For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;

When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,

She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

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

Like a loving deer, a beautiful doe, let her breasts satisfy you all the time. Be constantly intoxicated by her love.

Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

Keep my commands and live, and my teaching like [the] {apple of your eye}.

Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.

The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

Then I was by him, like a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever.

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him.

The way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

The mouth of the righteous flows with [skillful and godly] wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

Like as righteousness bringeth life; even so to cleave unto evil, bringeth death.

Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].

The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

A calm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,
But passion and envy are like rottenness to the bones.

Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.

A scoffer does not like to be reproved. He will not go to the wise.

The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.

Like as the clearness of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; so doth a good name feed the bones.

The fury of a king is like messengers of death,
But a wise man will appease it.

In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

A worthless man digs up evil,
While his words are like scorching fire.

Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

A discreet servant shall have more rule than the sons that have no wisdom, and shall have like heritage with the brethren.

Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.

A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgment
Sifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.

The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

Whoso hordeth up riches with the deceitfulness of his tongue: he is a fool, and like unto them that seek their own death.

The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.

Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.

for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.

Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.

In the end, its bite is like that of a snake, its wound like the wound of a poison-snake.

Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.

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.

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

Like a kiss on the lips is the one who gives an honest answer.

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."

So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Like clouds and wind without rain
Is a man who boasts of his gifts falsely.

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

Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow
Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.

Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.

Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is good news from a distant land.

Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

Like as it is not good to eat too much honey; even so, he that will search out high things, it shall be too heavy for him.

He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.

Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
So a curse without cause does not alight.

Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.