Then you will discern the fear of the Lord
And discover the knowledge of God.

Then you will discern righteousness and justice
And equity and every good course.

That leaves the companion of her youth
And forgets the covenant of her God;

So you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.

But the wicked will be cut off from the land
And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.

“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.

The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words,
And the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
But a good word makes it glad.

From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good,
But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

Good understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is hard.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Fools mock at sin,
But among the upright there is good will.

The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his.

The evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Will they not go astray who devise evil?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.

Bright eyes gladden the heart;
Good news puts fat on the bones.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

He who gives attention to the word will find good,
And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.

He who returns evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.

He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

To show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord.

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries his footsteps errs.

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.

One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his good deed.

Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And a false scale is not good.

A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Surely there is a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Wisdom is too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth in the gate.

My son, eat honey, for it is good,
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;

Know that wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

These also are sayings of the wise.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.

But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is good news from a distant land.

It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.

He who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will himself fall into his own pit,
But the blameless will inherit good.

To show partiality is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

Every word of God is tested;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I not be in want and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

The strutting rooster, the male goat also,
And a king when his army is with him.

She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.

She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.