He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.

And the passers by have not said, 'The blessing of Jehovah is on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'

He said, "I will not enter my own home, or get into my bed.

The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,

This is My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.

There I will cause a horn to grow for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

Mouths are attributed to them, but they cannot speak; sight is attributed to them, but they cannot see;

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.

Surely there hath not been a word on my tongue, but behold! O Yahweh, thou hast observed it on every side.

You barricade me behind and in front, and set your hand upon me.

Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.

If I lift up [the] wings of [the] dawn, [and] I alight on [the] far side of [the] sea,

God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me—

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy name, and the just shall continue in thy sight.

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Protect me from the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.

Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.

I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

For those who oppose me are pursuing my life, crushing me to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those who died long ago.

In the morning let me hear of your gracious love, for in you I trust. Cause me to know the way I should take, because I have set my hope on you.

Reach down from heaven;
rescue me from deep water, and set me free
from the grasp of foreigners

Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

He set them in position forever and ever;
He gave an order that will never pass away.

They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour is above earth and heavens.

If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!

my son, don’t travel that road with them
or set foot on their path,

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

When wisdom entereth thy heart, and, knowledge, to thy soul, is sweet,

That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words,

For the upright [those who are in right standing with God] will live in the land
And those [of integrity] who are blameless [in God’s sight] will remain in it;

So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

So shall thy barns be filled with plenteousness, and thy presses shall flow over with sweet wine.

By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, and by understanding he set the heavens in place.

My son, let them not escape from your sight,
But keep sound wisdom and discretion,

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Exalt her, and she will set thee on high, she will bring thee to honour, when thou dust embrace her:

Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.

Do not let them escape from your sight;
Keep them in the center of your heart.

For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth;

So that she does not think [seriously] about the path of life;
Her ways are aimless and unstable; you cannot know where her path leads.

And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,

For every man's ways are open in the sight of the LORD, and he pondereth all their goings.

How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?

That she may keep thee from the strange woman, and from the harlot which giveth sweet words.

She was boisterous and rebellious;
She would not stay at home.

So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.

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

Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,

Jehovah set me up the beginning of his way, before his works from ancient time.

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

before the mountains were set in place -- before the hills -- I was born,

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

when He set the clouds above; when He made the strong fountains of the deep;

When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the waters would not transgress [the boundaries set by] His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth—

then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,

Wisdom has built her [spacious and sufficient] house;
She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars.

She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;
She has also set her table.

Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Stay away from a foolish man;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

Even in laughter, a heart may be sad, and the end of joy [may be] grief.

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

The frustrating purposes with no counsel, but in the multitude of counselors it shall be set up.

Jehovah will destroy the house of the proud, but He will set up the border of the widow.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight,
But the Lord weighs the motives.

Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; nd set not thy heart on his destruction.

A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.