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Proverbs. Proverbs one one the proverbs of Solomon, son of David,

King of Israel.

To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight,

to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice and equity.

To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to

the youth. Let the wise hear and increase in learning.

And the one who understands obtain guidance. To understand a

proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and

their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning

of knowledge. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Here, my son, your father's instruction and forsake not your

mother's teachings, for they are a graceful garland for your

head and pendance for your neck. My son, if sinners entice,

you do not consent. If they say, come with us,

let us lie in wait for blood. Let us ambush

the innocent without reason like shield. Let us swallow them

alive and whole, Like those who go down to the pit.

We shall find all precious goods.

We shall fill our houses with blunder.

Throw in your lot among us.

We will all have one purse.

My son, do not walk in the way with them.

Hold back your foot from their paths, for their feet

run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

For in vain is a net spread in the sight

of any bird. But these men lie in wait for

their own blood. They set an ambush for their own lives.

Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for

unjust gain. It takes away the life of its possessors.

Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets. She

raises her voice at the head of the noisy streets.

She cries out at the entrance of the city gates.

She speaks, how long, o simple ones, will you love

being simple? How long will scoffer's delight in their scoffing?

And fools hate knowledge? If you turn at my reproof, behold,

I will pour out my spirit to you. I will

make my words known to you. Because I have called

and you refuse to listen. Have stretched out my hand

and no one has heeded, because you have ignored all

my counsel and would have none of my reproof. I

also will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when

terror strikes you, and terror strikes you like a storm,

and your calamity comes like a whirlwind. When distress and

anguish come upon you, then they will call upon me,

but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently,

but will not find me, because they hated knowledge and

did not choose the fear of the Lord, would have

none of my counsels and despised all my reproof. Therefore

they shall eat the fruit of their way and have

their fill of their own devices. For the simple are

killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools

destroys them. But whoever listens to me will dwell secure,

and will be at ease without dread of disaster.

Proverbs too, my son, if you receive my words and

treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive

to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding. Yes, if

you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,

if you seek it like silver and search for it

as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear

of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

For the Lord gives wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge

and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright.

He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way

of his saints.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every

good path. For wisdom come into your heart, and knowledge

will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will watch over you,

understanding will guard you, delivering you from the way of evil.

For men of perverted speech, who forsake the paths of uprightness,

to walk in the ways of darkness, who rejoice in

doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil, Men

whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways.

So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, from

the adulteress with her smooth words, who forsakes the companion

of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.

For her house sinks down to death, and her paths

to the departed. None who go to her come back,

nor do they regain the paths of life. So you

will walk in the way of the good and keep

to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will

inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.

But the wicked will be cut off from the land,

and the treacherous will be rooted.

Out of it.

Proverbs three, My son, do not forget my teaching, but

let your heart keep my commandments for length of days

and years of life and peace.

They will add to you.

Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you. Bind them

around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,

so you will find favor and good success in the

sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with

all your heart, and do not lean on your own

understand in all your ways. Acknowledge him, and he will

make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes.

Fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

It will be healing to.

Your flesh and refreshment to your bones. Honor the Lord

with your wealth and with the first fruits of all

your produce. Then your barns will be filled with plenty,

and your vats will be bursting with wine. My son,

do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of

his reproof. For the Lord reproves him whom he loves

as a father. The son in whom he delights.

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one

who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better

than gain from silver, and her profit better than gold.

She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire

can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand.

In her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways

are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

She is a tree of life to those who lay

hold of her. Those who hold her fast are called blessed.

The Lord, by wisdom founded the earth by understanding. He

established the heavens. By his knowledge. The deeps broke open,

and the clouds drop down the dew.

My son, do not lose sight of these. Keep sound,

wisdom and discretion, and they will be life for your

soul and adornment for your neck. Then you will walk

on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble.

If you lie down, you will not be afraid. When

you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Do not

be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of

the wicked when it comes, for the Lord will be

your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,

when it is in your power to do it. Do

not say to your neighbor, go and come again tomorrow.

I will give it when you have it with you.

Do not plan evil.

Against your neighbor who dwells trustingly beside you. Do not

contend with a man for no reason, when he has

done you no harm. Do not envy a man of violence,

and do not choose any of his ways. For the

devious person is an abomination to the Lord. But the

upright are in his confidence. The Lord's curse is on

the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling

of the righteous. Towards the scorners, he is scornful. But

to the humble he gives favor. The wise will inherit honor,

but fools get disgrace.

Proverbs four.

Hear, o sons a father's instruction, and be attentive that

you may gain insight, For I give you good precepts.

Do not forsake my teaching. When I was a son

with my father tender, the only one in the sight

of my mother, he taught me and.

Said to me, let your heart hold fast my words,

keep my commandments, and live get wisdom, get insight. Do

not forget, and do not turn away from the words

of my mouth. Do not forsake her and she will

keep you. Love her and she will guard you. The

beginning of wisdom is this. Get wisdom, and whatever you get,

get insight. Prize her highly, and she will exalt you.

She will honor you. If you embrace her, she will

place on your head a graceful garland. She will bestow

on you a beautiful crowd of it.

Here, my son, and accept my words, that the years

of your life may be many. I have taught you

the way of wisdom. I have led you in the

paths of uprightness. When you walk, your step will not

be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.

Keep hold of instructions. Do not let go guard her,

for she is your life. Do not enter the path

of the wicked, and do not walk in the way

of the evil. Avoid it, do not go on it,

Turn away from it, and pass on. For they cannot

sleep unless they have done wrong. They are robbed of

sleep unless they have made someone stumble, For they ate

the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

But the path of the righteous is like the light

of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness. They

do not know over what they stumble.

My son, be attentive to my words. Incline your ear

to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight.

Keep them within your heart, for they are life to

those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow

the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech,

and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes

look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you

ponder the path of your feet, then all your ways

will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or

to the left. Turn your foot away from evil. Proverbs five,

My son, be attentive to my wisdom. Incline your ear

to my understanding, that you may keep discretion, and your

lips may guard knowledge. For the lips of a forbidden

woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp

as a two edged sword. Her feet go down to death,

her steps follow the path to shield. She does not

ponder the path of life. Her ways wander, and she

does not know ill. And now, O sons, listen to me,

and do not depart from the word of my mouth.

Keep your way far from her, and do not go

near the door of her house, lest you give your

honor to others, and your years to the merciless. Lest

strangers take their feel of your strength and your labors.

Go to the house of a foreigner. And at the

end of your life you've grown, when your flesh and

body are consumed, and you say.

How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof I

did not listen to the voice of my teachers, or

incline my ear to my instructors. I am at the

brink of utter ruin in the assembled congregation.

Drink water from your own sistern, flowing water from your

own well. Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of

water in the streets, let them be for yourself alone,

and not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed,

and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer,

a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all

times with the light. Be intoxicated always in her love.

Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman,

And embrace the bosom of an adulteress. For a man's

ways are before the eyes of the lord, and he

ponders all his paths.

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is

held fast in the chords of his sin. He dies

for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly

he is led astray.

Proverbs six.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,

have given your pledge for a stranger. If you are

snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the

words of your mouth, then do this, my son, and

save yourself, for you have come into the hand of

your neighbor. Go hasten and plead urgently with your neighbor.

Give your eyes no sleep, and your eyelids no slumber.

Save yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,

like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Go to the aunt, o sluggard, consider her ways and

be wise. Without having any chief officer or ruler. She

prepares her bread in summer, and gathers her food in harvest.

How long will you lie there, o sluggard, When will

you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty

will come upon you like a robber, and want like

an armed.

Man, a worthless person. A wicked man goes about with

crooked speech, wing with his eyes, signals with his feet,

points with his finger, with perverted heart, devises evil, continually

sowing discord. Therefore calamity will come upon him. Suddenly, in

a moment, he will be broken beyond healing. There are

six things that the Lord hates. Seven that are an

abomination to him. Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands

that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans,

feet that make haste to run to evil, a false

witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord

among brothers.

My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your

mother's teachings. Bind them on your heart, always tie them

around your neck.

When you walk, they will lead you.

When you lie down, they will over you, and when

you awake they will talk with you. For the commandment

is a lamp, and the teaching a light. And the

reproofs of discipline are the way of life. To preserve

you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of

the adulteress. Do not desire her beauty in your heart,

and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes.

For the price of a prostitute is only a loaf

of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life.

Can a man carry fire next to his chest and

his clothes not be burned? Or can one walk on

hot coals and his feet not be scorched? So is

he who goes into his neighbor's wife. None who touches

her will go unpunished. People do not despise a thief

if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry.

But if he is caught, he.

Will pay sevenfold. He will give all the goods of

his house. He who commits adultery lacks sense. He who

does it destroys himself. He will get wounds and dishonor,

and his disgrace will not be wiped away. For jealousy

makes a man furious, and he will not spare. When

he takes revenge, he will accept no compensation. He will refuse,

though you multiply gifts. Proverbs seven of it, My son,

keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you.

Keep my commandments, and live. Keep my teaching as the

apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers, write

them on the tablet of your heart.

Say to wisdom, you are my sister, and call insight,

your intimate friend, to keep you from the forbidden woman,

from the adulteress with her smooth words. For at the

window of my house, I have looked out through my lattice,

and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived

among the youths, a young man lacking sense, passing along

the street near her corner, taking the road to her

house in the twilight, in the evening, at the time

of night and darkness. And behold the woman meets him,

dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart. She is loud

and wayweight. Her feet do not stay at home. Now

in the street, now in the market, and at every

corner she lies in wait. She seizes him and kisses him,

and with bold face, she says to him.

I had to offer sacrifices, and today I paid my bow.

So now I have come out to meet you, to

seek you eagerly, and I have found you. I have

spread my couch with coverings colored linens from Egyptian linen

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh aloes and cinnamon. Come,

let us take our fill of love till morning. Let

us delight ourselves with love.

For my husband is not at home.

He has gone on a long journey. He took a

bag of money with him.

At full moon.

He will come home.

With much seductive speech. She persuaded. She with her smooth talk.

She compels him all at once. He follows her as

an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag

is caught fast till an arrow pierces its liver, as

a bird rushes into a snare. He does not know

that it will cost him his life. And now, O, sons,

listen to me, and be attentive to the words of

my mouth. Let not your heart turn aside to her ways.

Do not stray into her paths. For many a victim

has she laid low, And all her slain are a

mighty throng. Her house is the way to shield going

down to the chambers of death. Proverbs eighty does not wisdom,

call does not understanding, Raise her voice on the heights

beside the way. At the crossroads, she makes her stand

besides the gates in front of the town. At the

entrance of the portals, she cries aloud.

To you, O men, I call, and my cry is

to the children of men, Oh simple ones, learn prudence,

Oh fools, learn sense. Here, for I will speak noble things,

and from my lips will come what is right. For

my mouth will utter truth. Wickedness is an abomination to

my lips. All the words of my mouth are righteous.

There is nothing twisted or crooked in them. They are

all straight. To him who understands and write. To those

who find knowledge, take my instruction instead of silver, and

knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than jewels,

and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

I wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil, pride

and arrogance, and the way of evil and perverted speech.

I hate. I have counsel and sound wisdom. I have insight.

I have strength by me. King's reign and rulers decree

what is just by me, prince's rule, and nobles all

who govern justly. I love those who love me, and

those who seek me diligently find me riches and honor

or with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. My fruit is

better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than

choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, in

the paths of justice, granting an inheritance to those who

love me, and filling their treasuries. The Lord possessed me

at the beginning of his work, the first of his

acts of old ages.

Ago.

I was set up at the first, before the beginning

of the earth, when there were no depths. I was

brought forth when there were no springs abounding with water,

before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills. I

was brought forth before he had made the earth with

its fields, or the first of the dust of the world.

When he established the heavens. I was there when he

drew a circle on the face of the deep, when

he made firm the skies above, when he established the

fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea

its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command,

when he marked out the foundations of the earth. Then

I was beside him like a master workman, and I

was daily his delight, rejoicing before him, always rejoicing in

his inhabited world, and delighting in the children of man,

And now o suns listen to me. Blessed are those

who keep my ways, hear instruction, and be wise, and

do not neglect it. Blessed is the one who listens

to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from

the Lord. But he who fails to find me injures himself.

All who hate me love death.

Proverbs nine.

Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn her seven pillars.

She has slaughtered her beasts, She has mixed her wine.

She has also set her table. She has sent out

her young women to call from the highest places in

the town.

Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.

To him who lacks sense, she says.

Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine

I have mixed. Leave your simple ways, and live and

walk in the way of insight. Whoever corrects a scoffer

gets himself abuse, And he who reproves a wicked man

incurs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will

hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be

still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase

in learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning

of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is

in sight. For by me your day will be multiplied

in years, will be added to your life. If you

are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you scoff,

you alone will bear it.

The woman Folly is loud, she is seductive, and knows nothing.

She sits at the door of her house. She takes

a seat on the highest places of the town, calling

to those who pass by, who are going straight on

their way, whoever.

Is simple, let him turn in here.

And to him who lacks sense, she says.

Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

But he does not know that the dead are there,

that her guests are in the depths of shield.

Proverbs Tanan, the Proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish

son is a sorrow to his mother. Treasures gained by

wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but

he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand

causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but

he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

Blessings are on the head out of the righteous, but

the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the

name of the wicked will rot. The wise of heart

will receive commandments, but a babbling full will come to ruin.

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes

his ways crooked.

Will be found out.

Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool

will come to ruin. The mouth of the righteous is

a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked

conceals violence. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of him who

lacks sense. The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth

of a fool brings ruin. Near A rich man's wealth

is his strong city. The poverty of the poor is

their ruin. The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin. Whoever heeds instruction

is on the path to life, But he who rejects

reproof leads others astray. The one who conceals hatred has

lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool. When

words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains

his lips is prudent. The tongue of the righteous is

choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die

for lack of sense. The blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and he adds no sorrow with it.

Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but

wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding. What the

wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of

the righteous will be granted. When the tempest passes, the

wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever.

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him. The

fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of

the wicked will be short. The hope of the righteous

brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,

but destruction to evildoers. The righteous will never be removed,

but the wicked will not dwell in the land. The

mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse

tongue will be cut off. The lips of the righteous

know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked

what is perverse.

Proverbs e.

Living a false balance is an abomination to the Lord,

but it just weight is his delight. When pride comes,

then comes disgrace. But with the humble is wisdom. The

integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of

the treacherous destroys them. Riches do not profit in the

day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. The righteousness

of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked

falls by his own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous

are taken captive by their lust. When the wicked dies,

his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.

The righteous is delivered from trouble and the wicked walks

into it. Instead, with his mouth, the godless man would

destroy his neighbor. But by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,

and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted,

but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, where a man of

understanding remains silent. Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but

he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in

an abundance of counselors there is safety. Whoever puts up

security for a stranger will surely suffer hart, but he

who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.

A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel

man hurts himself.

The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness

gets a sure reward. Whoever is steadfast and righteousness will live,

but he who pursues evil will die. Those of crooked

heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of

blameless ways are his delight. Be assured. An evil person

will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous

will be delivered. Like a gold ring in a pig snout.

Is a beautiful woman without discretion.

The desire of the righteous only in good the expectation

of the wicked and wrath. One gives freely, yet grows

all the richer. Another withholds what he should give, and

only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and

one who waters will himself be watered.

The people curse him who holds back brain, but a

blessing is on the head of him who sells it.

Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to

him who searches for it. Whoever trusts in his riches

will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and

the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,

And whoever captures souls is wise. If the righteous is

repeat on earth, how much more the wicked of the sinner.

Proverbs twelve.

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof

is stupid. A good man obtains favor from the Lord,

but a man of evil devices he condemns. No one

is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous

will never be moved. An excellent wife is the crown

of her husband, but she who brings shame is like

rottenness in his bones. The thoughts of the righteous are just.

The counsel's of the wicked are deceitful. The words of

the wicked lie in wait for.

Blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them. The

wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house

of the righteous will stand. A man is commended according

to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised.

Better to be lowly and have a servant than to

play the great man in lack bread. Whoever is righteous

has regard for the life of his beast, but the

mercy of the wicked is cruel. Whoever works his land

will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless

pursuits lacks sense. Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers,

but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,

but the righteous escapes from trouble from the fruit of

his mouth. A man is satisfied with good, and the

work of a man's hand comes back to him. The

way of a fool is right in his own eyes,

but a wise man listens to advice. The vexation of

a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores

an insult.

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false

witness utters deceit. There is one whose rash words are

like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but

for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of those

who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy.

No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled

with trouble.

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those

who act faithfully are his delight. A prudent man conceals knowledge,

but the heart of fools proclaims folly. The hand of

the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put

to forced labor. Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,

but a good word makes him glad. One who is

righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way

of the wicked leads them astray. Whoever is slothful will

not roast his game, but the diligent man will get

precious wealth. In the path of righteousness is life, and

in its pathway there is no death.

Proverbs thirteen.

A wise son hears his father's instructions, but a scoffer

does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth.

A man eats what is good, but the desire of

the treacherous is for violence. Whoever guards his mouth preserves

his life. He who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while

the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. The righteous

hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.

Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows

the wicked. One pretends to be rich yet has nothing.

Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. The

ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a

poor man hears no threat. The light of the righteous rejoices,

but the lamp of the wicked will be put out

by insolence. Comes nothing but strife. But with those who

take advice is wisdom.

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by

little will increase it. Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Whoever

despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who

revers the commandment will be rewarded. The teaching of the

wise is a fountain of life that one may turn

away from the snares of death. Good sense wins favor,

but the way of treacherous is their ruin.

In everything, the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool

flaunts his folly. A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but

a faithful envoy brings healing. Poverty and disgrace come to

him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.

A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to

turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion

of fools will suffer harm. Disaster pursues sinners, but the

righteous are rewarded with good. A good man leaves an

inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is

laid up for the righteous. The fallow ground of the

poor would yield much food, but it is swept away

through injustice. Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but

he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. The

righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly

of the wicked suffers want.

Proverbs fourteen.

The wisest of women builds her house, but folly, with

her own hands, tears it down. Whoever walks in uprightness

fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his

ways despises him. By the mouth of a fool comes

a rod for his back, But the lips of the

wise will preserve them.

Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but

abundant crops come by the strength of the ox A

faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes

out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge

is easy for a man of understanding. Leave the presence

of a fool, for there you do not meet words

of knowledge.

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,

but the folly of fools is deceiving. Fools mock at

the guilt offering, but the upright and joy acceptance. The

heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.

The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the

tent of the upright will flourish. There is a way

that seems right to a man, but its end is

the way to death. Even in laughter, the heart may ache,

and the end of joy may be grief. The backslider

in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,

and a good man will be filled with the fruit

of his ways. The simple believes everything, but the prudent

gives thought to his steps.

One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil,

but a fool is reckless and careless. A man of

quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices

is hated. The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are

crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down before the good,

the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor

is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has

many friends.

Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner. But blessed is

he who is generous to the poor. Do they not

go astray? Who devise evil? Those who devise good meet

steadfast love and faithfulness. In all toil. There is prophet,

but mere talk tends only to poverty.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the

folly of fools brings folly. A truthful witness saves lives,

but one who breathes out lies is deceitful. In the

fear of the Lord, one has strong confidence, and his

children will have a refuge. The fear of the Lord

is a fountain of life, that one may turn away

from the snares of death. In a multitude of people

is the glory of a king, But without people, a

prince is ruined. Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,

but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. A

tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes

the bones rot.

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his maker, but he

who is generous to the needy honors him. The wicked

is overthrown through his evil doing, but the righteous finds

refuge in his death. Wisdom rests in the heart of

a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even

in the midst of fools. Righteousness exaltination, but sin is

a reproach to any people. A servant who deals wisely

has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one

who acts shamefully.

Proverbs fifteen.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word

stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes

of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on

the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a

tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

A fool despises his father's instructions, but whoever heeds reproof

is prudent. In the house of the righteous, there is

much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, not so the

hearts of fools. The sacrifice of the wicked is an

abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright

is acceptable to him. The way of the wicked is

an abomination to the Lord, but he loves him who

pursues righteousness. There is severe discipline for him who forsakes

the way. Whoever hates reproof will die shield and the

baden lie open before the Lord. How much more the

hearts of the children of man. A scoffer does not

like to be reproved, he will not go to the wise.

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow

of heart the spirit is crushed. The heart of him

who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools

feed on folly all the days of the afflicted or evil.

But the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. Better

is a little with the fear of the Lord than

great treasure and trouble with it. Better is a dinner

of herbs, where love is than a fattened ox, and

hatred with it. A hot tempered man stirs up strife,

but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. The

way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns,

but the path of the upright is a level highway.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish

man despises his mother. Folly is a joy to him

who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight

ahead without counsel. Plans fail, but with many advisers they

succeed to make. An apt answer is a joy to

a man, and a word in season, how good it is.

The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that

he may turn away from sheiel beneath.

The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but

maintains the widow's boundaries. The thoughts of the wicked are

an abomination to the Lord, but gracious words are pure.

Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household.

But he who hates bribes will live. The heart of

the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of

the wicked pours out evil things. The Lord is far

from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good

news refreshes the bones. The ear that listens to life

giving reproof will dwell among the wise. Whoever ignores instruction

despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.

The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and

humility comes before honor.

Proverbs sixteen.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the

answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the

ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,

but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to

the Lord, and your plans will be established. The Lord

has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked, for

the day of trouble. Everyone who is arrogant in heart

is an abomination to the Lord. Be assured he will

not go unpunished. By steadfast love and faithfulness. Iniquity is

atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord, one

turns away from evil. When a man's ways please the Lord,

he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Better is a little with righteousness, and great revenues with injustice.

The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord

establishes his steps. An oracle is on the lips of

a king. His mouth does not sin in judgment. A

just balance and scales are the lords All the weights

in the bag are his work. It is an abomination

to kings to do evil, for the throne is established

by righteousness. Righteous lips are the delight of a king,

and he loves him who speaks what is right. A

king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise

man will appease it. In the light of a king's face,

there is life, and his favor is like the clouds

that bring the spring rain. How much better to get

wisdom than gold. To get understanding is to be chosen

rather than silver. The highway of the upright turns aside

from evil. Whoever regards his way preserves his life. Pride

goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with

the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and

blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. The wise

of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

Good sense is a fountain of life to him who

has it, but the instruction of fools is folly. The

heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds

persuasiveness to his lips. Gracious words are like a honeycomb,

sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

There is a way that seems right to a man,

but its end is the way to death. A worker's

appetite works for him, his mouth urges him on. Ruthless

man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him

in a way that is not good. Whoever winks his

eyes plans dishonest things. He who purses his lips brings

evil to pass.

Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is gained

in a righteous life. Whoever is slow to anger is

better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit

than he who takes a city. The lot is cast

into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.

Proverbs seventeen.

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a houseful

of feasting with strife. A servant who deals wisely will

rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share

the inheritance as one of the brothers. The crucible is

for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the

lord tests hearts.

An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives

ear to a mischievous tongue. Whoever mocks the poor insults

his maker. He who is glad at calamity will not

go unpunished.

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory

of children is their.

Father's Fine speech is not becoming to a fool. Still

less is false speech to a prince. A bribe is

like a magic stone in the eyes of the one

who gives it. Wherever he turns, he prospers. Whoever covers

an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter

separates close friends. A rebuke goes deeper into a man

of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. An

evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will

be sent against him. Let a man meet a she

bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in

his folly. If anyone returns evil for good, evil will

not depart from his house. The beginning of strife is

like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the

righteous are both alike and abomination to the Lord. Why

should a fool have money in his hand to buy

wisdom when he has no sense?

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is

born for adversity.

One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up

security in the presence of his neighbor. Whoever loves transgression

loves strife. He who makes his door high seeks destruction.

A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and

one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. He who

sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of

a fool has no joy.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit

dries up the boones. The wicked accepts a bribe in

secret to pervert the ways of justice. The discerning sets

his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool

are on the ends of the earth. A foolish son

is a grief to his father, in bitterness to her

who bore him. To impose a fine on a righteous

man is not good nor to strike the noble for

their uprightness. Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, And he

who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise. When

he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Proverbs eighteen.

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire. He breaks out

against all sound judgment. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,

but only in expressing his opinion. When wickedness comes, contempt

comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace.

The words of a man's mouth are deep waters. The

fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

It is not good to be partial to the wicked,

or to deprive the righteous of justice. A fool's lips

walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are

a snare to his soul. The words of a whisperer

are like delicious morsels. They go down into the inner

parts of the body. Whoever is slack in his work

is a brother to him who destroys.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The

righteous man runs into it in a safe.

A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like

a high wall in his imagination before destruction. A man's

heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. If one

gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly

and shame. A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a

crushed spirit who can bear an intelligent heart acquires knowledge,

and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. A man's

gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.

The one who states his case first seems right until

the other comes and examines him. The lot puts an

end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders. A brother

of fen is more unyielding than a strong city, and

quarreling is like the bars of a castle. From the

fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is satisfied. He

is satisfied by the yield of his lips. Death and

life are in the power of the tongue, and those

who love it will eat its fruits.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and

obtains favor from the lord. The poor us entreaties, but

the rich answer roughly. A man of many companions may

come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks

closer than a brother.

Proverbs nineteen.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech, and is a fool.

Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste

with his feet misses his way. When a man's folly

brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the lord.

Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is

deserted by his friend. A false witness will not go unpunished,

and he who breathes out lies will not escape. Many

seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is

a friend to a man who gives gifts all. A

poor man's brothers hate him, how much more do his

friends go far from him. He pursues them with words,

but does not have him. Whoever gets sense loves his

own soul. He who keeps understanding will discover good. A

false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes

out lies will perish. It is not fitting for a

fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave

to rule over princes.

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is

his glory to overlook an offense. A king's wrath is

like the growling of a lion, but his favor is

like dew on the grass. A foolish son is ruined

to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual

dripping of rain. House and wealth are inherited from fathers,

but a prudent wife is from the Lord. Slothfulness casts

into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.

Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life. He who despises

his ways will die. Whoever is generous to the poor

lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for

his deed. Discipline your son, for there is hope. Do

not set your heart on putting him to death.

A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for

if you deliver him, you will only have to do

it again.

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain

wisdom in the future. Many are the plans in the

mind of a man, but it is the purpose of

the Lord that will stand what is desired. And a

man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better

than a liar. The fear of the Lord leads to life,

and whoever has it rest satisfied. You will not be

visited by harm.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will

not even bring it back to his mouth. Strike a scoffer,

and the simple will learn prudence. Reprove a man of understanding,

and he will gain knowledge. He who does violence to

his father and chases away his mother is a son

who brings shame and reproach. Cease to hear instruction, my son,

and you will stray from the words of knowledge. A

worthless witness mocks it justice, and the mouth of the

wicked devours iniquity. Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating

for the backs of fools.

Proverbs twenty.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink, a brawler, and whoever

is led astray by it is not wise. The terror

of a king is like the growling of a lion.

Whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. It is

an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,

but every fool will be quarreling. The sluggard does not

plow in the autumn, he will seek at harvests and

have nothing.

The purpose in A man's heart is like deep water,

but a man of understanding will draw it out. Many

a man proclaims his own steadfast love, But a faithful

man who can The righteous who walks in his integrity,

blessed are his children after him. A king who sits

on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.

Who can say, I have made my heart pure, I

am clean from my sin. Unequal weights and unequal measures

are both alike and abomination to the Lord. Even a

child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his

conduct is pure and upright. The hearing ear and the

seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.

Love not sleep lest you come to poverty, Open your

eyes and you will have plenty of bread. Bad bad,

says the buyer. But when he goes away, then he

boasts there.

Is gold in abundance of costly stones, that the lips

of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Take a man's garment when he has put up security

for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he

puts up security for foreigners. Bread gained by deceit is

sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be

full of gravel. Plans are established by counsel, by wise guidance,

wage war. Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets. Therefore, do

not associate with a simple babbler. If one curses his

father or his mother, his lamp will be put out

in utter darkness. An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning

will not be blessed in the end. Do not say

I will repay evil. Wait for the Lord, and he

will deliver you. Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,

and false scales are not good. A man's steps are

from the Lord. How then can man understand his way?

It is a snare to say rashly it is holy,

and to reflect only after making vows.

A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel

over them. The spirit of man is the lamp of

the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. Steadfast love and

faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne

is upheld. The glory of young men is their strength,

but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Blows that wound cleanse away evil strokes may clean the

innermost parts.

Proverbs twenty one.

The king's heart is a stream of water in the

hand of the Lord, he turns it wherever he will.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,

but the Lord weighs the heart to do Righteousness and

justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Hearty eyes and a proud heart. The lamp of the

wicked are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely

to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a

fleeting vapor and a snare of death. The violence of

the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to

do what is just. The way of the guilty is crooked,

but the conduct of the pure is upright. It is

better to live in a corner of the housetop than

in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. The soul

of the wicked desires evil. His neighbor finds no mercy

in his eyes. When a scoffer is punished, the simple

becomes wise. When a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

The righteous one observes the house of the wicked. He

throws the wicked down to ruin. Whoever closes his ear

to the cry of the poor, will himself call out

and not be answered. A gift in secret averts anger,

and a concealed bribe strong wrath. When justice is done,

it is a joy to the righteous, but terror to evildoers.

One who wanders from the way of good sense will

rest in the assembly of the dead. Whoever loves pleasure

will be a poor man. He who loves wine and

oil will not be rich. The wicked is a ransom

for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. It

is better to live in a desert land than with

a quarrelsome and fretful woman. Precious treasure and oil are

in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.

Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

A wise man scales the city of the mighty and

brings down the stronghold in which they trust. Whoever keeps

his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Scoffer is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who

acts with arrogant pride. The desire of the sluggard kills

him for his hands refuse to labor all day long.

He craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does

not hold back. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,

how much more when he brings it with evil intent.

A false witness will perish, but the word of a

man who hears will endure. A wicked man puts on

a bold face, but the upright gives thought to his ways.

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.

The horse is made ready for the day of battle,

but the victory belongs to the Lord.

Proverbs twenty two.

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,

and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich

and the poor meet together. The Lord is the maker

of them all. The prudency is danger and hides himself,

but the simple go on and suffer for it. The

reward for humility and fear of the Lord Lord is

riches and honor and life. Thorns and stares are in

the way of the crooked. Whoever guards his soul will

keep far from them. Train up a child in the

way he should go, even when he is old, he

will not depart from it.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is

the slave of the lender. Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,

and the rod of his fury will fail.

Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he

shares his bread with the poor.

Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and

quarreling and abuse will cease.

He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious,

will have the King as his friend. The eyes of

the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the

words of the traitor.

The sluggard says, there is a lion outside, I shall

be killed in the streets. The mouth of forbidden women

is a deep pit. He with whom the Lord is

angry will fall into it. Folly is bound up in

the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline

drives it far from him. Whoever oppresses the poor to

increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will

only come to poverty.

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,

and apply your heart to my knowledge. For it will

be pleasant if you keep them within you. If all

of them are ready on your lips, that your trust

may be.

In the Lord.

I have made them known to you today. Even to

you have I not written for you thirty sayings of

counsel and knowledge, to make you know what is right

and true, that you give a true answer to those

who sent you.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or

crush the afflicted at the gate, for the Lord will

plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them.

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor

go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways

and entangle yourself in a snare. Be not one of

those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.

If you have nothing with which to pay, why should

your bed be taken from under you? Do not move

the ancient landmark that your fathers have set.

Do you see a man skillful in his work, he

will stand before kings. He will not stand before obscure men.

Proverbs twenty three.

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe

carefully what is before you, and put a knife to

your throat. If you are given to appetite, do not

desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. Do not

toil to acquire wealth, be discerning enough to desist. When

your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly

it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Do

not eat the bread of a man who is stingy.

Do not desire his delicacies, for he is like one

who is inward calculating. Eat and drink. He says to

you that his heart is not with you. You will

vomit up the morsels that you have eaten and waste

your pleasant words. Do not speak in the hearing of

a fool, for he will despise the good sense of

your words. Do not move an ancient landmark, or enter

the fields of the fatherless, for their redeemer is strong.

He will plead their cause against you.

Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words

of knowledge. Do not withhold discipline from a child. If

you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

If you strike him with the rod, you will save

his soul from shield.

My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too

will be glad. My inmost being will exalt when your

lips speak what is right. Let not your heart envy sinners,

but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.

Surely there is a future, and your hope will not

be cut off. Hear, my son, and be wise and

direct your heart in the way. Be not among drunkards

or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and

the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe.

Them with rags.

Listen to your father, who gave you life. And do

not despise your mother when she is old by truth,

and do not sell it. By wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice. He who

fathers a wise son will be glad in him. Let

your father and mother be glad. Let her who bore

you rejoice, My son. Give me your heart, and let

your eyes observe my ways. For a prostitute is a

deep pit, and adulteresses a narrow well. She lies in

wait like a robber, and increases the traders among mankind.

Who has woe, who has sorrow, who has strifing, who

has complaining, who has wounds without cause, who has redness

of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine, those who

go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine

when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup,

and goes down smoothly. In the end, it bites like

a serpent and stings like an adder. Your eyes will

see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. You

will be like one who lies down in the midst

of the sea, like one who lies on the top

of a mast. They struck me, you will say, but

I was not hurt. They beat me, but I did

not feel it. When shall I awake, I must have

another drink.

Proverbs twenty four.

Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be

with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips

talk of trouble.

My wisdom, a house is built, and by understanding it

is established. By knowledge, the rooms are filled with all

precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is full of strength,

and a man of knowledge enhances his might. For by

wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance

of counselors there's victory.

Wisdom is too high for a fool in the gate

he does not open his mouth. Whoever plans to do

evil will be called a schemer. The devising of folly

is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

If you faint in the day of adversity. Your strength

is small. Rescue those who are being taken away to death,

hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If

you say, behold, we did not know this. Does not

he who weighs the heart perceive it. Does not he

who keeps watch over your soul know it? And will

he not repay man according to his work.

My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the

drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your tastes. Know

that wisdom is such to your soul. If you find it,

there will be a future, and your hope will not

be cut off.

Lie not in weight as a wicked man against the

dwelling of the righteous. Do no violence to his home.

For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but

the wicked stumble in times of calamity. Do not rejoice

when your enemy falls, And let not your heart be

glad when he stumbles. Lest the Lord see it and

be displeased and turn away his anger from him. Fret

not yourself because of evil doers, and be not envious

of the wicked, for the evil man has no future.

The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

My son, fear the Lord, and the King, and do

not join with those who do otherwise, for disaster will

arise suddenly from them, and who knows the ruin that

will come from them. Both these also are sayings of

the wise. Partiality and judging is not good. Whoever says

to the wicked you are in the right will be

cursed by peoples abhorred by nations. But those who rebuke

the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will

come upon them. Whoever gives an honest answer, kisses the lips.

Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for yourself in

the field, and after that build your house. Be not

a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not

deceive with your lips. I will do to him as

he is done to me. I will pay the man

back for what he has done. I passed by the

field of a slugger, by the vineyard of a man

lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns,

the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall

was broken down. Then I saw and considered it. I

looked and received instruction, a little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty

will come upon you like a robber, and want like

an armed man.

Proverbs twenty five. These also are proverbs of Solomon, which

the men of Hezekiah, King of Judah, copied.

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but

the glory of kings is to search things out. As

the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so

the heart of kings is unsearchable. Take away the draws

from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel.

Take away the wicked from the presence of the king,

and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence, or

stand in the place of the great, for it is

better to be told come up here than to be

put lower in the presence of a noble. What your

eyes have seen, do not hastily bring into court, for

what will you do in the end when your neighbor

puts you to shame. Argue your case with your neighbor himself,

and do not reveal another's secret, lest he who hears

you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have

no end.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in

a setting of silver, like a gold ring or an

ornament of gold, is a wise reprover to a listening ear,

like the cold of snow in the time of harvest.

Is a faithful messenger to those who send him. He

refreshes the soul of his masters.

Like clouds and wind without rain. Is a man who

boasts of a gift he does not give with patience.

A ruler may be persuaded, and the soft tongue will

break a bone. If you have found honey, eat only

enough for you, lest you have your fill of it

and vomit it. Let your foot be seldom in your

neighbour's house, lest he have his fill of you and

hate you. A man who bears false witness against his

neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or

a sharp error. Trusting in a treacherous man in time

of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot slips.

Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one

who takes off a garment on a cold day, and

like vinegar on soda.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,

and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

or you will heap burning coals on his head, and

the Lord will reward you. The north wind brings forth

rain and a backbiting tongue angry looks. It is better

to live in a corner of the housetop than in

a house shared with a borlsome wife. Like cold water

to a thirsty soul. So is good news from a

far country, like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain.

Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is

it glorious to seek one's own glory. A man without

self control is like a city broken into and left without.

Walls Proverbs twenty six.

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, So honor

is not fitting for a fool, like a sparrow in

its flitting, like a swallow in its flying. A curse

that is causeless does not alight. A whip for the horse,

a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the

back of fools. Answer not a fool according to his folly,

lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according

to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool

cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. Like a

lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in

the mouth of fools. Like one who binds the stone

in the sling, is one who gives honor to a fool.

Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of

a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires

a passing fool or drunkard. Like a dog that returns

to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

Do you see a man who is wise in his

own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than

for him. The sluggard says, there is a lion in

the road, there is a lion in the streets. As

a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard

on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the

dish that wears him out to bring it back to

his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes

than seven men who can answer sensibly. Whoever meddles in

a quarrel not his own is like one who takes

a passing dog by the ears like a madman who

throws firebrands, arrows, and death. Is the man who deceives

his neighbor and says, I am only joking for lack

of wood. The fire goes out, and where there is

no whisperer, quarreling ceases as charcoal to hot embers and

wood to fire. So is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels. They

go down into the inner parts of the body, like

the glaze covering an earthen vessel. Are fervent lips with

an evil heart. Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips,

and harbors deceit in his heart. When he's heeks, graciously

believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will

be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will

fall into it, and a stone will come back on

him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims,

and a flattering mouth works ruined.

Proverbs twenty seven.

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know

what a day may bring. Let another praise you, and

not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but a

fool's provocation is heavier than both. Wrath is cruel, anger

is overwhelming, But who can stand before jealousy. Better is

open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of

a friend. Profuse are the kisses of an enemy. One

who is full loathes honey, But to one who is hungry,

everything bitter is sweet. Like a bird that strays from

its nest, is a man who strays from his home.

Oil and perfume make the heart glass, and the sweetness

of a friend comes from his earnest. Counsel, Do not

forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not

go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.

Better is a neighbor who is nearer than a brother

who is far away.

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad that

I may answer him who reproaches me.

The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple

go on and suffer for it. Take a man's garment,

when he has put up security for a stranger and

hold it in pledge when he puts up security for

an adulteress. Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice

rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome

wife are alike. To restrain her is to restrain the wind,

or to grasp oil in one's right hand.

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Whoever tends

a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who

guards his master will be honored. As in water, face

reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.

Shiel and a baden are never satisfied, and never satisfied

are the eyes of man. The crucible is for silver,

and the furnace is for gold, and a man is

tested by his praise. Crush a fool in a mortar

with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly

will not depart from him.

Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention

to your hurts, for riches do not last forever, and

does a crown endure to all generations. When the grass

is gone and the new girl the peers and the

vegetation of the mountains is gathered. The lambs will provide

your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.

There will be enough goat's milk for your food, for

the food of your household, and maintenance for your girls.

Proverbs twenty eight.

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous

are bold as a lion it when a land transgresses,

it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding

and knowledge, its stability will long continue.

A poor man who presses the poor is a beating

rain that leaves no food. Those who forsake the law

praise the wicked. Those who keep the law strive against them.

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek

the Lord understand it completely. Better is a poor man

who walks in his integrity than a rich man who

is crooked in his ways. The one who keeps the

law is a son with understanding, but a companion of

gluttons shames his father. Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest

and profit, gathers it for him who is generous to

the poor. If one turns away his ear from hearing

the law, even his prayer is an abomination. Whoever misleads

the upright into an evil way will fall into his

own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but

a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, But when

the wicked rise people hide themselves.

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who

confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Blessed is the

one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his

heart will fall into calamity. Like a roaring lion or

a charging bear. Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but

he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. If

one is burdened with the blood of another, he will

be a fugitive until death. Let no one help him.

Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who

is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall. Whoever works

his land, he will have plenty of bread, but he

who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. A

faithful man will abound with blessings.

But whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

To show partiality is not good. But for a piece

of bread a man will do wrong. A stingy man

hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will

come upon him. Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find

more favor than he who flatters with his tongue. Whoever

robs his father or his mother and says that is

no transgression, is a companion to a man who destroys.

A greedy man stirs up strife. But the one who

trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, But

he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. Whoever gives

to the poor will not want. But he who hides

his eyes will get many a curse. When the wicked rise,

people hide themselves. But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs twenty nine.

He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck will

suddenly be broken beyond healing.

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice. But when the

wicked rule, the people grown. He who loves wisdom makes

his father glad, but a companion of prostitute squanders his

wealth by just A king builds up the land, but

he who exacts gifts tears it down.

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for

his feet. An evil man is ensnared in his transgression,

but a righteous man sings and rejoices. A righteous man

knows the rights of the poor. A wicked man does

not understand such knowledge. Scoffers set a city aflame, but

the wise turn away wrath. If a wise man has

an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs,

and there is no quiet. Bloodthirsty men hate one who

is blameless, and seek the life of the upright. A

fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise

man quietly holds it back. If a ruler listens to falsehood,

all his officials will be wicked.

The poor man and the oppressor meet together. The lord

gives light to the eyes of both.

If a king.

Faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.

The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child left

to himself brings shame to his mother. When the wicked

increase transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall.

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest. He

will give delight to your heart. Where there is no

prophetic vision, the people cast off restraint. But blessed is

he who.

Keeps the law by mere words. A servant is not disciplined,

for though he understands, he will not respond. Do you

see a man who is hasty in his words? There

is more hope for a fool than for him. Whoever

pampers his servant from childhood will, in the end behind

him his heir. A man of wrath stirs up strife,

and one given to anger causes much transgression. One's pride

will bring him low, but he who is lowly in

spirit will obtain honor. The partner of a thief hates

his own life. He hears the curse but discloses nothing.

The fear of man lays a snare, But whoever trusts

in the Lord is safe. Many seek the face of

a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a

man gets justice. An unjust man is an abomination to

the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an

abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs thirty the words of Aeger, son of Jacob the oracle.

The man declares, I am weary, O God. I am

weary of God.

And worn out.

Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I

have not the understanding of a man.

I have not learned wisdom.

Nor have I knowledge of.

The Holy One, who has ascended to heaven and come down,

who has gathered the wind in his fists, who has

wrapped up the waters in a garment, who has established

all the ends of the earth. What is his name,

and what is his son's name?

Surely you know.

Every word of God proves true.

He is a shield to them those who.

Take refuge in him.

Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you

and you be found a liar.

Two things I ask of you.

Deny them not to me before I die. Remove far

from me falsehood and lying. Give me neither poverty nor riches.

Feed me with the food that is needful for me.

Lest I be full and deny you and say who

is the Lord? Or lest I be poor and steal

and profane the name of my God. Do not slander

a servant to his master, lest he curse you.

And you be held guilty.

There are those who curse their.

Fathers and do not bless their mothers. There are those

who are clean in their own eyes, but are not

washed of their filth. There are those, how lofty are

their eyes, how high their eyelids lift. There are those

whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour

the pour from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.

The leech has two daughters, give and give. Three things

are never satisfied, for never say enough. She oh the

barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the

fire that never says enough. The eye that mocks a

father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked

out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by

the vultures. Three things are too wonderful for me, For

I do not understand the way of an eagle in

the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock,

the way of a ship on the high seas, and

the way of a man with a virgin. This is

the way of an adulteress. She eats and wipes her mouth,

and says, I have done no wrong. Under three things,

the earth trembles Under four. It cannot bear up a

slave when he becomes king, and.

A fool when he is filled with food, an.

Unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maid

servant when she displaces her mistress. Four things on earth

are small, but they are exceedingly wise. The ants are

a people not strong, yet they provide their food in

the summer.

The rock badgers are a people not.

Mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs. The

locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank.

The lizard you can take in your hands, yet it

is in king's palaces. Three things are stately in their tread.

Four are stately in their The lion, which is mightiest

among beasts and does not turn back before any the

strutting rooster, the he goat, and a king whose army

is with him. If you have been foolish exalting yourself,

or if you have been devising evil, put your hand

on your mouth, for pressing milk produces kurds, Pressing the

nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.

Proverbs thirty one the words of King Lemuel, an oracle

that his mother taught him.

What are you doing, my son?

What are you doing?

Son of my womb. What are you doing, son of

my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your

ways to those who destroy kings. It is not for kings,

O Lemuel. It is not for kings to drink wine,

or for rulers to take strong drink. Lest they drink

and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights

of all the afflicted. Give strong drink to the one

who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress.

Let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery.

No more, open your mouth for the mute, for the

rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge

righteously defend the rights of the poor and needy. An

excellent wife who can find she is far more precious

than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her,

and he will have no lack of gain. She does

him good and not harm. All the days of her life.

She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.

She is like the ships of the merchant. She brings

her food from afar. She rises while it is yet

night and provides food for her household and portions for

her maidens. She considers a field and buys it with

the fruit of her hands. She plants a vineyard. She

dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. She

perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not

go out at night. She puts her hands to the distaff,

and her hold the spindle. She opens her hand to

the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid of snow for her household. For

all her household are clothed in scarlet. She makes bed

coverings for herself. Her clothing is fine, linen and purple.

Her husband is known in the gates when he sits

among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments

and sells them. She delivers sashes to the merchant. Strength

and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the

time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and

the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks

well to the ways of her household, and does not

eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and

pore her Her blessed. Her husband also, and he praises her.

Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all

charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain. But a woman

who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her

of the fruit of her hands, and let her works

praise her in the gates