They shall be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.

Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.

When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,
for he trusts you and lives near you.

Do not quarrel with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

As for the scornful, he shall laugh them to scorn, but he shall give grace unto the lowly.

The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

“The beginning of wisdom is: Get [skillful and godly] wisdom [it is preeminent]!
And with all your acquiring, get understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation].

She will give a garland for your head; she shall bestow a crown of glory upon you."

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Carefully consider the path for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.

My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience],
Incline your ear to my understanding;

That thou mayest preserve discretion, - and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Her feet go down to death;
her steps head straight for Sheol.

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

For I did not obey my teachers and I did not heed my instructors.

Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

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

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest--

A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Don’t lust in your heart for her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyelashes.

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

They will not despise a thief if he shall steal to fill up his soul; for he will be hungry.

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

My son, keep my words
And treasure my commandments within you [so they are readily available to guide you].

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

I have a feast of peace-offerings, for today my oaths have been effected.

So I came out to meet you,
to search for you, and I’ve found you.

For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

The bag of money he took in his hand, for [on] the day of the full moon he will come home."

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

He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks serve for the correction of the fool;

Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

“Take my instruction rather than [seeking] silver,
And take knowledge rather than choicest gold,

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

I love those who love me,
and those who search for me find me.

So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.

For when he made the heavens, I was present; when he set up the depths in order;

In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,

As for the round compass of his world, I make it joyful: for my delight is to be among the children of men.

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

"O come on your way, eat my bread, and drink my wine, which I have poured out for you.

The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.

Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

Blessings are for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

He who learns from instruction and correction is on the [right] path of life [and for others his example is a path toward wisdom and blessing],
But he who ignores and refuses correction goes off course [and for others his example is a path toward sin and ruin].

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.

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

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

What the righteous hope for brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked dies.

A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin [belongs] to {evildoers}.

When the wicked man dies, his expectation will perish;
And the hope of [godless] strong men perishes.

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,
but a man with understanding keeps silent.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

A gracious and good woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches [but not respect].

The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.

Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

Hand for hand! an evil man shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.