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Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.


“Get [skillful and godly] wisdom! Acquire understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation]!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.


Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].

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.

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.


The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it],
But a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it.


A man will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,
And the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him [as a harvest].

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

The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.

{All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.

To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed?

Lest Jehovah shall see and it be evil in his eyes, and he turn back from him his anger.

Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

The slothful one is wise in his eyes more than seven turning back a reason.

He who digs a pit, in it he will fall, and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.

My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,