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

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

The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

Every word of God is tried. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint, but he who keeps the law, happy is he.

to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness and justice and equity,

The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.

A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:

to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion,

He who covers his transgressions shall not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them shall obtain mercy.

Commit thy works to LORD, and thy purposes shall be established.

A man's heart devises his way, but LORD directs his steps.

Pride [is] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.

He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Honor LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase,

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

to understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

Wisdom [is] the principal thing. Get wisdom, yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

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

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

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, [but] a woman who fears LORD, she shall be praised.

They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.

My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee,

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 those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.

yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding,

He who makes many friends [does it] to his own destruction, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever errs 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 secretly for the innocent without cause.

He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

There are many devices in a man's heart, but the counsel of LORD, that shall stand.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from LORD.

The king's heart is in the hand of LORD as the watercourses. He turns it wherever he will.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those who go down into the pit.

Better is little with the fear of LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.

A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.

Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

My son, attend to my words. Incline thine ear to my sayings.

Open thy mouth for the mute, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.

He who loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is brutish.

The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

For LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those who despoil them.

We shall find all precious substance. We shall fill our houses with spoil.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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

My son, walk not thou in the way with them. Restrain thy foot from their path.

The law of a wise man is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.

An inheritance gotten hastily at the beginning shall not be blessed in the end.

Thou shall cast thy lot among us. We will all have one bag.

A wicked man is snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

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

and these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

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

For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?

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

A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city, and [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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

Turn back at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you. I will make my words known to you.

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

She cries in the chief place of concourse, at the entrance of the gates, in the city. She utters her words:

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain. It takes away the life of the owners of it.

He who goes around as a tale-bearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the actions of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it.

Because I have called, and ye have refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man has regarded,

It will be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

the greyhound, also the he-goat, and the king against whom there is no rising up.

A wise man fears, and departs from evil, but the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.

A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.

passing through the street near her corner. And he went the way to her house,

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

but ye have made all my counsel void, and want none of my reproof,

I also will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when your fear comes,

How long will thou sleep, O sluggard? When will thou arise out of thy sleep?

Good understanding gives favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

A troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [is] a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

But to those who rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Therefore they shall 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 filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the increase of his lips he shall be satisfied.

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

Exalt her, and she will promote thee. She will bring thee to honor when thou embrace her.

He who is surety for a stranger shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.

A gracious woman obtains honor, and aggressive men obtain riches.

I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling, and find out knowledge [and] discretion.

Say thou not, I will recompense evil. Wait for LORD, and he will save thee.

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

Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.

if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

By me rulers rule, and ranking men, [even] all the judges of the earth.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.

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

He who digs a pit shall fall in it, and he who rolls a stone, it shall return upon him.

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

He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.

when your fear comes as a storm, and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man [is] to sin.

In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

A fool's vexation is instantly known, but a prudent man conceals shame.

He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof errs.

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

He who utters truth shows forth righteousness, but a FALSE witness, deceit.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.

so thy barns shall be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

He who is soon angry will deal foolishly. And a man of wicked devices is hated.

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.

He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

He who gives heed to the word shall find good, and whoever trusts in LORD, happy is he.

A ring of gold in a swine's snout, [is] a fair woman who is without discretion.

He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.

The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.

By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice.

He who is steadfast in righteousness [comes] to life, and he who pursues evil [comes] to his own death.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to LORD, but such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.

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

He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

But he who hearkens to me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

There shall no mischief happen to a righteous man, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad.

For the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.

She will give to thy head a garland of grace, a crown of beauty she will deliver to thee.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.

She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things thou can desire are to be compared to her.

The fear of LORD is life to a man, and he shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil.

A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy is to the counselors of peace.

The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,

The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

who winks with his eyes, who speaks with his feet, who makes signs with his fingers,

Life is in the way of righteousness, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.

Riches and honor are with me, durable wealth and righteousness.

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

Poverty and shame [are to] him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

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

The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing shall be upon the head of him who sells it.

A righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked causes them to err.

Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand are riches and honor.

Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lays in wait at every corner.

a FALSE witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

He who has a wayward heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

For the gain of it is better than the gain of silver, and the profit of it than fine gold.

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

A poor man uses entreaties, but a rich man answers roughly.

Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom. I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.

Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts.

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

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,

to call to those who pass by, who go right on their ways:

Folly is joy to him who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding makes his going straight.

A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread in secret is pleasant.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!

And, behold, there met him a woman attired like a harlot, and wily of heart.

So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him,

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her. And happy is everyone who retains her.

Diverse weights are an abomination to LORD, and a FALSE balance is not good.

The fear of LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor [is] humility.

Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to thy soul,

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly he shall be broken, and that without remedy.

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright, a shield to those who walk in integrity,

With her much fair speech she causes him to yield. With the flattering of her lips she forces him along.

lest thou give thine honor to others, and thy years to the cruel,

In the fear of LORD is strong confidence, and his sons shall have a place of refuge.

The heart of a righteous man meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

Then thou shall understand righteousness and justice and equity, [yea], every good path.

that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his sanctified.

lest thou learn this ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

discretion shall watch over thee, understanding shall keep thee,

In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips [tends] only to poverty.

to deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

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

It is not good to eat much honey, so [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.

A wise king winnows the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.

For length of days, and years of life, and peace, they will add to thee.

The foolish woman is clamorous, simple, and knows nothing.

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

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

By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

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

The fear of LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief, and [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

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

My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger,

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.

LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Stripes that wound cleanse away evil, and strokes, the innermost parts.

I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice,

who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,

He who spares his words has knowledge, and he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but victory is from LORD.

He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.

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

Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is considered wise. When he shuts his lips, he is prudent.

He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

For LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being taken.

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

and thou mourn at thy latter end when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

To the wise man the way of life [is] upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.

The way of LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.

He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man 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. The face of it was covered with nettles, and the stone wall of it was broken down.

He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass.

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

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

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

And she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

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

A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth was,

so they shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor, but there is [that is] consumed because of injustice.

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

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

(for her house inclines to death, and her paths to the dead;

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

The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is made a highway.

Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

Kindness and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by kindness.

My son, attend to my wisdom. Incline thine ear to my understanding,

Prepare thy work outside, and make it ready for thee in the field, and afterwards build thy house.

The fear of LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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

The crown of the wise is their riches. The foolishness of fools is folly.

He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.

To err from the words of knowledge, cease, my son, to hear instruction.

Evil devices are an abomination to LORD, but pleasant words [are] pure.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

A righteous man eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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

in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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

The hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but the righteous shall be delivered through knowledge.

A good man shall obtain favor of LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,

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

Also to punish a righteous man is not good, [nor] to smite nobles for uprightness.

When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation shall perish, and the hope of iniquity perishes.

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

who forsakes the companion of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God

If thou have done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou have thought evil, [lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.

so as to incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding,

Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but [a thing] in the inward part of fools is made known.

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

But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

An evil man is thrust down in his evil-doing, but a righteous man has hope in his death.

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.

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

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

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

when there were no depths. I was brought forth when there were no fountains abounding with water,

The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name. He works in the arrogance of pride.

A man's goings are of LORD, how then can man understand his way?

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. And the opening of my lips shall be right things.

In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

For the ways of man are before the eyes of LORD, and he makes level all his paths.

that I may cause those who love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.

Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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

none who go to her return again, nor do they attain to the paths of life),

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

and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

He who winks with the eye causes sorrow. And a prating fool shall fall.

He who begets a fool [it is] to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

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

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

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

O ye simple, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!

that thou may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

For the lips of an interloping woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.

to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger's tongue.

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

And he taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.

I was almost in all evil in the midst of the assembly and congregation.

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

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and put perverse lips far from thee.

For my mouth shall utter truth. And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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

His own iniquities shall take a wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.

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

A righteous man is delivered out of trouble, and a wicked man comes in his stead.

On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.

then I was by him, a master workman. And I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him,

Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me. I have paid my vows this day.

Make the path of thy feet level, and let all thy ways be established.

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

A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she cries aloud:

For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.

a loving hind and a pleasant doe. Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times, and be thou ravished always with her love.

Bind them continually upon thy heart. Tie them about thy neck.

before the mountains were settled, before the hills. I was brought forth

The words of the wicked lay in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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

The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.

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

When thou walk, it shall lead thee. When thou sleep, it shall watch over thee. And when thou awake, it shall talk with thee.

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou have come into the hand of thy neighbor. Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor.

For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts for the precious life.

To you, O men, I call. And my voice is to the sons of men.

The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

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

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,

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

when he made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong,

He shall die for lack of instruction. And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand, 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 love.

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, and streams of water in the streets?

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

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

He goes after her straightaway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,

Her feet go down to death. Her steps take hold on Sheol,

For why should thou, my son, be ravished with an interloping woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him.

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

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

that thou may preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Therefore I came 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 who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man [gets] himself a bruise.

rejoicing in his habitable earth. And my delight was with the sons of men.

Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.

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

Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.

Give opportunity to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

that they may keep thee from the interloping woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.

For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice,

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

The curse of LORD is in the house of a wicked man, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

For they shall be a garland of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.

The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.

I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

Say to wisdom, Thou are my sister, and call understanding [thy] kinswoman,

The ear that hearkens to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.

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.

For LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth [is] knowledge and understanding.

He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.

The blessing of LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

A word fitly spoken is apples of gold in a network of silver.

It is a snare to a man to say rashly, [It is] holy. And to make inquiry after vows.

Where no wise guidance is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

The name of LORD is a strong tower. A righteous man runs into it, and is safe.

A perverse man scatters abroad strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends.

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

and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding

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

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

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

Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars.

For she has cast down many wounded. Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.

There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise hearkens to counsel.

Bind them upon thy fingers. Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

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

She has killed her beasts. She has mingled her wine. She has also furnished her table.

Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The words of king Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but LORD weighs the spirits.

He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

When a man's ways please LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.