Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Let our sons in their youth be like plants full grown,
And our daughters like corner pillars fashioned for a palace;

They will overflow [like a fountain] when they speak of Your great and abundant goodness
And will sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,

Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save.

He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

He has not dealt with any other nation like this; they never knew his decrees. Hallelujah!

For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive and whole, {like those who descend to the pit}.

Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds,

Return to my correction! Look, I will pour out my spirit on you, and I will make my words known to you.

When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you,

if you seek her like silver and search her out {like treasure},

He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,

She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.

But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.

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

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Like a loving deer, a beautiful doe, let her breasts satisfy you all the time. Be constantly intoxicated by her love.

He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Save yourself like a gazelle from a hand, or like a bird from the hand of a fowler.

So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks [slowly, but surely]
And your need [will come] like an armed man [making you helpless].

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

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

He will not look, at any ransom, neither will he consent, though thou increase the bribe.

Keep my commands and live, and my teaching like [the] {apple of your eye}.

A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,
having a hidden agenda.

That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!

Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome],
Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,

Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound];
Like a bird fluttering straight into the net,
He did not know that it would cost him his life.

Then I was by him, like a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.

Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, hath an age-abiding foundation.

Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus [is] the lazy to one who employs him.

The way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

The mouth of the righteous flows with [skillful and godly] wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

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

Like as righteousness bringeth life; even so to cleave unto evil, bringeth death.

A beautiful woman who rejects good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

He who leans on and trusts in and is confident in his riches will fall,
But the righteous [who trust in God’s provision] will flourish like a green leaf.

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Whoever loves instruction and discipline loves knowledge,
But he who hates reproof and correction is stupid.

A woman of strength [is] the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.

It's better to be unimportant, yet have a servant, than to pretend to be important, but lack food.

Look: what a fool taketh in hand, he thinketh it well done; but he that is wise, will be counseled.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].

Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for lack of justice.

The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.

The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.

A calm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,
But passion and envy are like rottenness to the bones.

The eyes of the LORD look on every place; both upon the good and bad.

Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.

A scoffer does not like {his rebuke}; to the wise he will not go.

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him],
But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.

Plans, are frustrated, for lack of consultation, but, by the multitude of counsellors, shall counsel, be established.

A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and look: what thou devisest, it shall prosper.

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

In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips [are] like a scorching fire.

Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

A discreet servant shall have more rule than the sons that have no wisdom, and shall have like heritage with the brethren.

Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

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

[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters [copious and difficult to fathom];
The fountain of [mature, godly] wisdom is like a bubbling stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].

The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

The wealth of the rich [is] {his strong city}, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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

He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the LORD; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.

A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

Roaring like the lion [is the] dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgment
Sifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.

The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.