343 Hebrew Proverbs / Page 2
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A person can understand things deeply through proverbs.22.
A person is always responsible: if his act was accidental or intentional, whether he was awake or asleep.23.
A person slow to anger has great understanding; one with a quick temper exalts foolishness.24.
A person worries about the past, is upset about the present, and fears the future.25.
A pointed proverb is like a diamond: it emits light, and it also cuts.26.
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the hungry.27.
A rich man has no need of character.28.
A secret is between two; when a third is involved, it's no secret.29.
A slanderer kills three: himself, his listener, and the person who was slandered.30.
A slave shows his true character, not while he is enslaved but when he becomes a master.31.
A stupidly devout man, the slyly evil, and the sanctimonious woman - these will destroy the world.32.
A visit is like rainwater; you pray for it when it stays away and its a problem when it rains too much.33.
A wedding is like a funeral, but with musicians.34.
A wise son makes his father happy; a foolish one grieves his mother.35.
A woman prefers poverty with love to wealth without love.36.
A young tree bends, an old tree breaks.37.
Adam was the luckiest of men: he had no mother-in-law.38.
Admission by the defendant is worth a hundred witnesses.39.
All jews are responsible, one for another.40.
All kinds of hellish devils rule an angry person.