'Man' in the Bible

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.

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.

A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness; O God, I have come to an end:

For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a girl.

A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.

All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?

All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.

And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!

Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.

And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?

There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God.

To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

I saw the work which God has put on the sons of man.

He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.

I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.

I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?