They have ears, but they hear not, nor is there any breath in their mouths.

the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness [is] forever,

Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee, if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

LORD will perfect that which concerns me. Thy loving kindness, O LORD, [is] forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou know it altogether.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, and the light around me shall be night,

even the darkness hides not from thee, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee].

My frame was not hidden from thee, when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate thee? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against thee?

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords. They have spread a net by the wayside. They have set snares for me. Selah.

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked man. Do not further his evil device. They exalt themselves. Selah.

Let burning coals fall upon them. Let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, from where they shall not rise.

An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth. Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. And let me not eat of their dainties.

Let a righteous man smite me, [as] a kindness. And let him reprove me, [as] oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue.

For my eyes are to thee, O lord LORD. In thee do I take refuge. Leave not my soul destitute.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous.

Make haste to answer me, O LORD, my spirit fails. Hide not thy face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the pit.

Put not your trust in rulers, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

He has not dealt so with any nation. And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye LORD.

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

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. Restrain thy foot from their path.

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

Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,

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

My son, do not forget my law, but let thy heart keep my commandments.

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee. Bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart,

Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.

Be not wise in thine own eyes. Fear LORD, and depart from evil.

My son, despise not the chastening of LORD, nor be weary of his reproof.

For whom LORD loves he reproves, {and he whips every son whom he receives (LXX/NT)}.

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

Then thou shall walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

When thou lay down, thou shall not be afraid. Yea, thou shall lay down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes.

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

Do not say to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give, when thou have it by thee.

Do not devise evil against thy neighbor, since he dwells securely by thee.

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

Do not envy thou the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

Surely {the Lord is opposed to the arrogant (LXX/NT)}, but he gives grace to the lowly.

For I give you good doctrine. Forsake ye not my law.

Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget, nor decline from the words of my mouth.

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

When thou go, thy steps shall not be restricted. And if thou run, thou shall not stumble.

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

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.

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

For they do not sleep unless they do evil. And their sleep is taken away unless they cause to fall.

The way of the wicked is as darkness. They know not at what they stumble.

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

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left. Remove thy foot from evil.

so that she does not find the level path of life. Her ways are unstable, [and] she does not know.

Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Remove thy way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,

Let them be for thyself alone, and not for strangers with thee.

Do not give sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.

Do not lust after her beauty in thy heart, nor let her take thee with her eyelids.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

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

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

Wounds and dishonor he shall get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

For jealousy is a man's fury, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

He will not regard any ransom, nor will he be satisfied, though thou give many gifts.

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

She is loud and headstrong. Her feet abide not in her house.

For the man is not at home. He has gone a long journey.

till an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hastens to the snare. And he does not know that it is for his life.

Let not thy heart decline to her ways. Go not astray in her paths.

Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding put forth her voice?

Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

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 bound that the waters should not transgress his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

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

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

But he knows not that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

LORD will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

A righteous man shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

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

Hand in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

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

The wicked are overthrown, and are not, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

A wicked man desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives.

The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

A wise son [hears] his father's instruction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke.

A faithful witness will not lie, but a FALSE witness utters lies.

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.

Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth [are to] those who devise good.

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish, not so.

A scoffer does not like to be reproved. He will not go to the wise.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to LORD. Hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished.