Proverbs

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The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

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To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

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To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;

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To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

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That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

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To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

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The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

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My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

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My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

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If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

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Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;

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We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;

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Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:

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My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

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For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

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For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

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And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

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So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

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She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

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How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

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Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.

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Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

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

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I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

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Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

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For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

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They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.

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Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

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For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

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But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

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My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

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So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

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Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

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If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

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Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

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For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

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He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

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That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

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Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.

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For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

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Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

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To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

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Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

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Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

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Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

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To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

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That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

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For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

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None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:

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That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

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For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

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But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

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My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

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For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

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Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

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So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

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Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

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In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

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Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

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It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

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Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

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So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

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My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

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For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

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For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

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She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

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Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

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She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

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Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.

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By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.

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My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

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So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.

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Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.

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

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Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:

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For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.

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Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

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Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

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Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

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Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

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Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

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For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

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The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

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Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

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The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

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Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

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For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.

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For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

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And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;

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Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

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Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

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Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

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Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

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She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

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Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

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I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

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Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.

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Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

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Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

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For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

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But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.

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My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

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Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

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For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

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Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

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Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

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Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

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Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

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Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.

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My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

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That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

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For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

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But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

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Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;

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So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.

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Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

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Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

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Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

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Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,

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And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

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And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

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Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

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I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.

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Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.

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Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

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Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

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Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

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As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.

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For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

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For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

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His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

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He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

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Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

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Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;

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Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

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Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

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Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

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So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

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A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

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That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

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In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

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Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

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There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

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Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

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A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

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A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

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My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

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When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

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For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

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Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

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Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

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Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

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So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

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Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

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But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

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He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

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Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

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For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

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Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

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Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

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Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:

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That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

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For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;

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And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

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Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,

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In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.

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And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

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(She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:

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Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.)

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

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Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my vows.

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Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

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I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

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I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

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Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.

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For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:

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He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.

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With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.

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He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;

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Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.

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Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.

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Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

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For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

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Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.

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Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice?

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On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;

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Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:

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Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men.

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O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

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Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.

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For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

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They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.

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Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.

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For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.

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I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge and discretion.

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The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

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Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.

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By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.

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By me princes rule, And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

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I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

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Riches and honor are with me; Yea, durable wealth and righteousness.

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My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.

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I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;

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That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries.

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Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

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I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.

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When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water.

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Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

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While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

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When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

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When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,

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When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;

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Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him,

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Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.

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Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.

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Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.

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Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

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For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.

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But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.

Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

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She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:

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She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

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Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

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Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

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Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

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He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

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Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

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The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

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If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

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And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

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To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

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Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

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

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But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

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Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

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He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.

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The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

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He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

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The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

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In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

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Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

Proverbs 10:15

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 10:16

The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

Proverbs 10:17

He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

Proverbs 10:18

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

Proverbs 10:20

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

Proverbs 10:23

It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Proverbs 10:25

When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 10:26

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

Proverbs 10:27

The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Proverbs 10:29

The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 10:30

The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.

Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 11:5

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.

Proverbs 11:9

With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

Proverbs 11:10

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Proverbs 11:11

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 11:12

He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

Proverbs 11:13

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

Proverbs 11:14

Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Proverbs 11:15

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

Proverbs 11:16

A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.

Proverbs 11:17

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

Proverbs 11:19

He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.

Proverbs 11:20

They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

Proverbs 11:21

Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Proverbs 11:22

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a fair woman that is without discretion.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 11:24

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

Proverbs 11:25

The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Proverbs 11:26

He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 11:27

He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

Proverbs 11:28

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Proverbs 11:29

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.

Proverbs 11:31

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!

Proverbs 12:1

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Proverbs 12:2

A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

Proverbs 12:3

A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Proverbs 12:4

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

Proverbs 12:8

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

Proverbs 12:9

Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:11

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

Proverbs 12:12

The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Proverbs 12:13

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 12:14

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

Proverbs 12:15

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

Proverbs 12:16

A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

Proverbs 12:17

He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 12:18

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Proverbs 12:20

Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

Proverbs 12:21

There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Proverbs 12:25

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

Proverbs 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

Proverbs 13:2

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

Proverbs 13:3

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 13:5

A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Proverbs 13:7

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

Proverbs 13:8

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Proverbs 13:10

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:13

Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:14

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:15

Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

Proverbs 13:17

A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

Proverbs 13:19

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

Proverbs 13:23

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

Proverbs 13:24

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Proverbs 13:25

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Proverbs 14:4

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

Proverbs 14:5

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

Proverbs 14:7

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 14:9

A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

Proverbs 14:10

The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not inter-meddle with its joy.

Proverbs 14:11

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

Proverbs 14:14

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Proverbs 14:15

The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

Proverbs 14:17

He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:18

The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:19

The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:20

The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

Proverbs 14:21

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 14:22

Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Proverbs 14:23

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Proverbs 14:24

The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.

Proverbs 14:25

A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

Proverbs 14:26

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

Proverbs 14:27

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Proverbs 14:29

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

Proverbs 14:35

The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:4

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

Proverbs 15:6

In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 15:9

The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

Proverbs 15:10

There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he that hateth reproof shall die.

Proverbs 15:11

Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

Proverbs 15:12

A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.

Proverbs 15:13

A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

Proverbs 15:22

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Proverbs 15:23

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

Proverbs 15:24

To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

Proverbs 15:25

Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.

Proverbs 15:26

Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words are pure.

Proverbs 15:27

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Proverbs 15:29

Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; And good tidings make the bones fat.

Proverbs 15:31

The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

Proverbs 15:32

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor goeth humility.

Proverbs 16:1

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

Proverbs 16:2

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

Proverbs 16:3

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

Proverbs 16:4

Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Proverbs 16:5

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:8

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

Proverbs 16:9

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

Proverbs 16:10

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Proverbs 16:11

A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.

Proverbs 16:12

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

Proverbs 16:14

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:19

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 16:20

He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 16:26

The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

Proverbs 16:27

A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 16:29

A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 16:30

He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:31

The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 17:2

A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

Proverbs 17:3

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

Proverbs 17:4

An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 17:6

Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

Proverbs 17:7

Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Proverbs 17:9

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 17:13

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

Proverbs 17:15

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Proverbs 17:16

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:18

A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

Proverbs 17:19

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

Proverbs 17:20

He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Proverbs 17:21

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

Proverbs 17:26

Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

Proverbs 17:27

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

Proverbs 18:1

He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

Proverbs 18:3

When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy cometh reproach.

Proverbs 18:4

The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

Proverbs 18:5

To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

Proverbs 18:9

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Proverbs 18:11

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor goeth humility.

Proverbs 18:13

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 18:16

A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

Proverbs 18:17

He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

Proverbs 18:18

The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.

Proverbs 18:19

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:20

A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 18:22

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

Proverbs 18:24

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:2

Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

Proverbs 19:6

Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

Proverbs 19:7

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

Proverbs 19:8

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

Proverbs 19:10

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 19:12

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Proverbs 19:14

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:16

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

Proverbs 19:17

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

Proverbs 19:18

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

Proverbs 19:19

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

Proverbs 19:20

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 19:21

There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

Proverbs 19:22

That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life; And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

Proverbs 19:24

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 19:25

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 19:26

He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

Proverbs 19:27

Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 19:28

A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

Proverbs 19:29

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

Proverbs 20:1

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

Proverbs 20:2

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

Proverbs 20:3

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

Proverbs 20:6

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

Proverbs 20:7

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

Proverbs 20:8

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Proverbs 20:10

Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Proverbs 20:11

Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

Proverbs 20:13

Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:14

It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Proverbs 20:16

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:17

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Proverbs 20:18

Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

Proverbs 20:19

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Proverbs 20:20

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Proverbs 20:22

Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

Proverbs 20:23

Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

Proverbs 20:24

A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

Proverbs 20:25

It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing- wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:27

The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:28

Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

Proverbs 20:29

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Proverbs 20:30

Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.

Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

Proverbs 21:2

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weighteth the hearts.

Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

Proverbs 21:4

A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

Proverbs 21:5

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

Proverbs 21:6

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

Proverbs 21:8

The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:10

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

Proverbs 21:11

When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

Proverbs 21:12

The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:15

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:16

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

Proverbs 21:17

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Proverbs 21:18

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Proverbs 21:20

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Proverbs 21:21

He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

Proverbs 21:22

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Proverbs 21:23

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 21:24

The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 21:26

There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

Proverbs 21:28

A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

Proverbs 21:29

A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

Proverbs 21:31

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Proverbs 22:4

The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:8

He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 22:10

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

Proverbs 22:11

He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

Proverbs 22:12

The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 22:14

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverbs 22:16

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

Proverbs 22:17

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

Proverbs 22:18

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

Proverbs 22:19

That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

Proverbs 22:20

Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

Proverbs 22:21

To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

Proverbs 22:22

Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Proverbs 22:23

For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

Proverbs 22:24

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

Proverbs 22:25

Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

Proverbs 22:26

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.

Proverbs 22:27

If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Proverbs 22:28

Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

Proverbs 22:29

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

Proverbs 23:1

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

Proverbs 23:2

And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.

Proverbs 23:3

Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

Proverbs 23:4

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

Proverbs 23:5

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

Proverbs 23:6

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 23:8

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

Proverbs 23:9

Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Proverbs 23:10

Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

Proverbs 23:11

For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.

Proverbs 23:12

Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 23:13

Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

Proverbs 23:14

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

Proverbs 23:15

My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

Proverbs 23:16

Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

Proverbs 23:17

Let not thy heart envy sinners; But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

Proverbs 23:18

For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 23:19

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

Proverbs 23:20

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 23:22

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

Proverbs 23:25

Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

Proverbs 23:26

My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

Proverbs 23:27

For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

Proverbs 23:28

Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

Proverbs 23:29

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

Proverbs 23:30

They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.

Proverbs 23:31

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

Proverbs 23:32

At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.

Proverbs 23:33

Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.

Proverbs 23:34

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

Proverbs 23:35

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt; They have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Proverbs 24:1

Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

Proverbs 24:2

For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

Proverbs 24:3

Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established;

Proverbs 24:4

And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

Proverbs 24:6

For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Proverbs 24:8

He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

Proverbs 24:9

The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

Proverbs 24:10

If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.

Proverbs 24:11

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

Proverbs 24:12

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

Proverbs 24:14

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 24:15

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

Proverbs 24:16

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Proverbs 24:17

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

Proverbs 24:18

Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

Proverbs 24:19

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

Proverbs 24:20

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

Proverbs 24:22

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

Proverbs 24:23

These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

Proverbs 24:24

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

Proverbs 24:25

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.

Proverbs 24:26

He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.

Proverbs 24:27

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs 24:29

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Proverbs 24:31

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Proverbs 24:32

Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:

Proverbs 24:33

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

Proverbs 24:34

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 25:1

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Proverbs 25:2

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

Proverbs 25:3

As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs 25:4

Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

Proverbs 25:5

Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 25:6

Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

Proverbs 25:7

For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

Proverbs 25:8

Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

Proverbs 25:9

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;

Proverbs 25:10

Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.

Proverbs 25:11

A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.

Proverbs 25:12

As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Proverbs 25:13

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Proverbs 25:14

As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

Proverbs 25:15

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Proverbs 25:16

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Proverbs 25:17

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

Proverbs 25:18

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 25:19

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Proverbs 25:20

As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

Proverbs 25:21

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Proverbs 25:22

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

Proverbs 25:24

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 25:25

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.

Proverbs 25:26

As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.

Proverbs 25:28

He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

Proverbs 26:1

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.

Proverbs 26:2

As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

Proverbs 26:4

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Proverbs 26:6

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

Proverbs 26:7

The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:8

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:9

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:10

As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

Proverbs 26:11

As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

Proverbs 26:12

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Proverbs 26:13

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

Proverbs 26:14

As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

Proverbs 26:15

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Proverbs 26:16

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

Proverbs 26:17

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Proverbs 26:18

As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

Proverbs 26:19

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

Proverbs 26:20

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

Proverbs 26:21

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

Proverbs 26:23

Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

Proverbs 26:24

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

Proverbs 26:25

When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

Proverbs 26:26

Though his hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.

Proverbs 26:27

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Proverbs 27:1

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 27:5

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 27:7

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 27:8

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

Proverbs 27:9

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Proverbs 27:10

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

Proverbs 27:14

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

Proverbs 27:15

A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

Proverbs 27:16

He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:18

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

Proverbs 27:19

As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Proverbs 27:21

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.

Proverbs 27:22

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

Proverbs 27:23

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

Proverbs 27:24

For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

Proverbs 27:25

The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

Proverbs 27:26

The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

Proverbs 27:27

And there will be goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:2

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

Proverbs 28:3

A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Proverbs 28:4

They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.

Proverbs 28:5

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Proverbs 28:7

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

Proverbs 28:8

He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Proverbs 28:10

Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

Proverbs 28:11

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Proverbs 28:13

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Proverbs 28:15

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Proverbs 28:16

The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

Proverbs 28:17

A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.

Proverbs 28:18

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 28:21

To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 28:22

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

Proverbs 28:23

He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Proverbs 28:24

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.

Proverbs 28:25

He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

Proverbs 28:26

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Proverbs 28:27

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 29:1

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

Proverbs 29:3

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

Proverbs 29:4

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

Proverbs 29:5

A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.

Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

Proverbs 29:8

Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

Proverbs 29:10

The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.

Proverbs 29:13

The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.

Proverbs 29:14

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

Proverbs 29:16

When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

Proverbs 29:17

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Proverbs 29:19

A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.

Proverbs 29:20

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Proverbs 29:21

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

Proverbs 29:23

A man’s pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Proverbs 29:24

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the ruler’s favor; But a man’s judgment cometh from Jehovah.

Proverbs 29:27

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 30:1

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

Proverbs 30:2

Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;

Proverbs 30:3

And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.

Proverbs 30:4

Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest?

Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

Proverbs 30:6

Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Proverbs 30:7

Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:

Proverbs 30:8

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

Proverbs 30:9

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

Proverbs 30:10

Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

Proverbs 30:12

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.

Proverbs 30:13

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.

Proverbs 30:14

There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Proverbs 30:15

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea, four that say not, Enough:

Proverbs 30:16

Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

Proverbs 30:18

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:

Proverbs 30:19

The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.

Proverbs 30:20

So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

Proverbs 30:21

For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear:

Proverbs 30:22

For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

Proverbs 30:23

For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

Proverbs 30:24

There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

Proverbs 30:25

The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

Proverbs 30:26

The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Proverbs 30:27

The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

Proverbs 30:28

The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings’ palaces.

Proverbs 30:29

There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:

Proverbs 30:30

The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;

Proverbs 30:31

The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.

Proverbs 30:32

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

Proverbs 30:33

For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

Proverbs 31:1

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

Proverbs 31:2

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?

Proverbs 31:3

Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

Proverbs 31:4

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

Proverbs 31:6

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

Proverbs 31:7

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

Proverbs 31:8

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

Proverbs 31:9

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

Proverbs 31:10

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:11

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

Proverbs 31:12

She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:13

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

Proverbs 31:14

She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.

Proverbs 31:15

She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.

Proverbs 31:16

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:17

She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.

Proverbs 31:18

She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable; Her lamp goeth not out by night.

Proverbs 31:19

She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.

Proverbs 31:20

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:21

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Proverbs 31:22

She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

Proverbs 31:24

She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Proverbs 31:25

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

Proverbs 31:26

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

Proverbs 31:27

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying:

Proverbs 31:29

Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.

Proverbs 31:30

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Proverbs 31:31

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

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