If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause:

I also will laugh at your disaster;
I will mock when your dread and panic come,

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.

To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.

Strive not with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

For they sleep not, unless they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause someone to fall.

The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

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

He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee:

In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,

That I may cause those that love me to inherit wealth; and I will fill their treasuries.

Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],
And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

When the ways of a man are pleasing [to] Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way [that is] not good.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

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

He that speaks first in his own cause seems just; until his neighbor comes and examines him.

The lot will cause contentions to cease, and will separate between the strong,

A man of great anger will bear the penalty [for his quick temper and lack of self-control];
For if you rescue him [and do not let him learn from the consequences of his action], you will only have to rescue him over and over again.

Cease, my son, to hear instruction that would cause thee to wander from the sayings of knowledge.

To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it and it is not? for making, it will make to it wings; as an eagle and it flew to the heavens.

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with you.

Who has woe? who has sorrow? who has contentions? who has babbling? who has wounds without cause? who has redness of eyes?

Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause; and deceive not with your lips.

Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and disclose not a secret to another:

If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause shall not alight.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it .

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

Correct thy son and he shall cause thee to rest, and he shall give delight to thy soul.

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

Three things cause wonder for me; four are beyond my understanding:

The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.