A wise man winneth the city of the mighty; and as for the strength that they trust in, he bringeth it down.

He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth, out of distresses, his soul.

A haughty insolent one - Scoffer is his name, is he that acteth in a transport of pride.

There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

The sacrifice of the ungodly is abomination, for they offer the thing that is gotten with wickedness.

A false witness shall perish: but the man that hears speaks constantly.

There is no [human] wisdom or understanding
Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that does keep his soul shall be far from them.

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

He that sows iniquity shall reap trouble: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.

Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.

He that loves pureness of heart and has grace on his lips, the king shall be his friend.

The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

The mouth of immoral women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to poverty.

For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
That they may be ready on your lips.

That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to you this day, even to you.

That I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth; that you might answer the words of truth to them that send unto you?

See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment;

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

Be not one of them that gives pledges, or of them that become surety for debts.

Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your fathers set up.

Seest thou not, that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the simple people?

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee,

don’t desire his choice food,
for that food is deceptive.

Will you set your eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Eat not the bread of him that is stingy, neither desire you his delicacies:

for he doth as a man that pescribeth a measure in his heart. He sayeth unto thee, "Eat and drink," whereas his heart is not with thee.

Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.

For he that delivereth them is mighty, even he shall defend their cause against thee.

So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.

for such as be drunkards and riotous shall come to poverty, and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat.

Hearken unto your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.

Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begets a wise child shall have joy in him.

Your father and your mother shall be glad, and she that bore you shall rejoice.

She lurketh like a thief, and those that be not aware, she bringeth unto her.

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

In the end, its bite is like that of a snake, its wound like the wound of a poison-snake.

Yea, you shall be as he that lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lies upon the top of a mast.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of understanding is better than he that is mighty of strength.

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

He that plans to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

Deliver those that are drawn toward death, hold back those that are stumbling to the slaughter;

If you say, Behold, we knew it not; does not he that weighs the heart consider it? and he that keeps your soul, does not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.

realize that wisdom is the same for you.
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.

For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

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

For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?

He that says unto the wicked, you are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --

Remove a lawless man from before the king, that his throne, may be established in righteousness.

For better it is that it be said unto you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.

Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and the evil report turns not away.

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to an ear that listens and learns.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

As clouds and wind without rain,'so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

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.

A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

A bad tooth and an unsteady foot that's what confidence in an unreliable man is like in a time of trouble.

As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.

If he that hateth thee hunger, give him bread to eat, and, if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;

Cold water to someone who is thirsty that's what good news from a distant land is.

As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,'so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

Like as it is not good to eat too much honey; even so, he that will search out high things, it shall be too heavy for him.

He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness, so that he may not be wise in his own eyes.

He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks violence.

A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like lame legs that hang limp.

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

As a dog that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.

A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

An {appetite} that is sated spurns honey, but [to] an {appetite} that is ravenous, all bitterness [is] sweet.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

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

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.