10. Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out;yes, strife and reproach will cease.
11. He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lipsthe king will be his friend.
12. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.
13. The slothful man says, “There is a lion without!I will be slain in the streets!”
14. The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;he who is detested by the Lord will fall therein.
15. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child,but the rod of correction will drive it far from him.
16. He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,and he who gives to the rich, will surely come to want.
17. Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,and apply your heart to my knowledge;
18. for it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;they will readily be fitted in your lips.
19. That your trust may be in the Lord,I have made known to you this day, even to you.
20. Have I not written to you excellent thingsin counsels and knowledge,
21. that I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth,that you might answer the words of truthto those who send to you?
22. Do not rob the poor because he is poor,neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
23. for the Lord will plead their cause,and spoil the soul of those who spoiled them.
24. Make no friendship with an angry man,and with a furious man you will not go,