1:1 Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03050]: for it is good[02896] to sing praises[02167][8763] unto our God[0430]; for it is pleasant[05273]; and praise[08416] is comely[05000].
1:2 The LORD[03068] doth build up[01129][8802] Jerusalem[03389]: he gathereth together[03664][8762] the outcasts[01760][8737] of Israel[03478].
1:3 He healeth[07495][8802] the broken[07665][8803] in heart[03820], and bindeth up[02280][8764] their wounds[06094]. wounds: Heb. griefs
1:4 He telleth[04487][8802] the number[04557] of the stars[03556]; he calleth[07121][8799] them all by their names[08034].
1:5 Great[01419] is our Lord[0113], and of great[07227] power[03581]: his understanding[08394] is infinite[04557]. his...: Heb. of his understanding there is no number
1:6 The LORD[03068] lifteth up[05749][8767] the meek[06035]: he casteth[08213][00] the wicked[07563] down[08213][8688] to the ground[0776].
1:7 Sing[06030][8798] unto the LORD[03068] with thanksgiving[08426]; sing praise[02167][8761] upon the harp[03658] unto our God[0430]:
1:8 Who covereth[03680][8764] the heaven[08064] with clouds[05645], who prepareth[03559][8688] rain[04306] for the earth[0776], who maketh grass[02682] to grow[06779][8688] upon the mountains[02022].
1:9 He giveth[05414][8802] to the beast[0929] his food[03899], and to the young[01121] ravens[06158] which cry[07121][8799].
1:10 He delighteth[02654][8799] not in the strength[01369] of the horse[05483]: he taketh not pleasure[07521][8799] in the legs[07785] of a man[0376].
1:11 The LORD[03068] taketh pleasure[07521][8802] in them that fear[03373] him, in those that hope[03176][8764] in his mercy[02617].
1:12 Praise[07623][8761] the LORD[03068], O Jerusalem[03389]; praise[01984][8761] thy God[0430], O Zion[06726].
1:13 For he hath strengthened[02388][8765] the bars[01280] of thy gates[08179]; he hath blessed[01288][8765] thy children[01121] within[07130] thee.
1:14 He maketh[07760][8802] peace[07965] in thy borders[01366], and filleth[07646][8686] thee with the finest[02459] of the wheat[02406]. He...: Heb. Who maketh thy border peace finest...: Heb. fat of wheat
1:15 He sendeth forth[07971][8802] his commandment[0565] upon earth[0776]: his word[01697] runneth[07323][8799] very swiftly[04120].
1:16 He giveth[05414][8802] snow[07950] like wool[06785]: he scattereth[06340][8762] the hoarfrost[03713] like ashes[0665].
1:17 He casteth forth[07993][8688] his ice[07140] like morsels[06595]: who can stand[05975][8799] before[06440] his cold[07135]?
1:18 He sendeth out[07971][8799] his word[01697], and melteth[04529][8686] them: he causeth his wind[07307] to blow[05380][8686], and the waters[04325] flow[05140][8799].
1:19 He sheweth[05046][8688] his word[01697][8675][01697] unto Jacob[03290], his statutes[02706] and his judgments[04941] unto Israel[03478]. his word: Heb. his words
1:20 He hath not dealt[06213][8804] so with any nation[01471]: and as for his judgments[04941], they have not known[03045][8804] them. Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03050].
1:21 Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03050]. Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03068] from the heavens[08064]: praise[01984][8761] him in the heights[04791]. Praise ye the LORD. Praise: Heb. Hallelujah, etc
1:22 Praise[01984][8761] ye him, all his angels[04397]: praise[01984][8761] ye him, all his hosts[06635].
1:23 Praise[01984][8761] ye him, sun[08121] and moon[03394]: praise[01984][8761] him, all ye stars[03556] of light[0216].
1:24 Praise[01984][8761] him, ye heavens[08064] of heavens[08064], and ye waters[04325] that be above the heavens[08064].
1:25 Let them praise[01984][8762] the name[08034] of the LORD[03068]: for he commanded[06680][8765], and they were created[01254][8738].
1:26 He hath also stablished[05975][8686] them for ever[05703] and ever[05769]: he hath made[05414][8804] a decree[02706] which shall not pass[05674][8799].
1:27 Praise[01984][8761] the LORD[03068] from the earth[0776], ye dragons[08577], and all deeps[08415]:
1:28 Fire[0784], and hail[01259]; snow[07950], and vapour[07008]; stormy[05591] wind[07307] fulfilling[06213][8802] his word[01697]:
1:29 Mountains[02022], and all hills[01389]; fruitful[06529] trees[06086], and all cedars[0730]:
1:30 Beasts[02416], and all cattle[0929]; creeping things[07431], and flying[03671] fowl[06833]: flying...: Heb. birds of wing
1:31 Kings[04428] of the earth[0776], and all people[03816]; princes[08269], and all judges[08199][8802] of the earth[0776]:
1:32 Both young men[0970], and maidens[01330]; old men[02205], and children[05288]:
1:33 Let them praise[01984][8762] the name[08034] of the LORD[03068]: for his name[08034] alone is excellent[07682][8737]; his glory[01935] is above the earth[0776] and heaven[08064]. excellent: Heb. exalted
2:1 He also exalteth[07311][8686] the horn[07161] of his people[05971], the praise[08416] of all his saints[02623]; even of the children[01121] of Israel[03478], a people[05971] near[07138] unto him. Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03050].
2:2 Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03050]. Sing[07891][8798] unto the LORD[03068] a new[02319] song[07892], and his praise[08416] in the congregation[06951] of saints[02623]. Praise...: Heb. Hallelujah
2:3 Let Israel[03478] rejoice[08055][8799] in him that made[06213][8802] him: let the children[01121] of Zion[06726] be joyful[01523][8799] in their King[04428]. in him...: Heb. in his Makers
2:4 Let them praise[01984][8762] his name[08034] in the dance[04234]: let them sing praises[02167][8762] unto him with the timbrel[08596] and harp[03658]. in...: or, with the pipe
2:5 For the LORD[03068] taketh pleasure[07521][8802] in his people[05971]: he will beautify[06286][8762] the meek[06035] with salvation[03444].
2:6 Let the saints[02623] be joyful[05937][8799] in glory[03519]: let them sing aloud[07442][8762] upon their beds[04904].
2:7 Let the high[07319] praises of God[0410] be in their mouth[01627], and a twoedged[06374] sword[02719] in their hand[03027]; mouth: Heb. throat
2:8 To execute[06213][8800] vengeance[05360] upon the heathen[01471], and punishments[08433] upon the people[03816];
2:9 To bind[0631][8800] their kings[04428] with chains[02131], and their nobles[03513][8737] with fetters[03525] of iron[01270];
2:10 To execute[06213][8800] upon them the judgment[04941] written[03789][8803]: this honour[01926] have all his saints[02623]. Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03050].
2:11 Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03050]. Praise[01984][8761] God[0410] in his sanctuary[06944]: praise[01984][8761] him in the firmament[07549] of his power[05797]. Praise ye...: Heb. Hallelujah
2:12 Praise[01984][8761] him for his mighty acts[01369]: praise[01984][8761] him according to his excellent[07230] greatness[01433].
2:13 Praise[01984][8761] him with the sound[08629] of the trumpet[07782]: praise[01984][8761] him with the psaltery[05035] and harp[03658]. trumpet: or, cornet
2:14 Praise[01984][8761] him with the timbrel[08596] and dance[04234]: praise[01984][8761] him with stringed instruments[04482] and organs[05748]. dance: or, pipe
2:15 Praise[01984][8761] him upon the loud[08088] cymbals[06767]: praise[01984][8761] him upon the high sounding[08643] cymbals[06767].
2:16 Let every thing that hath breath[05397] praise[01984][8762] the LORD[03050]. Praise[01984][8761] ye the LORD[03050].
2:17 The proverbs[04912] of Solomon[08010] the son[01121] of David[01732], king[04428] of Israel[03478];
2:18 To know[03045][8800] wisdom[02451] and instruction[04148]; to perceive[0995][8687] the words[0561] of understanding[0998];
2:19 To receive[03947][8800] the instruction[04148] of wisdom[07919][8687], justice[06664], and judgment[04941], and equity[04339]; equity: Heb. equities
2:20 To give[05414][8800] subtilty[06195] to the simple[06612], to the young man[05288] knowledge[01847] and discretion[04209]. discretion: or, advisement
2:21 A wise[02450] man will hear[08085][8799], and will increase[03254][8686] learning[03948]; and a man of understanding[0995][8737] shall attain[07069][8799] unto wise counsels[08458]:
2:22 To understand[0995][8687] a proverb[04912], and the interpretation[04426]; the words[01697] of the wise[02450], and their dark sayings[02420]. the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech
3:1 The fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] is the beginning[07225] of knowledge[01847]: but fools[0191] despise[0936][8804] wisdom[02451] and instruction[04148]. the beginning: or, the principal part
3:2 My son[01121], hear[08085][8798] the instruction[04148] of thy father[01], and forsake[05203][8799] not the law[08451] of thy mother[0517]:
3:3 For they shall be an ornament[03880] of grace[02580] unto thy head[07218], and chains[06060] about thy neck[01621]. an...: Heb. an adding
3:4 My son[01121], if sinners[02400] entice[06601][8762] thee, consent[014][8799] thou not.
3:5 If they say[0559][8799], Come[03212][8798] with us, let us lay wait[0693][8799] for blood[01818], let us lurk[06845][8799] privily for the innocent[05355] without cause[02600]:
3:6 Let us swallow them up[01104][8799] alive[02416] as the grave[07585]; and whole[08549], as those that go down[03381][8802] into the pit[0953]:
3:7 We shall find[04672][8799] all precious[03368] substance[01952], we shall fill[04390][8762] our houses[01004] with spoil[07998]:
3:8 Cast[05307][8686] in thy lot[01486] among[08432] us; let us all have one[0259] purse[03599]:
3:9 My son[01121], walk[03212][8799] not thou in the way[01870] with them; refrain[04513][8798] thy foot[07272] from their path[05410]:
3:10 For their feet[07272] run[07323][8799] to evil[07451], and make haste[04116][8762] to shed[08210][8800] blood[01818].
3:11 Surely in vain[02600] the net[07568] is spread[02219][8794] in the sight[05869] of any bird[01167][03671]. in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing
3:12 And they lay wait[0693][8799] for their own blood[01818]; they lurk privily[06845][8799] for their own lives[05315].
3:13 So are the ways[0734] of every one that is greedy[01214][8802] of gain[01215]; which taketh away[03947][8799] the life[05315] of the owners[01167] thereof.
3:14 Wisdom[02454] crieth[07442][8799] without[02351]; she uttereth[05414][8799] her voice[06963] in the streets[07339]: Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom
3:15 She crieth[07121][8799] in the chief place[07218] of concourse[01993][8802], in the openings[06607] of the gates[08179]: in the city[05892] she uttereth[0559][8799] her words[0561], saying ,
3:16 How long, ye simple ones[06612], will ye love[0157][8799] simplicity[06612]? and the scorners[03887][8801] delight[02530][8804] in their scorning[03944], and fools[03684] hate[08130][8799] knowledge[01847]?
3:17 Turn[07725][8799] you at my reproof[08433]: behold, I will pour out[05042][8686] my spirit[07307] unto you, I will make known[03045][8686] my words[01697] unto you.
3:18 Because I have called[07121][8804], and ye refused[03985][8762]; I have stretched out[05186][8804] my hand[03027], and no man regarded[07181][8688];
3:19 But ye have set at nought[06544][8799] all my counsel[06098], and would[014][8804] none of my reproof[08433]:
3:20 I also will laugh[07832][8799] at your calamity[0343]; I will mock[03932][8799] when your fear[06343] cometh[0935][8800];
3:21 When your fear[06343] cometh[0935][8800] as desolation[07722][8675][07584], and your destruction[0343] cometh[0857][8799] as a whirlwind[05492]; when distress[06869] and anguish[06695] cometh[0935][8800] upon you.
3:22 Then shall they call[07121][8799] upon me, but I will not answer[06030][8799]; they shall seek me early[07836][8762], but they shall not find[04672][8799] me:
3:23 For that they hated[08130][8804] knowledge[01847], and did not choose[0977][8804] the fear[03374] of the LORD[03068]:
3:24 They would[014][8804] none of my counsel[06098]: they despised[05006][8804] all my reproof[08433].
3:25 Therefore shall they eat[0398][8799] of the fruit[06529] of their own way[01870], and be filled[07646][8799] with their own devices[04156].
3:26 For the turning away[04878] of the simple[06612] shall slay[02026][8799] them, and the prosperity[07962] of fools[03684] shall destroy[06][8762] them. turning...: or, ease of the simple
3:27 But whoso hearkeneth[08085][8802] unto me shall dwell[07931][8799] safely[0983], and shall be quiet[07599][8768] from fear[06343] of evil[07451].
3:28 My son[01121], if thou wilt receive[03947][8799] my words[0561], and hide[06845][8799] my commandments[04687] with thee;
3:29 So that thou incline[07181][8687] thine ear[0241] unto wisdom[02451], and apply[05186][8686] thine heart[03820] to understanding[08394];
3:30 Yea, if thou criest[07121][8799] after knowledge[0998], and liftest up[05414][8799] thy voice[06963] for understanding[08394]; liftest...: Heb. givest thy voice
3:31 If thou seekest[01245][8762] her as silver[03701], and searchest[02664][8799] for her as for hid treasures[04301];
3:32 Then shalt thou understand[0995][8799] the fear[03374] of the LORD[03068], and find[04672][8799] the knowledge[01847] of God[0430].
3:33 For the LORD[03068] giveth[05414][8799] wisdom[02451]: out of his mouth[06310] cometh knowledge[01847] and understanding[08394].
3:34 He layeth up[06845][8799][8675][06845][8804] sound wisdom[08454] for the righteous[03477]: he is a buckler[04043] to them that walk[01980][8802] uprightly[08537].
3:35 He keepeth[05341][8800] the paths[0734] of judgment[04941], and preserveth[08104][8799] the way[01870] of his saints[02623].
4:1 Then shalt thou understand[0995][8799] righteousness[06664], and judgment[04941], and equity[04339]; yea , every good[02896] path[04570].
4:2 When wisdom[02451] entereth[0935][8799] into thine heart[03820], and knowledge[01847] is pleasant[05276][8799] unto thy soul[05315];
4:3 Discretion[04209] shall preserve[08104][8799] thee, understanding[08394] shall keep[05341][8799] thee:
4:4 To deliver[05337][8687] thee from the way[01870] of the evil[07451] man , from the man[0376] that speaketh[01696][8764] froward things[08419];
4:5 Who leave[05800][8802] the paths[0734] of uprightness[03476], to walk[03212][8800] in the ways[01870] of darkness[02822];
4:6 Who rejoice[08056] to do[06213][8800] evil[07451], and delight[01523][8799] in the frowardness[08419] of the wicked[07451];
4:7 Whose ways[0734] are crooked[06141], and they froward[03868][8737] in their paths[04570]:
4:8 To deliver[05337][8687] thee from the strange[02114][8801] woman[0802], even from the stranger[05237] which flattereth[02505][8689] with her words[0561];
4:9 Which forsaketh[05800][8802] the guide[0441] of her youth[05271], and forgetteth[07911][8804] the covenant[01285] of her God[0430].
4:10 For her house[01004] inclineth[07743][8804] unto death[04194], and her paths[04570] unto the dead[07496].
4:11 None that go[0935][8802] unto her return again[07725][8799], neither take they hold[05381][8686] of the paths[0734] of life[02416].
4:12 That thou mayest walk[03212][8799] in the way[01870] of good[02896] men , and keep[08104][8799] the paths[0734] of the righteous[06662].
4:13 For the upright[03477] shall dwell[07931][8799] in the land[0776], and the perfect[08549] shall remain[03498][8735] in it.
4:14 But the wicked[07563] shall be cut off[03772][8735] from the earth[0776], and the transgressors[0898][8802] shall be rooted out[05255][8799] of it. rooted: or, plucked up
4:15 My son[01121], forget[07911][8799] not my law[08451]; but let thine heart[03820] keep[05341][8799] my commandments[04687]:
4:16 For length[0753] of days[03117], and long[08141] life[02416], and peace[07965], shall they add[03254][8686] to thee. long...: Heb. years of life
4:17 Let not mercy[02617] and truth[0571] forsake[05800][8799] thee: bind[07194][8798] them about thy neck[01621]; write[03789][8798] them upon the table[03871] of thine heart[03820]:
4:18 So shalt thou find[04672][8798] favour[02580] and good[02896] understanding[07922] in the sight[05869] of God[0430] and man[0120]. good...: or, good success
4:19 Trust[0982][8798] in the LORD[03068] with all thine heart[03820]; and lean[08172][8735] not unto thine own understanding[0998].
4:20 In all thy ways[01870] acknowledge[03045][8798] him, and he shall direct[03474][8762] thy paths[0734].
4:21 Be not wise[02450] in thine own eyes[05869]: fear[03372][8798] the LORD[03068], and depart[05493][8798] from evil[07451].
4:22 It shall be health[07500] to thy navel[08270], and marrow[08250] to thy bones[06106]. health: Heb. medicine marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening
4:23 Honour[03513][8761] the LORD[03068] with thy substance[01952], and with the firstfruits[07225] of all thine increase[08393]:
4:24 So shall thy barns[0618] be filled[04390][8735] with plenty[07647], and thy presses[03342] shall burst out[06555][8799] with new wine[08492].
4:25 My son[01121], despise[03988][8799] not the chastening[04148] of the LORD[03068]; neither be weary[06973][8799] of his correction[08433]:
4:26 For whom the LORD[03068] loveth[0157][8799] he correcteth[03198][8686]; even as a father[01] the son[01121] in whom he delighteth[07521][8799].
4:27 Happy[0835] is the man[0120] that findeth[04672][8804] wisdom[02451], and the man[0120] that getteth[06329][8686] understanding[08394]. that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding
5:1 For the merchandise[05504] of it is better[02896] than the merchandise[05505] of silver[03701], and the gain[08393] thereof than fine gold[02742].
5:2 She is more precious[03368] than rubies[06443]: and all the things thou canst desire[02656] are not to be compared[07737][8799] unto her.
5:3 Length[0753] of days[03117] is in her right hand[03225]; and in her left hand[08040] riches[06239] and honour[03519].
5:4 Her ways[01870] are ways[01870] of pleasantness[05278], and all her paths[05410] are peace[07965].
5:5 She is a tree[06086] of life[02416] to them that lay hold[02388][8688] upon her: and happy[0833][8794] is every one that retaineth[08551][8802] her.
5:6 The LORD[03068] by wisdom[02451] hath founded[03245][8804] the earth[0776]; by understanding[08394] hath he established[03559][8790] the heavens[08064]. established: or, prepared
5:7 By his knowledge[01847] the depths[08415] are broken up[01234][8738], and the clouds[07834] drop down[07491][8799] the dew[02919].
5:8 My son[01121], let not them depart[03868][8799] from thine eyes[05869]: keep[05341][8798] sound wisdom[08454] and discretion[04209]:
5:9 So shall they be life[02416] unto thy soul[05315], and grace[02580] to thy neck[01621].
5:10 Then shalt thou walk[03212][8799] in thy way[01870] safely[0983], and thy foot[07272] shall not stumble[05062][8799].
5:11 When thou liest down[07901][8799], thou shalt not be afraid[06342][8799]: yea, thou shalt lie down[07901][8804], and thy sleep[08142] shall be sweet[06149][8804].
5:12 Be not afraid[03372][8799] of sudden[06597] fear[06343], neither of the desolation[07722] of the wicked[07563], when it cometh[0935][8799].
5:13 For the LORD[03068] shall be thy confidence[03689], and shall keep[08104][8804] thy foot[07272] from being taken[03921].
5:14 Withhold[04513][8799] not good[02896] from them to whom it is due[01167], when it is in the power[0410] of thine hand[03027] to do[06213][8800] it . them...: Heb. the owners thereof
5:15 Say[0559][8799] not unto thy neighbour[07453], Go[03212][8798], and come again[07725][8798], and to morrow[04279] I will give[05414][8799]; when thou hast[03426] it by thee.
5:16 Devise[02790][8799] not evil[07451] against thy neighbour[07453], seeing he dwelleth[03427][8802] securely[0983] by thee. Devise...: or, Practise no evil
5:17 Strive[07378][8799] not with a man[0120] without cause[02600], if he have done[01580][8804] thee no harm[07451].
5:18 Envy[07065][8762] thou not the oppressor[0376][02555], and choose[0977][8799] none of his ways[01870]. the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence
5:19 For the froward[03868][8737] is abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068]: but his secret[05475] is with the righteous[03477].
5:20 The curse[03994] of the LORD[03068] is in the house[01004] of the wicked[07563]: but he blesseth[01288][8762] the habitation[05116] of the just[06662].
5:21 Surely he scorneth[03887][8686] the scorners[03887][8801]: but he giveth[05414][8799] grace[02580] unto the lowly[06035][8675][06041].
5:22 The wise[02450] shall inherit[05157][8799] glory[03519]: but shame[07036] shall be the promotion[07311][8688] of fools[03684]. shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools
5:23 Hear[08085][8798], ye children[01121], the instruction[04148] of a father[01], and attend[07181][8685] to know[03045][8800] understanding[0998].
6:1 For I give[05414][8804] you good[02896] doctrine[03948], forsake[05800][8799] ye not my law[08451].
6:2 For I was my father's[01] son[01121], tender[07390] and only[03173] beloved in the sight[06440] of my mother[0517].
6:3 He taught[03384][8686] me also, and said[0559][8799] unto me, Let thine heart[03820] retain[08551][8799] my words[01697]: keep[08104][8798] my commandments[04687], and live[02421][8798].
6:4 Get[07069][8798] wisdom[02451], get[07069][8798] understanding[0998]: forget[07911][8799] it not; neither decline[05186][8799] from the words[0561] of my mouth[06310].
6:5 Forsake[05800][8799] her not, and she shall preserve[08104][8799] thee: love[0157][8798] her, and she shall keep[05341][8799] thee.
6:6 Wisdom[02451] is the principal thing[07225]; therefore get[07069][8798] wisdom[02451]: and with all thy getting[07075] get understanding[0998].
6:7 Exalt[05549][8769] her, and she shall promote[07311][8787] thee: she shall bring thee to honour[03513][8762], when thou dost embrace[02263][8762] her.
6:8 She shall give[05414][8799] to thine head[07218] an ornament[03880] of grace[02580]: a crown[05850] of glory[08597] shall she deliver[04042][8762] to thee. a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory
6:9 Hear[08085][8798], O my son[01121], and receive[03947][8798] my sayings[0561]; and the years[08141] of thy life[02416] shall be many[07235][8799].
6:10 I have taught[03384][8689] thee in the way[01870] of wisdom[02451]; I have led[01869][8689] thee in right[03476] paths[04570].
6:11 When thou goest[03212][8800], thy steps[06806] shall not be straitened[03334][8799]; and when thou runnest[07323][8799], thou shalt not stumble[03782][8735].
6:12 Take fast hold[02388][8685] of instruction[04148]; let her not go[07503][8686]: keep[05341][8798] her; for she is thy life[02416].
6:13 Enter[0935][8799] not into the path[0734] of the wicked[07563], and go[0833][8762] not in the way[01870] of evil[07451] men .
6:14 Avoid[06544][8798] it, pass[05674][8799] not by it, turn[07847][8798] from it, and pass away[05674][8798].
6:15 For they sleep[03462][8799] not, except they have done mischief[07489][8686]; and their sleep[08142] is taken away[01497][8738], unless they cause some to fall[03782][8686][8675][03782][8799].
6:16 For they eat[03898][8804] the bread[03899] of wickedness[07562], and drink[08354][8799] the wine[03196] of violence[02555].
6:17 But the path[0734] of the just[06662] is as the shining[05051] light[0216], that shineth[0215][8804] more[01980][8802] and more unto the perfect[03559][8737] day[03117].
6:18 The way[01870] of the wicked[07563] is as darkness[0653]: they know[03045][8804] not at what they stumble[03782][8735].
6:19 My son[01121], attend[07181][8685] to my words[01697]; incline[05186][8685] thine ear[0241] unto my sayings[0561].
6:20 Let them not depart[03868][8686] from thine eyes[05869]; keep[08104][8798] them in the midst[08432] of thine heart[03824].
6:21 For they are life[02416] unto those that find[04672][8802] them, and health[04832] to all their flesh[01320]. health: Heb. medicine
6:22 Keep[05341][8798] thy heart[03820] with all diligence[04929]; for out of it are the issues[08444] of life[02416]. with...: Heb. above all keeping
6:23 Put away[05493][8685] from thee a froward[06143] mouth[06310], and perverse[03891] lips[08193] put far[07368][8685] from thee. a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips
6:24 Let thine eyes[05869] look[05027][8686] right on[05227], and let thine eyelids[06079] look straight[03474][8686] before thee.
6:25 Ponder[06424][8761] the path[04570] of thy feet[07272], and let all thy ways[01870] be established[03559][8735]. let...: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright
6:26 Turn[05186][8799] not to the right hand[03225] nor to the left[08040]: remove[05493][8685] thy foot[07272] from evil[07451].
6:27 My son[01121], attend[07181][8685] unto my wisdom[02451], and bow[05186][8685] thine ear[0241] to my understanding[08394]:
6:28 That thou mayest regard[08104][8800] discretion[04209], and that thy lips[08193] may keep[05341][8799] knowledge[01847].
6:29 For the lips[08193] of a strange woman[02114][8801] drop[05197][8799] as an honeycomb[05317], and her mouth[02441] is smoother[02509] than oil[08081]: mouth: Heb. palate
6:30 But her end[0319] is bitter[04751] as wormwood[03939], sharp[02299] as a twoedged[06310] sword[02719].
6:31 Her feet[07272] go down[03381][8802] to death[04194]; her steps[06806] take hold[08551][8799] on hell[07585].
6:32 Lest thou shouldest ponder[06424][8762] the path[0734] of life[02416], her ways[04570] are moveable[05128][8804], that thou canst not know[03045][8799] them .
6:33 Hear[08085][8798] me now therefore, O ye children[01121], and depart[05493][8799] not from the words[0561] of my mouth[06310].
6:34 Remove[07368][00] thy way[01870] far[07368][8685] from her, and come not nigh[07126][8799] the door[06607] of her house[01004]:
6:35 Lest thou give[05414][8799] thine honour[01935] unto others[0312], and thy years[08141] unto the cruel[0394]:
7:1 Lest strangers[02114][8801] be filled[07646][8799] with thy wealth[03581]; and thy labours[06089] be in the house[01004] of a stranger[05237]; thy wealth: Heb. thy strength
7:2 And thou mourn[05098][8804] at the last[0319], when thy flesh[01320] and thy body[07607] are consumed[03615][8800],
7:3 And say[0559][8804], How have I hated[08130][8804] instruction[04148], and my heart[03820] despised[05006][8804] reproof[08433];
7:4 And have not obeyed[08085][8804] the voice[06963] of my teachers[03384][8688], nor inclined[05186][8689] mine ear[0241] to them that instructed[03925][8764] me!
7:5 I was almost[04592] in all evil[07451] in the midst[08432] of the congregation[06951] and assembly[05712].
7:6 Drink[08354][8798] waters[04325] out of thine own cistern[0953], and running waters[05140][8802] out of[08432] thine own well[0875].
7:7 Let thy fountains[04599] be dispersed[06327][8799] abroad[02351], and rivers[06388] of waters[04325] in the streets[07339].
7:8 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers[02114][8801]' with thee.
7:9 Let thy fountain[04726] be blessed[01288][8803]: and rejoice[08055][8798] with the wife[0802] of thy youth[05271].
7:10 Let her be as the loving[0158] hind[0365] and pleasant[02580] roe[03280]; let her breasts[01717] satisfy[07301][8762] thee at all times[06256]; and be thou ravished[07686][8799] always[08548] with her love[0160]. satisfy...: Heb. water thee be thou...: Heb. err thou always in her love
7:11 And why wilt thou, my son[01121], be ravished[07686][8799] with a strange woman[02114][8801], and embrace[02263][8762] the bosom[02436] of a stranger[05237]?
7:12 For the ways[01870] of man[0376] are before[05227] the eyes[05869] of the LORD[03068], and he pondereth[06424][8764] all his goings[04570].
7:13 His own iniquities[05771] shall take[03920][8799] the wicked[07563] himself, and he shall be holden[08551][8735] with the cords[02256] of his sins[02403]. sins: Heb. sin
7:14 He shall die[04191][8799] without instruction[04148]; and in the greatness[07230] of his folly[0200] he shall go astray[07686][8799].
7:15 My son[01121], if thou be surety[06148][8804] for thy friend[07453], if thou hast stricken[08628][8804] thy hand[03709] with a stranger[02114][8801],
7:16 Thou art snared[03369][8738] with the words[0561] of thy mouth[06310], thou art taken[03920][8738] with the words[0561] of thy mouth[06310].
7:17 Do[06213][8798] this now[0645], my son[01121], and deliver[05337][8734] thyself, when thou art come[0935][8804] into the hand[03709] of thy friend[07453]; go[03212][8798], humble[07511][8690] thyself, and make sure[07292][8798] thy friend[07453]. and make...: or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend
7:18 Give[05414][8799] not sleep[08142] to thine eyes[05869], nor slumber[08572] to thine eyelids[06079].
7:19 Deliver[05337][8734] thyself as a roe[06643] from the hand[03027] of the hunter , and as a bird[06833] from the hand[03027] of the fowler[03353].
7:20 Go[03212][8798] to the ant[05244], thou sluggard[06102]; consider[07200][8798] her ways[01870], and be wise[02449][8798]:
7:21 Which having no guide[07101], overseer[07860][8802], or ruler[04910][8802],
7:22 Provideth[03559][8686] her meat[03899] in the summer[07019], and gathereth[0103][8804] her food[03978] in the harvest[07105].
7:23 How long wilt thou sleep[07901][8799], O sluggard[06102]? when wilt thou arise[06965][8799] out of thy sleep[08142]?
7:24 Yet a little[04592] sleep[08142], a little[04592] slumber[08572], a little[04592] folding[02264] of the hands[03027] to sleep[07901][8800]:
7:25 So shall thy poverty[07389] come[0935][8804] as one that travelleth[01980][8764], and thy want[04270] as an armed[04043] man[0376].
7:26 A naughty[01100] person[0120], a wicked[0205] man[0376], walketh[01980][8802] with a froward[06143] mouth[06310].
7:27 He winketh[07169][8802] with his eyes[05869], he speaketh[04448][8802] with his feet[07272], he teacheth[03384][8688] with his fingers[0676];
8:1 Frowardness[08419] is in his heart[03820], he deviseth[02790][8802] mischief[07451] continually[06256]; he soweth[07971][8762] discord[04066][8675][04090]. soweth: Heb. casteth forth
8:2 Therefore shall his calamity[0343] come[0935][8799] suddenly[06597]; suddenly[06621] shall he be broken[07665][8735] without remedy[04832].
8:3 These six[08337] things doth the LORD[03068] hate[08130][8804]: yea, seven[07651] are an abomination[08441] unto him[05315]: unto...: Heb. of his soul
8:4 A proud[07311][8802] look[05869], a lying[08267] tongue[03956], and hands[03027] that shed[08210][8802] innocent[05355] blood[01818], A proud...: Heb. Haughty eyes
8:5 An heart[03820] that deviseth[02790][8802] wicked[0205] imaginations[04284], feet[07272] that be swift[04116][8764] in running[07323][8800] to mischief[07451],
8:6 A false[08267] witness[05707] that speaketh[06315][8686] lies[03577], and he that soweth[07971][8764] discord[04090] among brethren[0251].
8:7 My son[01121], keep[05341][8798] thy father's[01] commandment[04687], and forsake[05203][8799] not the law[08451] of thy mother[0517]:
8:8 Bind[07194][8798] them continually[08548] upon thine heart[03820], and tie[06029][8798] them about thy neck[01621].
8:9 When thou goest[01980][8692], it shall lead[05148][8686] thee; when thou sleepest[07901][8800], it shall keep[08104][8799] thee; and when thou awakest[06974][8689], it shall talk[07878][8799] with thee.
8:10 For the commandment[04687] is a lamp[05216]; and the law[08451] is light[0216]; and reproofs[08433] of instruction[04148] are the way[01870] of life[02416]: lamp: or, candle
8:11 To keep[08104][8800] thee from the evil[07451] woman[0802], from the flattery[02513] of the tongue[03956] of a strange woman[05237]. of the...: or, of the strange tongue
8:12 Lust[02530][8799] not after her beauty[03308] in thine heart[03824]; neither let her take[03947][8799] thee with her eyelids[06079].
8:13 For by means of[01157] a whorish[02181][8802] woman[0802] a man is brought to a piece[03603] of bread[03899]: and the adulteress[0802][0376] will hunt[06679][8799] for the precious[03368] life[05315]. the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man's wife
8:14 Can a man[0376] take[02846][8799] fire[0784] in his bosom[02436], and his clothes[0899] not be burned[08313][8735]?
8:15 Can one[0376] go[01980][8762] upon hot coals[01513], and his feet[07272] not be burned[03554][8735]?
8:16 So he that goeth in[0935][8802] to his neighbour's[07453] wife[0802]; whosoever toucheth[05060][8802] her shall not be innocent[05352][8735].
8:17 Men do not despise[0936][8799] a thief[01590], if he steal[01589][8799] to satisfy[04390][8763] his soul[05315] when he is hungry[07456][8799];
8:18 But if he be found[04672][8738], he shall restore[07999][8762] sevenfold[07659]; he shall give[05414][8799] all the substance[01952] of his house[01004].
8:19 But whoso committeth adultery[05003][8802] with a woman[0802] lacketh[02638] understanding[03820]: he that doeth[06213][8799] it destroyeth[07843][8688] his own soul[05315]. understanding: Heb. heart
8:20 A wound[05061] and dishonour[07036] shall he get[04672][8799]; and his reproach[02781] shall not be wiped away[04229][8735].
8:21 For jealousy[07068] is the rage[02534] of a man[01397]: therefore he will not spare[02550][8799] in the day[03117] of vengeance[05359].
8:22 He will not regard[05375][8799][06440] any ransom[03724]; neither will he rest content[014][8799], though thou givest many[07235][8686] gifts[07810]. He will...: Heb. He will not accept the face of any ransom
8:23 My son[01121], keep[08104][8798] my words[0561], and lay up[06845][8799] my commandments[04687] with thee.
8:24 Keep[08104][8798] my commandments[04687], and live[02421][8798]; and my law[08451] as the apple[0380] of thine eye[05869].
8:25 Bind[07194][8798] them upon thy fingers[0676], write[03789][8798] them upon the table[03871] of thine heart[03820].
8:26 Say[0559][8798] unto wisdom[02451], Thou art my sister[0269]; and call[07121][8799] understanding[0998] thy kinswoman[04129]:
8:27 That they may keep[08104][8800] thee from the strange[02114][8801] woman[0802], from the stranger[05237] which flattereth[02505][8689] with her words[0561].
8:28 For at the window[02474] of my house[01004] I looked[08259][8738] through my casement[0822],
8:29 And beheld[07200][8799] among the simple ones[06612], I discerned[0995][8799] among the youths[01121], a young man[05288] void[02638] of understanding[03820], the youths: Heb. the sons
8:30 Passing through[05674][8802] the street[07784] near[0681] her corner[06434]; and he went[06805][8799] the way[01870] to her house[01004],
8:31 In the twilight[05399], in the evening[03117][06153], in the black[0380] and dark[0653] night[03915]: in the evening: Heb. in the evening of days
8:32 And, behold, there met[07125][8800] him a woman[0802] with the attire[07897] of an harlot[02181][8802], and subtil[05341][8803] of heart[03820].
8:33 (She is loud[01993][8802] and stubborn[05637][8802]; her feet[07272] abide[07931][8799] not in her house[01004]:
8:34 Now[06471] is she without[02351], now[06471] in the streets[07339], and lieth in wait[0693][8799] at[0681] every corner[06438].)
8:35 So she caught[02388][8689] him, and kissed[05401][8804] him, and with an impudent[05810][8689] face[06440] said[0559][8799] unto him, with...: Heb. she strengthened her face and said
8:36 I have peace[08002] offerings[02077] with me; this day[03117] have I payed[07999][8765] my vows[05088]. I have...: Heb. Peace offerings are upon me
9:1 Therefore came I forth[03318][8804] to meet[07125][8800] thee, diligently to seek[07836][8763] thy face[06440], and I have found[04672][8799] thee.
9:2 I have decked[07234][8804] my bed[06210] with coverings[04765] of tapestry, with carved[02405] works , with fine linen[0330] of Egypt[04714].
9:3 I have perfumed[05130][8804] my bed[04904] with myrrh[04753], aloes[0174], and cinnamon[07076].
9:4 Come[03212][8798], let us take our fill[07301][8799] of love[01730] until the morning[01242]: let us solace[05965][8691] ourselves with loves[0159].
9:5 For the goodman[0376] is not at home[01004], he is gone[01980][8804] a long[07350] journey[01870]:
9:6 He hath taken[03947][8804] a bag[06872] of money[03701] with him[03027], and will come[0935][8799] home[01004] at the day[03117] appointed[03677]. with...: Heb. in his hand the day...: or, the new moon
9:7 With her much[07230] fair speech[03948] she caused him to yield[05186][8689], with the flattering[02506] of her lips[08193] she forced[05080][8686] him.
9:8 He goeth[01980][8802] after[0310] her straightway[06597], as an ox[07794] goeth[0935][8799] to the slaughter[02874], or as a fool[0191] to the correction[04148] of the stocks[05914]; straightway: Heb. suddenly
9:9 Till a dart[02671] strike[06398][8762] through his liver[03516]; as a bird[06833] hasteth[04116][8763] to the snare[06341], and knoweth[03045][8804] not that it is for his life[05315].
9:10 Hearken[08085][8798] unto me now therefore, O ye children[01121], and attend[07181][8685] to the words[0561] of my mouth[06310].
9:11 Let not thine heart[03820] decline[07847][8799] to her ways[01870], go not astray[08582][8799] in her paths[05410].
9:12 For she hath cast down[05307][8689] many[07227] wounded[02491]: yea, many strong[06099] men have been slain[02026][8803] by her.
9:13 Her house[01004] is the way[01870] to hell[07585], going down[03381][8802] to the chambers[02315] of death[04194].
9:14 Doth not wisdom[02451] cry[07121][8799]? and understanding[08394] put forth[05414][8799] her voice[06963]?
9:15 She standeth[05324][8738] in the top[07218] of high places[04791], by the way[01870] in the places[01004] of the paths[05410].
9:16 She crieth[07442][8799] at[03027] the gates[08179], at the entry[06310] of the city[07176], at the coming[03996] in at the doors[06607].
9:17 Unto you, O men[0376], I call[07121][8799]; and my voice[06963] is to the sons[01121] of man[0120].
9:18 O ye simple[06612], understand[0995][8685] wisdom[06195]: and, ye fools[03684], be ye of an understanding[0995][8685] heart[03820].
10:1 Hear[08085][8798]; for I will speak[01696][8762] of excellent things[05057]; and the opening[04669] of my lips[08193] shall be right things[04339].
10:2 For my mouth[02441] shall speak[01897][8799] truth[0571]; and wickedness[07562] is an abomination[08441] to my lips[08193]. an...: Heb. the abomination of my lips
10:3 All the words[0561] of my mouth[06310] are in righteousness[06664]; there is nothing froward[06617][8737] or perverse[06141] in them. froward: Heb. wreathed
10:4 They are all plain[05228] to him that understandeth[0995][8688], and right[03477] to them that find[04672][8802] knowledge[01847].
10:5 Receive[03947][8798] my instruction[04148], and not silver[03701]; and knowledge[01847] rather than choice[0977][8737] gold[02742].
10:6 For wisdom[02451] is better[02896] than rubies[06443]; and all the things that may be desired[02656] are not to be compared[07737][8799] to it.
10:7 I wisdom[02451] dwell[07931][8804] with prudence[06195], and find out[04672][8799] knowledge[01847] of witty inventions[04209]. prudence: or, subtilty
10:8 The fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] is to hate[08130][8800] evil[07451]: pride[01344], and arrogancy[01347], and the evil[07451] way[01870], and the froward[08419] mouth[06310], do I hate[08130][8804].
10:9 Counsel[06098] is mine, and sound wisdom[08454]: I am understanding[0998]; I have strength[01369].
10:10 By me kings[04428] reign[04427][8799], and princes[07336][8802] decree[02710][8779] justice[06664].
10:11 By me princes[08269] rule[08323][8799], and nobles[05081], even all the judges[08199][8802] of the earth[0776].
10:12 I love[0157][8799] them that love[0157][8802] me; and those that seek me early[07836][8764] shall find[04672][8799] me.
10:13 Riches[06239] and honour[03519] are with me; yea , durable[06276] riches[01952] and righteousness[06666].
10:14 My fruit[06529] is better[02896] than gold[02742], yea, than fine gold[06337]; and my revenue[08393] than choice[0977][8737] silver[03701].
10:15 I lead[01980][8762] in the way[0734] of righteousness[06666], in the midst[08432] of the paths[05410] of judgment[04941]: lead: or, walk
10:16 That I may cause those that love[0157][8802] me to inherit[05157][8687] substance[03426]; and I will fill[04390][8762] their treasures[0214].
10:17 The LORD[03068] possessed[07069][8804] me in the beginning[07225] of his way[01870], before[06924] his works[04659] of old.
10:18 I was set up[05258][8738] from everlasting[05769], from the beginning[07218], or ever[06924] the earth[0776] was.
10:19 When there were no depths[08415], I was brought forth[02342][8797]; when there were no fountains[04599] abounding[03513][8737] with water[04325].
10:20 Before the mountains[02022] were settled[02883][8717], before[06440] the hills[01389] was I brought forth[02342][8797]:
10:21 While as yet he had not made[06213][8804] the earth[0776], nor the fields[02351], nor the highest part[07218] of the dust[06083] of the world[08398]. fields: or, open places the highest...: or, the chief part
10:22 When he prepared[03559][8687] the heavens[08064], I was there: when he set[02710][8800] a compass[02329] upon the face[06440] of the depth[08415]: a compass: or, a circle
10:23 When he established[0553][8763] the clouds[07834] above[04605]: when he strengthened[05810][8800] the fountains[05869] of the deep[08415]:
10:24 When he gave[07760][8800] to the sea[03220] his decree[02706], that the waters[04325] should not pass[05674][8799] his commandment[06310]: when he appointed[02710][8800] the foundations[04144] of the earth[0776]:
10:25 Then I was by him[0681], as one brought up[0525] with him : and I was daily[03117][03117] his delight[08191], rejoicing[07832][8764] always[06256] before[06440] him;
10:26 Rejoicing[07832][8764] in the habitable part[08398] of his earth[0776]; and my delights[08191] were with the sons[01121] of men[0120].
10:27 Now therefore hearken[08085][8798] unto me, O ye children[01121]: for blessed[0835] are they that keep[08104][8799] my ways[01870].
10:28 Hear[08085][8798] instruction[04148], and be wise[02449][8798], and refuse[06544][8799] it not.
10:29 Blessed[0835] is the man[0120] that heareth[08085][8802] me, watching[08245][8800] daily[03117][03117] at my gates[01817], waiting[08104][8800] at the posts[04201] of my doors[06607].
10:30 For whoso findeth[04672][8802] me findeth[04672][8804][8675][04672][8802] life[02416], and shall obtain[06329][8686] favour[07522] of the LORD[03068]. obtain: Heb. bring forth
10:31 But he that sinneth[02398][8802] against me wrongeth[02554][8802] his own soul[05315]: all they that hate[08130][8764] me love[0157][8804] death[04194].
10:32 Wisdom[02454] hath builded[01129][8804] her house[01004], she hath hewn out[02672][8804] her seven[07651] pillars[05982]:
11:1 She hath killed[02873][8804] her beasts[02874]; she hath mingled[04537][8804] her wine[03196]; she hath also furnished[06186][8804] her table[07979]. her beasts: Heb. her killing
11:2 She hath sent forth[07971][8804] her maidens[05291]: she crieth[07121][8799] upon[01610] the highest places[04791] of the city[07176],
11:3 Whoso is simple[06612], let him turn in[05493][8799] hither: as for him that wanteth[02638] understanding[03820], she saith[0559][8804] to him,
11:4 Come[03212][8798], eat[03898][8798] of my bread[03899], and drink[08354][8798] of the wine[03196] which I have mingled[04537][8804].
11:5 Forsake[05800][8798] the foolish[06612], and live[02421][8798]; and go[0833][8798] in the way[01870] of understanding[0998].
11:6 He that reproveth[03256][8802] a scorner[03887][8801] getteth[03947][8802] to himself shame[07036]: and he that rebuketh[03198][8688] a wicked[07563] man getteth himself a blot[03971].
11:7 Reprove[03198][8686] not a scorner[03887][8801], lest he hate[08130][8799] thee: rebuke[03198][8685] a wise man[02450], and he will love[0157][8799] thee.
11:8 Give[05414][8798] instruction to a wise[02450] man , and he will be yet wiser[02449][8799]: teach[03045][8685] a just[06662] man , and he will increase[03254][8686] in learning[03948].
11:9 The fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] is the beginning[08462] of wisdom[02451]: and the knowledge[01847] of the holy[06918] is understanding[0998].
11:10 For by me thy days[03117] shall be multiplied[07235][8799], and the years[08141] of thy life[02416] shall be increased[03254][8686].
11:11 If thou be wise[02449][8804], thou shalt be wise[02449][8804] for thyself: but if thou scornest[03887][8804], thou alone shalt bear[05375][8799] it .
11:12 A foolish[03687] woman[0802] is clamorous[01993][8802]: she is simple[06615], and[01077] knoweth[03045][8804] nothing[04100].
11:13 For she sitteth[03427][8804] at the door[06607] of her house[01004], on a seat[03678] in the high places[04791] of the city[07176],
11:14 To call[07121][8800] passengers[05674][8802][01870] who go right[03474][8764] on their ways[0734]:
11:15 Whoso is simple[06612], let him turn in[05493][8799] hither: and as for him that wanteth[02638] understanding[03820], she saith[0559][8804] to him,
11:16 Stolen[01589][8803] waters[04325] are sweet[04985][8799], and bread[03899] eaten in secret[05643] is pleasant[05276][8799]. eaten...: Heb. of secrecies
11:17 But he knoweth[03045][8804] not that the dead[07496] are there; and that her guests[07121][8803] are in the depths[06012] of hell[07585].
11:18 The proverbs[04912] of Solomon[08010]. A wise[02450] son[01121] maketh a glad[08055][8762] father[01]: but a foolish[03684] son[01121] is the heaviness[08424] of his mother[0517].
11:19 Treasures[0214] of wickedness[07562] profit[03276][8686] nothing: but righteousness[06666] delivereth[05337][8686] from death[04194].
11:20 The LORD[03068] will not suffer[07456][00] the soul[05315] of the righteous[06662] to famish[07456][8686]: but he casteth away[01920][8799] the substance[01942] of the wicked[07563]. the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness
11:21 He becometh poor[07326][8802] that dealeth[06213][8802] with a slack[07423] hand[03709]: but the hand[03027] of the diligent[02742] maketh rich[06238][8686].
11:22 He that gathereth[0103][8802] in summer[07019] is a wise[07919][8688] son[01121]: but he that sleepeth[07290][8737] in harvest[07105] is a son[01121] that causeth shame[0954][8688].
11:23 Blessings[01293] are upon the head[07218] of the just[06662]: but violence[02555] covereth[03680][8762] the mouth[06310] of the wicked[07563].
11:24 The memory[02143] of the just[06662] is blessed[01293]: but the name[08034] of the wicked[07563] shall rot[07537][8799].
11:25 The wise[02450] in heart[03820] will receive[03947][8799] commandments[04687]: but a prating[08193] fool[0191] shall fall[03832][8735]. a prating...: Heb. a fool of lips fall: Heb. be beaten
11:26 He that walketh[03212][8799] uprightly[08537] walketh[01980][8802] surely[0983]: but he that perverteth[06140][8764] his ways[01870] shall be known[03045][8735].
11:27 He that winketh[07169][8802] with the eye[05869] causeth[05414][8799] sorrow[06094]: but a prating[08193] fool[0191] shall fall[03832][8735]. fall: Heb. be beaten
11:28 The mouth[06310] of a righteous[06662] man is a well[04726] of life[02416]: but violence[02555] covereth[03680][8762] the mouth[06310] of the wicked[07563].
11:29 Hatred[08135] stirreth up[05782][8787] strifes[04090]: but love[0160] covereth[03680][8762] all sins[06588].
11:30 In the lips[08193] of him that hath understanding[0995][8737] wisdom[02451] is found[04672][8735]: but a rod[07626] is for the back[01460] of him that is void[02638] of understanding[03820]. of understanding: Heb. of heart
11:31 Wise[02450] men lay up[06845][8799] knowledge[01847]: but the mouth[06310] of the foolish[0191] is near[07138] destruction[04288].
12:1 The rich man's[06223] wealth[01952] is his strong[05797] city[07151]: the destruction[04288] of the poor[01800] is their poverty[07389].
12:2 The labour[06468] of the righteous[06662] tendeth to life[02416]: the fruit[08393] of the wicked[07563] to sin[02403].
12:3 He is in the way[0734] of life[02416] that keepeth[08104][8802] instruction[04148]: but he that refuseth[05800][8802] reproof[08433] erreth[08582][8688]. erreth: or, causeth to err
12:4 He that hideth[03680][8764] hatred[08135] with lying[08267] lips[08193], and he that uttereth[03318][8688] a slander[01681], is a fool[03684].
12:5 In the multitude[07230] of words[01697] there wanteth[02308][8799] not sin[06588]: but he that refraineth[02820][8802] his lips[08193] is wise[07919][8688].
12:6 The tongue[03956] of the just[06662] is as choice[0977][8737] silver[03701]: the heart[03820] of the wicked[07563] is little worth[04592].
12:7 The lips[08193] of the righteous[06662] feed[07462][8799] many[07227]: but fools[0191] die[04191][8799] for want[02638] of wisdom[03820]. of wisdom: Heb. of heart
12:8 The blessing[01293] of the LORD[03068], it maketh rich[06238][8686], and he addeth[03254][8686] no sorrow[06089] with it.
12:9 It is as sport[07814] to a fool[03684] to do[06213][8800] mischief[02154]: but a man[0376] of understanding[08394] hath wisdom[02451].
12:10 The fear[04034] of the wicked[07563], it shall come[0935][8799] upon him: but the desire[08378] of the righteous[06662] shall be granted[05414][8799].
12:11 As the whirlwind[05492] passeth[05674][8800], so is the wicked[07563] no more : but the righteous[06662] is an everlasting[05769] foundation[03247].
12:12 As vinegar[02558] to the teeth[08127], and as smoke[06227] to the eyes[05869], so is the sluggard[06102] to them that send[07971][8802] him.
12:13 The fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] prolongeth[03254][8686] days[03117]: but the years[08141] of the wicked[07563] shall be shortened[07114][8799]. prolongeth: Heb. addeth
12:14 The hope[08431] of the righteous[06662] shall be gladness[08057]: but the expectation[08615] of the wicked[07563] shall perish[06][8799].
12:15 The way[01870] of the LORD[03068] is strength[04581] to the upright[08537]: but destruction[04288] shall be to the workers[06466][8802] of iniquity[0205].
12:16 The righteous[06662] shall never[05769] be removed[04131][8735]: but the wicked[07563] shall not inhabit[07931][8799] the earth[0776].
12:17 The mouth[06310] of the just[06662] bringeth forth[05107][8799] wisdom[02451]: but the froward[08419] tongue[03956] shall be cut out[03772][8735].
12:18 The lips[08193] of the righteous[06662] know[03045][8799] what is acceptable[07522]: but the mouth[06310] of the wicked[07563] speaketh frowardness[08419]. frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses
12:19 A false[04820] balance[03976] is abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068]: but a just[08003] weight[068] is his delight[07522]. A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit just...: Heb. perfect stone
12:20 When pride[02087] cometh[0935][8804], then cometh[0935][8799] shame[07036]: but with the lowly[06800][8803] is wisdom[02451].
12:21 The integrity[08538] of the upright[03477] shall guide[05148][8686] them: but the perverseness[05558] of transgressors[0898][8802] shall destroy[07703][8799][8675][07703][8804] them.
12:22 Riches[01952] profit[03276][8686] not in the day[03117] of wrath[05678]: but righteousness[06666] delivereth[05337][8686] from death[04194].
12:23 The righteousness[06666] of the perfect[08549] shall direct[03474][8762] his way[01870]: but the wicked[07563] shall fall[05307][8799] by his own wickedness[07564]. direct: Heb. rectify
12:24 The righteousness[06666] of the upright[03477] shall deliver[05337][8686] them: but transgressors[0898][8802] shall be taken[03920][8735] in their own naughtiness[01942].
12:25 When a wicked[07563] man[0120] dieth[04194], his expectation[08615] shall perish[06][8799]: and the hope[08431] of unjust[0205] men perisheth[06][8804].
12:26 The righteous[06662] is delivered out[02502][8738] of trouble[06869], and the wicked[07563] cometh[0935][8799] in his stead.
12:27 An hypocrite[02611] with his mouth[06310] destroyeth[07843][8686] his neighbour[07453]: but through knowledge[01847] shall the just[06662] be delivered[02502][8735].
12:28 When it goeth well[02898] with the righteous[06662], the city[07151] rejoiceth[05970][8799]: and when the wicked[07563] perish[06][8800], there is shouting[07440].
13:1 By the blessing[01293] of the upright[03477] the city[07176] is exalted[07311][8799]: but it is overthrown[02040][8735] by the mouth[06310] of the wicked[07563].
13:2 He that is void[02638] of wisdom[03820] despiseth[0936][8802] his neighbour[07453]: but a man[0376] of understanding[08394] holdeth his peace[02790][8686]. void...: Heb. destitute of heart
13:3 A talebearer[01980][8802][07400] revealeth[01540][8764] secrets[05475]: but he that is of a faithful[0539][8738] spirit[07307] concealeth[03680][8764] the matter[01697]. A talebearer: Heb. He that walketh, being a talebearer
13:4 Where no counsel[08458] is , the people[05971] fall[05307][8799]: but in the multitude[07230] of counsellors[03289][8802] there is safety[08668].
13:5 He that is surety[06148][8804] for a stranger[02114][8801] shall smart[07321][8735][07451] for it : and he that hateth[08130][8802] suretiship[08628][8802] is sure[0982][8802]. smart: Heb. be sore broken suretiship: Heb. those that strike hands
13:6 A gracious[02580] woman[0802] retaineth[08551][8799] honour[03519]: and strong[06184] men retain[08551][8799] riches[06239].
13:7 The merciful[02617] man[0376] doeth good[01580][8802] to his own soul[05315]: but he that is cruel[0394] troubleth[05916][8802] his own flesh[07607].
13:8 The wicked[07563] worketh[06213][8802] a deceitful[08267] work[06468]: but to him that soweth[02232][8802] righteousness[06666] shall be a sure[0571] reward[07938].
13:9 As righteousness[06666] tendeth to life[02416]: so he that pursueth[07291][8764] evil[07451] pursueth it to his own death[04194].
13:10 They that are of a froward[06141] heart[03820] are abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068]: but such as are upright[08549] in their way[01870] are his delight[07522].
13:11 Though hand[03027] join in hand[03027], the wicked[07451] shall not be unpunished[05352][8735]: but the seed[02233] of the righteous[06662] shall be delivered[04422][8738].
13:12 As a jewel[05141] of gold[02091] in a swine's[02386] snout[0639], so is a fair[03303] woman[0802] which is without[05493][8802] discretion[02940]. is without: Heb. departeth from
13:13 The desire[08378] of the righteous[06662] is only good[02896]: but the expectation[08615] of the wicked[07563] is wrath[05678].
13:14 There is[03426] that scattereth[06340][8764], and yet increaseth[03254][8737]; and there is that withholdeth[02820][8802] more than is meet[03476], but it tendeth to poverty[04270].
13:15 The liberal[01293] soul[05315] shall be made fat[01878][8792]: and he that watereth[07301][8688] shall be watered[03384][8686] also himself. liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing
13:16 He that withholdeth[04513][8802] corn[01250], the people[03816] shall curse[05344][8799] him: but blessing[01293] shall be upon the head[07218] of him that selleth[07666][8688] it .
13:17 He that diligently seeketh[07836][8802] good[02896] procureth[01245][8762] favour[07522]: but he that seeketh[01875][8802] mischief[07451], it shall come[0935][8799] unto him.
13:18 He that trusteth[0982][8802] in his riches[06239] shall fall[05307][8799]: but the righteous[06662] shall flourish[06524][8799] as a branch[05929].
13:19 He that troubleth[05916][8802] his own house[01004] shall inherit[05157][8799] the wind[07307]: and the fool[0191] shall be servant[05650] to the wise[02450] of heart[03820].
13:20 The fruit[06529] of the righteous[06662] is a tree[06086] of life[02416]; and he that winneth[03947][8802] souls[05315] is wise[02450]. winneth: Heb. taketh
13:21 Behold, the righteous[06662] shall be recompensed[07999][8792] in the earth[0776]: much more the wicked[07563] and the sinner[02398][8802].
13:22 Whoso loveth[0157][8802] instruction[04148] loveth[0157][8802] knowledge[01847]: but he that hateth[08130][8802] reproof[08433] is brutish[01198].
13:23 A good[02896] man obtaineth[06329][8686] favour[07522] of the LORD[03068]: but a man[0376] of wicked devices[04209] will he condemn[07561][8686].
13:24 A man[0120] shall not be established[03559][8735] by wickedness[07562]: but the root[08328] of the righteous[06662] shall not be moved[04131][8735].
13:25 A virtuous[02428] woman[0802] is a crown[05850] to her husband[01167]: but she that maketh ashamed[0954][8688] is as rottenness[07538] in his bones[06106].
14:1 The thoughts[04284] of the righteous[06662] are right[04941]: but the counsels[08458] of the wicked[07563] are deceit[04820].
14:2 The words[01697] of the wicked[07563] are to lie in wait[0693][8800] for blood[01818]: but the mouth[06310] of the upright[03477] shall deliver[05337][8686] them.
14:3 The wicked[07563] are overthrown[02015][8800], and are not: but the house[01004] of the righteous[06662] shall stand[05975][8799].
14:4 A man[0376] shall be commended[01984][8792] according[06310] to his wisdom[07922]: but he that is of a perverse[05753][8737] heart[03820] shall be despised[0937]. of a...: Heb. perverse of heart
14:5 He that is despised[07034][8737], and hath a servant[05650], is better[02896] than he that honoureth[03513][8693] himself, and lacketh[02638] bread[03899].
14:6 A righteous[06662] man regardeth[03045][8802] the life[05315] of his beast[0929]: but the tender mercies[07356] of the wicked[07563] are cruel[0394]. tender...: or, bowels
14:7 He that tilleth[05647][8802] his land[0127] shall be satisfied[07646][8799] with bread[03899]: but he that followeth[07291][8764] vain[07386] persons is void[02638] of understanding[03820].
14:8 The wicked[07563] desireth[02530][8804] the net[04685] of evil[07451] men : but the root[08328] of the righteous[06662] yieldeth[05414][8799] fruit . the net: or, the fortress
14:9 The wicked[07451] is snared[04170] by the transgression[06588] of his lips[08193]: but the just[06662] shall come out[03318][8799] of trouble[06869]. The wicked...: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips
14:10 A man[0376] shall be satisfied[07646][8799] with good[02896] by the fruit[06529] of his mouth[06310]: and the recompence[01576] of a man's[0120] hands[03027] shall be rendered[07725][8686][8675][07725][8799] unto him.
14:11 The way[01870] of a fool[0191] is right[03477] in his own eyes[05869]: but he that hearkeneth[08085][8802] unto counsel[06098] is wise[02450].
14:12 A fool's[0191] wrath[03708] is presently[03117] known[03045][8735]: but a prudent[06175] man covereth[03680][8802] shame[07036]. presently: Heb. in that day
14:13 He that speaketh[06315][8686] truth[0530] sheweth forth[05046][8686] righteousness[06664]: but a false[08267] witness[05707] deceit[04820].
14:14 There is[03426] that speaketh[0981][8802] like the piercings[04094] of a sword[02719]: but the tongue[03956] of the wise[02450] is health[04832].
14:15 The lip[08193] of truth[0571] shall be established[03559][8735] for ever[05703]: but a lying[08267] tongue[03956] is but for a moment[07280][8686].
14:16 Deceit[04820] is in the heart[03820] of them that imagine[02790][8802] evil[07451]: but to the counsellors[03289][8802] of peace[07965] is joy[08057].
14:17 There shall no evil[0205] happen[0579][8792] to the just[06662]: but the wicked[07563] shall be filled[04390][8804] with mischief[07451].
14:18 Lying[08267] lips[08193] are abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068]: but they that deal[06213][8802] truly[0530] are his delight[07522].
14:19 A prudent[06175] man[0120] concealeth[03680][8802] knowledge[01847]: but the heart[03820] of fools[03684] proclaimeth[07121][8799] foolishness[0200].
14:20 The hand[03027] of the diligent[02742] shall bear rule[04910][8799]: but the slothful[07423] shall be under tribute[04522]. slothful: or, deceitful
14:21 Heaviness[01674] in the heart[03820] of man[0376] maketh it stoop[07812][8686]: but a good[02896] word[01697] maketh it glad[08055][8762].
14:22 The righteous[06662] is more excellent[08446][8686] than his neighbour[07453]: but the way[01870] of the wicked[07563] seduceth[08582][8686] them. excellent: or, abundant
14:23 The slothful[07423] man roasteth[02760][8799] not that which he took in hunting[06718]: but the substance[01952] of a diligent[02742] man[0120] is precious[03368].
14:24 In the way[0734] of righteousness[06666] is life[02416]; and in the pathway[05410][01870] thereof there is no death[04194].
14:25 A wise[02450] son[01121] heareth his father's[01] instruction[04148]: but a scorner[03887][8801] heareth[08085][8804] not rebuke[01606].
14:26 A man[0376] shall eat[0398][8799] good[02896] by the fruit[06529] of his mouth[06310]: but the soul[05315] of the transgressors[0898][8802] shall eat violence[02555].
14:27 He that keepeth[05341][8802] his mouth[06310] keepeth[08104][8802] his life[05315]: but he that openeth wide[06589][8802] his lips[08193] shall have destruction[04288].
14:28 The soul[05315] of the sluggard[06102] desireth[0183][8693], and hath nothing: but the soul[05315] of the diligent[02742] shall be made fat[01878][8792].
14:29 A righteous[06662] man hateth[08130][8799] lying[01697][08267]: but a wicked[07563] man is loathsome[0887][8686], and cometh to shame[02659][8686].
14:30 Righteousness[06666] keepeth[05341][8799] him that is upright[08537] in the way[01870]: but wickedness[07564] overthroweth[05557][8762] the sinner[02403]. the sinner: Heb. sin
14:31 There is[03426] that maketh himself rich[06238][8693], yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor[07326][8711], yet[03605] hath great[07227] riches[01952].
14:32 The ransom[03724] of a man's[0376] life[05315] are his riches[06239]: but the poor[07326][8802] heareth[08085][8804] not rebuke[01606].
14:33 The light[0216] of the righteous[06662] rejoiceth[08055][8799]: but the lamp[05216] of the wicked[07563] shall be put out[01846][8799]. lamp: or, candle
14:34 Only by pride[02087] cometh[05414][8799] contention[04683]: but with the well advised[03289][8737] is wisdom[02451].
14:35 Wealth[01952] gotten by vanity[01892] shall be diminished[04591][8799]: but he that gathereth[06908][8802] by labour[03027] shall increase[07235][8686]. by labour: Heb. with the hand
15:1 Hope[08431] deferred[04900][8794] maketh the heart[03820] sick[02470][8688]: but when the desire[08378] cometh[0935][8802], it is a tree[06086] of life[02416].
15:2 Whoso despiseth[0936][8802] the word[01697] shall be destroyed[02254][8735]: but he that feareth[03373] the commandment[04687] shall be rewarded[07999][8792]. shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace
15:3 The law[08451] of the wise[02450] is a fountain[04726] of life[02416], to depart[05493][8800] from the snares[04170] of death[04194].
15:4 Good[02896] understanding[07922] giveth[05414][8799] favour[02580]: but the way[01870] of transgressors[0898][8802] is hard[0386].
15:5 Every prudent[06175] man dealeth[06213][8799] with knowledge[01847]: but a fool[03684] layeth open[06566][8799] his folly[0200]. layeth...: Heb. spreadeth
15:6 A wicked[07563] messenger[04397] falleth[05307][8799] into mischief[07451]: but a faithful[0529] ambassador[06735] is health[04832]. a faithful...: Heb. an ambassador of faithfulness
15:7 Poverty[07389] and shame[07036] shall be to him that refuseth[06544][8802] instruction[04148]: but he that regardeth[08104][8802] reproof[08433] shall be honoured[03513][8792].
15:8 The desire[08378] accomplished[01961][8738] is sweet[06149][8799] to the soul[05315]: but it is abomination[08441] to fools[03684] to depart[05493][8800] from evil[07451].
15:9 He that walketh[01980][8802] with wise[02450] men shall be wise[02449][8799]: but a companion[07462][8802] of fools[03684] shall be destroyed[07321][8735]. destroyed: Heb. broken
15:10 Evil[07451] pursueth[07291][8762] sinners[02400]: but to the righteous[06662] good[02896] shall be repayed[07999][8762].
15:11 A good[02896] man leaveth an inheritance[05157][8686] to his children's[01121] children[01121]: and the wealth[02428] of the sinner[02398][8802] is laid up[06845][8803] for the just[06662].
15:12 Much[07230] food[0400] is in the tillage[05215] of the poor[07218][8676][07326][8802]: but there is[03426] that is destroyed[05595][8737] for want[03808] of judgment[04941].
15:13 He that spareth[02820][8802] his rod[07626] hateth[08130][8802] his son[01121]: but he that loveth[0157][8802] him chasteneth[04148] him betimes[07836][8765].
15:14 The righteous[06662] eateth[0398][8802] to the satisfying[07648] of his soul[05315]: but the belly[0990] of the wicked[07563] shall want[02637][8799].
15:15 Every wise[02454] woman[0802] buildeth[01129][8804] her house[01004]: but the foolish[0200] plucketh it down[02040][8799] with her hands[03027].
15:16 He that walketh[01980][8802] in his uprightness[03476] feareth[03373] the LORD[03068]: but he that is perverse[03868][8737] in his ways[01870] despiseth[0959][8802] him.
15:17 In the mouth[06310] of the foolish[0191] is a rod[02415] of pride[01346]: but the lips[08193] of the wise[02450] shall preserve[08104][8799] them.
15:18 Where no oxen[0504] are , the crib[018] is clean[01249]: but much[07230] increase[08393] is by the strength[03581] of the ox[07794].
15:19 A faithful[0529] witness[05707] will not lie[03577]: but a false[08267] witness[05707] will utter[06315][8686] lies[03576][8762].
15:20 A scorner[03887][8801] seeketh[01245][8765] wisdom[02451], and findeth it not: but knowledge[01847] is easy[07043][8738] unto him that understandeth[0995][8737].
15:21 Go[03212][8798] from the presence[05048] of a foolish[03684] man[0376], when thou perceivest[03045][8804] not in him the lips[08193] of knowledge[01847].
15:22 The wisdom[02451] of the prudent[06175] is to understand[0995][8687] his way[01870]: but the folly[0200] of fools[03684] is deceit[04820].
15:23 Fools[0191] make a mock[03887][8686] at sin[0817]: but among the righteous[03477] there is favour[07522].
15:24 The heart[03820] knoweth[03045][8802] his own[05315] bitterness[04787]; and a stranger[02114][8801] doth not intermeddle[06148][8691] with his joy[08057]. his own...: Heb. the bitterness of his soul
15:25 The house[01004] of the wicked[07563] shall be overthrown[08045][8735]: but the tabernacle[0168] of the upright[03477] shall flourish[06524][8686].
15:26 There is[03426] a way[01870] which seemeth right[03477] unto[06440] a man[0376], but the end[0319] thereof are the ways[01870] of death[04194].
15:27 Even in laughter[07814] the heart[03820] is sorrowful[03510][8799]; and the end[0319] of that mirth[08057] is heaviness[08424].
15:28 The backslider[05472][8803] in heart[03820] shall be filled[07646][8799] with his own ways[01870]: and a good[02896] man[0376] shall be satisfied from himself.
15:29 The simple[06612] believeth[0539][8686] every word[01697]: but the prudent[06175] man looketh well[0995][8799] to his going[0838].
15:30 A wise[02450] man feareth[03373], and departeth[05493][8802] from evil[07451]: but the fool[03684] rageth[05674][8693], and is confident[0982][8802].
15:31 He that is soon[07116] angry[0639] dealeth[06213][8799] foolishly[0200]: and a man[0376] of wicked devices[04209] is hated[08130][8735].
15:32 The simple[06612] inherit[05157][8804] folly[0200]: but the prudent[06175] are crowned[03803][8686] with knowledge[01847].
15:33 The evil[07451] bow[07817][8804] before[06440] the good[02896]; and the wicked[07563] at the gates[08179] of the righteous[06662].
16:1 The poor[07326][8802] is hated[08130][8735] even of his own neighbour[07453]: but the rich[06223] hath many[07227] friends[0157][8802]. the rich...: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich
16:2 He that despiseth[0936][8802] his neighbour[07453] sinneth[02398][8802]: but he that hath mercy[02603][8781] on the poor[06035][8675][06041], happy[0835] is he.
16:3 Do they not err[08582][8799] that devise[02790][8802] evil[07451]? but mercy[02617] and truth[0571] shall be to them that devise[02790][8802] good[02896].
16:4 In all labour[06089] there is profit[04195]: but the talk[01697] of the lips[08193] tendeth only to penury[04270].
16:5 The crown[05850] of the wise[02450] is their riches[06239]: but the foolishness[0200] of fools[03684] is folly[0200].
16:6 A true[0571] witness[05707] delivereth[05337][8688] souls[05315]: but a deceitful[04820] witness speaketh[06315][8686] lies[03577].
16:7 In the fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] is strong[05797] confidence[04009]: and his children[01121] shall have a place of refuge[04268].
16:8 The fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] is a fountain[04726] of life[02416], to depart[05493][8800] from the snares[04170] of death[04194].
16:9 In the multitude[07230] of people[05971] is the king's[04428] honour[01927]: but in the want[0657] of people[03816] is the destruction[04288] of the prince[07333].
16:10 He that is slow[0750] to wrath[0639] is of great[07227] understanding[08394]: but he that is hasty[07116] of spirit[07307] exalteth[07311][8688] folly[0200]. hasty...: Heb. short of spirit
16:11 A sound[04832] heart[03820] is the life[02416] of the flesh[01320]: but envy[07068] the rottenness[07538] of the bones[06106].
16:12 He that oppresseth[06231][8802] the poor[01800] reproacheth[02778][8765] his Maker[06213][8802]: but he that honoureth[03513][8764] him hath mercy[02603][8802] on the poor[034].
16:13 The wicked[07563] is driven away[01760][8735] in his wickedness[07451]: but the righteous[06662] hath hope[02620][8802] in his death[04194].
16:14 Wisdom[02451] resteth[05117][8799] in the heart[03820] of him that hath understanding[0995][8737]: but that which is in the midst[07130] of fools[03684] is made known[03045][8735].
16:15 Righteousness[06666] exalteth[07311][8787] a nation[01471]: but sin[02403] is a reproach[02617] to any people[03816]. to any...: Heb. to nations
16:16 The king's[04428] favour[07522] is toward a wise[07919][8688] servant[05650]: but his wrath[05678] is against him that causeth shame[0954][8688].
16:17 A soft[07390] answer[04617] turneth[07725][8686] away wrath[02534]: but grievous[06089] words[01697] stir up[05927][8686] anger[0639].
16:18 The tongue[03956] of the wise[02450] useth knowledge[01847] aright[03190][8686]: but the mouth[06310] of fools[03684] poureth out[05042][8686] foolishness[0200]. poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth
16:19 The eyes[05869] of the LORD[03068] are in every place[04725], beholding[06822][8802] the evil[07451] and the good[02896].
16:20 A wholesome[04832] tongue[03956] is a tree[06086] of life[02416]: but perverseness[05558] therein is a breach[07667] in the spirit[07307]. A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue
16:21 A fool[0191] despiseth[05006][8799] his father's[01] instruction[04148]: but he that regardeth[08104][8802] reproof[08433] is prudent[06191][8686].
16:22 In the house[01004] of the righteous[06662] is much[07227] treasure[02633]: but in the revenues[08393] of the wicked[07563] is trouble[05916][8737].
16:23 The lips[08193] of the wise[02450] disperse[02219][8762] knowledge[01847]: but the heart[03820] of the foolish[03684] doeth not so.
16:24 The sacrifice[02077] of the wicked[07563] is an abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068]: but the prayer[08605] of the upright[03477] is his delight[07522].
16:25 The way[01870] of the wicked[07563] is an abomination[08441] unto the LORD[03068]: but he loveth[0157][8799] him that followeth[07291][8764] after righteousness[06666].
16:26 Correction[04148] is grievous[07451] unto him that forsaketh[05800][8802] the way[0734]: and he that hateth[08130][8802] reproof[08433] shall die[04191][8799]. Correction: or, Instruction
16:27 Hell[07585] and destruction[011] are before the LORD[03068]: how much more then the hearts[03826] of the children[01121] of men[0120]?
16:28 A scorner[03887][8801] loveth[0157][8799] not one that reproveth[03198][8687] him: neither will he go[03212][8799] unto the wise[02450].
16:29 A merry[08056] heart[03820] maketh a cheerful[03190][8686] countenance[06440]: but by sorrow[06094] of the heart[03820] the spirit[07307] is broken[05218].
16:30 The heart[03820] of him that hath understanding[0995][8737] seeketh[01245][8762] knowledge[01847]: but the mouth[06310][8675][06440] of fools[03684] feedeth[07462][8799] on foolishness[0200].
16:31 All the days[03117] of the afflicted[06041] are evil[07451]: but he that is of a merry[02896] heart[03820] hath a continual[08548] feast[04960].
16:32 Better[02896] is little[04592] with the fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] than great[07227] treasure[0214] and trouble[04103] therewith.
16:33 Better[02896] is a dinner[0737] of herbs[03419] where love[0160] is, than a stalled[075][8803] ox[07794] and hatred[08135] therewith.
17:1 A wrathful[02534] man[0376] stirreth up[01624][8762] strife[04066]: but he that is slow[0750] to anger[0639] appeaseth[08252][8686] strife[07379].
17:2 The way[01870] of the slothful[06102] man is as an hedge[04881] of thorns[02312]: but the way[0734] of the righteous[03477] is made plain[05549][8803]. is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey
17:3 A wise[02450] son[01121] maketh a glad[08055][8762] father[01]: but a foolish[03684] man[0120] despiseth[0959][8802] his mother[0517].
17:4 Folly[0200] is joy[08057] to him that is destitute[02638] of wisdom[03820]: but a man[0376] of understanding[08394] walketh[03212][8800] uprightly[03474][8762]. destitute...: Heb. void of heart
17:5 Without counsel[05475] purposes[04284] are disappointed[06565][8687]: but in the multitude[07230] of counsellors[03289][8802] they are established[06965][8799].
17:6 A man[0376] hath joy[08057] by the answer[04617] of his mouth[06310]: and a word[01697] spoken in due season[06256], how good[02896] is it ! due...: Heb. his season
17:7 The way[0734] of life[02416] is above[04605] to the wise[07919][8688], that he may depart[05493][8800] from hell[07585] beneath[04295].
17:8 The LORD[03068] will destroy[05255][8799] the house[01004] of the proud[01343]: but he will establish[05324][8686] the border[01366] of the widow[0490].
17:9 The thoughts[04284] of the wicked[07451] are an abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068]: but the words of the pure[02889] are pleasant[05278] words[0561]. pleasant...: Heb. words of pleasantness
17:10 He that is greedy[01214][8802] of gain[01215] troubleth[05916][8802] his own house[01004]; but he that hateth[08130][8802] gifts[04979] shall live[02421][8799].
17:11 The heart[03820] of the righteous[06662] studieth[01897][8799] to answer[06030][8800]: but the mouth[06310] of the wicked[07563] poureth[05042][8686] out evil things[07451].
17:12 The LORD[03068] is far[07350] from the wicked[07563]: but he heareth[08085][8799] the prayer[08605] of the righteous[06662].
17:13 The light[03974] of the eyes[05869] rejoiceth[08055][8762] the heart[03820]: and a good[02896] report[08052] maketh[01878][00] the bones[06106] fat[01878][8762].
17:14 The ear[0241] that heareth[08085][8802] the reproof[08433] of life[02416] abideth[03885][8799] among[07130] the wise[02450].
17:15 He that refuseth[06544][8802] instruction[04148] despiseth[03988][8802] his own soul[05315]: but he that heareth[08085][8802] reproof[08433] getteth[07069][8802] understanding[03820]. instruction: or, correction heareth: or, obeyeth getteth...: Heb. possesseth an heart
17:16 The fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] is the instruction[04148] of wisdom[02451]; and before[06440] honour[03519] is humility[06038].
17:17 The preparations[04633] of the heart[03820] in man[0120], and the answer[04617] of the tongue[03956], is from the LORD[03068]. preparations: or, disposings
17:18 All the ways[01870] of a man[0376] are clean[02134] in his own eyes[05869]; but the LORD[03068] weigheth[08505][8802] the spirits[07307].
17:19 Commit[01556][8798] thy works[04639] unto the LORD[03068], and thy thoughts[04284] shall be established[03559][8735]. Commit: Heb. Roll
17:20 The LORD[03068] hath made[06466][8804] all things for himself[04617]: yea, even the wicked[07563] for the day[03117] of evil[07451].
17:21 Every one that is proud[01362] in heart[03820] is an abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068]: though hand[03027] join in hand[03027], he shall not be unpunished[05352][8735]. unpunished: Heb. held innocent
17:22 By mercy[02617] and truth[0571] iniquity[05771] is purged[03722][8792]: and by the fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] men depart[05493][8800] from evil[07451].
17:23 When a man's[0376] ways[01870] please[07521][8800] the LORD[03068], he maketh even his enemies[0341][8802] to be at peace[07999][8686] with him.
17:24 Better[02896] is a little[04592] with righteousness[06666] than great[07230] revenues[08393] without right[04941].
17:25 A man's[0120] heart[03820] deviseth[02803][8762] his way[01870]: but the LORD[03068] directeth[03559][8686] his steps[06806].
17:26 A divine sentence[07081] is in the lips[08193] of the king[04428]: his mouth[06310] transgresseth[04603][8799] not in judgment[04941]. A divine...: Heb. Divination
17:27 A just[04941] weight[06425] and balance[03976] are the LORD'S[03068]: all the weights[068] of the bag[03599] are his work[04639]. the weights: Heb. the stones
17:28 It is an abomination[08441] to kings[04428] to commit[06213][8800] wickedness[07562]: for the throne[03678] is established[03559][8735] by righteousness[06666].
18:1 Righteous[06664] lips[08193] are the delight[07522] of kings[04428]; and they love[0157][8799] him that speaketh[01696][8802] right[03477].
18:2 The wrath[02534] of a king[04428] is as messengers[04397] of death[04194]: but a wise[02450] man[0376] will pacify[03722][8762] it.
18:3 In the light[0216] of the king's[04428] countenance[06440] is life[02416]; and his favour[07522] is as a cloud[05645] of the latter rain[04456].
18:4 How much better[02896] is it to get[07069][8800] wisdom[02451] than gold[02742]! and to get[07069][8800] understanding[0998] rather to be chosen[0977][8737] than silver[03701]!
18:5 The highway[04546] of the upright[03477] is to depart[05493][8800] from evil[07451]: he that keepeth[05341][8802] his way[01870] preserveth[08104][8802] his soul[05315].
18:6 Pride[01347] goeth before[06440] destruction[07667], and an haughty[01363] spirit[07307] before[06440] a fall[03783].
18:7 Better[02896] it is to be of an humble[08217] spirit[07307] with the lowly[06035][8675][06041], than to divide[02505][8763] the spoil[07998] with the proud[01343].
18:8 He that handleth a matter[01697] wisely[07919][8688] shall find[04672][8799] good[02896]: and whoso trusteth[0982][8802] in the LORD[03068], happy[0835] is he. handleth...: or, understandeth a matter
18:9 The wise[02450] in heart[03820] shall be called[07121][8735] prudent[0995][8737]: and the sweetness[04986] of the lips[08193] increaseth[03254][8686] learning[03948].
18:10 Understanding[07922] is a wellspring[04726] of life[02416] unto him that hath[01167] it: but the instruction[04148] of fools[0191] is folly[0200].
18:11 The heart[03820] of the wise[02450] teacheth[07919][8686] his mouth[06310], and addeth[03254][8686] learning[03948] to his lips[08193]. teacheth: Heb. maketh wise
18:12 Pleasant[05278] words[0561] are as an honeycomb[06688][01706], sweet[04966] to the soul[05315], and health[04832] to the bones[06106].
18:13 There is[03426] a way[01870] that seemeth right[03477] unto[06440] a man[0376], but the end[0319] thereof are the ways[01870] of death[04194].
18:14 He[05315] that laboureth[06001] laboureth[05998][8804] for himself; for his mouth[06310] craveth[0404][8804] it of him. He...: Heb. The soul of him that craveth...: Heb. boweth unto him
18:15 An ungodly[01100] man[0376] diggeth up[03738][8802] evil[07451]: and in his lips[08193] there is as a burning[06867] fire[0784]. An...: Heb. A man of Belial
18:16 A froward[08419] man[0376] soweth[07971][8762] strife[04066]: and a whisperer[05372] separateth[06504][8688] chief friends[0441]. soweth: Heb. sendeth forth
18:17 A violent[02555] man[0376] enticeth[06601][8762] his neighbour[07453], and leadeth[03212][8689] him into the way[01870] that is not good[02896].
18:18 He shutteth[06095][8802] his eyes[05869] to devise[02803][8800] froward things[08419]: moving[07169][8802] his lips[08193] he bringeth[03615][00] evil[07451] to pass[03615][8765].
18:19 The hoary head[07872] is a crown[05850] of glory[08597], if it be found[04672][8735] in the way[01870] of righteousness[06666].
18:20 He that is slow[0750] to anger[0639] is better[02896] than the mighty[01368]; and he that ruleth[04910][8802] his spirit[07307] than he that taketh[03920][8802] a city[05892].
18:21 The lot[01486] is cast[02904][8714] into the lap[02436]; but the whole disposing[04941] thereof is of the LORD[03068].
18:22 Better[02896] is a dry[02720] morsel[06595], and quietness[07962] therewith, than an house[01004] full[04392] of sacrifices[02077] with strife[07379]. sacrifices: or, good cheer
18:23 A wise[07919][8688] servant[05650] shall have rule[04910][8799] over a son[01121] that causeth shame[0954][8688], and shall have part[02505][8799] of the inheritance[05159] among[08432] the brethren[0251].
18:24 The fining pot[04715] is for silver[03701], and the furnace[03564] for gold[02091]: but the LORD[03068] trieth[0974][8802] the hearts[03826].
19:1 A wicked doer[07489][8688] giveth heed[07181][8688] to false[0205] lips[08193]; and a liar[08267] giveth ear[0238][8688] to a naughty[01942] tongue[03956].
19:2 Whoso mocketh[03932][8802] the poor[07326][8802] reproacheth[02778][8765] his Maker[06213][8802]: and he that is glad[08056] at calamities[0343] shall not be unpunished[05352][8735]. unpunished: Heb. held innocent
19:3 Children's[01121] children[01121] are the crown[05850] of old men[02205]; and the glory[08597] of children[01121] are their fathers[01].
19:4 Excellent[03499] speech[08193] becometh[05000] not a fool[05036]: much less do lying[08267] lips[08193] a prince[05081]. Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency lying...: Heb. a lip of lying
19:5 A gift[07810] is as a precious[02580] stone[068] in the eyes[05869] of him that hath[01167] it: whithersoever it turneth[06437][8799], it prospereth[07919][8686]. a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace
19:6 He that covereth[03680][8764] a transgression[06588] seeketh[01245][8764] love[0160]; but he that repeateth[08138][8802] a matter[01697] separateth[06504][8688] very friends[0441]. seeketh: or, procureth
19:7 A reproof[01606] entereth[05181][8799] more into a wise man[0995][8688] than an hundred[03967] stripes[05221][8687] into a fool[03684]. entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times
19:8 An evil[07451] man seeketh[01245][8762] only rebellion[04805]: therefore a cruel[0394] messenger[04397] shall be sent[07971][8792] against him.
19:9 Let a bear[01677] robbed[07909] of her whelps meet[06298][8800] a man[0376], rather than[0408] a fool[03684] in his folly[0200].
19:10 Whoso rewardeth[07725][8688] evil[07451] for good[02896], evil[07451] shall not depart[04185][8799][8675][04185][8686] from his house[01004].
19:11 The beginning[07225] of strife[04066] is as when one letteth out[06362][8802] water[04325]: therefore leave off[05203][8800] contention[07379], before[06440] it be meddled[01566][8694] with.
19:12 He that justifieth[06663][8688] the wicked[07563], and he that condemneth[07561][8688] the just[06662], even they both[08147] are abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068].
19:13 Wherefore is there a price[04242] in the hand[03027] of a fool[03684] to get[07069][8800] wisdom[02451], seeing he hath no heart[03820] to it ?
19:14 A friend[07453] loveth[0157][8802] at all times[06256], and a brother[0251] is born[03205][8735] for adversity[06869].
19:15 A man[0120] void[02638] of understanding[03820] striketh[08628][8802] hands[03709], and becometh[06148][8802] surety[06161] in the presence[06440] of his friend[07453]. understanding: Heb. heart
19:16 He loveth[0157][8802] transgression[06588] that loveth[0157][8802] strife[04683]: and he that exalteth[01361][8688] his gate[06607] seeketh[01245][8764] destruction[07667].
19:17 He that hath a froward[06141] heart[03820] findeth[04672][8799] no good[02896]: and he that hath a perverse[02015][8738] tongue[03956] falleth[05307][8799] into mischief[07451]. He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart
19:18 He that begetteth[03205][8802] a fool[03684] doeth it to his sorrow[08424]: and the father[01] of a fool[05036] hath no joy[08055][8799].
19:19 A merry[08056] heart[03820] doeth good[03190][8686] like a medicine[01456]: but a broken[05218] spirit[07307] drieth[03001][8762] the bones[01634]. like: or, to
19:20 A wicked[07563] man taketh[03947][8799] a gift[07810] out of the bosom[02436] to pervert[05186][8687] the ways[0734] of judgment[04941].
19:21 Wisdom[02451] is before him that hath understanding[06440][0995][8688]; but the eyes[05869] of a fool[03684] are in the ends[07097] of the earth[0776].
19:22 A foolish[03684] son[01121] is a grief[03708] to his father[01], and bitterness[04470] to her that bare[03205][8802] him.
19:23 Also to punish[06064][8800] the just[06662] is not good[02896], nor to strike[05221][8687] princes[05081] for equity[03476].
19:24 He that hath[03045][8802] knowledge[01847] spareth[02820][8802] his words[0561]: and a man[0376] of understanding[08394] is of an excellent[03368][8675][07119] spirit[07307]. an...: or, a cool
19:25 Even a fool[0191], when he holdeth his peace[02790][8688], is counted[02803][8735] wise[02450]: and he that shutteth[0331][8801] his lips[08193] is esteemed a man of understanding[0995][8737].
19:26 Through desire[08378] a man, having separated[06504][8737] himself, seeketh[01245][8762] and intermeddleth[01566][8691] with all wisdom[08454]. Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business
19:27 A fool[03684] hath no delight[02654][8799] in understanding[08394], but that his heart[03820] may discover[01540][8692] itself.
19:28 When the wicked[07563] cometh[0935][8800], then cometh[0935][8804] also contempt[0937], and with ignominy[07036] reproach[02781].
19:29 The words[01697] of a man's[0376] mouth[06310] are as deep[06013] waters[04325], and the wellspring[04726] of wisdom[02451] as a flowing[05042][8802] brook[05158].
20:1 It is not good[02896] to accept[05375][8800] the person[06440] of the wicked[07563], to overthrow[05186][8687] the righteous[06662] in judgment[04941].
20:2 A fool's[03684] lips[08193] enter[0935][8799] into contention[07379], and his mouth[06310] calleth[07121][8799] for strokes[04112].
20:3 A fool's[03684] mouth[06310] is his destruction[04288], and his lips[08193] are the snare[04170] of his soul[05315].
20:4 The words[01697] of a talebearer[05372] are as wounds[03859][8693], and they go down[03381][8804] into the innermost parts[02315] of the belly[0990]. talebearer: or, whisperer as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded most...: Heb. chambers
20:5 He also that is slothful[07503][8693] in his work[04399] is brother[0251] to him that is a great[01167] waster[07843][8688].
20:6 The name[08034] of the LORD[03068] is a strong[05797] tower[04026]: the righteous[06662] runneth[07323][8799] into it, and is safe[07682][8738]. safe: Heb. set aloft
20:7 The rich man's[06223] wealth[01952] is his strong[05797] city[07151], and as an high[07682][8737] wall[02346] in his own conceit[04906].
20:8 Before[06440] destruction[07667] the heart[03820] of man[0376] is haughty[01361][8799], and before[06440] honour[03519] is humility[06038].
20:9 He that answereth[07725][8688] a matter[01697] before he heareth[08085][8799] it , it is folly[0200] and shame[03639] unto him. answereth...: Heb. returneth a word
20:10 The spirit[07307] of a man[0376] will sustain[03557][8770] his infirmity[04245]; but a wounded[05218] spirit[07307] who can bear[05375][8799]?
20:11 The heart[03820] of the prudent[0995][8737] getteth[07069][8799] knowledge[01847]; and the ear[0241] of the wise[02450] seeketh[01245][8762] knowledge[01847].
20:12 A man's[0120] gift[04976] maketh room[07337][8686] for him, and bringeth[05148][8686] him before[06440] great men[01419].
20:13 He that is first[07223] in his own cause[07379] seemeth just[06662]; but his neighbour[07453] cometh[0935][8804][8675][0935][8799] and searcheth[02713][8804] him.
20:14 The lot[01486] causeth contentions[04079] to cease[07673][8686], and parteth[06504][8686] between the mighty[06099].
20:15 A brother[0251] offended[06586][8737] is harder to be won than a strong[05797] city[07151]: and their contentions[04079][8675][04066] are like the bars[01280] of a castle[0759].
20:16 A man's[0376] belly[0990] shall be satisfied[07646][8799] with the fruit[06529] of his mouth[06310]; and with the increase[08393] of his lips[08193] shall he be filled[07646][8799].
20:17 Death[04194] and life[02416] are in the power[03027] of the tongue[03956]: and they that love[0157][8802] it shall eat[0398][8799] the fruit[06529] thereof.
20:18 Whoso findeth[04672][8804] a wife[0802] findeth[04672][8804] a good[02896] thing , and obtaineth[06329][8686] favour[07522] of the LORD[03068].
20:19 The poor[07326][8802] useth[01696][8762] intreaties[08469]; but the rich[06223] answereth[06030][8799] roughly[05794].
20:20 A man[0376] that hath friends[07453] must shew himself friendly[07489][8710]: and there is[03426] a friend[0157][8802] that sticketh closer[01695] than a brother[0251].
20:21 Better[02896] is the poor[07326][8802] that walketh[01980][8802] in his integrity[08537], than he that is perverse[06141] in his lips[08193], and is a fool[03684].
20:22 Also, that the soul[05315] be without knowledge[01847], it is not good[02896]; and he that hasteth[0213][8801] with his feet[07272] sinneth[02398][8802].
20:23 The foolishness[0200] of man[0120] perverteth[05557][8762] his way[01870]: and his heart[03820] fretteth[02196][8799] against the LORD[03068].
20:24 Wealth[01952] maketh[03254][8686] many[07227] friends[07453]; but the poor[01800] is separated[06504][8735] from his neighbour[07453].
20:25 A false[08267] witness[05707] shall not be unpunished[05352][8735], and he that speaketh[06315][8686] lies[03577] shall not escape[04422][8735]. unpunished: Heb. held innocent
20:26 Many[07227] will intreat[02470][8762] the favour[06440] of the prince[05081]: and every man is a friend[07453] to him[0376] that giveth gifts[04976]. him...: Heb. a man of gifts
20:27 All the brethren[0251] of the poor[07326][8802] do hate[08130][8804] him: how much more do his friends[04828] go far[07368][8804] from him? he pursueth[07291][8764] them with  words[0561], yet they are  wanting to him .
20:28 He that getteth[07069][8802] wisdom[03820] loveth[0157][8802] his own soul[05315]: he that keepeth[08104][8802] understanding[08394] shall find[04672][8800] good[02896]. wisdom: Heb. an heart
20:29 A false[08267] witness[05707] shall not be unpunished[05352][8735], and he that speaketh[06315][8686] lies[03577] shall perish[06][8799].
20:30 Delight[08588] is not seemly[05000] for a fool[03684]; much less for a servant[05650] to have rule[04910][8800] over princes[08269].
21:1 The discretion[07922] of a man[0120] deferreth[0748][8689] his anger[0639]; and it is his glory[08597] to pass over[05674][8800] a transgression[06588]. discretion: or, prudence
21:2 The king's[04428] wrath[02197] is as the roaring[05099] of a lion[03715]; but his favour[07522] is as dew[02919] upon the grass[06212].
21:3 A foolish[03684] son[01121] is the calamity[01942] of his father[01]: and the contentions[04079] of a wife[0802] are a continual[02956][8802] dropping[01812].
21:4 House[01004] and riches[01952] are the inheritance[05159] of fathers[01]: and a prudent[07919][8688] wife[0802] is from the LORD[03068].
21:5 Slothfulness[06103] casteth[05307][8686] into a deep sleep[08639]; and an idle[07423] soul[05315] shall suffer hunger[07456][8799].
21:6 He that keepeth[08104][8802] the commandment[04687] keepeth[08104][8802] his own soul[05315]; but he that despiseth[0959][8802] his ways[01870] shall die[04191][8799].
21:7 He that hath pity[02603][8802] upon the poor[01800] lendeth[03867][8688] unto the LORD[03068]; and that which he hath given[01576] will he pay him again[07999][8762]. that which...: or, his deed
21:8 Chasten[03256][8761] thy son[01121] while there is[03426] hope[08615], and let not thy soul[05315] spare[05375][8799] for his crying[04191][8687]. for...: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die
21:9 A man[01419] of great[01632] wrath[02534] shall suffer[05375][8802] punishment[06066]: for if thou deliver[05337][8686] him , yet thou must do it again[03254][8686]. do: Heb. add
21:10 Hear[08085][8798] counsel[06098], and receive[06901][8761] instruction[04148], that thou mayest be wise[02449][8799] in thy latter end[0319].
21:11 There are many[07227] devices[04284] in a man's[0376] heart[03820]; nevertheless the counsel[06098] of the LORD[03068], that shall stand[06965][8799].
21:12 The desire[08378] of a man[0120] is his kindness[02617]: and a poor man[07326][8802] is better[02896] than[0376] a liar[03577].
21:13 The fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] tendeth to life[02416]: and he that hath it shall abide[03885][8799] satisfied[07649]; he shall not be visited[06485][8735] with evil[07451].
21:14 A slothful[06102] man hideth[02934][8804] his hand[03027] in his bosom[06747], and will not so much as bring[07725][00] it to his mouth[06310] again[07725][8686].
21:15 Smite[05221][8686] a scorner[03887][8801], and the simple[06612] will beware[06191][8686]: and reprove[03198][8689] one that hath understanding[0995][8737], and he will understand[0995][8799] knowledge[01847]. will beware: Heb. will be cunning
21:16 He that wasteth[07703][8764] his father[01], and chaseth away[01272][8686] his mother[0517], is a son[01121] that causeth shame[0954][8688], and bringeth reproach[02659][8688].
21:17 Cease[02308][8798], my son[01121], to hear[08085][8800] the instruction[04148] that causeth to err[07686][8800] from the words[0561] of knowledge[01847].
21:18 An ungodly[01100] witness[05707] scorneth[03887][8686] judgment[04941]: and the mouth[06310] of the wicked[07563] devoureth[01104][8762] iniquity[0205]. An...: Heb. A witness of Belial
21:19 Judgments[08201] are prepared[03559][8738] for scorners[03887][8801], and stripes[04112] for the back[01460] of fools[03684].
21:20 Wine[03196] is a mocker[03887][8801], strong drink[07941] is raging[01993][8802]: and whosoever is deceived[07686][8802] thereby is not wise[02449][8799].
21:21 The fear[0367] of a king[04428] is as the roaring[05099] of a lion[03715]: whoso provoketh him to anger[05674][8693] sinneth[02398][8802] against his own soul[05315].
21:22 It is an honour[03519] for a man[0376] to cease[07674] from strife[07379]: but every fool[0191] will be meddling[01566][8691].
21:23 The sluggard[06102] will not plow[02790][8799] by reason of the cold[02779]; therefore shall he beg[07592][8804][8675][07592][8799] in harvest[07105], and have nothing. cold: or, winter
21:24 Counsel[06098] in the heart[03820] of man[0376] is like deep[06013] water[04325]; but a man[0376] of understanding[08394] will draw it out[01802][8799].
21:25 Most[07230] men[0120] will proclaim[07121][8799] every one[0376] his own goodness[02617]: but a faithful[0529] man[0376] who can find[04672][8799]? goodness: or, bounty
21:26 The just[06662] man walketh[01980][8693] in his integrity[08537]: his children[01121] are blessed[0835] after[0310] him.
21:27 A king[04428] that sitteth in[03427][8802] the throne[03678] of judgment[01779] scattereth away[02219][8764] all evil[07451] with his eyes[05869].
21:28 Who can say[0559][8799], I have made my heart[03820] clean[02135][8765], I am pure[02891][8804] from my sin[02403]?
21:29 Divers weights[068][068], and divers measures[0374][0374], both[08147] of them are alike[01571] abomination[08441] to the LORD[03068]. Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a stone divers measures: Heb. an ephah and an ephah
21:30 Even a child[05288] is known[05234][8691] by his doings[04611], whether his work[06467] be pure[02134], and whether it be right[03477].
21:31 The hearing[08085][8802] ear[0241], and the seeing[07200][8802] eye[05869], the LORD[03068] hath made[06213][8804] even both[08147] of them.
22:1 Love[0157][8799] not sleep[08142], lest thou come to poverty[03423][8735]; open[06491][8798] thine eyes[05869], and thou shalt be satisfied[07646][8798] with bread[03899].
22:2 It is naught[07451], it is naught[07451], saith[0559][8799] the buyer[07069][8802]: but when he is gone[0235][8801] his way, then he boasteth[01984][8691].
22:3 There is[03426] gold[02091], and a multitude[07230] of rubies[06443]: but the lips[08193] of knowledge[01847] are a precious[03366] jewel[03627].
22:4 Take[03947][8798] his garment[0899] that is surety[06148][8804] for a stranger[02114][8801]: and take a pledge[02254][8798] of him for a strange woman[05237].
22:5 Bread[03899] of deceit[08267] is sweet[06156] to a man[0376]; but afterwards[0310] his mouth[06310] shall be filled[04390][8735] with gravel[02687]. deceit: Heb. lying, or, falsehood
22:6 Every purpose[04284] is established[03559][8735] by counsel[06098]: and with good advice[08458] make[06213][8798] war[04421].
22:7 He that goeth about[01980][8802] as a talebearer[07400] revealeth[01540][8802] secrets[05475]: therefore meddle[06148][8691] not with him that flattereth[06601][8802] with his lips[08193]. flattereth: or, enticeth
22:8 Whoso curseth[07043][8764] his father[01] or his mother[0517], his lamp[05216] shall be put out[01846][8799] in obscure[0380][8676][0380] darkness[02822]. lamp: or, candle
22:9 An inheritance[05159] may be gotten hastily[0926][8794][8675][0973][8794] at the beginning[07223]; but the end[0319] thereof shall not be blessed[01288][8792].
22:10 Say[0559][8799] not thou, I will recompense[07999][8762] evil[07451]; but wait on[06960][8761] the LORD[03068], and he shall save[03467][8686] thee.
22:11 Divers weights[068][068] are an abomination[08441] unto the LORD[03068]; and a false[04820] balance[03976] is not good[02896]. a false...: Heb. balance of deceit
22:12 Man's[01397] goings[04703] are of the LORD[03068]; how can a man[0120] then understand[0995][8799] his own way[01870]?
22:13 It is a snare[04170] to the man[0120] who devoureth[03216][8804] that which is holy[06944], and after[0310] vows[05088] to make enquiry[01239][8763].
22:14 A wise[02450] king[04428] scattereth[02219][8764] the wicked[07563], and bringeth[07725][8686] the wheel[0212] over them.
22:15 The spirit[05397] of man[0120] is the candle[05216] of the LORD[03068], searching[02664][8802] all the inward parts[02315] of the belly[0990]. candle: or, lamp
22:16 Mercy[02617] and truth[0571] preserve[05341][8799] the king[04428]: and his throne[03678] is upholden[05582][8804] by mercy[02617].
22:17 The glory[08597] of young men[0970] is their strength[03581]: and the beauty[01926] of old men[02205] is the gray head[07872].
22:18 The blueness[02250] of a wound[06482] cleanseth[08562] away evil[07451]: so do stripes[04347] the inward parts[02315] of the belly[0990]. cleanseth...: Heb. is a purging medicine against
22:19 The king's[04428] heart[03820] is in the hand[03027] of the LORD[03068], as the rivers[06388] of water[04325]: he turneth[05186][8686] it whithersoever he will[02654][8799].
22:20 Every way[01870] of a man[0376] is right[03477] in his own eyes[05869]: but the LORD[03068] pondereth[08505][8802] the hearts[03826].
22:21 To do[06213][8800] justice[06666] and judgment[04941] is more acceptable[0977][8737] to the LORD[03068] than sacrifice[02077].
22:22 An high[07312] look[05869], and a proud[07342] heart[03820], and the plowing[05215] of the wicked[07563], is sin[02403]. An...: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes the plowing: or, the light
22:23 The thoughts[04284] of the diligent[02742] tend only to plenteousness[04195]; but of every one that is hasty[0213][8801] only to want[04270].
22:24 The getting[06467] of treasures[0214] by a lying[08267] tongue[03956] is a vanity[01892] tossed to and fro of[05086][8737] them that seek[01245][8764] death[04194].
22:25 The robbery[07701] of the wicked[07563] shall destroy[01641][8799] them; because they refuse[03985][8765] to do[06213][8800] judgment[04941]. destroy...: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them
22:26 The way[01870] of man[0376] is froward[02019] and strange[02054]: but as for the pure[02134], his work[06467] is right[03477].
22:27 It is better[02896] to dwell[03427][8800] in a corner[06438] of the housetop[01406], than with a brawling[04079][8675][04066] woman[0802] in a wide[02267] house[01004]. a brawling...: Heb. a woman of contentions a wide...: Heb. an house of society
22:28 The soul[05315] of the wicked[07563] desireth[0183][8765] evil[07451]: his neighbour[07453] findeth no favour[02603][8717] in his eyes[05869]. findeth...: Heb. is not favoured
22:29 When the scorner[03887][8801] is punished[06064][8800], the simple[06612] is made wise[02449][8799]: and when the wise[02450] is instructed[07919][8687], he receiveth[03947][8799] knowledge[01847].
23:1 The righteous[06662] man wisely considereth[07919][8688] the house[01004] of the wicked[07563]: but God overthroweth[05557][8764] the wicked[07563] for their wickedness[07451].
23:2 Whoso stoppeth[0331][8801] his ears[0241] at the cry[02201] of the poor[01800], he also shall cry[07121][8799] himself, but shall not be heard[06030][8735].
23:3 A gift[04976] in secret[05643] pacifieth[03711][8799] anger[0639]: and a reward[07810] in the bosom[02436] strong[05794] wrath[02534].
23:4 It is joy[08057] to the just[06662] to do[06213][8800] judgment[04941]: but destruction[04288] shall be to the workers[06466][8802] of iniquity[0205].
23:5 The man[0120] that wandereth[08582][8802] out of the way[01870] of understanding[07919][8687] shall remain[05117][8799] in the congregation[06951] of the dead[07496].
23:6 He that loveth[0157][8802] pleasure[08057] shall be a poor[04270] man[0376]: he that loveth[0157][8802] wine[03196] and oil[08081] shall not be rich[06238][8686]. pleasure: or, sport
23:7 The wicked[07563] shall be a ransom[03724] for the righteous[06662], and the transgressor[0898][8802] for the upright[03477].
23:8 It is better[02896] to dwell[03427][8800] in the wilderness[0776][04057], than with a contentious[04079][8675][04066] and an angry[03708] woman[0802]. in...: Heb. in the land of the desert
23:9 There is treasure[0214] to be desired[02530][8737] and oil[08081] in the dwelling[05116] of the wise[02450]; but a foolish[03684] man[0120] spendeth it up[01104][8762].
23:10 He that followeth[07291][8802] after righteousness[06666] and mercy[02617] findeth[04672][8799] life[02416], righteousness[06666], and honour[03519].
23:11 A wise[02450] man scaleth[05927][8804] the city[05892] of the mighty[01368], and casteth down[03381][8686] the strength[05797] of the confidence[04009] thereof.
23:12 Whoso keepeth[08104][8802] his mouth[06310] and his tongue[03956] keepeth[08104][8802] his soul[05315] from troubles[06869].
23:13 Proud[02086] and haughty[03093] scorner[03887][8801] is his name[08034], who dealeth[06213][8802] in proud[02087] wrath[05678]. in proud...: Heb. in the wrath of pride
23:14 The desire[08378] of the slothful[06102] killeth[04191][8686] him; for his hands[03027] refuse[03985][8765] to labour[06213][8800].
23:15 He coveteth[0183][8694] greedily[08378] all the day[03117] long: but the righteous[06662] giveth[05414][8799] and spareth[02820][8799] not.
23:16 The sacrifice[02077] of the wicked[07563] is abomination[08441]: how much more, when he bringeth[0935][8686] it with a wicked mind[02154]? with...: Heb. in wickedness?
23:17 A false[03577] witness[05707] shall perish[06][8799]: but the man[0376] that heareth[08085][8802] speaketh[01696][8762] constantly[05331]. A...: Heb. A witness of lies
23:18 A wicked[07563] man[0376] hardeneth[05810][8689] his face[06440]: but as for the upright[03477], he directeth[0995][8799][8675][03559][8686] his way[01870]. directeth: or, considereth
23:19 There is no wisdom[02451] nor understanding[08394] nor counsel[06098] against the LORD[03068].
23:20 The horse[05483] is prepared[03559][8716] against the day[03117] of battle[04421]: but safety[08668] is of the LORD[03068]. safety: or, victory
23:21 A good name[08034] is rather to be chosen[0977][8737] than great[07227] riches[06239], and loving[02896] favour[02580] rather than silver[03701] and gold[02091]. loving...: or, favour is better than, etc
23:22 The rich[06223] and poor[07326][8802] meet together[06298][8738]: the LORD[03068] is the maker[06213][8802] of them all.
23:23 A prudent[06175] man foreseeth[07200][8804] the evil[07451], and hideth[05641][8738][8675][05641][8799] himself: but the simple[06612] pass on[05674][8804], and are punished[06064][8738].
23:24 By[06118] humility[06038] and the fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] are riches[06239], and honour[03519], and life[02416]. By...: or, The reward of humility, etc
23:25 Thorns[06791] and snares[06341] are in the way[01870] of the froward[06141]: he that doth keep[08104][8802] his soul[05315] shall be far[07368][8799] from them.
23:26 Train up[02596][8798] a child[05288] in the way[01870] he should go[06310]: and when he is old[02204][8686], he will not depart[05493][8799] from it. Train...: or, Catechise in...: Heb. in his way
23:27 The rich[06223] ruleth[04910][8799] over the poor[07326][8802], and the borrower[03867][8801] is servant[05650] to the lender[0376][03867][8688]. the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth
23:28 He that soweth[02232][8802] iniquity[05766] shall reap[07114][8799] vanity[0205]: and the rod[07626] of his anger[05678] shall fail[03615][8799]. the rod...: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed
23:29 He that hath a bountiful[02896] eye[05869] shall be blessed[01288][8792]; for he giveth[05414][8804] of his bread[03899] to the poor[01800]. He that...: Heb. Good of eye
23:30 Cast out[01644][8763] the scorner[03887][8801], and contention[04066] shall go out[03318][8799]; yea, strife[01779] and reproach[07036] shall cease[07673][8799].
23:31 He that loveth[0157][8802] pureness[02890][8675][02889] of heart[03820], for the grace[02580] of his lips[08193] the king[04428] shall be his friend[07453]. for...: or, and hath grace in his lips
23:32 The eyes[05869] of the LORD[03068] preserve[05341][8804] knowledge[01847], and he overthroweth[05557][8762] the words[01697] of the transgressor[0898][8802]. the words: or, the matters
23:33 The slothful[06102] man saith[0559][8804], There is a lion[0738] without[02351], I shall be slain[07523][8735] in[08432] the streets[07339].
23:34 The mouth[06310] of strange women[02114][8801] is a deep[06013] pit[07745]: he that is abhorred[02194][8803] of the LORD[03068] shall fall[05307][8799] therein.
23:35 Foolishness[0200] is bound[07194][8803] in the heart[03820] of a child[05288]; but the rod[07626] of correction[04148] shall drive it far[07368][8686] from him.
24:1 He that oppresseth[06231][8802] the poor[01800] to increase[07235][8687] his riches, and he that giveth[05414][8802] to the rich[06223], shall surely come to want[04270].
24:2 Bow down[05186][8685] thine ear[0241], and hear[08085][8798] the words[01697] of the wise[02450], and apply[07896][8799] thine heart[03820] unto my knowledge[01847].
24:3 For it is a pleasant thing[05273] if thou keep[08104][8799] them within[0990] thee; they shall withal[03162] be fitted[03559][8735] in thy lips[08193]. within...: Heb. in thy belly
24:4 That thy trust[04009] may be in the LORD[03068], I have made known[03045][8689] to thee this day[03117], even to thee. even...: or, trust thou also
24:5 Have not I written[03789][8804] to thee[08032] excellent things[07991] in counsels[04156] and knowledge[01847],
24:6 That I might make thee know[03045][8687] the certainty[07189] of the words[0561] of truth[0571]; that thou mightest answer[07725][8687] the words[0561] of truth[0571] to them that send[07971][8802] unto thee? to them...: or, to those that send thee?
24:7 Rob[01497][8799] not the poor[01800], because he is poor[01800]: neither oppress[01792][8762] the afflicted[06041] in the gate[08179]:
24:8 For the LORD[03068] will plead[07378][8799] their cause[07379], and spoil[06906][8804] the soul[05315] of those that spoiled[06906][8802] them.
24:9 Make no friendship[07462][8691] with an angry[0639] man[01167]; and with a furious[02534] man[0376] thou shalt not go[0935][8799]:
24:10 Lest thou learn[0502][8799] his ways[0734], and get[03947][8804] a snare[04170] to thy soul[05315].
24:11 Be not thou one of them that strike[08628][8802] hands[03709], or of them that are sureties[06148][8802] for debts[04859].
24:12 If thou hast nothing to pay[07999][8763], why should he take away[03947][8799] thy bed[04904] from under thee?
24:13 Remove[05253][8686] not the ancient[05769] landmark[01366], which thy fathers[01] have set[06213][8804]. landmark: or, bound
24:14 Seest[02372][8804] thou a man[0376] diligent[04106] in his business[04399]? he shall stand[03320][8691] before[06440] kings[04428]; he shall not stand[03320][8691] before[06440] mean[02823] men . mean...: Heb. obscure men
24:15 When thou sittest[03427][8799] to eat[03898][8800] with a ruler[04910][8802], consider[0995][8799] diligently[0995][8800] what is before[06440] thee:
24:16 And put[07760][8804] a knife[07915] to thy throat[03930], if thou be a man given[01167] to appetite[05315].
24:17 Be not desirous[0183][8691] of his dainties[04303]: for they are deceitful[03577] meat[03899].
24:18 Labour[03021][8799] not to be rich[06238][8687]: cease[02308][8798] from thine own wisdom[0998].
24:19 Wilt thou set[05774][8686][8675][05774][8799] thine eyes[05869] upon that which is not? for riches certainly[06213][8800] make[06213][8799] themselves wings[03671]; they fly away[05774][8799][8675][05774][8687] as an eagle[05404] toward heaven[08064]. set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon
24:20 Eat[03898][8799] thou not the bread[03899] of him that hath an evil[07451] eye[05869], neither desire[0183][8691] thou his dainty meats[04303]:
24:21 For as he thinketh[08176][8804] in his heart[05315], so is he: Eat[0398][8798] and drink[08354][8798], saith[0559][8799] he to thee; but his heart[03820] is not with thee.
24:22 The morsel[06595] which thou hast eaten[0398][8804] shalt thou vomit up[06958][8686], and lose[07843][8765] thy sweet[05273] words[01697].
24:23 Speak[01696][8762] not in the ears[0241] of a fool[03684]: for he will despise[0936][8799] the wisdom[07922] of thy words[04405].
24:24 Remove[05253][8686] not the old[05769] landmark[01366]; and enter[0935][8799] not into the fields[07704] of the fatherless[03490]: landmark: or, bound
24:25 For their redeemer[01350][8802] is mighty[02389]; he shall plead[07378][8799] their cause[07379] with thee.
24:26 Apply[0935][8685] thine heart[03820] unto instruction[04148], and thine ears[0241] to the words[0561] of knowledge[01847].
24:27 Withhold[04513][8799] not correction[04148] from the child[05288]: for if thou beatest[05221][8686] him with the rod[07626], he shall not die[04191][8799].
24:28 Thou shalt beat[05221][8686] him with the rod[07626], and shalt deliver[05337][8686] his soul[05315] from hell[07585].
24:29 My son[01121], if thine heart[03820] be wise[02449][8804], my heart[03820] shall rejoice[08055][8799], even mine[0589]. even...: or, even I will rejoice
24:30 Yea, my reins[03629] shall rejoice[05937][8799], when thy lips[08193] speak[01696][8763] right things[04339].
24:31 Let not thine heart[03820] envy[07065][8762] sinners[02400]: but be thou in the fear[03374] of the LORD[03068] all the day[03117] long.
24:32 For surely there is[03426] an end[0319]; and thine expectation[08615] shall not be cut off[03772][8735]. end: or, reward
24:33 Hear[08085][8798] thou, my son[01121], and be wise[02449][8798], and guide[0833][8761] thine heart[03820] in the way[01870].
24:34 Be not among winebibbers[03196][05433][8802]; among riotous eaters[02151][8802] of flesh[01320]: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh
25:1 For the drunkard[05433][8802] and the glutton[02151][8802] shall come to poverty[03423][8735]: and drowsiness[05124] shall clothe[03847][8686] a man with rags[07168].
25:2 Hearken[08085][8798] unto thy father[01] that begat[03205][8804] thee, and despise[0936][8799] not thy mother[0517] when she is old[02204][8804].
25:3 Buy[07069][8798] the truth[0571], and sell[04376][8799] it not; also wisdom[02451], and instruction[04148], and understanding[0998].
25:4 The father[01] of the righteous[06662] shall greatly[01524] rejoice[01523][8799]: and he that begetteth[03205][8802] a wise[02450] child shall have joy[08055][8799] of him.
25:5 Thy father[01] and thy mother[0517] shall be glad[08055][8799], and she that bare[03205][8802] thee shall rejoice[01523][8799].
25:6 My son[01121], give[05414][8798] me thine heart[03820], and let thine eyes[05869] observe[07521][8799][05341][8799] my ways[01870].
25:7 For a whore[02181][8802] is a deep[06013] ditch[07745]; and a strange woman[05237] is a narrow[06862] pit[0875].
25:8 She also lieth in wait[0693][8799] as for a prey[02863], and increaseth[03254][8686] the transgressors[0898][8802] among men[0120]. as for...: or, as a robber
25:9 Who hath woe[0188]? who hath sorrow[017]? who hath contentions[04079][8675][04066]? who hath babbling[07879]? who hath wounds[06482] without cause[02600]? who hath redness[02448] of eyes[05869]?
25:10 They that tarry long[0309][8764] at the wine[03196]; they that go[0935][8802] to seek[02713][8800] mixed wine[04469].
25:11 Look[07200][8799] not thou upon the wine[03196] when it is red[0119][8691], when it giveth[05414][8799] his colour[05869] in the cup[03563][8675][03599], when it moveth[01980][8691] itself aright[04339].
25:12 At the last[0319] it biteth[05391][8799] like a serpent[05175], and stingeth[06567][8686] like an adder[06848]. an...: or, a cockatrice
25:13 Thine eyes[05869] shall behold[07200][8799] strange women[02114][8801], and thine heart[03820] shall utter[01696][8762] perverse things[08419].
25:14 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down[07901][8802] in the midst[03820] of the sea[03220], or as he that lieth[07901][8802] upon the top[07218] of a mast[02260]. the midst...: Heb. the heart of the sea
25:15 They have stricken[05221][8689] me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick[02470][8804]; they have beaten[01986][8804] me, and I felt[03045][8804] it not: when shall I awake[06974][8686]? I will seek[01245][8762] it yet[03254][8686] again. I felt...: Heb. I knew it not
25:16 Be not thou envious[07065][8762] against evil[07451] men[0582], neither desire[0183][8691] to be with them.
25:17 For their heart[03820] studieth[01897][8799] destruction[07701], and their lips[08193] talk[01696][8762] of mischief[05999].
25:18 Through wisdom[02451] is an house[01004] builded[01129][8735]; and by understanding[08394] it is established[03559][8709]:
25:19 And by knowledge[01847] shall the chambers[02315] be filled[04390][8735] with all precious[03368] and pleasant[05273] riches[01952].
25:20 A wise[02450] man[01397] is strong[05797]; yea, a man[0376] of knowledge[01847] increaseth[0553][8764] strength[03581]. is strong: Heb. is in strength increaseth...: Heb. strengtheneth might
25:21 For by wise counsel[08458] thou shalt make[06213][8799] thy war[04421]: and in multitude[07230] of counsellors[03289][8802] there is safety[08668].
25:22 Wisdom[02454] is too high[07311][8802] for a fool[0191]: he openeth[06605][8799] not his mouth[06310] in the gate[08179].
25:23 He that deviseth[02803][8764] to do evil[07489][8687] shall be called[07121][8799] a mischievous[04209] person[01167].
25:24 The thought[02154] of foolishness[0200] is sin[02403]: and the scorner[03887][8801] is an abomination[08441] to men[0120].
25:25 If thou faint[07503][8694] in the day[03117] of adversity[06869], thy strength[03581] is small[06862]. small: Heb. narrow
25:26 If thou forbear[02820][8799] to deliver[05337][8685] them that are drawn[03947][8803] unto death[04194], and those that are ready[04131][8801] to be slain[02027];
25:27 If thou sayest[0559][8799], Behold, we knew[03045][8804] it not; doth not he that pondereth[08505][8802] the heart[03826] consider[0995][8799] it ? and he that keepeth[05341][8802] thy soul[05315], doth not  he know[03045][8799] it ? and shall not he render[07725][8689] to every man[0120] according to his works[06467]?
25:28 My son[01121], eat[0398][8798] thou honey[01706], because it is good[02896]; and the honeycomb[05317], which is sweet[04966] to thy taste[02441]: to...: Heb. upon thy palate
26:1 So shall the knowledge[03045][8798] of wisdom[02451] be unto thy soul[05315]: when thou hast found[04672][8804] it , then there shall be[03426] a reward[0319], and thy expectation[08615] shall not be cut off[03772][8735].
26:2 Lay not wait[0693][8799], O wicked[07563] man , against the dwelling[05116] of the righteous[06662]; spoil[07703][8762] not his resting place[07258]:
26:3 For a just[06662] man falleth[05307][8799] seven times[07651], and riseth up again[06965][8804]: but the wicked[07563] shall fall[03782][8735] into mischief[07451].
26:4 Rejoice[08055][8799] not when thine enemy[0341][8802] falleth[05307][8800], and let not thine heart[03820] be glad[01523][8799] when he stumbleth[03782][8736]:
26:5 Lest the LORD[03068] see[07200][8799] it , and it displease[07489][8804][05869] him, and he turn away[07725][8689] his wrath[0639] from him. it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes
26:6 Fret[02734][8691] not thyself because of evil[07489][8688] men , neither be thou envious[07065][8762] at the wicked[07563]; Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked
26:7 For there shall be no reward[0319] to the evil[07451] man ; the candle[05216] of the wicked[07563] shall be put out[01846][8799]. candle: or, lamp
26:8 My son[01121], fear[03372][8798] thou the LORD[03068] and the king[04428]: and meddle[06148][8691] not with them that are given to change[08138][8802]: them...: Heb. changers
26:9 For their calamity[0343] shall rise[06965][8799] suddenly[06597]; and who knoweth[03045][8802] the ruin[06365] of them both[08147]?
26:10 These things also belong to the wise[02450]. It is not good[02896] to have respect[05234][8687] of persons[06440] in judgment[04941].
26:11 He that saith[0559][8802] unto the wicked[07563], Thou art righteous[06662]; him shall the people[05971] curse[05344][8799], nations[03816] shall abhor[02194][8799] him:
26:12 But to them that rebuke[03198][8688] him shall be delight[05276][8799], and a good[02896] blessing[01293] shall come[0935][8799] upon them. a good...: Heb. a blessing of good
26:13 Every man shall kiss[05401][8799] his lips[08193] that giveth[07725][8688] a right[05228] answer[01697]. that...: Heb. that answereth right words
26:14 Prepare[03559][8685] thy work[04399] without[02351], and make it fit[06257][8761] for thyself in the field[07704]; and afterwards[0310] build[01129][8804] thine house[01004].
26:15 Be not a witness[05707] against thy neighbour[07453] without cause[02600]; and deceive[06601][8765] not with thy lips[08193].
26:16 Say[0559][8799] not, I will do[06213][8799] so to him as he hath done[06213][8804] to me: I will render[07725][8686] to the man[0376] according to his work[06467].
26:17 I went[05674][8804] by the field[07704] of the slothful[0376][06102], and by the vineyard[03754] of the man[0120] void[02638] of understanding[03820];
26:18 And, lo, it was all grown over[05927][8804] with thorns[07063], and nettles[02738] had covered[03680][8795] the face[06440] thereof, and the stone[068] wall[01444] thereof was broken down[02040][8738].
26:19 Then I saw[02372][8799], and considered it well[07896][8799][03820]: I looked[07200][8804] upon it, and received[03947][8804] instruction[04148]. considered...: Heb. set my heart
26:20 Yet a little[04592] sleep[08142], a little[04592] slumber[08572], a little[04592] folding[02264] of the hands[03027] to sleep[07901][8800]:
26:21 So shall thy poverty[07389] come[0935][8804] as one that travelleth[01980][8693]; and thy want[04270] as an armed[04043] man[0376]. an...: Heb. a man of shield
26:22 These are also proverbs[04912] of Solomon[08010], which the men[0582] of Hezekiah[02396] king[04428] of Judah[03063] copied out[06275][8689].
26:23 It is the glory[03519] of God[0430] to conceal[05641][8687] a thing[01697]: but the honour[03519] of kings[04428] is to search out[02713][8800] a matter[01697].
26:24 The heaven[08064] for height[07312], and the earth[0776] for depth[06011], and the heart[03820] of kings[04428] is unsearchable[02714]. is...: Heb. there is no searching
26:25 Take away[01898][8800] the dross[05509] from the silver[03701], and there shall come forth[03318][8799] a vessel[03627] for the finer[06884][8802].
26:26 Take away[01898][8800] the wicked[07563] from before[06440] the king[04428], and his throne[03678] shall be established[03559][8735] in righteousness[06664].
26:27 Put not forth[01921][8691] thyself in the presence[06440] of the king[04428], and stand[05975][8799] not in the place[04725] of great[01419] men : Put...: Heb. Set not out thy glory
26:28 For better[02896] it is that it be said[0559][8800] unto thee, Come up[05927][8798] hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower[08213][8687] in the presence[06440] of the prince[05081] whom thine eyes[05869] have seen[07200][8804].
27:1 Go not forth[03318][8799] hastily[04118] to strive[07378][8800], lest thou know not what to do[06213][8799] in the end[0319] thereof, when thy neighbour[07453] hath put thee to shame[03637][8687].
27:2 Debate[07378][8798] thy cause[07379] with thy neighbour[07453] himself ; and discover[01540][8762] not a secret[05475] to another[0312]: a secret...: or, the secret of
27:3 Lest he that heareth[08085][8802] it put thee to shame[02616][8762], and thine infamy[01681] turn not away[07725][8799].
27:4 A word[01697] fitly[0212][8675][0655] spoken[01696][8803] is like apples[08598] of gold[02091] in pictures[04906] of silver[03701]. fitly...: Heb. spoken upon his wheels
27:5 As an earring[05141] of gold[02091], and an ornament[02481] of fine gold[03800], so is a wise[02450] reprover[03198][8688] upon an obedient[08085][8802] ear[0241].
27:6 As the cold[06793] of snow[07950] in the time[03117] of harvest[07105], so is a faithful[0539][8737] messenger[06735] to them that send[07971][8802] him: for he refresheth[07725][8686] the soul[05315] of his masters[0113].
27:7 Whoso[0376] boasteth[01984][8693] himself of a false[08267] gift[04991] is like clouds[05387] and wind[07307] without rain[01653]. of a...: Heb. in a gift of falsehood
27:8 By long[0753] forbearing[0639] is a prince[07101] persuaded[06601][8792], and a soft[07390] tongue[03956] breaketh[07665][8799] the bone[01634].
27:9 Hast thou found[04672][8804] honey[01706]? eat[0398][8798] so much as is sufficient[01767] for thee, lest thou be filled[07646][8799] therewith, and vomit[06958][8689] it.
27:10 Withdraw[03365][8685] thy foot[07272] from thy neighbour's[07453] house[01004]; lest he be weary[07646][8799] of thee, and so hate[08130][8804] thee. Withdraw...: or, Let thy foot be seldom in weary...: Heb. full of thee
27:11 A man[0376] that beareth[06030][8802] false[08267] witness[05707] against his neighbour[07453] is a maul[04650], and a sword[02719], and a sharp[08150][8802] arrow[02671].
27:12 Confidence[04009] in an unfaithful man[0898][8802] in time[03117] of trouble[06869] is like a broken[07465] tooth[08127], and a foot[07272] out of joint[04154].
27:13 As he that taketh away[05710][8688] a garment[0899] in cold[07135] weather[03117], and as vinegar[02558] upon nitre[05427], so is he that singeth[07891][8802] songs[07892] to an heavy[07451] heart[03820].
27:14 If thine enemy[08130][8802] be hungry[07457], give him bread[03899] to eat[0398][8685]; and if he be thirsty[06771], give him water[04325] to drink[08248][8685]:
27:15 For thou shalt heap[02846][8802] coals of fire[01513] upon his head[07218], and the LORD[03068] shall reward[07999][8762] thee.
27:16 The north[06828] wind[07307] driveth away[02342][8787] rain[01653]: so doth an angry[02194][8737] countenance[06440] a backbiting[05643] tongue[03956]. driveth...: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance
27:17 It is better[02896] to dwell[03427][8800] in the corner[06438] of the housetop[01406], than with a brawling[04079][8675][04066] woman[0802] and in a wide[02267] house[01004].
27:18 As cold[07119] waters[04325] to a thirsty[05889] soul[05315], so is good[02896] news[08052] from a far[04801] country[0776].
27:19 A righteous[06662] man falling down[04131][8801] before[06440] the wicked[07563] is as a troubled[07515][8737] fountain[04599], and a corrupt[07843][8716] spring[04726].
27:20 It is not good[02896] to eat[0398][8800] much[07235][8687] honey[01706]: so for men to search[02714] their own glory[03519] is not glory[03519].
27:21 He[0376] that hath no rule[04623] over his own spirit[07307] is like a city[05892] that is broken down[06555][8803], and without walls[02346].
27:22 As snow[07950] in summer[07019], and as rain[04306] in harvest[07105], so honour[03519] is not seemly[05000] for a fool[03684].
27:23 As the bird[06833] by wandering[05110][8800], as the swallow[01866] by flying[05774][8800], so the curse[07045] causeless[02600] shall not come[0935][8799].
27:24 A whip[07752] for the horse[05483], a bridle[04964] for the ass[02543], and a rod[07626] for the fool's[03684] back[01460].
27:25 Answer[06030][8799] not a fool[03684] according to his folly[0200], lest thou also be like[07737][8799] unto him.
27:26 Answer[06030][8798] a fool[03684] according to his folly[0200], lest he be wise[02450] in his own conceit[05869]. conceit: Heb. eyes
27:27 He that sendeth[07971][8802] a message[01697] by the hand[03027] of a fool[03684] cutteth off[07096][8764] the feet[07272], and drinketh[08354][8802] damage[02555]. damage: or, violence
28:1 The legs[07785] of the lame[06455] are not equal[01809][8804]: so is a parable[04912] in the mouth[06310] of fools[03684]. are...: Heb. are lifted up
28:2 As he that bindeth[06872][8675][06887][8800] a stone[068] in a sling[04773], so is he that giveth[05414][8802] honour[03519] to a fool[03684]. bindeth...: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones
28:3 As a thorn[02336] goeth up[05927][8804] into the hand[03027] of a drunkard[07910], so is a parable[04912] in the mouth[06310] of fools[03684].
28:4 The great[07227] God that formed[02342][8789] all things both rewardeth[07936][8802] the fool[03684], and rewardeth[07936][8802] transgressors[05674][8802]. The great...: or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors
28:5 As a dog[03611] returneth[07725][8804] to his vomit[06892], so a fool[03684] returneth[08138][8802] to his folly[0200]. returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly
28:6 Seest[07200][8804] thou a man[0376] wise[02450] in his own conceit[05869]? there is more hope[08615] of a fool[03684] than of him.
28:7 The slothful[06102] man saith[0559][8804], There is a lion[07826] in the way[01870]; a lion[0738] is in the streets[07339].
28:8 As the door[01817] turneth[05437][8735] upon his hinges[06735], so doth the slothful[06102] upon his bed[04296].
28:9 The slothful[06102] hideth[02934][8804] his hand[03027] in his bosom[06747]; it grieveth[03811][8738] him to bring it again[07725][8687] to his mouth[06310]. it grieveth...: or, he is weary
28:10 The sluggard[06102] is wiser[02450] in his own conceit[05869] than seven men[07651] that can render[07725][8688] a reason[02940].
28:11 He that passeth by[05674][8802], and meddleth[05674][8693] with strife[07379] belonging not to him, is like one that taketh[02388][8688] a dog[03611] by the ears[0241]. meddleth: or, is enraged
28:12 As a mad[03856][8700] man who casteth[03384][8802] firebrands[02131], arrows[02671], and death[04194], firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks
28:13 So is the man[0376] that deceiveth[07411][8765] his neighbour[07453], and saith[0559][8804], Am not I in sport[07832][8764]?
28:14 Where no[0657] wood[06086] is, there the fire[0784] goeth out[03518][8799]: so where there is no talebearer[05372], the strife[04066] ceaseth[08367][8799]. Where no...: Heb. Without wood talebearer: or, whisperer ceaseth: Heb. is silent
28:15 As coals[06352] are to burning coals[01513], and wood[06086] to fire[0784]; so is a contentious[04079][8675][04066] man[0376] to kindle[02787][8771] strife[07379].
28:16 The words[01697] of a talebearer[05372] are as wounds[03859][8693], and they go down[03381][8804] into the innermost parts[02315] of the belly[0990]. innermost...: Heb. chambers
28:17 Burning[01814][8801] lips[08193] and a wicked[07451] heart[03820] are like a potsherd[02789] covered[06823][8794] with silver[03701] dross[05509].
28:18 He that hateth[08130][8802] dissembleth[05234][8735] with his lips[08193], and layeth up[07896][8799] deceit[04820] within[07130] him; dissembleth: or, is known
28:19 When he speaketh[06963] fair[02603][8762], believe[0539][8686] him not: for there are seven[07651] abominations[08441] in his heart[03820]. speaketh...: Heb. maketh his voice gracious
28:20 Whose hatred[08135] is covered[03680][8691] by deceit[04860], his wickedness[07451] shall be shewed[01540][8735] before the whole congregation[06951]. by...: or, in secret
28:21 Whoso diggeth[03738][8802] a pit[07845] shall fall[05307][8799] therein: and he that rolleth[01556][8802] a stone[068], it will return[07725][8799] upon him.
28:22 A lying[08267] tongue[03956] hateth[08130][8799] those that are afflicted[01790] by it; and a flattering[02509] mouth[06310] worketh[06213][8799] ruin[04072].
28:23 Boast[01984][8691] not thyself of to morrow[04279]; for thou knowest[03045][8799] not what a day[03117] may bring forth[03205][8799]. to...: Heb. to morrow day
28:24 Let another man[02114][8801] praise[01984][8762] thee, and not thine own mouth[06310]; a stranger[05237], and not thine own lips[08193].
28:25 A stone[068] is heavy[03514], and the sand[02344] weighty[05192]; but a fool's[0191] wrath[03708] is heavier[03515] than them both[08147]. heavy: Heb. heaviness
28:26 Wrath[02534] is cruel[0395], and anger[0639] is outrageous[07858]; but who is able to stand[05975][8799] before[06440] envy[07068]? Wrath...: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing envy: or, jealousy?
28:27 Open[01540][8794] rebuke[08433] is better[02896] than secret[05641][8794] love[0160].
28:28 Faithful[0539][8737] are the wounds[06482] of a friend[0157][8802]; but the kisses[05390] of an enemy[08130][8802] are deceitful[06280][8737]. deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent
29:1 The full[07649] soul[05315] loatheth[0947][8799] an honeycomb[05317]; but to the hungry[07457] soul[05315] every bitter thing[04751] is sweet[04966]. loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot
29:2 As a bird[06833] that wandereth[05074][8802] from her nest[07064], so is a man[0376] that wandereth[05074][8802] from his place[04725].
29:3 Ointment[08081] and perfume[07004] rejoice[08055][8762] the heart[03820]: so doth the sweetness[04986] of a man's friend[07453] by hearty[05315] counsel[06098]. by...: Heb. from the counsel of the soul
29:4 Thine own friend[07453], and thy father's[01] friend[07453], forsake[05800][8799] not; neither go[0935][8799] into thy brother's[0251] house[01004] in the day[03117] of thy calamity[0343]: for better[02896] is  a neighbour[07934] that is near[07138] than a brother[0251] far off[07350].
29:5 My son[01121], be wise[02449][8798], and make my heart[03820] glad[08055][8761], that I may answer[07725][8686][01697] him that reproacheth[02778][8802] me.
29:6 A prudent[06175] man foreseeth[07200][8804] the evil[07451], and hideth[05641][8738] himself; but the simple[06612] pass on[05674][8804], and are punished[06064][8738].
29:7 Take[03947][8798] his garment[0899] that is surety[06148][8804] for a stranger[02114][8801], and take a pledge[02254][8798] of him for a strange woman[05237].
29:8 He that blesseth[01288][8764] his friend[07453] with a loud[01419] voice[06963], rising early[07925][8687] in the morning[01242], it shall be counted[02803][8735] a curse[07045] to him.
29:9 A continual[02956][8802] dropping[01812] in a very rainy[05464] day[03117] and a contentious[04079][8675][04066] woman[0802] are alike[07737][8739].
29:10 Whosoever hideth[06845][8802] her hideth[06845][8804] the wind[07307], and the ointment[08081] of his right hand[03225], which bewrayeth[07121][8799] itself .
29:11 Iron[01270] sharpeneth[02300][8799] iron[01270]; so a man[0376] sharpeneth[02300][8686] the countenance[06440] of his friend[07453].
29:12 Whoso keepeth[05341][8802] the fig tree[08384] shall eat[0398][8799] the fruit[06529] thereof: so he that waiteth[08104][8802] on his master[0113] shall be honoured[03513][8792].
29:13 As in water[04325] face[06440] answereth to face[06440], so the heart[03820] of man[0120] to man[0120].
29:14 Hell[07585] and destruction[011][8675][010] are never[03808] full[07646][8799]; so the eyes[05869] of man[0120] are never satisfied[07646][8799]. never: Heb. not
29:15 As the fining pot[04715] for silver[03701], and the furnace[03564] for gold[02091]; so is a man[0376] to[06310] his praise[04110].
29:16 Though thou shouldest bray[03806][8799] a fool[0191] in a mortar[04388] among[08432] wheat[07383] with a pestle[05940], yet will not his foolishness[0200] depart[05493][8799] from him.
29:17 Be thou diligent[03045][8799] to know[03045][8800] the state[06440] of thy flocks[06629], and look[07896][8798] well[03820] to thy herds[05739]. look...: Heb. set thy heart
29:18 For riches[02633] are not for ever[05769]: and doth the crown[05145] endure to every[01755] generation[01755]? riches: Heb. strength to...: Heb. to generation and generation?
29:19 The hay[02682] appeareth[01540][8804], and the tender grass[01877] sheweth[07200][8738] itself, and herbs[06212] of the mountains[02022] are gathered[0622][8738].
29:20 The lambs[03532] are for thy clothing[03830], and the goats[06260] are the price[04242] of the field[07704].
29:21 And thou shalt have goats[05795]' milk[02461] enough[01767] for thy food[03899], for the food[03899] of thy household[01004], and for the maintenance[02416] for thy maidens[05291]. maintenance: Heb. life
29:22 The wicked[07563] flee[05127][8804] when no man pursueth[07291][8802]: but the righteous[06662] are bold[0982][8799] as a lion[03715].
29:23 For the transgression[06588] of a land[0776] many[07227] are the princes[08269] thereof: but by a man[0120] of understanding[0995][8688] and knowledge[03045][8802] the state[03651] thereof shall be prolonged[0748][8686]. by...: or, by men of understanding and wisdom shall they likewise be prolonged
29:24 A poor[07326][8802] man[01397] that oppresseth[06231][8802] the poor[01800] is like a sweeping[05502][8802] rain[04306] which leaveth no food[03899]. which...: Heb. without food
29:25 They that forsake[05800][8802] the law[08451] praise[01984][8762] the wicked[07563]: but such as keep[08104][8802] the law[08451] contend[01624][8691] with them.
29:26 Evil[07451] men[0582] understand[0995][8799] not judgment[04941]: but they that seek[01245][8764] the LORD[03068] understand[0995][8799] all things .
29:27 Better[02896] is the poor[07326][8802] that walketh[01980][8802] in his uprightness[08537], than he that is perverse[06141] in his ways[01870], though he be rich[06223].
30:1 Whoso keepeth[05341][8802] the law[08451] is a wise[0995][8688] son[01121]: but he that is a companion[07462][8802] of riotous[02151][8802] men shameth[03637][8686] his father[01]. is a companion...: or, feedeth gluttons
30:2 He that by usury[05392] and unjust gain[08636] increaseth[07235][8688] his substance[01952], he shall gather[06908][8762] it for him that will pity[02603][8802] the poor[01800]. unjust...: Heb. by increase
30:3 He that turneth away[05493][8688] his ear[0241] from hearing[08085][8800] the law[08451], even his prayer[08605] shall be abomination[08441].
30:4 Whoso causeth the righteous[03477] to go astray[07686][8688] in an evil[07451] way[01870], he shall fall[05307][8799] himself into his own pit[07816]: but the upright[08549] shall have good[02896] things in possession[05157][8799].
30:5 The rich[06223] man[0376] is wise[02450] in his own conceit[05869]; but the poor[01800] that hath understanding[0995][8688] searcheth him out[02713][8799]. own...: Heb. eyes
30:6 When righteous[06662] men do rejoice[05970][8800], there is great[07227] glory[08597]: but when the wicked[07563] rise[06965][8800], a man[0120] is hidden[02664][8792]. hidden: or, sought for
30:7 He that covereth[03680][8764] his sins[06588] shall not prosper[06743][8686]: but whoso confesseth[03034][8688] and forsaketh[05800][8802] them shall have mercy[07355][8792].
30:8 Happy[0835] is the man[0120] that feareth[06342][8764] alway[08548]: but he that hardeneth[07185][8688] his heart[03820] shall fall[05307][8799] into mischief[07451].
30:9 As a roaring[05098][8802] lion[0738], and a ranging[08264][8802] bear[01677]; so is a wicked[07563] ruler[04910][8802] over the poor[01800] people[05971].
30:10 The prince[05057] that wanteth[02638] understanding[08394] is also a great[07227] oppressor[04642]: but he that hateth[08130][8802] covetousness[01215] shall prolong[0748][8686] his days[03117].
30:11 A man[0120] that doeth violence[06231][8803] to the blood[01818] of any person[05315] shall flee[05127][8799] to the pit[0953]; let no man stay[08551][8799] him.
30:12 Whoso walketh[01980][8802] uprightly[08549] shall be saved[03467][8735]: but he that is perverse[06140][8737] in his ways[01870] shall fall[05307][8799] at once[0259].
30:13 He that tilleth[05647][8802] his land[0127] shall have plenty[07646][8799] of bread[03899]: but he that followeth[07291][8764] after vain[07386] persons shall have poverty enough[07389].
30:14 A faithful[0530] man[0376] shall abound[07227] with blessings[01293]: but he that maketh haste[0213][8801] to be rich[06238][8687] shall not be innocent[05352][8735]. innocent: or, unpunished
30:15 To have respect[05234][8687] of persons[06440] is not good[02896]: for for a piece[06595] of bread[03899] that man[01397] will transgress[06586][8799].
30:16 He[0376] that hasteth[0926][8737] to be rich[01952] hath an evil[07451] eye[05869], and considereth[03045][8799] not that poverty[02639] shall come[0935][8799] upon him. hasteth...: or, hath and evil eye hasteth to be rich
30:17 He that rebuketh[03198][8688] a man[0120] afterwards[0310] shall find[04672][8799] more favour[02580] than he that flattereth[02505][8688] with the tongue[03956].
30:18 Whoso robbeth[01497][8802] his father[01] or his mother[0517], and saith[0559][8802], It is no transgression[06588]; the same is the companion[02270] of a destroyer[0376][07843][8688]. a destroyer: Heb. a man destroying
30:19 He that is of a proud[07342] heart[05315] stirreth up[01624][8762] strife[04066]: but he that putteth his trust[0982][8802] in the LORD[03068] shall be made fat[01878][8792].
30:20 He that trusteth[0982][8802] in his own heart[03820] is a fool[03684]: but whoso walketh[01980][8802] wisely[02451], he shall be delivered[04422][8735].
30:21 He that giveth[05414][8802] unto the poor[07326][8802] shall not lack[04270]: but he that hideth[05956][8688] his eyes[05869] shall have many[07227] a curse[03994].
30:22 When the wicked[07563] rise[06965][8800], men[0120] hide[05641][8735] themselves: but when they perish[06][8800], the righteous[06662] increase[07235][8799].
30:23 He[0376], that being often reproved[08433] hardeneth[07185][8688] his neck[06203], shall suddenly[06621] be destroyed[07665][8735], and that without remedy[04832]. He...: Heb. A man of reproofs
30:24 When the righteous[06662] are in authority[07235][8800], the people[05971] rejoice[08055][8799]: but when the wicked[07563] beareth rule[04910][8800], the people[05971] mourn[0584][8735]. in...: or, increased
30:25 Whoso[0376] loveth[0157][8802] wisdom[02451] rejoiceth[08055][8762] his father[01]: but he that keepeth company[07462][8802] with harlots[02181][8802] spendeth[06][8762] his substance[01952].
30:26 The king[04428] by judgment[04941] establisheth[05975][8686] the land[0776]: but he[0376] that receiveth gifts[08641] overthroweth[02040][8799] it. he...: Heb. a man of oblations
30:27 A man[01397] that flattereth[02505][8688] his neighbour[07453] spreadeth[06566][8802] a net[07568] for his feet[06471].
30:28 In the transgression[06588] of an evil[07451] man[0376] there is a snare[04170]: but the righteous[06662] doth sing[07442][8799] and rejoice[08056].
30:29 The righteous[06662] considereth[03045][8802] the cause[01779] of the poor[01800]: but the wicked[07563] regardeth[0995][8799] not to know[01847] it .
30:30 Scornful[03944] men[0582] bring[06315][00] a city[07151] into a snare[06315][8686]: but wise[02450] men turn away[07725][8686] wrath[0639]. bring...: or, set a city on fire
30:31 If a wise[02450] man[0376] contendeth[08199][8737] with a foolish[0191] man[0376], whether he rage[07264][8804] or laugh[07832][8804], there is no rest[05183].
30:32 The bloodthirsty[0582][01818] hate[08130][8799] the upright[08535]: but the just[03477] seek[01245][8762] his soul[05315]. The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood
30:33 A fool[03684] uttereth[03318][8686] all his mind[07307]: but a wise[02450] man keepeth[07623][8762] it in till afterwards[0268].
31:1 If a ruler[04910][8802] hearken[07181][8688] to lies[01697][08267], all his servants[08334][8764] are wicked[07563].
31:2 The poor[07326][8802] and the deceitful[08501] man[0376] meet together[06298][8738]: the LORD[03068] lighteneth[0215][8688] both[08147] their eyes[05869]. the deceitful...: or, the usurer
31:3 The king[04428] that faithfully[0571] judgeth[08199][8802] the poor[01800], his throne[03678] shall be established[03559][8735] for ever[05703].
31:4 The rod[07626] and reproof[08433] give[05414][8799] wisdom[02451]: but a child[05288] left[07971][8794] to himself bringeth his mother[0517] to shame[0954][8688].
31:5 When the wicked[07563] are multiplied[07235][8800], transgression[06588] increaseth[07235][8799]: but the righteous[06662] shall see[07200][8799] their fall[04658].
31:6 Correct[03256][8761] thy son[01121], and he shall give thee rest[05117][8686]; yea, he shall give[05414][8799] delight[04574] unto thy soul[05315].
31:7 Where there is no vision[02377], the people[05971] perish[06544][8735]: but he that keepeth[08104][8802] the law[08451], happy[0835] is he. perish: or, is made naked
31:8 A servant[05650] will not be corrected[03256][8735] by words[01697]: for though he understand[0995][8799] he will not answer[04617].
31:9 Seest[02372][8804] thou a man[0376] that is hasty[0213][8801] in his words[01697]? there is more hope[08615] of a fool[03684] than of him. words: or, matters?
31:10 He that delicately bringeth up[06445][8764] his servant[05650] from a child[05290] shall have him become his son[04497] at the length[0319].
31:11 An angry[0639] man[0376] stirreth up[01624][8762] strife[04066], and a furious[02534] man[01167] aboundeth in[07227] transgression[06588].
31:12 A man's[0120] pride[01346] shall bring him low[08213][8686]: but honour[03519] shall uphold[08551][8799] the humble[08217] in spirit[07307].
31:13 Whoso is partner[02505][8802] with a thief[01590] hateth[08130][8802] his own soul[05315]: he heareth[08085][8799] cursing[0423], and bewrayeth[05046][8686] it not.
31:14 The fear[02731] of man[0120] bringeth[05414][8799] a snare[04170]: but whoso putteth his trust[0982][8802] in the LORD[03068] shall be safe[07682][8792]. safe: Heb. set on high
31:15 Many[07227] seek[01245][8764] the ruler's[04910][8802] favour[06440]; but every man's[0376] judgment[04941] cometh from the LORD[03068]. the ruler's...: Heb. the face of a ruler
31:16 An unjust[05766] man[0376] is an abomination[08441] to the just[06662]: and he that is upright[03477] in the way[01870] is abomination[08441] to the wicked[07563].
31:17 The words[01697] of Agur[094] the son[01121] of Jakeh[03348], even the prophecy[04853]: the man[01397] spake[05002][8803] unto Ithiel[0384], even unto Ithiel[0384] and Ucal[0401],
31:18 Surely I am more brutish[01198] than any man[0376], and have not the understanding[0998] of a man[0120].
31:19 I neither learned[03925][8804] wisdom[02451], nor have[03045][8799] the knowledge[01847] of the holy[06918]. have: Heb. know
31:20 Who hath ascended up[05927][8804] into heaven[08064], or descended[03381][8799]? who hath gathered[0622][8804] the wind[07307] in his fists[02651]? who hath bound[06887][8804] the waters[04325] in a garment[08071]? who hath established[06965][8689] all the ends[0657] of the earth[0776]? what is his name[08034], and what is his son's[01121] name[08034], if thou canst tell[03045][8799]?
31:21 Every word[0565] of God[0433] is pure[06884][8803]: he is a shield[04043] unto them that put their trust[02620][8802] in him. pure: Heb. purified
31:22 Add[03254][8686] thou not unto his words[01697], lest he reprove[03198][8686] thee, and thou be found a liar[03576][8738].
31:23 Two[08147] things have I required[07592][8804] of thee; deny[04513][8799] me them not before I die[04191][8799]: deny...: Heb. withhold not from me
31:24 Remove far[07368][8685] from me vanity[07723] and lies[01697][03577]: give[05414][8799] me neither poverty[07389] nor riches[06239]; feed[02963][8685] me with food[03899] convenient[02706] for me: convenient...: Heb. of my allowance
31:25 Lest I be full[07646][8799], and deny[03584][8765] thee , and say[0559][8804], Who is the LORD[03068]? or lest I be poor[03423][8735], and steal[01589][8804], and take[08610][8804] the name[08034] of my God[0430] in vain . deny...: Heb. belie thee
31:26 Accuse[03960][8686] not a servant[05650] unto his master[0113], lest he curse[07043][8762] thee, and thou be found guilty[0816][8804]. Accuse...: Heb. Hurt not with thy tongue
31:27 There is a generation[01755] that curseth[07043][8762] their father[01], and doth not bless[01288][8762] their mother[0517].
31:28 There is a generation[01755] that are pure[02889] in their own eyes[05869], and yet is not washed[07364][8795] from their filthiness[06675].
31:29 There is a generation[01755], O how lofty[07311][8804] are their eyes[05869]! and their eyelids[06079] are lifted up[05375][8735].
31:30 There is a generation[01755], whose teeth[08127] are as swords[02719], and their jaw teeth[04973] as knives[03979], to devour[0398][8800] the poor[06041] from off the earth[0776], and the needy[034] from among men[0120].
31:31 The horseleach[05936] hath two[08147] daughters[01323], crying , Give[03051][8798], give[03051][8798]. There are three[07969] things that are never satisfied[07646][8799], yea , four[0702] things  say[0559][8804] not, It is enough[01952]: It is...: Heb. Wealth
