None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

The wise will inherit honor,
but He holds up fools to dishonor.

He taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live.

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

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Let her be as the loving hind, and pleasant roe: let her breasts alway satisfy thee, and hold thee ever content with her love.

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?

And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,

Grab hold of my instruction in lieu of money and knowledge instead of the finest gold,

Transgression is at work where people talk too much, but anyone who holds his tongue is prudent.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.

The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it],
But a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it.

To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! and, to get hold of understanding, more choice than silver!

A reproof will take hold upon, him understanding more than a hundred, blows the foolish.

Even a [callous, arrogant] fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips he is regarded as sensible (prudent, discreet) and a man of understanding.

The unity of brethren is stronger than a castle, and they that hold together are like the bar of a palace.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

{All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.

Do not hold back discipline from the child,
Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

Then I myself saw and my heart considered; I looked, and I took hold of instruction:

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

A [shortsighted] fool always loses his temper and displays his anger,
But a wise man [uses self-control and] holds it back.

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.