“How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?

I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.
I will mock when terror strikes you,

But whoever listens to me will live securely
and be free from the fear of danger.”

He stores up success for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity

None return who go to her;
none reach the paths of life.

for they will bring you
many days, a full life, and well-being.

Long life is in her right hand;
in her left, riches and honor.

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.

They will be life for you
and adornment for your neck.

he taught me and said:
“Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.

Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you;
love her, and she will guard you.

Listen, my son. Accept my words,
and you will live many years.

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.

For they are life to those who find them,
and health to one’s whole body.

Guard your heart above all else,
for it is the source of life.

She doesn’t consider the path of life;
she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.

At the end of your life, you will lament
when your physical body has been consumed,

A loving doe, a graceful fawn—
let her breasts always satisfy you;
be lost in her love forever.

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,
and corrective discipline is the way to life.

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,
but an adulteress goes after a precious life.

Keep my commands and live;
protect my teachings
as the pupil of your eye.

Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.
Let’s feast on each other’s love!

until an arrow pierces its liver,
like a bird darting into a snare—
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

I love those who love me,
and those who search for me find me.

giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.

For the one who finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,

but the one who misses me harms himself;
all who hate me love death.”

Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;
pursue the way of understanding.

Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

For by Wisdom your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.

The labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.

The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
but the one who rejects correction goes astray.

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.

Genuine righteousness leads to life,
but pursuing evil leads to death.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but violence takes lives.

There is life in the path of righteousness,
but another path leads to death.

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The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.

Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

A wise man’s instruction is a fountain of life,
turning people away from the snares of death.

A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
but there are many who love the rich.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning people away from the snares of death.

A tranquil heart is life to the body,
but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,
but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him;
he will not consult the wise.

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.

For the discerning the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.

One who listens to life-giving rebukes
will be at home among the wise.

When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.

The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.

Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.

The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at night without danger.

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.

The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.

The result of humility is fear of the Lord,
along with wealth, honor, and life.

Strike him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.

Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?

otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you’ll never live it down.

To those who send him, a trustworthy messenger
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.

Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.

A leader who lacks understanding
is very oppressive,
but one who hates dishonest profit
prolongs his life.

Give beer to one who is dying
and wine to one whose life is bitter.

She rewards him with good, not evil,
all the days of her life.

Strength and honor are her clothing,
and she can laugh at the time to come.