Dual Panel1The king's heart is in the LORD's hand; like runnels of water, he turns it wherever he will.
2A person's whole conduct may be right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs up his motives.
3To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4Haughty looks and a proud heart -- these sins brand the wicked.
5Forethought and diligence lead to profit as surely as rash haste leads to poverty.
6He who makes a fortune by telling lies runs needlessly into the snares of death.
7The wicked are caught up in their own violence, because they refuse to do what is just.
8The criminal's conduct is devious; straight dealing is a sign of integrity.
9Better to live on a corner of the housetop than share the house with a nagging wife.
10The wicked are set on evil; even friends do not arouse their pity.
11Simpletons learn wisdom when the insolent are punished; when the wise prosper they draw a lesson from it.
12The Just One deals effectively with the wicked household, overturning the wicked to their ruin.
13Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the helpless will himself cry for help and not be answered.
14A gift given privily appeases anger; a present in secret allays great wrath.
15When justice is done, honest folk rejoice, but it causes dismay among evildoers.
16If someone takes leave of common sense he will come to rest in the company of the dead.
17Love pleasure and you will end in want; one who loves wine and oil will never grow rich.
18The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, so do the perfidious for the upright.
19Better to live alone in the desert than with a nagging and ill-tempered wife!
20The wise man has a houseful of fine and costly treasures; the stupid man will fritter them away.
21He who perseveres in right conduct and loyalty finds life, prosperity, and honour.
22He who is wise can attack a city full of armed men and undermine its boasted strength.
23Keep a guard over your lips and tongue and you keep yourself out of trouble.
24The conceited man is haughty, his name is insolence; overweening conceit marks all he does.
25The sluggard's cravings will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work;
26all day long his cravings go unsatisfied, while the righteous give without stint.
27Sacrifice from a wicked person is an abomination to the LORD, the more so when it is offered from impure motives.
28A lying witness will be cut short, but a truthful witness will speak on.
29A wicked person puts a bold face on it, whereas one who is upright looks to his ways.
30Face to face with the LORD, wisdom, understanding, counsel avail nothing.
31A horse may be made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.