to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion,

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

Because I have called, and ye have refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man has regarded,

to deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

that thou may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

so thou shall find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done thee no harm.

Do not envy thou the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

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

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

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.

For the ways of man are before the eyes of LORD, and he makes level all his paths.

His own iniquities shall take a wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.

so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

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

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

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

For jealousy is a man's fury, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding

For the man is not at home. He has gone a long journey.

He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.

To you, O men, I call. And my voice is to the sons of men.

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.

By me rulers rule, and ranking men, [even] all the judges of the earth.

rejoicing in his habitable earth. And my delight was with the sons of men.

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

He who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man [gets] himself a bruise.

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Give opportunity to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

LORD will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The memory of a righteous man is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.

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

The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man [is] to sin.

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

The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief, and [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.

A righteous man shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked [is] perverseness.

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.

When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation shall perish, and the hope of iniquity perishes.

A righteous man is delivered out of trouble, and a wicked man comes in his stead.

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

A gracious woman obtains honor, and aggressive men obtain riches.

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

A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.

Hand in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

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

The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.

Behold, a righteous man shall be recompensed in the earth, how much more the wicked man and the sinner!

A good man shall obtain favor of LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

A righteous man regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

A wicked man desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives.

A wicked man is snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the actions of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.

A fool's vexation is instantly known, but a prudent man conceals shame.

There shall no mischief happen to a righteous man, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad.

A righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked causes them to err.

The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hears no threatening.

Through pride a vain man causes contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

The law of a wise man is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.

Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

A righteous man eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.

The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man from his own fruits.

A simple man believes every word, but the prudent man looks well to his going.

A wise man fears, and departs from evil, but the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.

He who is soon angry will deal foolishly. And a man of wicked devices is hated.

The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.

He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.

An evil man is thrust down in his evil-doing, but a righteous man has hope in his death.

In the house of a righteous man is much treasure, but in the revenues of a wicked man is trouble.

The way of a wicked man is an abomination to LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

Sheol and Abaddon are before LORD. How much more then the hearts of the sons of men!

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Folly is joy to him who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding makes his going straight.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!

To the wise man the way of life [is] upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.

The heart of a righteous man meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from LORD.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but LORD weighs the spirits.