The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

For they shall be a garland of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.

If they say, Come with us. Let us lay wait for blood. Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.

For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird,

and these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

I also will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when your fear comes,

when your fear comes as a storm, and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of LORD.

For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

But he who hearkens to me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.

yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding,

if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,

then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

For LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth [is] knowledge and understanding.

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright, a shield to those who walk in integrity,

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to thy soul,

(for her house inclines to death, and her paths to the dead;

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

For length of days, and years of life, and peace, they will add to thee.

Be not wise in thine own eyes. Fear LORD, and depart from evil.

For whom LORD loves he reproves, {and he whips every son whom he receives (LXX/NT)}.

For the gain of it is better than the gain of silver, and the profit of it than fine gold.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes.

For LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being taken.

For the perverse man is an abomination to LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.

For I give you good doctrine. Forsake ye not my law.

For I was a son to my father, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

Take firm hold of instruction. Do not let her go. Keep her, for she is thy life.

For they do not sleep unless they do evil. And their sleep is taken away unless they cause to fall.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.

Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and put perverse lips far from thee.

For the lips of an interloping woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.

Remove thy way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,

Let them be for thyself alone, and not for strangers with thee.

For why should thou, my son, be ravished with an interloping woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

For the ways of man are before the eyes of LORD, and he makes level all his paths.

He shall die for lack of instruction. And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger,

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts for the precious life.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

For jealousy is a man's fury, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice,

For the man is not at home. He has gone a long journey.

With her much fair speech she causes him to yield. With the flattering of her lips she forces him along.

till an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hastens to the snare. And he does not know that it is for his life.

For she has cast down many wounded. Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. And the opening of my lips shall be right things.

For my mouth shall utter truth. And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me. For blessed are those who keep my ways.

For he who finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of LORD.

He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.

He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

The fear of LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

He who is surety for a stranger shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.

A ring of gold in a swine's snout, [is] a fair woman who is without discretion.

The words of the wicked lay in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

In the fear of LORD is strong confidence, and his sons shall have a place of refuge.

The fear of LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

There is grievous correction for him who forsakes the way. He who hates reproof shall die.

Better is little with the fear of LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.

LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

The fear of LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor [is] humility.

LORD has made everything for its own end, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of LORD men depart from evil.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him.

A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but LORD tries the hearts.

He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Also to punish a righteous man is not good, [nor] to smite nobles for uprightness.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for stripes.

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues [with] words, [but] they are gone.

Luxurious living is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over rulers.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty, for if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.

The fear of LORD is life to a man, and he shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil.

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and stripes for the back of fools.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for foreigners.

Say thou not, I will recompense evil. Wait for LORD, and he will save thee.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.

The way of him who is laden with guilt is exceedingly crooked, but as for a pure man, his work is right.

A wicked man is a ransom for a righteous man, and the treacherous dealer for the upright.