He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

Listen [to] advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your {future}.

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

Human beings long for grace, and it's better to be poor than a man of deceit.

The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Cease, my son, to hear instructions for erring from the words of knowledge.

A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?

As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!

Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?

Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.

Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

As for the hearing of the ear and the sight of the eye, the LORD hath made them both.

A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man, but afterward, his mouth will be filled [with] gravel.

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

The LORD ordereth every man's goings; for what is he, that understandeth his own way?

It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly
and later to reconsider his vows.

Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, for they refuse to do justice.

The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

A wicked person desires evil;
he has no consideration for his neighbor.

The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

A wise man winneth the city of the mighty; and as for the strength that they trust in, he bringeth it down.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

The sacrifice of the ungodly is abomination, for they offer the thing that is gotten with wickedness.

A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh.

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

Train a child in the way appropriate for him, and when he becomes older, he will not turn from it.

Whoever sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the anger he uses for a weapon will be destroyed.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge; but as for the words of the despiteful, he bringeth them to naught.

The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit [deep and inescapable];
He who is cursed by the Lord [because of his adulterous sin] will fall into it.

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

He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.

Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

[In order] for your trust to be in Yahweh, I have made [them] known to you {today}--even you.

Have I not written for you thirty [sayings] with admonitions and knowledge?

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?

Thou shalt not remove the landmark, which thy fore elders have set.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will work for kings, not unimportant people.

For you will put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of great appetite.

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

As for you, with the rod you shall beat him, and his life you will save from Sheol.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Do not be among those who drink much wine, among gluttons for flesh for themselves,

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

for a righteous father is marvelous glad of a wise son, and delighteth in him.

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has conflicts? Who has complaints?
Who has wounds for no reason?
Who has red eyes?

Those who linger over wine,
those who go looking for mixed wine.

“They struck me, but I feel no pain!
They beat me, but I didn’t know it!
When will I wake up?
I’ll look for another drink.”

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Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

And, in knowledge, chambers are filled, with all acquisitions, costly and fair.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call [him] "master of mischief."

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.