A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but an unquiet mind maketh it heavy.

A discerning mind seeks knowledge,
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering,
but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.

The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man,
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

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

Better it is to be of humble mind with the lowly, than to divide the spoils with the proud.

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth [in wisdom]
And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Fair words are a honeycomb, a refreshing of the mind, and health of the bones.

A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.

A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

What helpeth it to give a fool money in his hand, whereas he hath no mind to buy wisdom?

One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.

A merry heart maketh a lusty age; but a sorrowful mind drieth up the bones.

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own mind.

Before a man's downfall, his mind is arrogant, but humility precedes honor.

The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.

Of the fruit of a man's mouth, shall his inmost mind be satisfied, with the product of his lips, shall he be satisfied.

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind?

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise,
and apply your mind to my knowledge.

For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.

for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.

My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Listen, my son, and be wise;
keep your mind on the right course.

Oh give, my son, thy mind unto me, and let, thine eyes, observe, my ways;

Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

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.

Like as the winter cool in the harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, and refresheth his master's mind.

Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;

He who trusts confidently in his own heart is a [dull, thickheaded] fool,
But he who walks in [skillful and godly] wisdom will be rescued.

A fool utters all his mind: but a wise man keeps it in till afterwards.

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

give not over thy substance and mind unto women, which are the destruction even of kings.

Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.

She opens and extends her hand to the poor,
And she reaches out her filled hands to the needy.

I applied my mind to seek and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.

Thus I have considered all the things that come to pass under the Sun, and lo, they are all but vanity and vexation of mind.

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

I explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life with wine and how to grasp folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

I acquired, men-servants and women-servants, and, the children of the household, were mine, - also possessions, herds and flocks in abundance, were mine, beyond all who had been before me in Jerusalem;

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor.

But when I considered all the works that my hands had wrought, and all the labours that I had taken therein: Lo, all was vanity and vexation of mind, and nothing of any value under the Sun.

Then thought I in my mind, "If it happeneth unto the fool as it doth unto me, what needeth me then to labour any more for wisdom?" So I confessed within my heart, that this also was but vanity.

Thus began I to be weary of my life, in so much that I could away with nothing that is done under the Sun, for all was but vanity and vexation of mind:

So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.

For what getteth a man of all the labor and travail of his mind, that he taketh under the Sun,

For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Again, I saw that all travail and diligence of labour was hated of every man. This is also a vain thing, and a vexation of mind.

As for the people that have been before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable: yet is not their joy the greater through him. This is also a vain thing and a vexation of mind. (v17) When thou comest into the house of God, keep thy foot and draw nigh, that thou mayest hear: that is better than the offerings of fools, for they know not what evil they do

Guard your steps and focus on what you are doing as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the [careless or irreverent] sacrifice of fools; for they are too ignorant to know they are doing evil.

All the labour that man taketh is for himself, and yet his desire is never filled after his mind.

The sight of the eyes is better, then that the soul should so depart away. Howbeit, this is also a vain thing and a disquietness of mind.

Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe destroys the mind.

Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.

I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

Whoever obeys [his] command will not suffer disaster. The wise mind knows the [proper] time and the right [procedure].

All this I have seen, applying my mind to all the work that is done under the sun, at a time when one man has authority over another to his harm.

Whenever a sentence for a crime is not carried out swiftly, the human mind becomes determined to commit evil.

When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),

For all these things purposed I in my mind to seek out. The righteous and wise, yea and their servants also are in the hand of God: and there is no man that knoweth either love or hate, but all things are before them.

Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.

But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.

So enjoy yourself in your youth, young man, and be encouraged during your younger days. Live as you like, consistent with your world view, but keep in mind that God will bring you to account for everything.

Banish emotional stress from your mind. and put away pain from your body; for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

The words of the wise are like [prodding] goads, and these collected sayings are [firmly fixed in the mind] like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother's sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept.

To a mare of mine, in the chariots of Pharaoh, have I likened thee, my fair one!

My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth his flock among the lilies.

(The Bridegroom)“I have come into my garden, my sister, my [promised] bride;
I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam and spice [from your sweet words].
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, friends;
Drink and drink deeply, O lovers.”

I slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.

I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: He feedeth his flock among the lilies.

My dove, mine undefiled, is but one; She is the only one of her mother, She is the choice one of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and they called her blessed; The queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: The thousand silver-pieces be to thee, Solomon; And to the keepers of its fruit, two hundred.

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil,

Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah! I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies.

He will swear, in that day, saying - I will take no control, When in mine own house, is neither food nor clothing, - Ye must not set me for a ruler of people!

Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: - A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill;

In mine ears'saith Jehovah of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.

And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on listening, but do not understand;
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’

Make the heart of this people insensitive, and make its ears unresponsive, and shut its eyes so that it may not look with its eyes and listen with its ears and comprehend [with] its mind and turn back, and it may be healed [for] him."

Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.

For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;

For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee'shall be accomplished, and mine anger'shall be directed to his destruction.

Lo, GOD is my salvation! I will trust and not dread, - For, my might and melody, is Yah, Yahweh, And he hath become mine, by salvation.

I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones.