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By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;
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The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
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by me princes govern, and nobles—all who rule on earth.
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bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
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before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth.
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when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
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Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
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The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
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A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
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As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
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Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
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Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
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Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
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those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
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“Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
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“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
