Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.

Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:

Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!

The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;

Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:

For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?

I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death: