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The Proverbs
( 1-31 )
1:1: The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of
Israel;
1:2: To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of
understanding;
1:3: To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and
judgment, and equity;
1:4: To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man
knowledge and discretion.
1:5: A wise man will hear, and will increase
learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
1:6:
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and
their dark sayings.
1:7: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
1:8: My son, hear the instruction
of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
1:9: For they shall be
an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
1:10: My son,
if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
1:11: If they say, Come with us,
let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without
cause:
1:12: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those
that go down into the pit:
1:13: We shall find all precious substance, we
shall fill our houses with spoil:
1:14: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all
have one purse:
1:15: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy
foot from their path:
1:16: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to
shed blood.
1:17: Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any
bird.
1:18: And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for
their own lives.
1:19: So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
1:20: Wisdom crieth
without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
1:21: She crieth in the chief
place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her
words, saying,
1:22: How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and
the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
1:23: Turn
you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known
my words unto you.
1:24: Because I have called, and ye refused; I have
stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
1:25: But ye have set at nought
all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
1:26: I also will laugh at
your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
1:27: When your fear cometh
as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and
anguish cometh upon you.
1:28: Then shall they call upon me, but I will not
answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
1:29: For that
they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
1:30: They
would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
1:31: Therefore shall
they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own
devices.
1:32: For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the
prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
1:33: But whoso hearkeneth unto me
shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
2:1: My son, if
thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2:2: So that
thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to
understanding;
2:3: Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy
voice for understanding;
2:4: If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest
for her as for hid treasures;
2:5: Then shalt thou understand the fear of the
LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
2:6: For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of
his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
2:7: He layeth up sound wisdom
for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
2:8: He
keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
2:9:
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every
good path.
2:10: When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is
pleasant unto thy soul;
2:11: Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding
shall keep thee:
2:12: To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the
man that speaketh froward things;
2:13: Who leave the paths of uprightness,
to walk in the ways of darkness;
2:14: Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in
the frowardness of the wicked;
2:15: Whose ways are crooked, and they
froward in their paths:
2:16: To deliver thee from the strange woman, even
from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
2:17: Which forsaketh the
guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
2:18: For her
house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
2:19: None that go
unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
2:20:
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the
righteous.
2:21: For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect
shall remain in it.
2:22: But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and
the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
3:1: My son, forget not my law;
but let thine heart keep my commandments:
3:2: For length of days, and long
life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3:3: Let not mercy and truth forsake
thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine
heart:
3:4: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of
God and man.
3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding.
3:6: In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall
direct thy paths.
3:7: Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and
depart from evil.
3:8: It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy
bones.
3:9: Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of
all thine increase:
3:10: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy
presses shall burst out with new wine.
3:11: My son, despise not the
chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
3:12: For whom
the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he
delighteth.
3:13: Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that
getteth understanding.
3:14: For the merchandise of it is better than the
merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
3:15: She is
more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be
compared unto her.
3:16: Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left
hand riches and honour.
3:17: Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her
paths are peace.
3:18: She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:
and happy is every one that retaineth her.
3:19: The LORD by wisdom hath
founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
3:20: By
his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the
dew.
3:21: My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and
discretion:
3:22: So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy
neck.
3:23: Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not
stumble.
3:24: When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou
shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
3:25: Be not afraid of sudden
fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
3:26: For the
LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
3:27:
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine
hand to do it.
3:28: Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to
morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
3:29: Devise not evil against
thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
3:30: Strive not with a
man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
3:31: Envy thou not the
oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
3:32: For the froward is abomination
to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
3:33: The curse of the
LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the
just.
3:34: Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the
lowly.
3:35: The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion
of fools.
4:1: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to
know understanding.
4:2: For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my
law.
4:3: For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of
my mother.
4:4: He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain
my words: keep my commandments, and live.
4:5: Get wisdom, get
understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my
mouth.
4:6: Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she
shall keep thee.
4:7: Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom:
and with all thy getting get understanding.
4:8: Exalt her, and she shall
promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace
her.
4:9: She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory
shall she deliver to thee.
4:10: Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and
the years of thy life shall be many.
4:11: I have taught thee in the way of
wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
4:12: When thou goest, thy steps
shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
4:13:
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy
life.
4:14: Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of
evil men.
4:15: Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass
away.
4:16: For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their
sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
4:17: For they eat the
bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
4:18: But the path of
the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect
day.
4:19: The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they
stumble.
4:20: My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my
sayings.
4:21: Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of
thine heart.
4:22: For they are life unto those that find them, and health to
all their flesh.
4:23: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are
the issues of life.
4:24: Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse
lips put far from thee.
4:25: Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine
eyelids look straight before thee.
4:26: Ponder the path of thy feet, and let
all thy ways be established.
4:27: Turn not to the right hand nor to the
left: remove thy foot from evil.
5:1: My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow
thine ear to my understanding:
5:2: That thou mayest regard discretion, and
that thy lips may keep knowledge.
5:3: For the lips of a strange woman drop
as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
5:4: But her end is
bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
5:5: Her feet go down to
death; her steps take hold on hell.
5:6: Lest thou shouldest ponder the path
of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
5:7: Hear me
now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
5:8:
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
5:9:
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
5:10:
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a
stranger;
5:11: And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are
consumed,
5:12: And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised
reproof;
5:13: And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined
mine ear to them that instructed me!
5:14: I was almost in all evil in the
midst of the congregation and assembly.
5:15: Drink waters out of thine own
cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
5:16: Let thy fountains be
dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
5:17: Let them be only
thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
5:18: Let thy fountain be blessed:
and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
5:19: Let her be as the loving hind
and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou
ravished always with her love.
5:20: And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished
with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
5:21: For the
ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
5:22: His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be
holden with the cords of his sins.
5:23: He shall die without instruction;
and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
6:1: My son, if thou be
surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
6:2:
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of
thy mouth.
6:3: Do this now, my son, deliver thyself, when thou art come into
the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
6:4:
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
6:5: Deliver
thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the
fowler.
6:6: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be
wise:
6:7: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
6:8: Provideth her
meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
6:9: How long wilt
thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
6:10: Yet a
little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
6:11:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed
man.
6:12: A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward
mouth.
6:13: He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth
with his fingers;
6:14: Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief
continually; he soweth discord.
6:15: Therefore shall his calamity come
suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
6:16: These six things
doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
6:17: A proud
look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
6:18: An heart
that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to
mischief,
6:19: A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth
discord among brethren.
6:20: My son, keep thy father's commandment, and
forsake not the law of thy mother:
6:21: Bind them continually upon thine
heart, and tie them about thy neck.
6:22: When thou goest, it shall lead
thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall
talk with thee.
6:23: For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;
and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
6:24: To keep thee from the
evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
6:25: Lust
not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her
eyelids.
6:26: For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of
bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
6:27: Can a man
take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
6:28: Can one go upon
hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
6:29: So he that goeth in to his
neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
6:30: Men do
not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
6:31:
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance
of his house.
6:32: But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh
understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
6:33: A wound and
dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
6:34: For
jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of
vengeance.
6:35: He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content,
though thou givest many gifts.
7:1: My son, keep my words, and lay up my
commandments with thee.
7:2: Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as
the apple of thine eye.
7:3: Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the
table of thine heart.
7:4: Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call
understanding thy kinswoman:
7:5: That they may keep thee from the strange
woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
7:6: For at the
window of my house I looked through my casement,
7:7: And beheld among the
simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
7:8: Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her
house,
7:9: In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark
night:
7:10: And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot,
and subtil of heart.
7:11: (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in
her house:
7:12: Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at
every corner.)
7:13: So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent
face said unto him,
7:14: I have peace offerings with me; this day have I
payed my vows.
7:15: Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek
thy face, and I have found thee.
7:16: I have decked my bed with coverings of
tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
7:17: I have perfumed
my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:18: Come, let us take our fill of
love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
7:19: For the
goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
7:20: He hath taken a bag
of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
7:21: With her
much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she
forced him.
7:22: He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the
slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
7:23: Till a dart
strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that
it is for his life.
7:24: Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and
attend to the words of my mouth.
7:25: Let not thine heart decline to her
ways, go not astray in her paths.
7:26: For she hath cast down many wounded:
yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
7:27: Her house is the way to
hell, going down to the chambers of death.
8:1: Doth not wisdom cry? and
understanding put forth her voice?
8:2: She standeth in the top of high
places, by the way in the places of the paths.
8:3: She crieth at the gates,
at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
8:4: Unto you, O
men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
8:5: O ye simple, understand
wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
8:6: Hear; for I will
speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right
things.
8:7: For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination
to my lips.
8:8: All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is
nothing froward or perverse in them.
8:9: They are all plain to him that
understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
8:10: Receive my
instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
8:11: For
wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to
be compared to it.
8:12: I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge
of witty inventions.
8:13: The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and
arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
8:14: Counsel
is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
8:15: By me
kings reign, and princes decree justice.
8:16: By me princes rule, and
nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
8:17: I love them that love me; and
those that seek me early shall find me.
8:18: Riches and honour are with me;
yea, durable riches and righteousness.
8:19: My fruit is better than gold,
yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
8:20: I lead in the
way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
8:21: That I may
cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their
treasures.
8:22: The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before
his works of old.
8:23: I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,
or ever the earth was.
8:24: When there were no depths, I was brought forth;
when there were no fountains abounding with water.
8:25: Before the
mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
8:26: While as
yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust
of the world.
8:27: When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a
compass upon the face of the depth:
8:28: When he established the clouds
above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
8:29: When he gave to
the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he
appointed the foundations of the earth:
8:30: Then I was by him, as one
brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before
him;
8:31: Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were
with the sons of men.
8:32: Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for
blessed are they that keep my ways.
8:33: Hear instruction, and be wise, and
refuse it not.
8:34: Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my
gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
8:35: For whoso findeth me findeth
life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
8:36: But he that sinneth against
me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
9:1: Wisdom hath
builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
9:2: She hath killed
her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her
table.
9:3: She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest
places of the city,
9:4: Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him
that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
9:5: Come, eat of my bread, and
drink of the wine which I have mingled.
9:6: Forsake the foolish, and live;
and go in the way of understanding.
9:7: He that reproveth a scorner getteth
to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a
blot.
9:8: Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and
he will love thee.
9:9: Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet
wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
9:10: The fear of
the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is
understanding.
9:11: For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years
of thy life shall be increased.
9:12: If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise
for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
9:13: A foolish
woman is clamourous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
9:14: For she
sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the
city,
9:15: To call passengers who go right on their ways:
9:16: Whoso is
simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she
saith to him,
9:17: Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is
pleasant.
9:18: But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her
guests are in the depths of hell.
10:1: The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son
maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
10:2:
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from
death.
10:3: The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:
but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
10:4: He becometh poor that
dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
10:5: He
that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son
that causeth shame.
10:6: Blessings are upon the head of the just: but
violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:7: The memory of the just is
blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
10:8: The wise in heart will
receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
10:9: He that walketh
uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10:10: He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall
fall.
10:11: The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence
covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:12: Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love
covereth all sins.
10:13: In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom
is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of
understanding.
10:14: Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish
is near destruction.
10:15: The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the
destruction of the poor is their poverty.
10:16: The labour of the righteous
tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
10:17: He is in the way of
life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
10:18: He
that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a
fool.
10:19: In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that
refraineth his lips is wise.
10:20: The tongue of the just is as choice
silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
10:21: The lips of the
righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
10:22: The blessing of
the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
10:23: It is as
sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath
wisdom.
10:24: The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire
of the righteous shall be granted.
10:25: As the whirlwind passeth, so is the
wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
10:26: As
vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that
send him.
10:27: The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the
wicked shall be shortened.
10:28: The hope of the righteous shall be
gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
10:29: The way of
the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of
iniquity.
10:30: The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall
not inhabit the earth.
10:31: The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom:
but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
10:32: The lips of the righteous
know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
11:1: A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his
delight.
11:2: When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is
wisdom.
11:3: The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the
perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
11:4: Riches profit not in
the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
11:5: The
righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by
his own wickedness.
11:6: The righteousness of the upright shall deliver
them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
11:7: When a
wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men
perisheth.
11:8: The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked
cometh in his stead.
11:9: An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his
neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
11:10: When it
goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish,
there is shouting.
11:11: By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted:
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
11:12: He that is void of
wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his
peace.
11:13: A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful
spirit concealeth the matter.
11:14: Where no counsel is, the people fall:
but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.
11:15: He that is surety
for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is
sure.
11:16: A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain
riches.
11:17: The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is
cruel troubleth his own flesh.
11:18: The wicked worketh a deceitful work:
but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
11:19: As
righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own
death.
11:20: They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD:
but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
11:21: Though hand
join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous
shall be delivered.
11:22: As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a
fair woman which is without discretion.
11:23: The desire of the righteous
is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
11:24: There is
that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is
meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
11:25: The liberal soul shall be made fat:
and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
11:26: He that
withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the
head of him that selleth it.
11:27: He that diligently seeketh good procureth
favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
11:28: He that
trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a
branch.
11:29: He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and
the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
11:30: The fruit of the
righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
11:31:
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked
and the sinner.
12:1: Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that
hateth reproof is brutish.
12:2: A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but
a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
12:3: A man shall not be established
by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
12:4: A
virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as
rottenness in his bones.
12:5: The thoughts of the righteous are right: but
the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
12:6: The words of the wicked are to
lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
12:7:
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall
stand.
12:8: A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is
of a perverse heart shall be despised.
12:9: He that is despised, and hath a
servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
12:10:
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the
wicked are cruel.
12:11: He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with
bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12:12:
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth
fruit.
12:13: The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the
just shall come out of trouble.
12:14: A man shall be satisfied with good by
the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered
unto him.
12:15: The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that
hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
12:16: A fool's wrath is presently known:
but a prudent man covereth shame.
12:17: He that speaketh truth sheweth forth
righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
12:18: There is that speaketh like
the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
12:19: The
lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a
moment.
12:20: Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the
counsellers of peace is joy.
12:21: There shall no evil happen to the just:
but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
12:22: Lying lips are
abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
12:23: A
prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth
foolishness.
12:24: The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the
slothful shall be under tribute.
12:25: Heaviness in the heart of man maketh
it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
12:26: The righteous is more
excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
12:27:
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance
of a diligent man is precious.
12:28: In the way of righteousness is life;
and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
13:1: A wise son heareth his
father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
13:2: A man shall eat
good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat
violence.
13:3: He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that
openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
13:4: The soul of the sluggard
desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made
fat.
13:5: A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and
cometh to shame.
13:6: Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way:
but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
13:7: There is that maketh himself
rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great
riches.
13:8: The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor
heareth not rebuke.
13:9: The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp
of the wicked shall be put out.
13:10: Only by pride cometh contention: but
with the well advised is wisdom.
13:11: Wealth gotten by vanity shall be
diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
13:12: Hope
deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of
life.
13:13: Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth
the commandment shall be rewarded.
13:14: The law of the wise is a fountain
of life, to depart from the snares of death.
13:15: Good understanding giveth
favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
13:16: Every prudent man
dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
13:17: A wicked
messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
13:18:
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that
regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
13:19: The desire accomplished is sweet
to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
13:20: He
that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be
destroyed.
13:21: Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be
repayed.
13:22: A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children:
and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
13:23: Much food is in
the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of
judgment.
13:24: He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth
him chasteneth him betimes.
13:25: The righteous eateth to the satisfying of
his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
14:1: Every wise woman
buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
14:2: He
that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his
ways despiseth him.
14:3: In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but
the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
14:4: Where no oxen are, the crib
is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
14:5: A faithful
witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
14:6: A scorner
seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that
understandeth.
14:7: Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou
perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
14:8: The wisdom of the prudent
is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
14:9: Fools make
a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
14:10: The heart
knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his
joy.
14:11: The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle
of the upright shall flourish.
14:12: There is a way which seemeth right
unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
14:13: Even in
laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is
heaviness.
14:14: The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:
and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
14:15: The simple believeth
every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
14:16: A wise man
feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is
confident.
14:17: He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of
wicked devices is hated.
14:18: The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are
crowned with knowledge.
14:19: The evil bow before the good; and the wicked
at the gates of the righteous.
14:20: The poor is hated even of his own
neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
14:21: He that despiseth his
neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
14:22: Do
they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise
good.
14:23: In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth
only to penury.
14:24: The crown of the wise is their riches: but the
foolishness of fools is folly.
14:25: A true witness delivereth souls: but a
deceitful witness speaketh lies.
14:26: In the fear of the LORD is strong
confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
14:27: The fear of
the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
14:28: In
the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the
destruction of the prince.
14:29: He that is slow to wrath is of great
understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
14:30: A sound
heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
14:31:
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him
hath mercy on the poor.
14:32: The wicked is driven away in his wickedness:
but the righteous hath hope in his death.
14:33: Wisdom resteth in the heart
of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made
known.
14:34: Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any
people.
14:35: The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is
against him that causeth shame.
15:1: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but
grievous words stir up anger.
15:2: The tongue of the wise useth knowledge
aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
15:3: The eyes of the
LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
15:4: A wholesome
tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the
spirit.
15:5: A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that
regardeth reproof is prudent.
15:6: In the house of the righteous is much
treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
15:7: The lips of the
wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
15:8: The
sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the
upright is his delight.
15:9: The way of the wicked is an abomination unto
the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
15:10:
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth
reproof shall die.
15:11: Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much
more then the hearts of the children of men?
15:12: A scorner loveth not one
that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
15:13: A merry heart
maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is
broken.
15:14: The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge:
but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15:15: All the days of the
afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual
feast.
15:16: Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure
and trouble therewith.
15:17: Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than
a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
15:18: A wrathful man stirreth up strife:
but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
15:19: The way of the slothful
man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
15:20: A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his
mother.
15:21: Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of
understanding walketh uprightly.
15:22: Without counsel purposes are
disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.
15:23: A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due
season, how good is it!
15:24: The way of life is above to the wise, that he
may depart from hell beneath.
15:25: The LORD will destroy the house of the
proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
15:26: The thoughts of
the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are
pleasant words.
15:27: He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but
he that hateth gifts shall live.
15:28: The heart of the righteous studieth
to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
15:29: The
LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the
righteous.
15:30: The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good
report maketh the bones fat.
15:31: The ear that heareth the reproof of life
abideth among the wise.
15:32: He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own
soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
15:33: The fear of
the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
16:1:
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the
LORD.
16:2: All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD
weigheth the spirits.
16:3: Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts
shall be established.
16:4: The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea,
even the wicked for the day of evil.
16:5: Every one that is proud in heart
is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be
unpunished.
16:6: By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of
the LORD men depart from evil.
16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he
maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
16:8: Better is a little
with righteousness than great revenues without right.
16:9: A man's heart
deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
16:10: A divine sentence
is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
16:11:
A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his
work.
16:12: It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the
throne is established by righteousness.
16:13: Righteous lips are the delight
of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
16:14: The wrath of a king
is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
16:15: In the light
of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter
rain.
16:16: How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get
understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
16:17: The highway of the
upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his
soul.
16:18: Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
16:19: Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to
divide the spoil with the proud.
16:20: He that handleth a matter wisely
shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
16:21: The wise
in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth
learning.
16:22: Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it:
but the instruction of fools is folly.
16:23: The heart of the wise teacheth
his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
16:24: Pleasant words are as an
honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
16:25: There is a way
that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of
death.
16:26: He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth
it of him.
16:27: An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as
a burning fire.
16:28: A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer
separateth chief friends.
16:29: A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and
leadeth him into the way that is not good.
16:30: He shutteth his eyes to
devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
16:31: The
hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
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.
16:33: The lot is cast into the
lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
17:1: Better is a dry
morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with
strife.
17:2: A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
17:3: The fining
pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the
hearts.
17:4: A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear
to a naughty tongue.
17:5: Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and
he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
17:6: Children's
children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their
fathers.
17:7: Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips
a prince.
17:8: A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath
it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
17:9: He that covereth a
transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very
friends.
17:10: A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred
stripes into a fool.
17:11: An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a
cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
17:12: Let a bear robbed of her
whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
17:13: Whoso rewardeth
evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
17:14: The beginning of
strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before
it be meddled with.
17:15: He that justifieth the wicked, and he that
condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
17:16:
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath
no heart to it?
17:17: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born
for adversity.
17:18: A man void of understanding striketh hands, and
becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
17:19: He loveth transgression
that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
17:20:
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue
falleth into mischief.
17:21: He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his
sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
17:22: A merry heart doeth good
like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
17:23: A wicked man
taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
17:24:
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the
ends of the earth.
17:25: A foolish son is a grief to his father, and
bitterness to her that bare him.
17:26: Also to punish the just is not good,
nor to strike princes for equity.
17:27: He that hath knowledge spareth his
words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
17:28: Even a
fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips
is esteemed a man of understanding.
18:1: Through desire a man, having
separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
18:2: A fool
hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
18:3: When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy
reproach.
18:4: The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the
wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
18:5: It is not good to accept the
person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
18:6: A fool's
lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
18:7: A fool's
mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
18:8: The
words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts
of the belly.
18:9: He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him
that is a great waster.
18:10: The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the
righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
18:11: The rich man's wealth is his
strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
18:12: Before
destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is
humility.
18:13: He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly
and shame unto him.
18:14: The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;
but a wounded spirit who can bear?
18:15: The heart of the prudent getteth
knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
18:16: A man's gift
maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
18:17: He that is
first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth
him.
18:18: The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the
mighty.
18:19: A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and
their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
18:20: A man's belly shall
be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips
shall he be filled.
18:21: Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and
they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
18:22: Whoso findeth a wife
findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
18:23: The poor useth
intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
18:24: A man that hath friends
must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a
brother.
19:1: Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that
is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
19:2: Also, that the soul be without
knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
19:3:
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the
LORD.
19:4: Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his
neighbour.
19:5: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that
speaketh lies shall not escape.
19:6: Many will intreat the favour of the
prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
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, yet they are wanting to him.
19:8: He that
getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find
good.
19:9: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh
lies shall perish.
19:10: Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a
servant to have rule over princes.
19:11: The discretion of a man deferreth
his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
19:12: The
king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the
grass.
19:13: A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the
contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
19:14: House and riches are
the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
19:15:
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer
hunger.
19:16: He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he
that despiseth his ways shall die.
19:17: He that hath pity upon the poor
lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him
again.
19:18: Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare
for his crying.
19:19: A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if
thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
19:20: Hear counsel, and receive
instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
19:21: There are
many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall
stand.
19:22: The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better
than a liar.
19:23: The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it
shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
19:24: A slothful
man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth
again.
19:25: Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one
that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
19:26: He that
wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame,
and bringeth reproach.
19:27: Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that
causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
19:28: An ungodly witness
scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
19:29:
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
20:1:
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is
not wise.
20:2: The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso
provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
20:3: It is an honour
for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
20:4: The
sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest,
and have nothing.
20:5: Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a
man of understanding will draw it out.
20:6: Most men will proclaim every one
his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
20:7: The just man walketh
in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
20:8: A king that
sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his
eyes.
20:9: Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my
sin?
20:10: Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike
abomination to the LORD.
20:11: Even a child is known by his doings, whether
his work be pure, and whether it be right.
20:12: The hearing ear, and the
seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
20:13: Love not sleep, lest
thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with
bread.
20:14: It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is
gone his way, then he boasteth.
20:15: There is gold, and a multitude of
rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
20:16: Take his
garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange
woman.
20:17: Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth
shall be filled with gravel.
20:18: Every purpose is established by counsel:
and with good advice make war.
20:19: He that goeth about as a talebearer
revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20:20: Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in
obscure darkness.
20:21: An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the
beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
20:22: Say not thou, I
will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
20:23:
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not
good.
20:24: Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his
own way?
20:25: It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy,
and after vows to make enquiry.
20:26: A wise king scattereth the wicked, and
bringeth the wheel over them.
20:27: The spirit of man is the candle of the
LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
20:28: Mercy and truth
preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
20:29: The glory of
young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray
head.
20:30: The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the
inward parts of the belly.
21:1: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,
as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
21:2: Every way
of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
21:3:
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than
sacrifice.
21:4: An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the
wicked, is sin.
21:5: The thoughts of the diligent tend only to
plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
21:6: The getting
of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek
death.
21:7: The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they
refuse to do judgment.
21:8: The way of man is froward and strange: but as
for the pure, his work is right.
21:9: It is better to dwell in a corner of
the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
21:10: The soul of
the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
21:11: When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the
wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
21:12: The righteous man wisely
considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their
wickedness.
21:13: Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also
shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
21:14: A gift in secret pacifieth
anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
21:15: It is joy to the just
to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
21:16:
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the
congregation of the dead.
21:17: He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
21:18: The wicked shall be a
ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
21:19: It is
better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry
woman.
21:20: There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the
wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
21:21: He that followeth after
righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
21:22: A
wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the
confidence thereof.
21:23: Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his
soul from troubles.
21:24: Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth
in proud wrath.
21:25: The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands
refuse to labour.
21:26: He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the
righteous giveth and spareth not.
21:27: The sacrifice of the wicked is
abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
21:28: A
false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh
constantly.
21:29: A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright,
he directeth his way.
21:30: There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel
against the LORD.
21:31: The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but
safety is of the LORD.
22:1: A good name is rather to be chosen than great
riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
22:2: The rich and
poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
22:3: A prudent man
foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are
punished.
22:4: By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour,
and life.
22:5: Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth
keep his soul shall be far from them.
22:6: Train up a child in the way he
should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
22:7: The rich
ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
22:8: He
that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall
fail.
22:9: He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of
his bread to the poor.
22:10: Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go
out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
22:11: He that loveth pureness of
heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
22:12: The
eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the
transgressor.
22:13: The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I
shall be slain in the streets.
22:14: The mouth of strange women is a deep
pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
22:15: Foolishness
is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far
from him.
22:16: He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he
that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
22:17: Bow down thine
ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my
knowledge.
22:18: For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee;
they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
22:19: That thy trust may be in the
LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
22:20: Have not I
written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
22:21: That I
might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest
answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
22:22: Rob not the
poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
22:23:
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled
them.
22:24: Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man
thou shalt not go:
22:25: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy
soul.
22:26: Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are
sureties for debts.
22:27: If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take
away thy bed from under thee?
22:28: Remove not the ancient landmark, which
thy fathers have set.
22:29: Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he
shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
23:1: When thou
sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
23:2:
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
23:3: Be
not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
23:4: Labour not
to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
23:5: Wilt thou set thine eyes upon
that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as
an eagle toward heaven.
23:6: Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an
evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
23:7: For as he thinketh in
his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with
thee.
23:8: The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose
thy sweet words.
23:9: Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise
the wisdom of thy words.
23:10: Remove not the old landmark; and enter not
into the fields of the fatherless:
23:11: For their redeemer is mighty; he
shall plead their cause with thee.
23:12: Apply thine heart unto instruction,
and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
23:13: Withhold not correction from
the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
23:14:
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from
hell.
23:15: My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even
mine.
23:16: Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right
things.
23:17: Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of
the LORD all the day long.
23:18: For surely there is an end; and thine
expectation shall not be cut off.
23:19: Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and
guide thine heart in the way.
23:20: Be not among winebibbers; among riotous
eaters of flesh:
23:21: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to
poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
23:22: Hearken unto thy
father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23:23:
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and
understanding.
23:24: The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and
he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
23:25: Thy father and
thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
23:26: My
son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
23:27: For a
whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
23:28: She also
lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
23:29: Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath
babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
23:30:
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
23:31:
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the
cup, when it moveth itself aright.
23:32: At the last it biteth like a
serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
23:33: Thine eyes shall behold strange
women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
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.
23:35: They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick;
they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet
again.
24:1: Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with
them.
24:2: For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of
mischief.
24:3: Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it
is established:
24:4: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all
precious and pleasant riches.
24:5: A wise man is strong; yea, a man of
knowledge increaseth strength.
24:6: For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy
war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.
24:7: Wisdom is too
high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
24:8: He that deviseth
to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
24:9: The thought of
foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
24:10: If thou
faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
24:11: If thou forbear
to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be
slain;
24:12: If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that
pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know
it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
24:13: My
son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to
thy taste:
24:14: So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when
thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not
be cut off.
24:15: Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the
righteous; spoil not his resting place:
24:16: For a just man falleth seven
times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
24:17:
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he
stumbleth:
24:18: Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn
away his wrath from him.
24:19: Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither
be thou envious at the wicked;
24:20: For there shall be no reward to the
evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
24:21: My son, fear thou
the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to
change:
24:22: For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the
ruin of them both?
24:23: These things also belong to the wise. It is not
good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24:24: He that saith unto the
wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor
him:
24:25: But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing
shall come upon them.
24:26: Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a
right answer.
24:27: Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in
the field; and afterwards build thine house.
24:28: Be not a witness against
thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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.
24:30: I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of
the man void of understanding;
24:31: And, lo, it was all grown over with
thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was
broken down.
24:32: Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and
received instruction.
24:33: Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little
folding of the hands to sleep:
24:34: So shall thy poverty come as one that
travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
25:1: These are also proverbs of
Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
25:2: It is the
glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a
matter.
25:3: The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart
of kings is unsearchable.
25:4: Take away the dross from the silver, and
there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
25:5: Take away the wicked
from before the king, and his throne shall be established in
righteousness.
25:6: Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and
stand not in the place of great men:
25:7: For better it is 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.
25:8: Go not forth hastily to
strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour
hath put thee to shame.
25:9: Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself;
and discover not a secret to another:
25:10: Lest he that heareth it put thee
to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
25:11: A word fitly spoken is like
apples of gold in pictures of silver.
25:12: As an earring of gold, and an
ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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.
25:14: Whoso boasteth
himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
25:15: By long
forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
25:16:
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be
filled therewith, and vomit it.
25:17: Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's
house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
25:18: A man that beareth
false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp
arrow.
25:19: Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a
broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
25:20: As he that taketh away a
garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs
to an heavy heart.
25:21: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
25:22: For thou shalt heap
coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
25:23: The north
wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting
tongue.
25:24: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with
a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25:25: As cold waters to a thirsty
soul, so is good news from a far country.
25:26: A righteous man falling down
before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
25:27: It
is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not
glory.
25:28: He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that
is broken down, and without walls.
26:1: As snow in summer, and as rain in
harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
26:2: As the bird by wandering,
as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
26:3: A whip
for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
26:4:
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto
him.
26:5: Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own
conceit.
26:6: He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off
the feet, and drinketh damage.
26:7: The legs of the lame are not equal: so
is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:8: As he that bindeth a stone in a
sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
26:9: As a thorn goeth up into
the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:10: The
great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth
transgressors.
26:11: As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to
his folly.
26:12: Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more
hope of a fool than of him.
26:13: The slothful man saith, There is a lion in
the way; a lion is in the streets.
26:14: As the door turneth upon his
hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
26:15: The slothful hideth his
hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
26:16: The
sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a
reason.
26:17: He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to
him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
26:18: As a mad man who
casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
26:19: So is the man that deceiveth
his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
26:20: Where no wood is, there
the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife
ceaseth.
26:21: As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a
contentious man to kindle strife.
26:22: The words of a talebearer are as
wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
26:23:
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver
dross.
26:24: He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit
within him;
26:25: When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are
seven abominations in his heart.
26:26: Whose hatred is covered by deceit,
his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
26:27: Whoso
diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return
upon him.
26:28: A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a
flattering mouth worketh ruin.
27:1: Boast not thyself of to morrow; for
thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
27:2: Let another man praise
thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
27:3: A
stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them
both.
27:4: Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand
before envy?
27:5: Open rebuke is better than secret love.
27:6: Faithful
are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
27:7:
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing
is sweet.
27:8: As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that
wandereth from his place.
27:9: Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so
doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
27:10: Thine own
friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's
house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a
brother far off.
27:11: My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may
answer him that reproacheth me.
27:12: A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and
hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
27:13: Take his
garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange
woman.
27:14: He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in
the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
27:15: A continual dropping
in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
27:16: Whosoever
hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth
itself.
27:17: Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of
his friend.
27:18: Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so
he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
27:19: As in water face
answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
27:20: Hell and destruction
are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
27:21: As the fining
pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
27:22:
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet
will not his foolishness depart from him.
27:23: Be thou diligent to know
the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
27:24: For riches are
not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
27:25: The hay
appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are
gathered.
27:26: The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price
of the field.
27:27: And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for
the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
28:1: The
wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
28:2:
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of
understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
28:3: A
poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no
food.
28:4: They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the
law contend with them.
28:5: Evil men understand not judgment: but they that
seek the LORD understand all things.
28:6: Better is the poor that walketh in
his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be
rich.
28:7: Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion
of riotous men shameth his father.
28:8: He that by usury and unjust gain
increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the
poor.
28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his
prayer shall be abomination.
28:10: Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray
in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall
have good things in possession.
28:11: The rich man is wise in his own
conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
28:12: When
righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man
is hidden.
28:13: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso
confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
28:14: Happy is the man that
feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into
mischief.
28:15: As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler
over the poor people.
28:16: The prince that wanteth understanding is also a
great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his
days.
28:17: A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee
to the pit; let no man stay him.
28:18: Whoso walketh uprightly shall be
saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
28:19: He that
tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain
persons shall have poverty enough.
28:20: A faithful man shall abound with
blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
28:21:
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will
transgress.
28:22: He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and
considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
28:23: He that rebuketh a
man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the
tongue.
28:24: Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no
transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
28:25: He that is of
a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD
shall be made fat.
28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but
whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
28:27: He that giveth unto the
poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a
curse.
28:28: When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they
perish, the righteous increase.
29:1: He, that being often reproved hardeneth
his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
29:2: When
the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth
rule, the people mourn.
29:3: Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but
he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
29:4: The king
by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth
it.
29:5: A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his
feet.
29:6: In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the
righteous doth sing and rejoice.
29:7: The righteous considereth the cause of
the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
29:8: Scornful men bring a
city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
29:9: If a wise man
contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no
rest.
29:10: The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his
soul.
29:11: A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
29:12: If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are
wicked.
29:13: The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD
lighteneth both their eyes.
29:14: The king that faithfully judgeth the
poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
29:15: The rod and reproof
give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
29:16:
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous
shall see their fall.
29:17: Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest;
yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
29:18: Where there is no vision,
the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
29:19: A servant
will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not
answer.
29:20: Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more
hope of a fool than of him.
29:21: He that delicately bringeth up his servant
from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
29:22: An angry man
stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
29:23: A
man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in
spirit.
29:24: Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth
cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
29:25: The fear of man bringeth a snare: but
whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
29:26: Many seek the
ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
29:27: An
unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is
abomination to the wicked.
30:1: The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the
prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
30:2: Surely
I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a
man.
30:3: I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the
holy.
30:4: Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered
the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath
established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's
name, if thou canst tell?
30:5: Every word of God is pure: he is a shield
unto them that put their trust in him.
30:6: Add thou not unto his words,
lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
30:7: Two things have I
required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
30:8: Remove far from me
vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food
convenient for me:
30:9: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the
LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in
vain.
30:10: Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and
thou be found guilty.
30:11: There is a generation that curseth their father,
and doth not bless their mother.
30:12: There is a generation that are pure
in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
30:13: There
is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
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.
30:15: The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are
three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
30:16: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with
water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
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.
30:18: There be
three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know
not:
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
maid.
30:20: Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth
her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
30:21: For three things the
earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
30:22: For a servant
when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
30:23: For an
odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her
mistress.
30:24: There be four things which are little upon the earth, but
they are exceeding wise:
30:25: The ants are a people not strong, yet they
prepare their meat in the summer;
30:26: The conies are but a feeble folk,
yet make they their houses in the rocks;
30:27: The locusts have no king, yet
go they forth all of them by bands;
30:28: The spider taketh hold with her
hands, and is in kings' palaces.
30:29: There be three things which go well,
yea, four are comely in going:
30:30: A lion which is strongest among beasts,
and turneth not away for any;
30:31: A greyhound; an he goat also; and a
king, against whom there is no rising up.
30:32: If thou hast done foolishly
in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy
mouth.
30:33: Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the
wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth
forth strife.
31:1: The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother
taught him.
31:2: What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the
son of my vows?
31:3: Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that
which destroyeth kings.
31:4: It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for
kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
31:5: Lest they drink,
and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
31:6:
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be
of heavy hearts.
31:7: Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember
his misery no more.
31:8: Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all
such as are appointed to destruction.
31:9: Open thy mouth, judge
righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
31:10: Who can find a
virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
31:11: The heart of her
husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of
spoil.
31:12: She will do him good and not evil all the days of her
life.
31:13: She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her
hands.
31:14: She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from
afar.
31:15: She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her
household, and a portion to her maidens.
31:16: She considereth a field, and
buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
31:17: She
girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
31:18: She
perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by
night.
31:19: She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the
distaff.
31:20: She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth
forth her hands to the needy.
31:21: She is not afraid of the snow for her
household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
31:22: She maketh
herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
31:23: Her
husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the
land.
31:24: She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles
unto the merchant.
31:25: Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall
rejoice in time to come.
31:26: She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in
her tongue is the law of kindness.
31:27: She looketh well to the ways of her
household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
31:28: Her children arise
up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
31:29: Many
daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
31:30: Favour is
deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be
praised.
31:31: Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works
praise her in the gates.
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