By hearing, the wise man shall come by more wisdom:

If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait for blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

I will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,

When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

All they that go in unto her, come not again, neither take they hold of the way of life.

Honor Yahweh from your substance, and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,

Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

Come not in the path of the ungodly, and walk not in the way of the wicked.

But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.

With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it [comes] the source of life.

Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

That other men be not filled with thy goods, and that thy labours come not in a strange house.

You will cry out in anguish when your end comes, when your flesh and body are consumed,

I am come almost into all misfortune, in the midst of the multitude and congregation."

He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.

Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.

Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.

For by means of a harlot a man comes to a piece of bread; and another man's wife will hunt for the precious life.

And behold, a woman comes to meet him,
Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.

“Therefore I have come out to meet you,
To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.

“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

He has taken a bag of money with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”

For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and from the opening of my lips shall come right things.

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

“Come, eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.

Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

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

Blessings come upon the head of the righteous, but the words of the wicked conceal violence.

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

The hope of the righteous [those of honorable character and integrity] is joy,
But the expectation of the wicked [those who oppose God and ignore His wisdom] comes to nothing.

When pride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom.

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many.

He who is steadfast in righteousness [comes] to life, and he who pursues evil [comes] to his own death.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

People will curse whoever withholds grain, but blessing will come to whoever is selling.

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

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

Better slighted, and have a servant, than to honour oneself, and come short of bread.

The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

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

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].

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

The hand of the diligent, shall hear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

A righteous man hates lies,
But a wicked man is loathsome, and he acts shamefully.

Through insolence comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline,
But he who regards reproof will be honored.

Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,
But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.

Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.

Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.

A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

A scornful body loveth not one that rebuketh him; neither will he come among the wise.

An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time.

The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom,
And before honor comes humility.

The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

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

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance,
But humility comes before honor.

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.

A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A house and self-sufficiency are a father's inheritance, but from the LORD comes an insightful wife.

Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction,
That you may be wise in the time to come.

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

The one who lives with integrity is righteous;
his children who come after him will be happy.

Delight not thou in sleep, lest thou come to poverty; but open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread enough.

A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.

A horse is prepared for the day of battle,
but victory comes from the Lord.

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The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.