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

There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

There are those who act rich, yet have nothing; and those who act poor, yet have great riches.

Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

Poverty and disgrace come to those
who ignore discipline,
but the one who accepts correction will be honored.

Abundant food is in the fallow (uncultivated) ground of the poor,
But [without protection] it is swept away by injustice.

In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

The evil bow before those who are good,
the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.

Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

The Lord abhors the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

Those who are greedy for unjust gain bring trouble into their homes, but the person who hates bribes will live.

The LORD detests those who are proud; truly they will not go unpunished.

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

Understanding (spiritual insight) is a [refreshing and boundless] wellspring of life to those who have it,
But to give instruction and correction to fools is foolishness.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only in those things wherein his heart rejoiceth.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

Judgment was prepared for those mocking, and blows for the back of the foolish.

The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.

There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; those despised by Jehovah shall fall there.

To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:

Yea the morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreak and loose those sweet words.

Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;

Thy heart shall not envy against those sinning: but be in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

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

indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber
and increases those among men who are unfaithful.

Those who are seated late over the wine: those who go looking for mixed wine.

Deliver those that are drawn toward death, hold back those that are stumbling to the slaughter;

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

My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by
is like an archer who wounds everyone.

A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, [but] those who hate unjust gain will have long days.

Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.

Without prophetic vision, people abandon restraint, but those who obey the Law are happy.

Many are those who seek the {favor} of a ruler, but from Yahweh {one obtains justice}.

The righteous abhorreth the ungodly; but as for those that be in the right way, the wicked hate them.

Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

Don’t spend your energy on women
or your efforts on those who destroy kings.

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.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need.

She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.

There is no remembrance of the former generations ; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after.

I said to myself, “Look, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped wisdom and knowledge.”

And I turned to see wisdom, madness, and folly: for what the man that shall come after the king? with those things they did already.

Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!

And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the weeping of those who have evil done to them, and they had no comforter: and from the hands of the evil-doers there went out power, but they had no comforter.

So I considered those who are dead and gone more fortunate than those who are still alive.

For from the house of those turning away he came forth to reign; for also he being born in his kingdom became poor.

There was no end of all the people, of all those whose head he was, but they who come later will have no delight in him. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

When you make a vow or a pledge to God, do not put off paying it; for God takes no pleasure in fools [who thoughtlessly mock Him]. Pay what you vow.

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another].

When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither has he power in the day of death: and there is no release from that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

I saw all this as I applied my heart to all the deeds done under the sun: {sometimes those in authority harm others}.

Meanwhile, I saw the wicked being [honorably] buried, but those who came and went from the holy place were forgotten in the city, even though they had done so. This also [is] vanity!

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.

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),

The same fate [comes] to everyone: to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the wicked, to the clean and to the unclean, to those who sacrifice and to those who do not sacrifice. As [with] the good [man], so also to the sinner; [as with] those who swear an oath, so [also] those who fear oaths.

For whoever is chosen, to all those living, there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened,

And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;

The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.

(The Bridegroom)“How fair and beautiful you are, my darling,
How very beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are like those of a dove;
Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead [beyond the Jordan].

The sentinels making rounds in the city found me; they beat me, they wounded me; they took my cloak away from me-- {those sentinels on the walls}!

Thou art beautiful my friend, as delight; becoming as Jerusalem, a terror as those being furnished with banners.

Who this looking forth as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, a terror as those being furnished with banners?

And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.

The Beloved to Her Lover: Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-Hamon; he leased out the vineyard to those who maintained it. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

"Oh, you sinful nation! You people burdened down by iniquity! You offspring of those who keep practicing what is evil! You corrupt children! "They've abandoned the LORD; they've despised the Holy One of Israel; in their estrangement, they've walked away from me.

The upright town has become untrue; there was a time when her judges gave right decisions, when righteousness had a resting-place in her, but now she is full of those who take men's lives.

For this reason the Lord, the Lord of armies, the Strong One of Israel, has said, I will put an end to my haters, and send punishment on those who are against me;

Zion will be redeemed by justice, and those of her who repent, by righteousness.