to Him who divided the Red Sea into parts; for His mercy endures forever;

To Him who led His people through the wilderness; for His mercy endures forever.

To Him who struck great kings; for His mercy endures forever;

Do not let an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him correct me, it is oil on my head, let not my head refuse it; for still my prayer also shall be against their wickedness.

I poured out my prayer before Him; I declared my trouble before Him.

O Jehovah, what is man that You take knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that You esteem him?

Jehovah is near all those who call on Him, all those who call on Him in truth.

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Jehovah watches over all those who love Him; but all the wicked He will destroy.

Jehovah takes pleasure in those who fear Him, who hope in His mercy.

Praise Jehovah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.

Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts.

Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all stars of light.

Praise Him, heavens of heavens, and waters that are above the heavens.

He also lifts up the horn of His people, the praise of all His saints, even of the sons of Israel, a people near to Him. Praise Jehovah!

Let them praise His name in the dance; let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.

Praise Jehovah. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the expanse of His power.

Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to His excellent greatness.

Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre.

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and pipes.

Praise Him on the sounding cymbals; praise Him with the resounding cymbals.

In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

And, behold, there a woman met him, with the dress of a harlot and a guarded heart.

And she caught him and kissed him, and with a hard face she said to him,

he has taken a bag of silver with him and will come home at the day of the full moon.

With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.

even I was a workman at His side; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him;

The simple one, let him turn in here. To one lacking heart, she says to him,

The simple one, let him turn in here. And to one lacking heart, she says to him,

In the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him who is without understanding.

What the wicked fears shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing is on the head of him who sells.

He who carefully seeks good gets favor; but he who seeks mischief, it shall come to him.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the reward of a man's hands shall be given to him.

He who keeps his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide, it is ruin to him.

Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who listens to correction shall be honored.

He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him early.

He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

A scorner seeks wisdom, and it is not found, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

Go from before a foolish man when you do not see in him the lips of knowledge.

He who presses the poor curses his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the poor.

Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but among fools it is made known.

The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

The way of the wicked is hateful to Jehovah, but He loves him who pursues righteousness.

Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way; he who hates reproof shall die.

A scorner does not love one who corrects him, nor will he go to the wise.

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

Folly is joy to him who is without any wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

When a man's ways please Jehovah, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right.

Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

He who labors works for himself, for his mouth craves it from him.

A violent man lures his neighbor and makes him go in a way not good.

A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever he turns, he is prudent.

An evil one seeks only rebellion; so a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Wisdom is before him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

If one answers a matter before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

The first in his cause seems just, but his neighbor comes and searches him.

All the brothers of the poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are lacking.

He who has pity upon the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will reward his dealing to him.

Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not set your soul on making him die.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him yet you must do it again.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever stirs him up to anger sins against his own soul.

The just walks in his integrity; his sons are blessed after him.

It is bad! Bad, says the buyer; but when it is left to him, then he boasts.

Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger; and take a pledge from him for strangers.

A gossip is a revealer of secrets; so do not mix with him who flatters with his lips.

The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye, nor desire his dainty foods;

Do not withhold correction from a boy, for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.

You shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from hell.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice; and he who fathers a wise child shall have joy from him.

lest Jehovah see, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.

He who says to the wicked, You are righteous; the people shall curse him and nations shall abhor him.

But to those who rebuke him, it shall be a delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Do not say, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will give to the man according to his work.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness, lest you also be like him.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth.

He who hates pretends with his lips and stores up deceit within him.

When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him; for seven hateful things are in his heart.

Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it; and he who rolls a stone, it will turn back to him.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer him who shames me.

Take his robe that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for a strange woman.

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

Though you should pound a fool in a bowl with a bar in the midst of wheat, his foolishness will not depart from him.

He who increases his wealth by interest and unjust gain, he shall gather it for him who will pity the poor.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

A man who is pressed down with the blood of a soul shall flee to the pit; do not let them uphold him.

He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

A man's pride shall bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.