Jehovah is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works.

While I live I will praise Jehovah; I will sing praises to my God while I have any being.

Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose help is in Jehovah his God,

Jehovah shall reign forever, even your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise Jehovah!

Praise Jehovah; for it is good to sing praises to our God; for praise is delightful and becoming.

Sing to Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing praise on the harp to our God,

Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand,

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

the wise hears and increases learning; and understanding ones get wisdom;

But whoever listens to me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

then you shall understand the fear of Jehovah and find the knowledge of God.

Then you shall understand righteousness and judgment and honesty, every good path.

who forsakes the guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.

in order that you may walk in the way of good and keep the paths of the righteous.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

and you shall find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

For I give you good teaching; do not forsake my law.

Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not; nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

Wisdom is the main thing; get wisdom; and with all your getting get understanding.

He shall get a wound and dishonor; and his shame shall not be wiped away.

The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom; but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

The desire of the righteous is only good; the hope of the wicked is wrath.

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

The good gets grace from Jehovah, but He will condemn a man of wicked thoughts.

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.

Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop, but a good word makes it glad.

From the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence.

Good understanding gives favor, but the way of traitors is ever flowing.

Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his sons' sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, but a good man from himself.

The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Do not those who think evil go astray? But mercy and truth shall be to those who think of good.

The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart; a good report makes the bones fat.

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will quiet it.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver!

He who handles a matter wisely shall find good, and whoever trusts in Jehovah, happy is he.

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

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, since he has no heart for it?

He who loves fighting loves transgression; he who makes his gate high seeks ruin.

He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a crooked tongue falls into mischief.

A merry heart does good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.

And it is not good to punish the just, nor to strike princes for uprightness.

It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, nor to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Whoever finds a wife finds good and gets favor from Jehovah.

Also without knowledge the soul is not good, and he who hurries with his feet sins.

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

Purposes are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.

Different kinds of weights are hateful to Jehovah, and a false balance is not good.

The righteous wisely considers the house of the wicked; but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful to God; how much more when he brings it with a wicked mind?

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches; and loving favor rather than silver or gold.

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate;

lest you learn his ways and get a snare to your soul.

For surely there is a hereafter, and your hope shall not be cut off.

Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the gate.

My son, eat honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;

so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; when you have found it, then there shall be a reward, and your hope shall not be cut off.

These also are for the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

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

The glory of God is to hide a thing; but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.

Like cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Whoever causes the righteous man to go astray in an evil way, he himself shall fall into his own pit; but the upright shall inherit good.

Blessed is the man dreading God, but he who hardens his heart shall fall into mischief.

To have respect of persons is not good; yea, for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

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

lest I be full and deceive, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, and violate the name of my God.

one girded in the loins; and a he-goat; and a king when his army is with him.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night.

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all which is done under the heavens. It is a sad task God has given to the sons of men to be humbled by it.

I sought in my heart to drag my flesh with wine, yet leading my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, until I might see where the good for the sons of men might be, what they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.

I also gathered silver and gold to myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got men singers and women singers for myself, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and very many wives.

Is it not good that he should eat and drink and make his soul see good in his labor? This I also saw, that it was from the hand of God.

For God gives wisdom, and knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives labor, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;

I have seen the task which God has given to the sons of men to be humbled by it.

He has made everything beautiful in His time; also He has set eternity in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God makes from the beginning to the end.

I know that there is no good in them, but to rejoice and to do good in his life.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.

I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God does it so that they fear before Him.

That which has been is now; and that which is to be has already been; and God requires that which is past.

I said in my 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 my heart concerning the matter of sons of men, that God might reveal them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother; yet there is no end to all his labor; and his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he says, For whom do I labor and take good from my soul? This is also vanity. Yes, it is an evil business.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they do not know that they are doing evil.

Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be hasty to say a word before God. For God is in Heaven, and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few.

When you vow a vow to God, do not wait to pay it. For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you have vowed.

Do not allow your mouth to cause your flesh to sin; do not say before the angel that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

For in the multitude of dreams, both words and vanities abound; but fear God.

When the good thing increases, those who eat it increase; then what profit is it to its owners, except to see it with their eyes?

Behold that which I have seen. it is good and right for one to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labor that he labors under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion.