Further Sayings of the Wise

Proverbs 24:23-29

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous”; peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”