If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.

And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

Which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in wicked things:

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

So that thou shalt go in the way of the good, and thou shalt watch the paths of the just

She is more precious than rubies;
And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value].

Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:

And he taught me, and he will say to me, Thy heart shall hold fast my words: watch my commands and live.

Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you;
love her, and she will guard you.

I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.

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

They shall not turn aside from thine eyes; watch them in the midst of thy heart

And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.

To watch meditation, and thy lips shall guard knowledge.

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

My son, watch the commands of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the laws of thy mother:

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

To watch thee from the woman of evil, from the smoothness of the strange tongue.

But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

My son, watch my words, and thou shalt hide my commands with thee.

Watch my commands, and live; and my law as the pupil of thine eyes.

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find the knowledge which cometh of reflection.

And now ye sons, hear to me: and the happy shall watch my ways.

O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment,
But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.

A simple man which laboureth and worketh, is better than one that is gorgeous and lacketh bread.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

Desire realized is sweet to the soul;
But it is detestable to fools to turn away from evil [which they have planned].

which their children's children shall have in possession - for the riches of the sinner is laid up for the just.

In the month of the foolish one a rod of pride: and the lips of the wise shall watch them.

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But the foolishness of [shortsighted] fools is deceit.

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

The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].

The inexperienced one believes anything,
but the sensible one watches his steps.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.

The ear that heareth the reproof which giveth life, in the midst of the wise, shall remain.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

The gift a stone of grace in the, eyes of him possessing it: to all which it shall turn it shall prosper.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

The spirit (conscience) of man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being.

Steams of waters the heart of the king, in the hand of Jehovah: upon all which he shall delight in he will turn it

A wise man scales the city [walls] of the mighty
And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

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

He that is proud and presumptuous, is called a scornful man, which in wrath dare work maliciously.

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

He who sows injustice will reap [a harvest of] trouble,
And the rod of his wrath [with which he oppresses others] will fail.

The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.

For pleasant things if thou shalt watch them in thy belly; they shall be prepared together for thy lips.

If you have nothing with which to pay [another’s debt when he defaults],
Why should his creditor take your bed from under you?

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

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,

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

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

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

Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them,

If thou wilt say, "I knew not of it"; Thinkest thou that he which made the hearts, doth not consider it? And that he which regardeth thy soul, seeth it not? Shall not he recompense every man according to his works?

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

For their tragedy will rise suddenly,
And who knows the punishment that both [the Lord and the king] will bring on the rebellious?

First, make up thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field, and then build thine house.

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

He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who cannot learn from its wisdom].

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

[Like] {impure silver} which overlays an earthen vessel, [so are] smooth lips and an evil heart.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but which is able to stand before jealousy?

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gave them both eyes with which to see.