For their feet will run to evil, and they will hasten to pour out blood:

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

To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

Lest strangers be filled with thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,

Drink water from your own cistern [of a pure marriage relationship]
And fresh running water from your own well.

Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].

For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

Accept my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.

“Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power and strength are mine.

Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.

Through me, lords bear rule, and all judges of the earth execute judgment.

My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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

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

The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.

When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Without oxen a stall is clean, And great is the increase by the power of the ox.

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,
But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.

All the days of the poor [are] hard, but goodness of heart [is] a continuous feast.

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

A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

The LORD abhorreth all presumptuous and proud hearts; there may neither strength nor power escape.

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper, than capturing a city.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

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

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.

When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes,
And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters [copious and difficult to fathom];
The fountain of [mature, godly] wisdom is like a bubbling stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

Unseemly for dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him , thou must do it yet again.

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.

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

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

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

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

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

A false witness shall perish; but he that will be content to hear, shall always have power to speak himself.

The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.

For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

A brier cometh into the hand of a drunken-man, a proverb into the mouth of dullards.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory and celebration;
But when the wicked rise [to prominence], men hide themselves.

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves;
But when the wicked perish, the [consistently] righteous increase and become great.

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.