Truthful lips endure forever, the lying tongue, for only a moment.
-- Proverbs 12:19

He who oppresses the poor blasphemes his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy glorifies him.
-- Proverbs 14:31

A mild answer calms wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
-- Proverbs 15:1

He who is greedy of gain brings ruin on his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
-- Proverbs 15:27

Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage.
-- Proverbs 17:6

A brother is a better defense than a strong city, and a friend is like the bars of a castle.
-- Proverbs 18:19

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who make it a friend shall eat its fruit.
-- Proverbs 18:21

He who gains intelligence is his own best friend; he who keeps understanding will be successful.
-- Proverbs 19:8

He who mistreats his father, or drives away his mother, is a worthless and disgraceful son.
-- Proverbs 19:26

A newsmonger reveals secrets; so have nothing to do with a babbler!
-- Proverbs 20:19

Listen to your father who begot you, and despise not your mother when she is old.
-- Proverbs 23:22

Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he have more than enough of you, and hate you.
-- Proverbs 25:17

He who conceals his sins prospers not, but he who confesses and forsakes them obtains mercy.
-- Proverbs 28:13

He who defrauds father or mother and calls it no sin, is a partner of the brigand.
-- Proverbs 28:24