For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time.

for I am giving you good instruction.
Don’t abandon my teaching.

She will place a garland of grace on your head;
she will give you a crown of beauty.”

I am teaching you the way of wisdom;
I am guiding you on straight paths.

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Now, children, listen to me. Don't turn away from what I am saying.

Now I am at the point of utter disaster in the assembly and in the congregation."

Let her be as a loving hind and graceful doe,
Let her breasts refresh and satisfy you at all times;
Always be exhilarated and delight in her love.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.

I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

I am loving unto those that love me, and they that seek me early, shall find me.

In His preparing the heavens I am there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

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

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

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

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

A good stomach driveth away a man's disease; but when the spirit is vexed, who may abide it?

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

So that your confidence may be in the Lord, I am making them known to you today -- even you.

See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: