Whoever loves purity and gracious speech will gain the king as his friend.

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

As a result, your trust will be in the LORD, that's why I'm teaching you today, even you.

To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.

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

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.

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

for such as be drunkards and riotous shall come to poverty, and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat.

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

Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

“They struck me, but I was not hurt!
They beat me, but I did not feel it!
When will I wake up?
I will seek more wine.”

Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

Even so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul, as soon as thou hast gotten it. And there is good hope; yea, thy hope shall not be in vain.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;

My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,
and don’t associate with rebels,

But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

As I observed, I thought about it; I watched, and learned a lesson:

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

As apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

As clouds and wind without rain,'so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

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

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Like as it is not good to eat too much honey; even so, he that will search out high things, it shall be too heavy for him.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.

Like as in a lame man his legs are not equal, even so is a parable in the fool's mouth.

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

As he who layeth hold of the ears of a dog, is a passer-by, who giveth vent to his wrath over a quarrel, not his!

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are as an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake [them], and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may reply to him who reproaches (reprimands, criticizes) me.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be counted as a curse to him [for it will either be annoying or his purpose will be suspect].

Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

[As] iron sharpens iron, so {one man sharpens another}.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him.

You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall. But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.

Well is him that standeth always in awe; as for him that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischief.

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

Where the prince is without understanding, there is great oppression and wrong; but if he be such one as hateth covetousness, he shall long reign.

He who robs his father or his mother
And says, “This is no sin,”
Is [not only a thief but also] the companion of a man who destroys.

He that giveth unto the poor, shall not want; but he that turneth away his eyes from such as be in necessity, shall suffer great poverty himself.

As the righteous grow powerful, people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, people groan.

The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.

As for a rod and reproof, they will give wisdom, but a neglected child is disgraced [by] his mother.

As the wicked grow powerful, transgression increases, but the righteous will observe their downfall.

When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but as for he who guards instruction, happiness [is] his.

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

The righteous abhorreth the ungodly; but as for those that be in the right way, the wicked hate them.

Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].

Put thou nothing therefore unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found as a liar.

Two things do I ask of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Some people view themselves as pure, but haven't been cleansed from their own filth.

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

For the leech, [there are] two daughters; "Give, give!" [they cry]. As for three of these, they are not satisfied; as for four, they do not say enough.

There be three things that are never satisfied, and the fourth sayeth never, "Hoo." The hell, a woman's womb, and the earth hath never water enough. As for fire, it sayeth never, "Hoo."

As for the eye that ridicules a father
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.

There be three things too high for me, and as for the fourth, it passeth my knowledge.

Such is the way also of a wife that breaketh wedlock, which wipeth her mouth like as when she hath eaten, and sayeth, "As for me, I have done no harm."

The strutting rooster, as well as the goat, and a king with his army.

For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."

Lest they being drunken forget the law, and regard not the cause of the poor, and of all such as be in adversity.

Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Her husband has full confidence in her; as a result, he lacks nothing of value.

She comforts, encourages, and does him only good and not evil
All the days of her life.

She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

She openeth her hand to the poor, yea she stretcheth forth her hands to such as have need

She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry.
Her clothing is linen, pure and fine, and purple [wool].

Her children stand up and encourage her, as does her husband, who praises her:

The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.