'Man' in the Bible

To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?

The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.

He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

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

The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.