my son, don’t travel that road with them
or set foot on their path,

because their feet run toward trouble
and they hurry to commit murder.

Then you will go safely on your way;
your foot will not stumble.

for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from a snare.

Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.

Carefully consider the path for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.

Don’t turn to the right or to the left;
keep your feet away from evil.

Her feet go down to death;
her steps head straight for Sheol.

it prepares its provisions in summer;
it gathers its food during harvest.

winking his eyes, signaling with his feet,
and gesturing with his fingers.

a heart that plots wicked schemes,
feet eager to run to evil,

Can a man walk on burning coals
without scorching his feet?

She is loud and defiant;
her feet do not stay at home.

The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.

Better to be dishonored, yet have a servant,
than to act important but have no food.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,
but without justice, it is swept away.

A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

A generous person will be blessed,
for he shares his food with the poor.

don’t desire his choice food,
for that food is deceptive.

Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,
and don’t desire his choice food,

For then you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.

realize that wisdom is the same for you.
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.

there will be enough goat’s milk for your food—
food for your household
and nourishment for your female servants.

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A destitute leader who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.

A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.

a servant when he becomes king,
a fool when he is stuffed with food,

the ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;

She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from far away.

She rises while it is still night
and provides food for her household
and portions for her female servants.