Proverbs 25:12-26

¹²In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.

¹³As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.

¹⁴As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.

¹⁵In longsuffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.

¹⁶Having found honey, eat only what is enough, lest haply you be filled, and vomit it up.

¹⁷Enter sparingly into your friend's house, lest he be satiated with your company, and hate you.

¹⁸As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.

¹⁹The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.

²⁰As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.

²¹If your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;

²²for so doing you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward you with good.

²³The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.

²⁴It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.

²⁵As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.

²⁶As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.