In all thy ways have respect unto him, and he shall order thy goings.

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither faint when thou are rebuked of him.

For whom the LORD loveth, him he chasteneth: and yet delighteth in him even as a father in his own son.

Well is him that findeth wisdom, and obtaineth understanding,

Refuse not to do good unto him that should have it, so long as thine hand is able to do it.

whereas thou hast now to give him. Intend no hurt unto thy neighbour, seeing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee.

Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him: suddenly shall he be all broken, and not healed.

no, though thou wouldest offer him great gifts to make amends, he will not receive them.

And behold, there met him a woman with open tokens of a harlot. Only her heart was hid.

She caught the young man, kissed him, and was not ashamed, saying,

He hath taken the bag of money with him: who can tell when he cometh home?"

Thus with many sweet words she overcame him, and with her flattering lips she enticed him

I was with him, ordering all things, delighting daily, and rejoicing always before him.

"Whoso is ignorant, let him come hither!" And to the unwise she said,

"Who so is ignorant," sayeth she, "let him come hither." And to the unwise she sayeth,

In the lips of him that hath understanding a man shall find wisdom; but the rod belongeth to the back of the foolish.

As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes; even so is a sluggish person to them that sendeth him forth.

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a true weight pleaseth him.

He that laboureth for honesty findeth his desire; but whoso seeketh after mischief, it shall happen unto him.

The LORD abhoreth deceitful lips; but they that labour for truth please him.

The law is a well of life unto the wise; that it may keep him from the snares of death.

He that spareth the rod, hateth his son; but whoso loveth him, chastiseth him betimes.

Whoso feareth the LORD, walketh in the right path: and regardeth not him that abhorreth the ways of the LORD.

A scornful body seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy to come by, unto him that will understand.

The wisdom of him that hath understanding is to take heed unto his way; but the foolishness of the unwise deceiveth.

The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; and he will teach them that are unlearned.

A discreet servant is a pleasure unto the king; but one that is not honest provoketh him unto wrath.

The LORD abhorreth the sacrifice of the ungodly; but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable to him.

The way of the ungodly is an abomination unto the LORD; but whoso followeth righteousness, him he loveth.

A scornful body loveth not one that rebuketh him; neither will he come among the wise.

The LORD abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked; but pure words are pleasant to him.

Righteous lips are pleasant unto kings; and they love him that speaketh the truth.

The king's displeasure is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.

Understanding is a well of life unto him that hath it; as for the chastening of fools, it is but foolishness.

A wicked man beguileth his neighbour; and leadeth him the way that is not good.

Liberality is a precious stone unto him that hath it; for wheresoever he becometh, he prospereth.

One reproof only doth more good to him that hath understanding, than a hundred stripes unto a fool.

A sedicious person seeketh mischief; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

The LORD hateth as well him that justifieth the ungodly, as him that condemneth the innocent.

Wisdom shineth in the face of him that hath understanding; but the eyes of fools wander throughout all lands.

An indiscreet son is a grief unto his father; and a heaviness unto his mother that bare him.

Whoso is slothful and slack in his labor, is the brother of him that is a waster.

But the rich man's goods are his stronghold, yea he taketh them for a high wall round about him.

Liberality bringeth a man to honour and worship, and setteth him among great men.

The righteous accuseth himself first of all; if his neighbour come, he shall find him.

A friend that delighteth in love, doth a man more friendship, and sticketh faster unto him than a brother.

The multitude hangeth upon great men; and every man favoureth him that giveth rewards.

As for the poor, he is hated among all his brethren; yea, his own friends forsake him, and he that giveth credence unto words, getteth nothing.

He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the LORD; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.

Chasten thy son while there is hope; but let not thy soul be moved to slay him.

For great wrath bringeth harm; therefore let him go, and so mayest thou teach him more nurture.

The king ought to be feared as the roaring of a lion; whoso provoketh him unto anger, offendeth against his own soul.

Whoso leadeth a godly and an innocent life; happy shall his children be whom he leaveth behind him.

A king that sitteth in judgment, and looketh well about him, driveth away all evil.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and take a pledge of him for the unknown man's sake.

Meddle not with him that betrayeth secrets, and is a slanderer, and deceiveth with his lips.

The ways of the froward are strange; but the works of him that is clean, are right.

Spears and snares are in the way of the froward; but he that will keep his soul, let him flee from such.

He that soweth wickedness shall reap sorrow; and the rod of his plague shall destroy him.

Cast out the scornful man, and so shall strife go out with him; yea, variance and slander shall cease.

Whoso doth a poor man wrong, to increase his own riches, and giveth unto the rich to please him, at the last cometh to poverty himself.

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

Thou smitest him with the rod; but thou deliverest his soul from hell.

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

Lest the LORD, when he seeth it, be angry and turn his wrath from him unto thee.

He that sayeth unto the ungodly, "Thou art righteous," him shall the people curse; yea, the commonality shall abhor him.

Be no false witness against thy neighbour, and hurt him not with thy lips.

Say not, "I will handle him, even as he hath dealt with me, and will reward every man according to his deeds."

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

Whoso singeth a song to a heavy heart, clotheth him with rags in the cold, and poureth vinegar upon chalk.

If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;

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.

Give not the fool an answer after his foolishness, lest thou become like unto him;

If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

The slothful body thrusteth his hand into his bosom, and it grieveth him to put it again to his mouth.

but when he speaketh fair, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

A dissembling tongue hateth one that rebuketh him; and a flattering mouth worketh mischief.

He that is full, abhorreth a honeycomb; but unto him that is hungry, every sour thing is sweet.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for the unknown man's sake.

He that is too hasty to praise his neighbour above measure, shall be taken as one that giveth him an evil report.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool with a pedestal in a mortar like oatmeal, yet will not his foolishness go from him.

The ungodly fleeth, no man chasing him; but the righteous standeth stiff as a lion.

Whoso increaseth his riches by vantage and winning, let him gather them to help the poor withal.

The rich man thinketh himself to be wise; but the poor that hath understanding, can perceive him well enough.

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

He that by violence sheddeth any man's blood, shall be a renagade unto his grave; and no man shall be able to succor him.

He that will be rich all too soon, hath an evil eye; and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

He that rebuketh a man, shall find more favour at the last, than he that flattereth him.

If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

Where no Prophet is, there the people perish; but well is him that keepeth the law.

If thou seest a man that is hasty to speak unadvised; thou mayest trust a fool more than him.

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall make him his master at length.

All the words of God are pure and clean, for he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him.

These are the words of king Lemuel, and the Prophecy that his mother taught him.

She rendereth him good and not evil all the days of her life.