Verš 2
Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul.
Prís 16:14 - The indignation of a king is a herald of death. And the wise man will appease it.
Prís 19:12 - Like the roaring of a lion, so also is the wrath of a king. And his cheerfulness is like the dew upon the grass.
Verš 3
Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.
Prís 17:14 - Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.
Verš 5
Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.
Prís 18:4 - Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.
Verš 8
The king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his gaze.
Prís 20:26 - A wise king scatters the impious and bends an archway over them.
Verš 9
Who is able to say: “My heart is clean. I am pure from sin?”
1Kr 8:46 - But if they sin against you, for there is no man who does not sin, and you, being angry, deliver them to their enemies, and they will have been led away as captives to the land of their enemies, whether far or near,
Jób 14:4 - Who can make him clean who is conceived of unclean seed? Are you not the only one who can?
Ž 51:5 - You have loved malice above goodness, and iniquity more than speaking righteousness.
Kaz 7:20 - Wisdom has strengthened the wise more than ten princes of a city.
1Jn 1:8 - If we claim that we have no sin, then we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
Verš 10
Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.
Prís 20:23 - Diverse weights are an abomination with the Lord. A deceitful balance is not good.
Dt 25:13 - You shall not have differing weights, greater and lesser, in your bag.
Prís 11:1 - A deceitful scale is an abomination with the Lord, and a fair weighing is his will.
Verš 12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye: the Lord has made them both.
Ex 4:11 - The Lord said to him: “Who made the mouth of man? And who has formed the mute and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? Was it not I?
Ž 94:9 - as in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness, where your fathers tempted me; they tested me, though they had seen my works.
Verš 13
Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
Prís 19:15 - Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.
Verš 15
There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
Prís 3:14 - Her acquisition is better than trading in silver, and her fruit is better than the first and purest gold.
Verš 16
Take away the vestments of him who stands up to vouch for a stranger, and take a pledge from him instead of from outsiders.
Prís 11:15 - He will be afflicted with evil, who provides a guarantee for an outsider. But whoever is wary of traps shall be secure.
Prís 27:13 - Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners.
Verš 17
The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.
Prís 9:17 - “Stolen waters are more soothing, and secret bread is more pleasant.”
Verš 19
Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips.
Prís 11:13 - Whoever walks dishonestly reveals secrets. But whoever is of a faithful soul conceals what is confided by a friend.
Verš 20
Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
Ex 21:17 - Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother shall die a death.
Lv 20:9 - Whoever curses his father or mother shall die a death; he has cursed his father and mother. So let his blood be upon him.
Dt 27:16 - Cursed be he who does not honor his father and mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Mt 15:4 - ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’
Verš 21
When an inheritance is obtained hastily in the beginning, in the end it will be without a blessing.
Prís 13:11 - Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.
Prís 28:20 - A faithful man shall be greatly praised. But whoever rushes to become rich will not be innocent.
Verš 22
Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
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 17:13 - Whoever repays evil for good, evil shall not withdraw from his house.
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 23
Diverse weights are an abomination with the Lord. A deceitful balance is not good.
Prís 20:10 - Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.
Verš 24
The steps of men are directed by the Lord. But who is the man able to understand his own way?
Jób 31:4 - Does he not examine my ways and number all my steps?
Ž 37:23 - Be attentive to my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.
Ž 139:2 - Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man. Rescue me from the iniquitous leader.
Jer 10:23 - I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not his own. Neither is it given to man to walk and to direct his own steps.
Verš 29
The joy of youths is their strength. And the dignity of old men is their grey hairs.
Prís 16:31 - Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.
Verš 30
The bruise of a wound, as well as scourges, shall wipe away evils in the more secret places of the inner self.
Prís 10:13 - In the lips of the wise, wisdom is discovered. And a rod is for the back of one who lacks heart.
