By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.
If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.
He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.
Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.
The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.
A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.
To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.
Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.
A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.
He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.
Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.
Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.
For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.
A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.
Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;
Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.
My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:
These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.
The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.
Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.
By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.
Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.
Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:
She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.
Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;
So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
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