Verš 1
A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.
Prís 15:17 - It is better to be called to vegetables with charity, than to a fatted calf with hatred.
Verš 3
Just as silver is tested by fire, and gold is tested in the furnace, so also does the Lord test hearts.
Prís 27:21 - In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledge.
Jer 17:10 - I am the Lord, who examines the heart and tests the temperament, who gives to each one according to his way and according to the fruit of his own decisions.
Verš 5
Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished.
Prís 14:31 - Whoever slanders the indigent argues against his Maker. But he who has compassion on the poor honors his Maker.
Verš 13
Whoever repays evil for good, evil shall not withdraw from his house.
Dt 32:35 - Vengeance is mine, and I will repay them in due time, so that their foot may slip and fall. The day of perdition is near, and the time rushes to appear.’
Prís 20:22 - Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
Prís 24:29 - Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me.” I will repay each one according to his work.
Rim 12:17 - Render to no one harm for harm. Provide good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men.
1Sol 5:15 - See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone. Instead, always pursue whatever is good, with one another and with all.
1Pt 3:9 - not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.
Verš 14
Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.
Prís 20:3 - Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.
Verš 15
Those who justify the impious, and those who condemn the just, both are abominable with God.
Ex 23:7 - You shall flee from lies. The innocent and the just you shall not kill. For I shun the impious.
Prís 24:24 - Those who say to the impious, “You are 354 just,” shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall detest them.
Iz 5:23 - For you justify an impious man in exchange for bribes, and you carry away the justice of a just man from him.
Verš 19
Whoever dwells on discord loves disputes. And whoever exalts his door seeks ruin.
Prís 16:18 - Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
Verš 22
A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
Prís 15:13 - A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.
Verš 24
Prudence shines from the face of the wise. The eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
Kaz 2:14 - The eyes of a wise man are in his head. A foolish man walks in darkness. Yet I learned that one would pass away like the other.
Kaz 8:1 - The wisdom of a man shines in his countenance, and even the expression of a most powerful man will change.
Verš 25
A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.
Prís 10:1 - A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Prís 15:20 - A wise son gladdens the father. But the foolish man despises his mother.
Prís 19:13 - A foolish son is the grief of his father. And an argumentative wife is like a roof that is continually leaking.
Pris 17,1 - Mäso z pokojných obiet sa používalo na hostine. Zúčastňovali sa na nej obetujúci a jeho príbuzenstvo.
Pris 17,2 - Porov. Eliezer (Gn 15,2); Jozef Egyptský (Gn 39,4 n.).
Pris 17,5 - Porov. 14,31.
Pris 17,18 - Porov. 6,1–5; 11,15; Sir 29,20.
Pris 17,23 - Doslovne "dar spoza ňadier", lebo tam ho darca tajne niesol.