She calleth before the congregation in the open gates, and showeth her words through the city, saying,

For length of days and years of life [worth living]
And tranquility and prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.

With wisdom hath the LORD laid the foundation of the earth, and through understanding hath he established the heavens.

Through his wisdom the depths break up, and the clouds drop down of the dew.

Her feet go down unto death, and her steps pierce through unto hell.

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

Till an arrow strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.

For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

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

Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.

For through me thy days shall be prolonged, and the years of thy life shall be many.

When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

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

A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

The wicked falleth into the snare through the malice of his own mouth; but the just shall escape out of peril.

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled is wisdom.

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

The field of the poor may produce much food, but it can be swept away through injustice.

Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.

The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has hope and confidence and a refuge [with God] even in death.

Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.

Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,
since a throne is established through righteousness.

A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

The words of a slanderer are very wounds, and go through unto the inmost parts of the body.

A person's spirit sustains him through sickness -- but who can bear a crushed spirit?

A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].

Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.

Finalize plans with counsel,
and wage war with sound guidance.

The lantern of the LORD is the breath of man; and goeth through all the inward parts of the body.

Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.

Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.

Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established:

Through discretion shall the chambers be filled with all costly and pleasant riches.

For through wise counsel you will wage your war, and victory lies in an abundance of advisors.

A ruler can be persuaded through patience,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

Because of sin the land doth oft change her prince; but through men of understanding and wisdom a realm endureth long.

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.

A king brings stability to a land through justice, but a man who takes bribes brings it to ruin.

Lest I be so full, I deny thee, and say, "What fellow is the LORD?" And lest I, being constrained through poverty, fall unto stealing and foreswear the name of my God.

Through three things the earth is disquieted, and the fourth may it not bear:

through a servant that beareth rule, through a fool that hath great riches,

through an idle housewife, and through a handmaiden that is heir to her mistress.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

She sees that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out, but it burns continually through the night [she is prepared for whatever lies ahead].