Let us swallow them up like the hell, let us devour them quick and whole, as those that go down into the pit.

even when the thing that ye be afraid of, falleth in suddenly like a storm, and your misery like a tempest: yea, when trouble and heaviness cometh upon you.

so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.

suddenly to follow her - as it were an ox to the slaughter, and like as it were a fool that laugheth when he goeth to the stocks to be punished -

so long till she hath wounded his liver with her dart: like as if a bird hasted to the snare, not knowing that the peril of his life lieth thereupon.

The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever.

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

A fair woman without discreet manners, is like a ring of gold in a swine's snout.

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

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

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.

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the well of wisdom is like a full stream.

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

The king's disfavor is like the roaring of a Lion, but his friendship is like the dew upon the grass.

An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping.

Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like as are the rivers of water; he may turn it whithersoever he will.

Whoso hordeth up riches with the deceitfulness of his tongue: he is a fool, and like unto them that seek their own death.

Why wilt thou set thine eye upon the thing, which suddenly vanisheth away? For riches make themselves wings, and take their flight like an Eagle into the air.

She lurketh like a thief, and those that be not aware, she bringeth unto her.

It goeth down softly; but at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth as an adder.

so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.

A word spoken in due season, is like apples of gold in a silver dish.

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 maketh great boasts and giveth nothing, is like clouds and wind without rain.

The hope of the ungodly in time of need, is like a rotten tooth and a slippery foot.

A good report out of a far country, is like cold water to a thirsty soul.

A righteous man falling down before the ungodly, is like a troubled well and a spring that is destroyed.

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 can not rule himself, is like a city which is broken down, and hath no walls.

Like as snow is not mete in summer, nor rain in harvest; even so is worship unseemly for a fool.

Like as the bird, and the swallow take their flight and flee here and there; so the curse that is given in vain, shall not light upon a man.

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

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

A parable in a fools mouth is like a thorn that pricketh a drunken man in the hand.

Like as the dog turneth again to his vomit, even so a fool beginneth his foolishness again afresh.

Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed.

Whoso goeth by and meddleth with other men's strife, he is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Like as one shooteth deadly arrows and darts out of a privy place, even so doth a dissembler with his neighbour.

A slanderer's words are like flattery, but they pierce the inward parts of the body.

Venomous lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

He that oft times flitteth, is like a bird that forsaketh her nest.

Like as one iron wheteth another, so doth one man comfort another.

Like as in one water there appear divers faces, even so divers men have divers hearts.

Like as hell and destruction are never full, even so the eyes of men can never be satisfied.

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

One poor man oppressing another by violence, is like a continual rain that destroyeth the fruit.

Like as a roaring lion and a hungry bear, even so is an ungodly prince over the poor people.

Who so robbeth his father and mother, and sayeth it is no sin; the same is like unto a murderer.

This generation which is like a horse-leech, hath two daughters; the one is called "fetch hither," and the other "bring hither."

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."

She is like the merchants' ship, that bringeth her victuals from afar.