Nuggets of Wisdom

14 Wisdom is worth more than silver; it makes you much richer than gold.

16 Honor goes to kind and gracious women, mere money to harsh and cruel men.

15 Whoever guarantees someone else's loan will suffer, but whoever hates to shake hands on a deal is safe.

14 Without good leadership a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers.

13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

11 Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

9 Evil words destroy one's friends; wise discernment rescues the godly.

6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.