Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

"How long will you simpletons love naivet?? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes,

But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

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

None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.

for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.

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

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

So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck.

he taught me, and he said to me: "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

for they are life to those who find them and healing to one's entire body.

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

And at the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are wasted away.

a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always.

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

for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.

Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

till an arrow pierces his liver -- like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

"I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

that I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, and that I may fill their treasuries.

For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.

But the one who does not find me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."

Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding."

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

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

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

Fearing the Lord prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

The ransom of a person's life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

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.

A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.

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

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

The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

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

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.

The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.

The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.

In the light of the king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

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

The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.

It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.

The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life.

If you say, "But we did not know about this," does not the one who evaluates hearts consider? Does not the one who guards your life know? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?

Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.

An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

She brings him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She is clothed with strength and honor, and she can laugh at the time to come.