Indeed, a perverse man is utterly disgusting to the LORD, but he takes the upright into his confidence.

Hear, O ye children, the fatherly exhortation, and take good heed, that ye may learn wisdom.

Listen, my child, take my sayings, and [the] years of your life shall be great.

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

And strangers will be filled with your strength
And your hard-earned wealth will go to the house of a foreigner [who does not know God];

Let your fountain be blessed,
and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.

Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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

Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

For jealousy enrages a husband,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

He will not take any payment; and he will not make peace with you though your money offerings are increased.

passing on the street {at} her corner, and he takes the road [to] her house,

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

At the heights overlooking the road,
at the crossroads, she takes her stand.

Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Take my teaching and not silver; may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.

Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.

Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely,
But he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but violence takes lives.

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

The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be taken away, but he who gathers by hand shall increase.

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

The wisdom of him that hath understanding is to take heed unto his way; but the foolishness of the unwise deceiveth.

The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.

A man takes joy in giving an answer;
and a timely word—how good that is!

By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.

The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

He who is slow to anger is better and more honorable than the mighty [soldier],
And he who rules and controls his own spirit, than he who captures a city.

A reproof will take hold upon, him understanding more than a hundred, blows the foolish.

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.

He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.

If thou smitest a scornful person, the ignorant shall take better heed; and if thou reprovest one that hath understanding, he will be the wiser.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Through counsel the things that men devise go forward; and with discretion ought wars to be taken in hand.

By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.

When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed; and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright.

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

for the Lord will take up their case
and will plunder those who plunder them.

Lest thou learn his ways, and take a snare to thy soul.

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.

Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,

for their Redeemer is strong,
and He will take up their case against you.

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.

For with discretion must wars be taken in hand, and whereas are many that can give counsel, there is the victory.

Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

Thus, take knowledge of wisdom, for thine own soul; If thou find it, then there is a future, and, thine expectation, shall not be cut off.

These things also, concern he wise, To take note of faces in judgment, is not good.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?

Instead, take up the matter with your neighbor, and don't betray another person's confidence.

As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.

Like as the bird, and the swallow take their flight and flee here and there; so the curse that is given in vain, shall not light upon a man.

A man of experience discerneth all things well, but whoso hireth a fool, hireth such one as will take no heed.

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears [and is likely to be bitten]
Is he who, passing by, stops to meddle with a dispute that is none of his business.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.