1Yahweh hates dishonest scales, but accurate weights please him.
2When pride shows up, so does shame, but wisdom comes with humility.
3The honesty of good people will guide them, but the dishonesty of traitors will destroy them.
4Wealth is useless on the day of judgment, but doing what is right saves you from death.
5The good deeds of blameless people will guide their lives, but wicked people will fall because of their own evil.
6The righteousness of good people will rescue them, but unfaithful people will be trapped by their own evil desires.
7When an evil person dies, their hope is gone, and any expectation of power comes to nothing.
8A good person is rescued from trouble, and a wicked person takes their place.
9A godless person can destroy their neighbor with words, but good people are saved through knowledge.
10When good people succeed, the city celebrates. When wicked people die, there are shouts of joy.
11A city is lifted up by the blessing of good people, but it is torn down by the words of the wicked.
12Anyone who looks down on their neighbor lacks good sense, but a person with understanding remains silent.
13Someone who gossips reveals secrets, but a trustworthy person keeps them confidential.
14Without wise guidance, a nation falls, but with many advisors, there is victory.
15Whoever guarantees a stranger's debt will suffer for it, but whoever refuses to give such guarantees is safe.
16A kind woman gains respect, but violent men gain riches.
17A compassionate person benefits themselves, but a cruel person brings trouble on themselves.
18Evil people earn deceptive rewards, but those who do what’s right receive a sure reward.
19A truly good person gains life. A person who pursues evil gains death.
20Yahweh hates those with twisted hearts, but he is pleased with those whose lives are blameless.
21Evil people will certainly not go unpunished, but the children of good people will be rescued.
22A beautiful woman who lacks good sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
23Good people only want what is good. Evil people can only expect wrath.
24Some people give generously and get more in return. Others hold back more than they should and end up in poverty.
25A generous person will prosper. Anyone who helps others will also be helped.
26People curse someone who refuses to sell grain, but blessings will come to the one who sells it.
27Whoever actively pursues good will find favor, but whoever looks for evil will be met with it.
28Whoever trusts in their wealth will fall, but good people will thrive like a green leaf.
29Whoever brings trouble to their own family will end up with nothing. A foolish person will become a servant to someone with a wise heart.
30The result of a good person's life is like a tree that gives life. A wise person wins people over.
31Look, good people will be repaid on earth; how much more will the wicked and sinners be paid back!