to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

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

If they say, "Come with us, Let's lie in wait for blood; let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

You shall cast your lot among us. We'll all have one purse."

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

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

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

Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

for whom the LORD loves, he reproves; even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her, and those who hold on to her are blessed

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

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

The LORD's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

Surely he is scornful to scoffers, but he gives grace to the humble.

The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

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

For they do not sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what they stumble over.

Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;

in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

For the commandment is a lamp, and the Law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:

but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

Keep my commandments and live. Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

She is loud and defiant. Her feet do not stay in her house.

Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.

He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool to the correction of the stocks.

Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.

Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.

For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.

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

My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver.

while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

Hear instruction, and be wise. Do not refuse it.

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

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

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

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

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.

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

"Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.

A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.