1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking smell: so does a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor. Compare verse8 commentaries
8 He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. Compare verse5 commentaries
9 Whoever removes stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that splits wood shall be endangered thereby. Compare verse2 commentaries
10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. Compare verse2 commentaries
11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. Compare verse5 commentaries
12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. Compare verse3 commentaries
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. Compare verse3 commentaries
14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? Compare verse2 commentaries
15 The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city. Compare verse6 commentaries
16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning! Compare verse3 commentaries
17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! Compare verse3 commentaries
18 By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house drops through. Compare verse6 commentaries
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things. Compare verse4 commentaries
20 Curse not the king, no not in your thought; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter. Compare verse4 commentaries