psalms 94:9, Matthew 13:13

13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

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Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 19:15, Romans 12:11, Romans 12:11, Proverbs 12:11

14"It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

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1 Thessalonians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, Hosea 12:7, Hosea 12:8, Hosea 12:7

15There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

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Proverbs 25:12, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 25:12, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 16:24

16Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

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Proverbs 27:13, Proverbs 27:13, Exodus 22:26, Exodus 22:27, Proverbs 22:26

17Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

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Proverbs 9:17, Proverbs 9:18, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Proverbs 9:17, Proverbs 9:18

18Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

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Proverbs 24:6, Proverbs 24:6, Proverbs 15:22, Luke 14:31, Proverbs 15:22

19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore do not keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

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Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 13:3, Romans 16:18

20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

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Exodus 21:17, Exodus 21:17, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 24:20

21An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.

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Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 13:22, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:9, Habakkuk 2:6

22Do not say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.

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Romans 12:17, Romans 12:19, Romans 12:17, Romans 12:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:15

23The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

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Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 11:1, Ezekiel 45:10, Hosea 12:7

24A man's steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?

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Jeremiah 10:23, Jeremiah 10:23, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 16:9, Psalms 25:12

25It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.

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Ecclesiastes 5:4, Ecclesiastes 5:6, Ecclesiastes 5:4, Ecclesiastes 5:6, Matthew 5:33

26A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.

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Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 20:8, Psalms 101:5, Psalms 101:8, 2 Samuel 4:9

27The spirit of man is the Lord's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.

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1 Corinthians 2:11, 1 Corinthians 2:11, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:13, Hebrews 4:12

28Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

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Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 29:14, Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 29:14, Proverbs 16:6

29The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

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1 John 2:14, 1 John 2:14, Proverbs 16:31, Proverbs 16:31, Leviticus 19:32

30Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.

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Hebrews 12:10, Hebrews 12:10, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 19:25