I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes,

when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

Then you will understand what is right, just, and upright every good path.

he taught me and told me, "Let your heart fully embrace what I have to say; keep my commandments and live!

But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness, and they do not know what they are stumbling over.

My son, pay attention to my words, and listen closely to what I say.

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

Indeed, what a man does is always in the LORD's presence, and he weighs all his paths.

My son, guard what I say and treasure my commands.

So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I have to say.

"I'm calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind!

Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is right.

The LORD won't cause the righteous to hunger, but he will reject what the wicked crave.

What the righteous say is a flowing fountain, but what the wicked say conceals violence.

What the righteous person says is like precious silver; the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.

What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.

What the wicked fears will come about, but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

What the righteous hope for brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked dies.

Righteous lips know what is prudent, but the words of the wicked are perverse.

When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing.

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

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

Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.

If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive.

The truth teller speaks what is right, but the false witness speaks what is deceitful.

Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.

A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness.

The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession.

What the wise have to teach is a fountain of life and causes someone to avoid the snares of death.

What a fool says brings a rod to his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

Won't those who plot evil go astray? But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

What the wise have to say disseminates knowledge, but it's not in the heart of fools to do so.

When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.

Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.

Better to be humble among the poor, than to share what is stolen with the proud.

What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom, but is senseless?

Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable; anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding.

The positive words that a man speaks fill his stomach; he will be satisfied with what his lips produce.

The power of the tongue is life and death those who love to talk will eat what it produces.

Whoever finds a wife finds what is good, and receives favor from the LORD.

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is just.

What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

What the wicked person sacrifices is detestable how much more when he offers it with vile motives!

The wicked man puts up a bold appearance, but the upright thinks about what he is doing.

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

You'll vomit up what little you've eaten, and your compliments will have been wasted.

My innermost being will be glad when your lips speak what is right.

for there is surely a future life, and what you hope for will not be cut off.

Your eyes will see strange things, and with slurred words you'll speak what you really believe.

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?

Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.

They will be destroyed suddenly, and who knows what kind of punishment will come from these two?

A kiss on the lips that's what someone who gives an honest answer deserves.

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."

for it is better that it be told you, "Come up here," than for you to be placed lower in the presence of an official. What you've seen with your own eyes,

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

If you find some honey, eat only what you need. Take too much, and you'll vomit.

A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow that's what a man is who lies about his neighbor.

A bad tooth and an unsteady foot that's what confidence in an unreliable man is like in a time of trouble.

Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.

Cold water to someone who is thirsty that's what good news from a distant land is.

A muddied spring or a polluted well that's what a righteous person is who compromises with the wicked.

Useless legs to the lame that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

Tying a stone to a sling that's what giving honor to a fool is.

A thorn in the hand of a drunkard that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

Picking up a dog by the ears that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.

that's what someone is like who lies to his neighbor and then says, "I was joking, wasn't I?"

A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.

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

Whoever misleads the upright along an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

A roaring lion and a charging bear that's what a wicked tyrant is over poor people.

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

A discourse by the faithful collector. This is what this valiant man declared to the God with me, to the God with me, who then prevailed:

I never acquired wisdom, but I know what the Holy One knows.

Who has ascended to heaven, and then descended? Who has collected the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped up waters in a garment? Who has established all the farthest points of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!

Some people what an arrogant look they have! raise their eyebrows haughtily.

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

Otherwise, they may drink and forget what has been ordained, perverting justice for all the oppressed.