For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive and whole, {like those who descend to the pit}.

When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you,

if you seek her like silver and search her out {like treasure},

He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,

She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.

But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.

The way of the wicked is like [deep] darkness;
They do not know over what they stumble.

Like a loving deer, a beautiful doe, let her breasts satisfy you all the time. Be constantly intoxicated by her love.

Save yourself like a gazelle from a hand, or like a bird from the hand of a fowler.

So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks [slowly, but surely]
And your need [will come] like an armed man [making you helpless].

For [like] a lamp [is] a commandment, and instruction [is] light, and the way of life [is the] reproof of discipline,

Keep my commands and live, and my teaching like [the] {apple of your eye}.

A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,
having a hidden agenda.

Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome],
Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,

Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound];
Like a bird fluttering straight into the net,
He did not know that it would cost him his life.

Then I was by him, like a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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

Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, hath an age-abiding foundation.

Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus [is] the lazy to one who employs him.

The way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

The mouth of the righteous flows with [skillful and godly] wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

Like as righteousness bringeth life; even so to cleave unto evil, bringeth death.

A beautiful woman who rejects good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

He who leans on and trusts in and is confident in his riches will fall,
But the righteous [who trust in God’s provision] will flourish like a green leaf.

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Whoever loves instruction and discipline loves knowledge,
But he who hates reproof and correction is stupid.

A woman of strength [is] the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].

The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

A calm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,
But passion and envy are like rottenness to the bones.

Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.

A scoffer does not like {his rebuke}; to the wise he will not go.

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him],
But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.

Like as the clearness of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; so doth a good name feed the bones.

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips [are] like a scorching fire.

Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

A discreet servant shall have more rule than the sons that have no wisdom, and shall have like heritage with the brethren.

Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters [copious and difficult to fathom];
The fountain of [mature, godly] wisdom is like a bubbling stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].

The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

The wealth of the rich [is] {his strong city}, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].

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

Roaring like the lion [is the] dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgment
Sifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.

The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

For, like hair in his {throat}, so it is. "Eat and drink!" he will say to you, but his heart will not be with you.

for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.

She [is] also like a robber lying in wait, and the faithless among mankind she increases.

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

And you will be like him who lies down in the heart of the sea, and like him who lies down on top of a mast.

Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.

Do not lie in wait [like] an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence [to] his dwelling place.

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."

and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to an ear that listens and learns.

Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as you need,
Otherwise, being filled excessively, you vomit it.

Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Like one who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like [a reactive, useless mixture of] vinegar on soda,
Is he who [thoughtlessly] sings [joyful] songs to a heavy heart.

Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a distant land.

Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring
Is a righteous man who yields and compromises his integrity before the wicked.

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 like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] fool.

Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying,
So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving].

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

[Like] cutting off feet [or] drinking violence, so [is] he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who cannot learn from its wisdom].

Like one who [absurdly] binds a stone in a sling [making it impossible to throw],
So is he who [absurdly] gives honor to a fool.

Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man,
So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who remains unaffected by its wisdom].

Like a [careless] archer who [shoots arrows wildly and] wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or those who [by chance just] pass by.