Let's swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit.

For her house leads down to death, and her paths down to the realm of the dead.

My son, don't forget my instruction, and keep my commandments carefully in mind.

When you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.

Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

Avoid it! Don't travel on it! Turn away from it, and pass on by.

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter until the full light of day.

Never talk deceptively and don't keep company with people whose speech is corrupt.

Her feet go down to death; her steps lead to Sheol.

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

Keep far away from her, and don't go near the entrance to her house,

so that you don't give your honor to others, and waste your best years;

so that strangers don't enrich themselves at your expense, and your work won't end up the possession of foreigners.

Don't allow yourself to sleep or even to close your eyes.

How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep?

Proceeding down the street near her corner, he makes his way toward her house

She is brazen and defiant her feet don't remain at home.

Come, let's make love until dawn; let's comfort ourselves with love,

Don't be led astray by her lifestyle, and don't imitate her behavior.

Listen to instruction and be wise. Don't ignore it.

Don't rebuke a mocker or he will hate you. Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.

The wise person accepts commands, but the chattering fool will be brought down.

Those who wink their eyes are trouble makers, and the mocking fool will be brought down.

Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up, but what the wicked say tears it down.

A person's anxiety weighs down his heart, but an appropriate word is encouraging.

Righteousness protects the blameless, but wickedness brings down the sinner.

Every wise woman builds up her household, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.

Discipline your son while there is still hope but don't set your heart on his destruction.

Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don't get involved with someone who talks too much.

Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you.

A wise man attacks the city of the mighty, bringing down the fortress in which they trust.

Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,

Don't make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered,

Don't be one of those who make promises to guarantee loans for debts.

If you don't have the ability to pay, why should your very bed be taken from under you?

Don't remove an ancient boundary stone that was set up by your ancestors.

Whenever you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully think about what is before you.

Don't crave his delicacies, because the meal is deceptive.

Don't exhaust yourself acquiring wealth; be smart enough to stop.

Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies,

Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

Don't move ancient boundaries or invade fields belonging to orphans;

Don't withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with a rod, he won't die.

Don't associate with heavy drinkers or dine with gluttons,

Listen to the one who fathered you, and don't despise your mother in her old age.

Purchase truth, but don't sell it; store up wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Don't stare into red wine, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

You will be like someone who lies down in the sea, or like someone who sleeps on top of a mast.

Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them,

If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?

Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;

Don't rejoice when your enemy falls; don't let yourself be glad when he stumbles.

Don't be anxious about those who practice evil, and don't be envious of the wicked.

My son, fear both the LORD and the king, and don't keep company with rebels.

Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.

Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."

Don't magnify yourself in the presence of a king, and don't pretend to be in the company of famous men,

don't be in a hurry to argue in court. Otherwise, what will you do later on when your neighbor humiliates you?

Instead, take up the matter with your neighbor, and don't betray another person's confidence.

Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.

The words of a gossip are like delicate morsels; they sink down deep within.

Though he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.

Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.

Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away.

because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next.

Evil men don't understand justice, but whoever seeks the LORD understands it all.

The righteous person is concerned about the poor; but the wicked don't understand what they need to know.

Don't add to his words, or he will rebuke you, and you will be shown to be a liar.

God, I have asked you for two things don't refuse me before I die

so that I don't become overfed and deny you by saying, "Who is the LORD?" or so that I don't become poor and steal, and then misuse the name of my God.

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

This is what an immoral woman is like: she eats, wipes her mouth, then says "I've done nothing wrong."

"Many women have done wonderful things," he says, "but you surpass all of them!"