My son, hear thy father's doctrine, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

My son, consent not unto sinners,

My son, walk not thou with them, refrain thy foot from their ways.

But in vain is the net laid forth before the bird's eyes.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not hear: they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.

And that because they hated knowledge, and received not the fear of the LORD,

That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words,

All they that go in unto her, come not again, neither take they hold of the way of life.

My son, forget not my law, but see that thine heart keep my commandments.

Put thy trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither faint when thou are rebuked of him.

Wisdom is more worth than precious stones, and all the things that thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

My son, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but keep my law and my counsel:

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

If thou sleepest thou shalt not be afraid, but shall take thy rest and sleep sweetly.

Thou needest not to be afraid of any sudden fear, neither for the violent rushing of the ungodly, when it cometh.

For the LORD shall be beside thee, and keep thy foot that thou be not taken.

Refuse not to do good unto him that should have it, so long as thine hand is able to do it.

Say not unto thy neighbour, "Go thy way and come again, tomorrow will I give thee"

Strive not lightly with any man, wher as he hath done thee no harm.

Follow not a wicked man, and choose none of his ways:

Yea I shall give you a good reward, if ye will not forsake my law.

Get thee wisdom, get thee understanding, forget not the words of my mouth, and shrink not from them.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

So that if thou goest therein, there shall no straitness hinder thee: and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall.

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

Come not in the path of the ungodly, and walk not in the way of the wicked.

Eschew it, and go not therein: depart aside, and pass over by it.

Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them even in the midst of thine heart.

Turn not aside, neither to the righthand nor to the left; but withhold thy foot from evil.

She regardeth not the path of life, so unsteadfast are her ways, that thou canst not know them.

Hear me therefore, O my son, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Keep thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house:

That thou give not thine honour unto another, and thy years to the cruel;

That other men be not filled with thy goods, and that thy labours come not in a strange house.

Yea, that thou mourn not at the last, when thou hast spent thy body and goods,

Wherefore was not I obedient unto the voice of my teachers, and hearken not unto them that informed me?

but let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

Because he would not be reformed, he shall die: and for his great foolishness he shall be destroyed.

let not thine eyes sleep, nor thine eyelids slumber.

Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him: suddenly shall he be all broken, and not healed.

My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

that thou lust not after her beauty in thine heart, and lest thou be taken with her fair looks.

May a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burnt?

Or can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be hurt?

Even so, whosoever goeth in to his neighbour's wife, and toucheth her, can not be unguilty.

Men do not utterly despise a thief, that stealeth to satisfy his soul, when he is hungry:

For the jealousy and wrath of the man will not be intreated;

no, though thou wouldest offer him great gifts to make amends, he will not receive them.

in the twilight of the evening, when it began now to be night and dark.

She was full of loud words and ready to dally: whose feet could not abide in the house.

She caught the young man, kissed him, and was not ashamed, saying,

For the goodman is not at home, he is gone far off.

so long till she hath wounded his liver with her dart: like as if a bird hasted to the snare, not knowing that the peril of his life lieth thereupon.

Let not thine heart wander in her ways, and be thou not deceived in her paths.

Doth not wisdom cry? Doth not understanding put forth her voice?

Standeth she not in the high places in the streets and ways?

Doth she not cry before the whole city, and in the gates where men go out and in?

Receive my doctrine therefore, and not silver: and my knowledge, more than fine gold.

For wisdom is more worth than precious stones; yea, all the things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared unto it.

The earth and all that is upon the earth was not yet made, no not the ground itself.

When he shut the sea within certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks. When he laid the foundations of the earth,

O give ear unto nurture, be wise, and refuse it not.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

But they consider not that death is there, and that her guests go down to hell.

The LORD will not let the soul of the righteous suffer hunger; but he putteth the ungodly from his desire.

The righteous shall never be overthrown; but the ungodly shall not remain in the land.

Riches help not in the day of vengeance; but righteousness delivereth from death.

He that is surety for a stranger, hurteth himself; but he that meddleth not with suretyship, is sure.

The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.

It shall not help the wicked, though they lay all their hands together; but the seed of the righteous shall be preserved.

A man cannot endure in ungodliness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

A wise son will receive his father's warning; but he that is scornful, will not hear when he is reproved.

With goods every man delivereth his life; and the poor will not be reproved.

Whoso feareth the LORD, walketh in the right path: and regardeth not him that abhorreth the ways of the LORD.

A faithful witness will not dissemble; but a false record will make a lie.

A scornful body seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy to come by, unto him that will understand.

See that thou meddle not with a fool; and do as though thou hadst no knowledge.

A discreet servant is a pleasure unto the king; but one that is not honest provoketh him unto wrath.

A wise mouth poureth out knowledge; but the heart of the foolish doth not so.

A scornful body loveth not one that rebuketh him; neither will he come among the wise.

Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure; for they are not without sorrow.

When the prophecy is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not go wrong in judgment.

A wicked man beguileth his neighbour; and leadeth him the way that is not good.

Whoso laugheth the poor to scorn, blasphemeth his maker; and he that is glad of another man's hurt, shall not be unpunished.

An eloquent speech becometh not a fool; much less a lying mouth, then, becometh a prince.

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, the plague shall not depart from his house.

It is not good to regard the person of the ungodly, or to put back the righteous in judgment.

Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily.

A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

Delicate ease becometh not a fool; much more unseemly is it, a bond man to have the rule of princes.

Whoso keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul; but he that regardeth not his way, shall die.

Chasten thy son while there is hope; but let not thy soul be moved to slay him.

A slothful body will not go to plow, for cold of the winter; therefore shall he go a begging in Summer and have nothing.

Delight not thou in sleep, lest thou come to poverty; but open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread enough.

Meddle not with him that betrayeth secrets, and is a slanderer, and deceiveth with his lips.

The heritage that cometh too hastily at the first, shall not be praised at the end.

Say not thou, "I will recompense evil"; but put thy trust in the LORD, and he shall defend thee.