Proverbs [Sayings] 29:20-27

²⁰Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

²¹He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end.

²²An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

²³A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains kavod ·weighty glory·.

²⁴Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He sh'ma ·hears obeys· an oath, but dares not testify.

²⁵The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Adonai is kept safe.

²⁶Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man’s mishpat ·justice· comes from Adonai .

²⁷A dishonest man detests the upright, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.