then you will understand the fear of the LORD and learn to know God.

Then you will understand what is right, just, and upright every good path.

someone who abandoned the companion of her youth and forgot the covenant of her God.

This is how you will walk in the way of good men and will 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.

and find favor and a good reputation with God and men.

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

Though God scoffs at scoffers, he gives grace to the humble.

Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth!

Wisdom is of utmost importance, therefore get wisdom, and with all your effort work to acquire understanding.

How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep?

Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness delivers from death.

The words of the righteous overflow with wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.

The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil it will find him!

The good person will gain favor from the LORD, but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him.

Good understanding produces grace, but the lifestyle of the treacherous never changes.

Disaster pursues the sinful, but good will reward the righteous.

A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

Fools make fun of guilt, but among the upright there are good intentions.

The faithless one will pay for his behavior, but a good man will be rewarded for his.

Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Won't those who plot evil go astray? But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing both the evil and the good.

The entire life of the afflicted seems disastrous, but a good heart feasts continuously.

An appropriate answer brings joy to a person, and a well-timed word is a good thing.

Bright eyes encourage the heart; good news nourishes the body.

A violent man entices his companion and leads him on a path that is not good.

The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.

The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.

The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength.

Furthermore, it isn't good to fine the righteous, or to beat an official because of his uprightness.

It's not good to be partial towards an evil person, thereby depriving the righteous of justice.

Whoever finds a wife finds what is good, and receives favor from the LORD.

Furthermore, it isn't good to be ignorant, and whoever rushes into things misses the mark.

Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don't get involved with someone who talks too much.

The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not good.

The righteous God considers the house of the wicked, bringing the wicked to ruin.

A good reputation is more desirable than great wealth, and favorable acceptance more than silver and gold.

for there is surely a future life, and what you hope for will not be cut off.

Listen, my son, and be wise, commit yourself to live God's way.

If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?

My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;

Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.

Here are some more proverbs from wise people: It isn't good to show partiality in judgment.

But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.

Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.

Cold water to someone who is thirsty that's what good news from a distant land is.

To eat too much honey isn't good; and neither is it honorable to seek one's own glory.

Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman.

You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls.

Whoever misleads the upright along an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

The faithful man will prosper with blessings, but whoever is in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.

To show partiality isn't good, yet for a piece of bread the valiant will transgress.

The miser is in a hurry to get wealthy, but he isn't aware that poverty will catch up with him.

A discourse by the faithful collector. This is what this valiant man declared to the God with me, to the God with me, who then prevailed:

Everything God says is pure; he is a shield for those who take refuge in him.

God, I have asked you for two things don't refuse me before I die

so that I don't become overfed and deny you by saying, "Who is the LORD?" or so that I don't become poor and steal, and then misuse the name of my God.

Three things are stately in procession, four which are stately in their gait:

The strutting rooster, as well as the goat, and a king with his army.

She will bring good to him never evil every day of her life.