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Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.