If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.

We'll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we'll fill our houses with spoil.

but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves.

When you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.

Listen, my son: accept my words, and you'll live a long, long time.

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

Because the command is a lamp and the Law a light, rebukes that discipline are a way of life

Keep my commands and you'll live. Guard my teaching as you do your eyesight.

He took a fist full of cash and he'll return home in a month."

Grab hold of my instruction in lieu of money and knowledge instead of the finest gold,

Since Sheol and Abaddon lie open in the LORD's presence, how much more the hearts of human beings!

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and you'll be wise for the rest of your life.

Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.

Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you.

Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse person, but whoever is cautious stays far away from them.

for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he'll say to you, but his heart won't be with you.

You'll vomit up what little you've eaten, and your compliments will have been wasted.

Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

Your eyes will see strange things, and with slurred words you'll speak what you really believe.

Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;

Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.

Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."

If you find some honey, eat only what you need. Take too much, and you'll vomit.

Seldom set foot in your neighbor's home; otherwise, he'll grow weary and hate you.

For you'll be piling burning coals of shame on his head and the LORD will reward you.

Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked, but whoever keeps it fights them.

Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son, but whoever keeps company with gluttons brings shame to his father.

If someone quits listening to the Law even his prayer is detestable.

Without prophetic vision, people abandon restraint, but those who obey the Law are happy.

If you pamper a servant from his childhood, later on he'll become ungrateful.

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.