The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those who go down into the pit;

Because I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and no one paid attention;

but you have despised all my advice, and would have none of my warning.

Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;

But whoever listens to me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments;

For the crooked man is hateful to Jehovah, but His secret is with the righteous.

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but He blesses the home of the just.

Surely He scorns the scorners; but He gives grace to the lowly.

The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

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

Put away from you a wicked mouth, and devious lips put far from you.

but afterward she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

but if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the goods of his house.

I have peace offerings with me; today I have paid my vows.

I have decked my bed with coverings, with striped cloths of Egyptian linen.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Does not wisdom call? And does not understanding put forth her voice?

But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself; but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

But he does not know that the dead are there; her guests are in the depths of hell.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivers from death.

Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry; but He casts away the desire of the wicked.

He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

Blessings are on the head of the just; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The memory of the just is blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a babbling fool shall fall.

He who walks uprightly walks surely; but he who twists his ways shall be known.

He who winks the eye causes sorrow; but a babbling fool shall fall.

The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.

In the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him who is without understanding.

Wise ones store up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

He who keeps instruction is in the way of life; but he who refuses reproof goes astray.

In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.

The lips of the righteous feed many; but fools die for lack of wisdom.

What the wicked fears shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

As the storm passes, so the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

The fear of Jehovah prolongs days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

The way of Jehovah is strength to the upright; but ruin is to the workers of iniquity.

The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom; but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing; but the mouth of the wicked what is contrary.

False balances are hateful to Jehovah; but a just weight is His delight.

Pride comes, then shame comes; but with the lowly is wisdom.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them; but the crookedness of traitors shall destroy them.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but deceivers shall be taken in lust.

A hypocrite corrupts his neighbor with his mouth; but through knowledge the just shall be delivered.

By the blessing of the upright the city is lifted up, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

One despising his friend lacks heart, but a man of understanding remains silent.

One going with slander is a revealer of secrets, but the faithful of spirit keeps the matter hidden.

Where there is no wisdom, the people fall; but in the multitude of wise men there is safety.

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

The wicked makes a deceitful wage; but one sowing righteousness has a sure reward.

So righteousness tends to life; but one pursuing evil, it is to his own death.

They who are of a perverse heart are hateful to Jehovah, but the upright in the way are His delight.

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

There is one who scatters and yet increases; but one who withholds just due comes only to poverty.

He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing is on the head of him who sells.

He who carefully seeks good gets favor; but he who seeks mischief, it shall come to him.

He who trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall blossom like a branch.

Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge; but he who hates correction is like a brute animal.

The good gets grace from Jehovah, but He will condemn a man of wicked thoughts.

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

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The wicked are overthrown, and are gone; but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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

A righteous one understands the soul of his animal; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

He who tills his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he who follows vanities lacks heart.

The wicked desires the net of evils; but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of trouble.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to advice is wise.

A fool's vexation is known in a day, but the astute one covers shame.

He who breathes truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

The lips of truth shall be established forever, but only while I wink is a lying tongue.

Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to counselors of peace there is joy.

No evil shall happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Lying lips are hateful to Jehovah, but those who deal truly are His delight.

A wise man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools cries out foolishness.

The hand of the hard worker shall bear rule, but the lazy shall be under service.

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

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked seduces them.

The lazy one does not start after his game, but the wealth of a hard worker is precious.

A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a scorner does not hear rebuke.

From the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence.

The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.

The righteous hates lying, but the wicked one is odious and acts shamefully.

Righteousness guards the perfect of way, but wickedness subverts a sin-offering.

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.

The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Only by pride comes argument, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be taken away, but he who gathers by hand shall increase.