my son, don’t travel that road with them
or set foot on their path,

from those who abandon the right paths
to walk in ways of darkness,

Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.
Tie them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.

think about Him in all your ways,
and He will guide you on the right paths.

Long life is in her right hand;
in her left, riches and honor.

Don’t turn to the right or to the left;
keep your feet away from evil.

Tie them to your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.

Crossing the street near her corner,
he strolled down the road to her house

Her house is the road to Sheol,
descending to the chambers of death.

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

Listen, for I speak of noble things,
and what my lips say is right.

All of them are clear to the perceptive,
and right to those who discover knowledge.

The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

Man cannot be made secure by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous is immovable.

The wicked desire what evil men have,
but the root of the righteous produces fruit.

A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

Whoever speaks the truth declares what is right,
but a false witness, deceit.

The one who will not use the rod hates his son,
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,
but the lips of the wise protect them.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

The first to state his case seems right
until another comes and cross-examines him.

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.

Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

Strike him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.

My innermost being will cheer
when your lips say what is right.

Listen, my son, and be wise;
keep your mind on the right course.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has conflicts? Who has complaints?
Who has wounds for no reason?
Who has red eyes?

Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,
when it gleams in the cup
and goes down smoothly.

A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools.

The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—
a lion in the public square!”

The one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.

The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong
will suddenly fall.

A rod of correction imparts wisdom,
but a youth left to himself
is a disgrace to his mother.