King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. Better[H2896] is a dry[H2720] morsel,[H6595] and quietness[H7962] therewith, than a house[H4480] [H1004] full[H4392] of sacrifices[H2077] with strife.[H7379]

2. A wise[H7919] servant[H5650] shall have rule[H4910] over a son[H1121] that causeth shame,[H954] and shall have part[H2505] of the inheritance[H5159] among[H8432] the brethren.[H251]

3. The refining pot[H4715] is for silver,[H3701] and the furnace[H3564] for gold:[H2091] but the LORD[H3068] trieth[H974] the hearts.[H3826]

4. A wicked doer[H7489] giveth heed[H7181] to[H5921] false[H205] lips;[H8193] and a liar[H8267] giveth ear[H238] to[H5921] a naughty[H1942] tongue.[H3956]

5. Whoso mocketh[H3932] the poor[H7326] reproacheth[H2778] his Maker:[H6213] and he that is glad[H8056] at calamities[H343] shall not[H3808] be unpunished.[H5352]

6. Children's[H1121] children[H1121] are the crown[H5850] of old men;[H2205] and the glory[H8597] of children[H1121] are their fathers.[H1]

7. Excellent[H3499] speech[H8193] becometh[H5000] not[H3808] a fool:[H5036] much less[H637] [H3588] do lying[H8267] lips[H8193] a prince.[H5081]

8. A gift[H7810] is as a precious[H2580] stone[H68] in the eyes[H5869] of him that hath[H1167] it: whithersoever[H413] [H3605] [H834] it turneth,[H6437] it prospereth.[H7919]

9. He that covereth[H3680] a transgression[H6588] seeketh[H1245] love;[H160] but he that repeateth[H8138] a matter[H1697] separateth[H6504] very friends.[H441]

10. A reproof[H1606] entereth more[H5181] into a wise[H995] man than a hundred[H3967] stripes[H4480] [H5221] into a fool.[H3684]

11. An evil[H7451] man seeketh[H1245] only[H389] rebellion:[H4805] therefore a cruel[H394] messenger[H4397] shall be sent[H7971] against him.

12. Let a bear[H1677] robbed[H7909] of her whelps meet[H6298] a man,[H376] rather[H408] than a fool[H3684] in his folly.[H200]

13. Whoso rewardeth[H7725] evil[H7451] for[H8478] good,[H2896] evil[H7451] shall not[H3808] depart[H4185] from his house.[H4480] [H1004]

14. The beginning[H7225] of strife[H4066] is as when one letteth out[H6362] water:[H4325] therefore leave off[H5203] contention,[H7379] before[H6440] it be meddled with.[H1566]

15. He that justifieth[H6663] the wicked,[H7563] and he that condemneth[H7561] the just,[H6662] even[H1571] they both[H8147] are abomination[H8441] to the LORD.[H3068]

16. Wherefore[H4100] [H2088] is there a price[H4242] in the hand[H3027] of a fool[H3684] to get[H7069] wisdom,[H2451] seeing he hath no[H369] heart[H3820] to it?

17. A friend[H7453] loveth[H157] at all[H3605] times,[H6256] and a brother[H251] is born[H3205] for adversity.[H6869]

18. A man[H120] void[H2638] of understanding[H3820] striketh[H8628] hands,[H3709] and becometh[H6148] surety[H6161] in the presence[H6440] of his friend.[H7453]

19. He loveth[H157] transgression[H6588] that loveth[H157] strife:[H4683] and he that exalteth[H1361] his gate[H6607] seeketh[H1245] destruction.[H7667]

20. He that hath a froward[H6141] heart[H3820] findeth[H4672] no[H3808] good:[H2896] and he that hath a perverse[H2015] tongue[H3956] falleth[H5307] into mischief.[H7451]

21. He that begetteth[H3205] a fool[H3684] doeth it to his sorrow:[H8424] and the father[H1] of a fool[H5036] hath no[H3808] joy.[H8055]

22. A merry[H8056] heart[H3820] doeth good[H3190] like a medicine:[H1456] but a broken[H5218] spirit[H7307] drieth[H3001] the bones.[H1634]

23. A wicked[H7563] man taketh[H3947] a gift[H7810] out of the bosom[H4480] [H2436] to pervert[H5186] the ways[H734] of judgment.[H4941]

24. Wisdom[H2451] is before[H854] [H6440] him that hath understanding;[H995] but the eyes[H5869] of a fool[H3684] are in the ends[H7097] of the earth.[H776]

25. A foolish[H3684] son[H1121] is a grief[H3708] to his father,[H1] and bitterness[H4470] to her that bore[H3205] him.

26. Also[H1571] to punish[H6064] the just[H6662] is not[H3808] good,[H2896] nor to strike[H5221] princes[H5081] for[H5921] equity.[H3476]

27. He that hath knowledge[H3045] [H1847] spareth[H2820] his words:[H561] and a man[H376] of understanding[H8394] is of an excellent[H3368] spirit.[H7307]

28. Even[H1571] a fool,[H191] when he holdeth his peace,[H2790] is counted[H2803] wise:[H2450] and he that shutteth[H331] his lips[H8193] is esteemed a man of understanding.[H995]