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Throw in your lot with us [they insist];
We will all have one money bag [in common],”

Verse ConceptsPursesFellowship With SinnersOne Material ThingSharing Material ThingsMoney Box


“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];

Verse ConceptsThe Call Of GodSelf WillStretching OutRejectionListening To Godconsequencesanswersattention


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

Verse ConceptsMan's Action TomorrowHelping OthersHaving A Good DayFriendship KjvGiving Backtomorrowhelphelping


“The beginning of wisdom is: Get [skillful and godly] wisdom [it is preeminent]!
And with all your acquiring, get understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation].

Verse ConceptsMoney, Attitudes ToWisdom, Human ImportanceTeaching WisdomBeginning Of WisdomAcquiring WisdomEducationpossessionswise


I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportancePaths Of RighteousnessLearning The Right WayguidanceWisdom And GuidancePaths


For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.

Verse ConceptsMischiefCausing Others To StumbleRestForgiving Others Who Hurt YouHurtSleeping PeacefullyHurt And BetrayalLosing Someonewickednesshurting


“I have not listened to the voice of my teachers,
Nor have I inclined my ear to those who instructed me.

Verse ConceptsSelf CondemnationTeachers


For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,
And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeMan's WaysGod, All knowingGod Seeing All People

My son, if you have become surety (guaranteed a debt or obligation) for your neighbor,
If you have given your pledge for [the debt of] a stranger or another [outside your family],

Verse ConceptsHandsShaking HandsDebtFriendship Kjv


Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].

Verse ConceptsHumbling OneselfBeing HumbleForgiving YourselfDebtBeing YourselfHumble YourselfFriendship KjvHumility And Pridehumblenesshumble


“So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering],
Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.

Verse ConceptsMeeting People


“I have spread my couch with coverings and cushions of tapestry,
With colored fine linen of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsClothBedsLinenTapestriesGuest Rooms


“I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Verse ConceptsPerfumePlantsCinnamonAttraction


“Come, eat my food
And drink the wine I have mixed [and accept my gifts].


Engaging in evil is like sport to the fool [who refuses wisdom and chases sin],
But to a man of understanding [skillful and godly] wisdom brings joy.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfPleasureFools, Description OfMischiefDiscernmentFoolsSportsFunwickednessactingjoking


When pride comes [boiling up with an arrogant attitude of self-importance], then come dishonor and shame,
But with the humble [the teachable who have been chiseled by trial and who have learned to walk humbly with God] there is wisdom and soundness of mind.

Verse ConceptsPride, Evil OfPride, Results OfProverbsShameSuccessTemptation, Sources OfPrideBeing HumbleHumility And PrideConfidence And Self Esteemhumblenessarrogance


The wicked man earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness and lives his life with integrity will have a true reward [that is both permanent and satisfying].

Verse ConceptsReward, DivineServants, Working Conditions OfSowing And ReapingWagesSowing GoodWages For EvilReward For WorksReaping What You SowDeception


The ransom for a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor man does not even have to listen to a rebuke or threats [from the envious].

Verse ConceptsRansomThreatsSatisfied With RichesSaving Money


Understanding (spiritual insight) is a [refreshing and boundless] wellspring of life to those who have it,
But to give instruction and correction to fools is foolishness.

Verse ConceptsFountainsFolly, Effects OfAdvice, Bad Human AdviceWisdom, Human ImportanceFountains Of LifeMetaphorical SpringsBenefits Of WisdomLife By WisdomFountains Used FigurativelyEducation


A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family]
And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyEmployeesServants Of PeopleAuthority Delegated To People


The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].

Verse ConceptsUnfaithfulness, To GodContentiousnessPunishment of the The Wickedtraitors


So that your trust and reliance and confidence may be in the Lord,
I have taught these things to you today, even to you.

Verse ConceptsTeaching The Way Of GodTrust In God!TrustFaith And Trust


Have I not written to you excellent things
In counsels and knowledge,

Verse ConceptsThirty


If you have nothing with which to pay [another’s debt when he defaults],
Why should his creditor take your bed from under you?

Verse ConceptsBedsBeing Poor


The morsel which you have eaten you will vomit up,
And you will waste your compliments.

Verse ConceptsCompliments


For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

Verse ConceptsHumiliationSelf ExaltationMoving UpwardsAbasing PeopleWaiting Till Marriage


Or he who hears it will shame you
And the rumor about you [and your action in court] will have no end.

Verse ConceptsBad NewsHurt And Betrayal


Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as you need,
Otherwise, being filled excessively, you vomit it.

Verse ConceptsExcessSelf DenialDietsOverweightObesityHoneyMore Than EnoughCandyovereating


Stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But a fool’s [unreasonable] wrath is heavier and more burdensome than both of them.

Verse ConceptsMineralsSandProvokingAnger, Characteristic Of FoolsHeavy BurdensSand And GravelUnnamed People Angry With Othersweight


He who leads the upright astray on an evil path
Will himself fall into his own pit,
But the blameless will inherit good.

Verse ConceptsApostasy, Personal WarningsRetributionTrapEnticersDigging Pits


He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Qualities NeededAmusements, Evil ResultsDaydreamingPoverty, Causes OfSluggardsTilling The SoilIndustryPovertyCultivationBecoming Poor


To have regard for one person over another and to show favoritism is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

Verse ConceptsFavouritismInjustice, Examples OfRespect, For Human BeingsEffect Of BribesRespect


He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will find him to be a son in the end.

Verse ConceptsTreatment From YouthSoft TreatmentslaveryRaising Children


Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].

Verse ConceptsSelf AbasementFoolish Peopleignorance


I have not learned [skillful and godly] wisdom,
Nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One [who is the source of wisdom].

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human Nature


Two things I have asked of You;
Do not deny them to me before I die:

Verse ConceptsTwo Intangible ThingsBefore Death


This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
And says, “I have done no wrong.”

Verse ConceptsAdulterersAdultery, Results OfComplacencyMouthsInsensibilityFruits Of SinNo SinPlea Of Innocenceadultry


The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in groups;

Verse ConceptsInsectsLocustsNo King


If you have foolishly exalted yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.

Verse ConceptsPlansHow Silence Is WiseSeeking Honour


“Many daughters have done nobly, and well [with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness],
But you excel them all.”

Verse ConceptsBeing A MotherVirtuous WomanOutdoingWomen's BeautyWomen's Strengthwomanwomanhood