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A poor man who oppresses the lowly is like a flooding rain that destroys the harvest.

A transgressing land cycles through many princes, but a man of understanding can sustain a country.

The wicked flee even when no one pursues them, while the righteous walk with the boldness of a lion.

Solomon calls for careful attention to flocks and herds because wealth and authority do not last forever. Through changing seasons and well-tended labor, the household is ultimately clothed, supplied, and sustained.

1 Samuel 14:49-51 details Saul’s immediate kin, highlighting how family ties and lineage form a foundational aspect of Israel’s first monarchy.

Even pounding cannot remove folly from a fool who has fully embraced it.

Praise tests a man the way the crucible tests silver and the furnace gold.

Sheol, Abaddon, and the eye of man are three things that never reach sufficient.

As water reflects a face, the heart reveals the man.

Tending a fig tree yields fruit, and faithful service to a master yields honor.

As iron sharpens iron, friend sharpens friend through honest engagement.

Loud blessings shouted at sunrise are reckoned as curses by the friend trying to sleep.

Take collateral from the man who guarantees a stranger or entangles himself with an adulteress.

The prudent see evil approaching and hide themselves, while the naive walk into trouble.

A wise son brings gladness to his father and provides an answer to those who would reproach him

Keep your old friends, and recognize that a near neighbor often serves better in trouble than a distant brother.

A friend's counsel is sweet to the heart the way oil and perfume gladden the senses.

A man wandering from his home is exposed like a bird that has left her nest.

A full man loathes honey, but a hungry man finds even bitter food sweet.

A friend's wounds are faithful, while an enemy's kisses deceive.