The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

Hear me therefore, O my son, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

“I was almost in total ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

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.

A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:

Hear me now therefore, O my son, and mark the words of my mouth.

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,
And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

A righteous son, turneth to life, but, he that pursueth wickedness, to his own death.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

A son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

Of the fruit of a man's mouth, shall he be satisfied with good, and, the dealing of the hands of a son of earth, shall be paid back to him.

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

A true mouth is ever constant; but a dissembling tongue is soon changed.

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

Hastily gotten goods are soon spent; but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

A foolish son , spurneth the correction of his father, but, he that heedeth a reproof, sheweth prudence.

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.

The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Son's sons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.

He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries with his feet [acting impulsively and proceeding without caution or analyzing the consequences] sins (misses the mark).

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

From Yahweh, are a man's steps, a son of earth, then - how can he discern his way?

The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.

An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

My son, bow down thine ear, and hearken unto the words of wisdom, apply thy mind unto my doctrine -

Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed?

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Even so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul, as soon as thou hast gotten it. And there is good hope; yea, thy hope shall not be in vain.

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction,

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.

Do not rush out to argue your case [before magistrates or judges];
Otherwise what will you do in the end [when your case is lost and]
When your neighbor (opponent) humiliates you?

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.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.

Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.