So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course:

She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.

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

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

Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed;

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.

deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.

These six things doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.

Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.

And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:

Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

The righteousness of the upright delivereth them; but the treacherous are taken in their own craving.

With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.

The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in their way are his delight.

The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Overthrow the wicked, and they are no more; but the house of the righteous shall stand.

A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

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

Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.

The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah; how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

The thoughts of the evil man are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.

The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright.

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.

Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.

A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.

The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!

Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.

Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.

Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.

The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:

Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.

and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.

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

My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.

The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are as an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; the simple pass on, and are punished.

A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;

The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion.

By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and of knowledge, its stability is prolonged.

If a ruler hearken to lying words, all his servants are wicked.

there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;

there is a generation, how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!

a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three things never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:

There are three things too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:

There are four things little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:

the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;

There are three things which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:

Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laugheth at the coming day.