My child, do not walk in their way. Keep your foot from their paths,

Thus are the ways of all who are greedy [for] gain-- it will take the life of its possessors.

They shall eat from the fruit of their way, and they shall be sated from their own schemes,

[in order] to guard paths of justice and keep the way of his faithful [ones].

[in order] to deliver you from the way of evil, from a man who speaks devious things--

those who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in ways of darkness,

{who are crooked in their ways}, and devious in their paths;

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.

Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.

Then you will walk in the confidence of your ways, and your foot will not stumble.

Do not envy a man of violence, and do not choose any of his ways,

In the way of wisdom I have instructed you; I have led you in the path of uprightness.

In the path of the wicked do not go; do not walk in the way of those who do evil.

The way of the wicked ones [is] like deep darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.

May the path of your foot be balanced and all your ways be sure.

She does not observe the path of life; her ways wander, [and] she does not know [it].

For before the eyes of Yahweh [are] {human ways}, and all his paths he examines.

Go to the ant, lazy! Consider its ways and be wise.

For [like] a lamp [is] a commandment, and instruction [is] light, and the way of life [is the] reproof of discipline,

May your heart not turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her path.

The ways of Sheol [are] her house, descending to chambers of death.

The fear of Yahweh [is] hatred of evil, pride, and arrogance and an evil way. And I hate a mouth of perversity.

In the way of righteousness I walk, in the midst of paths of justice,

"Yahweh possessed me, [the] first of his ways, before his acts {of old}.

"And now, children, listen to me; happy [are] those who will keep my ways.

Lay aside simplicity and live; walk in the way of understanding."

[in order] to call to those who pass by the road, those who go straight [on] their way:

Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin [belongs] to {evildoers}.

The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.

An abomination of Yahweh [are] the {crooked of heart}, but his delight [are] {those with blameless ways}.

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

A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

On the road of righteousness is life, and [on] the way of the path, [may there be] no death.

Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.

Good sense grants favor, but the way of the faithless is coarse.

He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious [in] his ways displeases him.

The wisdom of the clever is understanding his ways, but the folly of fools is deceit.

There is a way [that seems] upright {to} a man, but its end [is] the way of death.

From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied, and {from his own}, [so shall] a good man.

An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked, but he who pursues righteousness he will love.

Severe discipline [belongs] to him who forsakes the way; he who hates a rebuke will die.

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.

All the ways of a man [are] pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.

When the ways of a man are pleasing [to] Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

The {mind} of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.

The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

There is a way [that seems] upright {to} a man, but its end [is] the way of death.

A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way [that is] not good.

The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice.

As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.

[Away] from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?

Every way of a man is upright in his [own] eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.

Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner, but the pure [is] upright [in] his conduct.

Whoever wanders from the way of understanding, in the assembly of the dead he will rest.

Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.

Train the child {concerning his way}; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.

lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.

My child, may you give your heart to me, and may your eyes delight in my ways.

[Like] a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is the righteous who gives way before the wicked.

Better [to be] poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one [is] rich.

He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall. But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.

the way of the eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.

This is the way of a woman committing adultery: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says "I have not done wrong."

Do not give your strength to the women, and your ways to destroy kings.

She looks after the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she will not eat.