If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; the light around me will be night;"

even the darkness doesn't hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb.

LORD, do I not hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Do not let me eat of their delicacies.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; do not let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

For my eyes are on you, LORD, the Lord. In you, I take refuge. Do not leave my soul destitute.

Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than me.

Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

Hurry to answer me, LORD. My spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, so that I do not become like those who go down into the pit.

Do not put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.

He has not done this for just any nation. They do not know his ordinances. Praise the LORD.

He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.

My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching:

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD.

My son, do not forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:

Do not let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:

My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.

Do not be afraid of sudden fear, or of the storm of the wicked when it comes:

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you," when you have it by you.

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, seeing he dwells securely by you.

Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

Do not envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

for I give you sound learning. Do not forsake my law.

Get wisdom. Get understanding. Do not forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.

When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

Take firm hold of instruction. Do not let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

Do not enter into the path of the wicked. Do not walk in the way of evil men.

Avoid it, and do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.

For they do not sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what they stumble over.

Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.

Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Remove your way far from her. Do not come near the door of her house,

Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:

He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.

She is loud and defiant. Her feet do not stay in her house.

Do not let your heart turn to her ways. Do not go astray in her paths,

while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;

Hear instruction, and be wise. Do not refuse it.

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

Do they not go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.

The fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore do not keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Do not say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.

The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and do not withhold.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;

Do not befriend a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with one who harbors anger:

Do not be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

If you do not have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

Do not move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up.