'Man' in the Bible

A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe.

The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.

Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.

It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.

All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.

I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;

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

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.

Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.

Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.

The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.

The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.

Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.

A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.