I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—
From where shall my help come?

{A Song of degrees.} They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

If You will keep in mind iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand, O Lord?

It is like the dew of [Mount] Hermon
Coming down on the hills of Zion;
For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forevermore.

Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

O Lord, keep in mind against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; how they said, Let it be uncovered, uncovered even to its base.

If I mount the wings of the dawn, settle down in the region beyond the sea,

Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother's womb.

Examine me, God, and know my mind, test me, and know my thoughts.

As a result, my spirit is desolate within me, and my mind within me is appalled.

O turn you unto my correction: lo, I will express my mind unto you, and make you understand my words.

My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];

For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.

Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:

My son, don't forget my instruction, and keep my commandments carefully in mind.

Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

Do not focus on her beauty in your mind, nor allow her to take you prisoner with her flirting eyes,

Whoever commits adultery with a woman is out of his mind; by doing so he corrupts his own soul.

They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

Wise men store up and treasure knowledge [in mind and heart],
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse {mind} will be despised.

They that imagine evil in their mind, will deceive; but the counselors of peace shall have joy following them.

A good man shall enjoy the fruit of his mouth; but he that hath a froward mind, shall be spoiled.

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

Wisdom rests [silently] in the heart of one who has understanding,
But what is in the heart of [shortsighted] fools is made known.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mind.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but an unquiet mind maketh it heavy.

The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it,
But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.

The heart of the righteous thinks carefully about how to answer [in a wise and appropriate and timely way],
But the [babbling] mouth of the wicked pours out malevolent things.

The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man,
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life],
But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.

Better it is to be of humble mind with the lowly, than to divide the spoils with the proud.

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth [in wisdom]
And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweet and delightful to the soul and healing to the body.

A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.

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

What helpeth it to give a fool money in his hand, whereas he hath no mind to buy wisdom?

He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own mind.

Before a man's downfall, his mind is arrogant, but humility precedes honor.

The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.

Of the fruit of a man's mouth, shall his inmost mind be satisfied, with the product of his lips, shall he be satisfied.

Many plans are in a man’s mind,
But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

Listen carefully and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

For it will be pleasant if you keep them in mind [incorporating them as guiding principles];
Let them be ready on your lips [to guide and strengthen yourself and others].

For, just as he hath thought in his own mind, so, he is: Eat and drink! he may say to thee, but, his heart, is not with thee.

Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.

Listen, my son, and be wise,
And direct your heart in the way [of the Lord].

Oh give, my son, thy mind unto me, and let, thine eyes, observe, my ways;

Your [drunken] eyes will see strange things
And your mind will utter perverse things [untrue things, twisted things].

Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.

Like as the winter cool in the harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, and refresheth his master's mind.

Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;

He who trusts confidently in his own heart is a [dull, thickheaded] fool,
But he who walks in [skillful and godly] wisdom will be rescued.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

give not over thy substance and mind unto women, which are the destruction even of kings.

Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.

She opens and extends her hand to the poor,
And she reaches out her filled hands to the needy.

And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man’s] wisdom all [human activity] that has been done under heaven. It is a miserable business and a burdensome task which God has given the sons of men with which to be busy and distressed.

Thus I have considered all the things that come to pass under the Sun, and lo, they are all but vanity and vexation of mind.

I spoke with my heart, saying, “Behold, I have acquired great [human] wisdom and experience, more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of [moral] wisdom and [scientific] knowledge.”

And I set my mind to know [practical] wisdom and to discern [the character of] madness and folly [in which men seem to find satisfaction]; I realized that this too is a futile grasping and chasing after the wind.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure and gratification; so enjoy yourself and have a good time.” But behold, this too was vanity (futility, meaninglessness).

I explored with my mind how to gratify myself with wine while [at the same time] having my mind remain steady and guide me wisely; and how to take control of foolishness, until I could see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.

But when I considered all the works that my hands had wrought, and all the labours that I had taken therein: Lo, all was vanity and vexation of mind, and nothing of any value under the Sun.

Then thought I in my mind, "If it happeneth unto the fool as it doth unto me, what needeth me then to labour any more for wisdom?" So I confessed within my heart, that this also was but vanity.

Thus began I to be weary of my life, in so much that I could away with nothing that is done under the Sun, for all was but vanity and vexation of mind:

So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.

For what getteth a man of all the labor and travail of his mind, that he taketh under the Sun,

For all his days his work is painful and sorrowful; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity (worthless).

He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.

a time to tear, and a time to mend; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;

Then thought I in my mind, "God shall separate the righteous from the ungodly, and then shall be the time and judgment of all counsels and works."

Again, I saw that all travail and diligence of labour was hated of every man. This is also a vain thing, and a vexation of mind.

As for the people that have been before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable: yet is not their joy the greater through him. This is also a vain thing and a vexation of mind. (v17) When thou comest into the house of God, keep thy foot and draw nigh, that thou mayest hear: that is better than the offerings of fools, for they know not what evil they do

Guard your steps and focus on what you are doing as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the [careless or irreverent] sacrifice of fools; for they are too ignorant to know they are doing evil.

All the labour that man taketh is for himself, and yet his desire is never filled after his mind.

The sight of the eyes is better, then that the soul should so depart away. Howbeit, this is also a vain thing and a disquietness of mind.

Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe destroys the mind.

Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.

I set my mind to try to seek wisdom and the plan, and to know that wickedness [is] foolishness and that folly [is] delusion.

Whoever keeps and observes a royal command will experience neither trouble nor misery;
For a wise heart will know the proper time and [appropriate] procedure.

All this I have seen while applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has exercised power over others to their detriment.

Whenever a sentence for a crime is not carried out swiftly, the human mind becomes determined to commit evil.

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to see the activities [of mankind] that take place upon the earth—how some men seem to sleep neither day nor night—

For all these things purposed I in my mind to seek out. The righteous and wise, yea and their servants also are in the hand of God: and there is no man that knoweth either love or hate, but all things are before them.

Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.

But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.