For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;

in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

Men don't despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:

but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

She is loud and defiant. Her feet don't stay in her house.

Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.

He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.

Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.

Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the rooms of death.

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.

For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver.

while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

Hear instruction, and be wise. Don't refuse it.

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

"Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

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.

It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

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

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

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

He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Truth's lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.

A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

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

The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.

Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.