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 lurk secretly for the innocent without cause:

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;

When your terror comes as desolation, and your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish comes upon you.

For the LORD gives wisdom: out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

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

Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:

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

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the ruin from the wicked, when it comes.

Say not unto your neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; 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.

Remove your way far from her, and come not near the door of her house:

lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil come into the house of a stranger;

and you moan when your end comes, when your flesh and muscle are eaten away,

I have come to the brink of utter ruin, in the midst of the gathered assembly."

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 now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and plead with your friend.

So shall your poverty come upon you like a vagabond, and your want like an armed man.

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

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.

Then behold! A woman [comes] to meet him [with the] garment of a prostitute and {a secret heart}.

Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us delight ourselves with love.

He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

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 bread, and drink of the wine which 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.

A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

The winking of an eye causes trouble, and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.

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

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

The hope of the righteous is joy,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

When pride comes, then comes shame: but with the lowly 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 righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead.

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 anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.

He that diligently seeks good procures favor: but he that seeks evil, it shall come unto 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.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

A righteous man hates lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.

Only by pride comes strife: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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 disgrace come to those
who ignore discipline,
but the one who accepts correction will be honored.

Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through 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 what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.

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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 wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with dishonor comes reproach.

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

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

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

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

A man of [many] friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A house and wealth [are] an inheritance [from] fathers, but from Yahweh [comes] a woman who is prudent.

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.

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

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.