28:2

Because of the transgressions of a land, many are its princes,
But by a man of understanding and knowledge,
Right will be prolonged.

27:2

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth,
A stranger, and not your own lips.

26:2

Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So a curse without cause shall not alight.

25:2

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

24:2

For their heart devises evil,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.

23:2

And put a knife to your throat,
If you are a man given to appetite.

22:2

The rich and the poor have this in common,
The LORD is the maker of them all.

21:2

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the hearts.

20:2

The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion:
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

19:2

Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge,
And he sins who hastens with his feet.

18:2

A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his own heart.

17:2

A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.

16:2

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the spirits.

14:2

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.