20:3 How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin. 20:4 As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence. 20:5 There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful. 20:6 Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time. 20:7 A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time. 20:8 He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated. 20:9 There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss. 20:10 There is a gift that shall not profit thee; and there is a gift whose recompence is double. 20:11 There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate. 20:12 There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it sevenfold. 20:13 A wise man by his words maketh him beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. 20:14 The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; neither yet of the envious for his necessity: for he looketh to receive many things for one. 20:15 He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man. 20:16 The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me. 20:17 How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not. 20:18 To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. 20:19 An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the unwise. 20:20 A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool’s mouth; for he will not speak it in due season. 20:21 There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled. 20:22 There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself. 20:23 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. 20:24 A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught. 20:25 A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage. 20:26 The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him. 20:27 A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men. 20:28 He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity.