A Conservative Version
2001 by Walter Porter
Pro 1:1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel,
Pro 1:2 to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the words of understanding,
Pro 1:3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness and justice and equity,
Pro 1:4 to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion,
Pro 1:5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsels,
Pro 1:6 to understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Pro 1:7 ¶ The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Pro 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Pro 1:9 For they shall be a garland of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Pro 1:10 ¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Pro 1:11 If they say, Come with us. Let us lay wait for blood. Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
Pro 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those who go down into the pit.
Pro 1:13 We shall find all precious substance. We shall fill our houses with spoil.
Pro 1:14 Thou shall cast thy lot among us. We will all have one bag.
Pro 1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them. Restrain thy foot from their path.
Pro 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
Pro 1:17 For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird,
Pro 1:18 and these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
Pro 1:19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain. It takes away the life of the owners of it.
Pro 1:20 ¶ Wisdom cries aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the broad places.
Pro 1:21 She cries in the chief place of concourse, at the entrance of the gates, in the city. She utters her words:
Pro 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
Pro 1:23 Turn back at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you. I will make my words known to you.
Pro 1:24 Because I have called, and ye have refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man has regarded,
Pro 1:25 but ye have made all my counsel void, and want none of my reproof,
Pro 1:26 I also will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when your fear comes,
Pro 1:27 when your fear comes as a storm, and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
Pro 1:28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,
Pro 1:29 because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of LORD.
Pro 1:30 They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
Pro 1:31 Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Pro 1:32 For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
Pro 1:33 But he who hearkens to me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.
Pro 2:1 ¶ My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee,
Pro 2:2 so as to incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding,
Pro 2:3 yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding,
Pro 2:4 if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,
Pro 2:5 then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Pro 2:6 For LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth [is] knowledge and understanding.
Pro 2:7 He lays up sound wisdom for the upright, a shield to those who walk in integrity,
Pro 2:8 that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his sanctified.
Pro 2:9 Then thou shall understand righteousness and justice and equity, [yea], every good path.
Pro 2:10 ¶ For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to thy soul,
Pro 2:11 discretion shall watch over thee, understanding shall keep thee,
Pro 2:12 to deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
Pro 2:13 who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,
Pro 2:14 who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,
Pro 2:15 who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,
Pro 2:16 to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,
Pro 2:17 who forsakes the companion of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God
Pro 2:18 (for her house inclines to death, and her paths to the dead;
Pro 2:19 none who go to her return again, nor do they attain to the paths of life),
Pro 2:20 that thou may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Pro 2:21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Pro 2:22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
Pro 3:1 ¶ My son, do not forget my law, but let thy heart keep my commandments.
Pro 3:2 For length of days, and years of life, and peace, they will add to thee.
Pro 3:3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee. Bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart,
Pro 3:4 so thou shall find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Pro 3:5 Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
Pro 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.
Pro 3:7 ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes. Fear LORD, and depart from evil.
Pro 3:8 It will be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
Pro 3:9 Honor LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase,
Pro 3:10 so thy barns shall be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
Pro 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of LORD, nor be weary of his reproof.
Pro 3:12 For whom LORD loves he reproves, and he whips every son whom he receives.
Pro 3:13 ¶ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.
Pro 3:14 For the gain of it is better than the gain of silver, and the profit of it than fine gold.
Pro 3:15 She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things thou can desire are to be compared to her.
Pro 3:16 Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand are riches and honor.
Pro 3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Pro 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her. And happy is everyone who retains her.
Pro 3:19 LORD by wisdom founded the earth. By understanding he established the heavens.
Pro 3:20 By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
Pro 3:21 ¶ My son, let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
Pro 3:22 so they shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Pro 3:23 Then thou shall walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Pro 3:24 When thou lie down, thou shall not be afraid. Yea, thou shall lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Pro 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes.
Pro 3:26 For LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being taken.
Pro 3:27 ¶ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
Pro 3:28 Do not say to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give, when thou have it by thee.
Pro 3:29 Do not devise evil against thy neighbor, since he dwells securely by thee.
Pro 3:30 Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done thee no harm.
Pro 3:31 Do not envy thou the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Pro 3:32 For the perverse man is an abomination to LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.
Pro 3:33 The curse of LORD is in the house of a wicked man, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
Pro 3:34 Surely the Lord is opposed to the arrogant, but he gives grace to the lowly.
Pro 3:35 The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Pro 4:1 ¶ Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Pro 4:2 For I give you good doctrine. Forsake ye not my law.
Pro 4:3 For I was a son to my father, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
Pro 4:4 And he taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
Pro 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget, nor decline from the words of my mouth.
Pro 4:6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve thee. Love her, and she will keep thee.
Pro 4:7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing. Get wisdom, yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
Pro 4:8 Exalt her, and she will promote thee. She will bring thee to honor when thou embrace her.
Pro 4:9 She will give to thy head a garland of grace, a crown of beauty she will deliver to thee.
Pro 4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be many.
Pro 4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom. I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
Pro 4:12 When thou go, thy steps shall not be restricted. And if thou run, thou shall not stumble.
Pro 4:13 Take firm hold of instruction. Do not let her go. Keep her, for she is thy life.
Pro 4:14 ¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
Pro 4:15 Avoid it. Do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
Pro 4:16 For they do not sleep unless they do evil. And their sleep is taken away unless they cause to fall.
Pro 4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Pro 4:18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
Pro 4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness. They know not at what they stumble.
Pro 4:20 ¶ My son, attend to my words. Incline thine ear to my sayings.
Pro 4:21 Let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
Pro 4:22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
Pro 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.
Pro 4:24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and put perverse lips far from thee.
Pro 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Pro 4:26 Make the path of thy feet level, and let all thy ways be established.
Pro 4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left. Remove thy foot from evil.
Pro 5:1 ¶ My son, attend to my wisdom. Incline thine ear to my understanding,
Pro 5:2 that thou may preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Pro 5:3 For the lips of an interloping woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
Pro 5:4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Pro 5:5 Her feet go down to death. Her steps take hold on Sheol,
Pro 5:6 so that she does not find the level path of life. Her ways are unstable, [and] she does not know.
Pro 5:7 Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.
Pro 5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,
Pro 5:9 lest thou give thine honor to others, and thy years to the cruel,
Pro 5:10 lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,
Pro 5:11 and thou mourn at thy latter end when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Pro 5:12 and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
Pro 5:13 Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
Pro 5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the assembly and congregation.
Pro 5:15 ¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Pro 5:16 Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, and streams of water in the streets?
Pro 5:17 Let them be for thyself alone, and not for strangers with thee.
Pro 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of thy youth:
Pro 5:19 a loving hind and a pleasant doe. Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times, and be thou ravished always with her love.
Pro 5:20 For why should thou, my son, be ravished with an interloping woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Pro 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of LORD, and he makes level all his paths.
Pro 5:22 His own iniquities shall take a wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
Pro 5:23 He shall die for lack of instruction. And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Pro 6:1 ¶ My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger,
Pro 6:2 thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.
Pro 6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou have come into the hand of thy neighbor. Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor.
Pro 6:4 Do not give sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Pro 6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Pro 6:6 ¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.
Pro 6:7 Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
Pro 6:8 provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
Pro 6:9 How long will thou sleep, O sluggard? When will thou arise out of thy sleep?
Pro 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
Pro 6:11 so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
Pro 6:12 ¶ A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
Pro 6:13 who winks with his eyes, who speaks with his feet, who makes signs with his fingers,
Pro 6:14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.
Pro 6:15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly he shall be broken, and that without remedy.
Pro 6:16 There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:
Pro 6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Pro 6:18 a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
Pro 6:19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
Pro 6:20 ¶ My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
Pro 6:21 Bind them continually upon thy heart. Tie them about thy neck.
Pro 6:22 When thou walk, it shall lead thee. When thou sleep, it shall watch over thee. And when thou awake, it shall talk with thee.
Pro 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Pro 6:24 to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger’s tongue.
Pro 6:25 Do not lust after her beauty in thy heart, nor let her take thee with her eyelids.
Pro 6:26 For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts for the precious life.
Pro 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Pro 6:28 Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
Pro 6:29 So [is] he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her shall not be unpunished.
Pro 6:30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
Pro 6:31 Yet if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold. He shall give all the substance of his house.
Pro 6:32 He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who would destroy his own soul does it.
Pro 6:33 Wounds and dishonor he shall get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Pro 6:34 For jealousy is a man’s fury, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Pro 6:35 He will not regard any ransom, nor will he be satisfied, though thou give many gifts.
Pro 7:1 ¶ My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Pro 7:2 Keep my commandments and live, and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Pro 7:3 Bind them upon thy fingers. Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.
Pro 7:4 Say to wisdom, Thou are my sister, and call understanding [thy] kinswoman,
Pro 7:5 that they may keep thee from the interloping woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.
Pro 7:6 ¶ For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice,
Pro 7:7 and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding
Pro 7:8 passing through the street near her corner. And he went the way to her house,
Pro 7:9 in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
Pro 7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman attired like a harlot, and wily of heart.
Pro 7:11 She is loud and headstrong. Her feet abide not in her house.
Pro 7:12 Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lies in wait at every corner.
Pro 7:13 So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him,
Pro 7:14 Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. I have paid my vows this day.
Pro 7:15 Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Pro 7:16 I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
Pro 7:17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Pro 7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning. Let us solace ourselves with love.
Pro 7:19 For the man is not at home. He has gone a long journey.
Pro 7:20 He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.
Pro 7:21 With her much fair speech she causes him to yield. With the flattering of her lips she forces him along.
Pro 7:22 He goes after her straightaway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
Pro 7:23 till an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hastens to the snare. And he does not know that it is for his life.
Pro 7:24 ¶ Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Pro 7:25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways. Go not astray in her paths.
Pro 7:26 For she has cast down many wounded. Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.
Pro 7:27 Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.
Pro 8:1 ¶ Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding put forth her voice?
Pro 8:2 On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.
Pro 8:3 Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she cries aloud:
Pro 8:4 To you, O men, I call. And my voice is to the sons of men.
Pro 8:5 O ye simple, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
Pro 8:6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Pro 8:7 For my mouth shall utter truth. And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Pro 8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
Pro 8:9 They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.
Pro 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Pro 8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Pro 8:12 ¶ I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling, and find out knowledge [and] discretion.
Pro 8:13 The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Pro 8:14 Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.
Pro 8:15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice.
Pro 8:16 By me rulers rule, and ranking men, [even] all the judges of the earth.
Pro 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me.
Pro 8:18 Riches and honor are with me, durable wealth and righteousness.
Pro 8:19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver.
Pro 8:20 I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice,
Pro 8:21 that I may cause those who love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.
Pro 8:22 ¶ LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Pro 8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth was,
Pro 8:24 when there were no depths. I was brought forth when there were no fountains abounding with water,
Pro 8:25 before the mountains were settled, before the hills. I was brought forth
Pro 8:26 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
Pro 8:27 When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
Pro 8:28 when he made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong,
Pro 8:29 when he gave to the sea its bound that the waters should not transgress his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
Pro 8:30 then I was by him, a master workman. And I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him,
Pro 8:31 rejoicing in his habitable earth. And my delight was with the sons of men.
Pro 8:32 ¶ Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me. For blessed are those who keep my ways.
Pro 8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.
Pro 8:34 Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Pro 8:35 For he who finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of LORD.
Pro 8:36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.
Pro 9:1 ¶ Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars.
Pro 9:2 She has killed her beasts. She has mingled her wine. She has also furnished her table.
Pro 9:3 She has sent forth her maidens. She cries out upon the highest places of the city:
Pro 9:4 He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Pro 9:5 Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Pro 9:6 Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
Pro 9:7 He who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man [gets] himself a bruise.
Pro 9:8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Pro 9:9 Give opportunity to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Pro 9:10 The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.
Pro 9:11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Pro 9:12 If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.
Pro 9:13 ¶ The foolish woman is clamorous, simple, and knows nothing.
Pro 9:14 And she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Pro 9:15 to call to those who pass by, who go right on their ways:
Pro 9:16 He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Pro 9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread in secret is pleasant.
Pro 9:18 But he knows not that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Pro 10:1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Pro 10:2 ¶ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Pro 10:3 LORD will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
Pro 10:4 ¶ He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Pro 10:5 ¶ He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
Pro 10:6 ¶ Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Pro 10:7 ¶ The memory of a righteous man is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Pro 10:8 ¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.
Pro 10:9 ¶ He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.
Pro 10:10 ¶ He who winks with the eye causes sorrow. And a prating fool shall fall.
Pro 10:11 ¶ The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Pro 10:12 ¶ Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.
Pro 10:13 ¶ In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
Pro 10:14 ¶ Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.
Pro 10:15 ¶ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Pro 10:16 ¶ The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man [is] to sin.
Pro 10:17 ¶ He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof errs.
Pro 10:18 ¶ He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.
Pro 10:19 ¶ Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.
Pro 10:20 ¶ The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.
Pro 10:21 The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Pro 10:22 ¶ The blessing of LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Pro 10:23 ¶ It is as sport to a fool to do mischief, and [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
Pro 10:24 ¶ The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Pro 10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.
Pro 10:26 ¶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Pro 10:27 ¶ The fear of LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Pro 10:28 The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Pro 10:29 ¶ The way of LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Pro 10:30 A righteous man shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
Pro 10:31 ¶ The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
Pro 10:32 The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked [is] perverseness.
Pro 11:1 ¶ A false balance is an abomination to LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Pro 11:2 ¶ When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the lowly is wisdom.
Pro 11:3 ¶ The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Pro 11:4 ¶ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Pro 11:5 ¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
Pro 11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
Pro 11:7 ¶ When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation shall perish, and the hope of iniquity perishes.
Pro 11:8 ¶ A righteous man is delivered out of trouble, and a wicked man comes in his stead.
Pro 11:9 ¶ The hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but the righteous shall be delivered through knowledge.
Pro 11:10 ¶ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Pro 11:11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Pro 11:12 ¶ He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Pro 11:13 He who goes around as a tale-bearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
Pro 11:14 ¶ Where no wise guidance is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Pro 11:15 ¶ He who is surety for a stranger shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
Pro 11:16 ¶ A gracious woman obtains honor, and aggressive men obtain riches.
Pro 11:17 ¶ The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Pro 11:18 ¶ A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.
Pro 11:19 ¶ He who is steadfast in righteousness [comes] to life, and he who pursues evil [comes] to his own death.
Pro 11:20 ¶ Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to LORD, but such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.
Pro 11:21 ¶ Hand in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Pro 11:22 ¶ A ring of gold in a swine’s snout, [is] a fair woman who is without discretion.
Pro 11:23 ¶ The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Pro 11:24 ¶ There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.
Pro 11:25 ¶ The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.
Pro 11:26 ¶ The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing shall be upon the head of him who sells it.
Pro 11:27 ¶ He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Pro 11:28 ¶ He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Pro 11:29 ¶ He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.
Pro 11:30 ¶ The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.
Pro 11:31 ¶ Behold, a righteous man shall be recompensed in the earth, how much more the wicked man and the sinner!
Pro 12:1 ¶ He who loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is brutish.
Pro 12:2 ¶ A good man shall obtain favor of LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.
Pro 12:3 ¶ A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Pro 12:4 ¶ A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but she who makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Pro 12:5 ¶ The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Pro 12:6 ¶ The words of the wicked lying in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Pro 12:7 ¶ The wicked are overthrown, and are not, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Pro 12:8 ¶ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Pro 12:9 ¶ Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.
Pro 12:10 ¶ A righteous man regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Pro 12:11 ¶ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.
Pro 12:12 ¶ A wicked man desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives.
Pro 12:13 ¶ A wicked man is snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Pro 12:14 ¶ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the actions of a man’s hands shall be rendered to him.
Pro 12:15 ¶ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise hearkens to counsel.
Pro 12:16 ¶ A fool’s vexation is instantly known, but a prudent man conceals shame.
Pro 12:17 ¶ He who utters truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness, deceit.
Pro 12:18 ¶ There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.
Pro 12:19 ¶ The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Pro 12:20 ¶ Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy is to the counselors of peace.
Pro 12:21 ¶ There shall no mischief happen to a righteous man, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Pro 12:22 ¶ Lying lips are an abomination to LORD, but those who deal truly are his delight.
Pro 12:23 ¶ A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Pro 12:24 ¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.
Pro 12:25 ¶ Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad.
Pro 12:26 ¶ A righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked causes them to err.
Pro 12:27 ¶ The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
Pro 12:28 ¶ Life is in the way of righteousness, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Pro 13:1 ¶ A wise son [hears] his father’s instruction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke.
Pro 13:2 ¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
Pro 13:3 ¶ He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Pro 13:4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Pro 13:5 ¶ A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.
Pro 13:6 ¶ Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Pro 13:7 ¶ There is he who makes himself rich, yet has nothing, [and] he who makes himself poor, yet [has] great wealth.
Pro 13:8 ¶ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hears no threatening.
Pro 13:9 ¶ The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Pro 13:10 ¶ Through pride a vain man causes contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
Pro 13:11 ¶ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall have increase.
Pro 13:12 ¶ Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Pro 13:13 ¶ He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
Pro 13:14 ¶ The law of a wise man is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Pro 13:15 ¶ Good understanding gives favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard.
Pro 13:16 ¶ Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.
Pro 13:17 ¶ A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health.
Pro 13:18 ¶ Poverty and shame [are to] him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.
Pro 13:19 ¶ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Pro 13:20 ¶ Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Pro 13:21 ¶ Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Pro 13:22 ¶ A good man leaves an inheritance to his son’s sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
Pro 13:23 ¶ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor, but there is [that is] consumed because of injustice.
Pro 13:24 ¶ He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.
Pro 13:25 ¶ A righteous man eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Pro 14:1 ¶ Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish woman plucks it down with her own hands.
Pro 14:2 ¶ He who walks in his uprightness fears LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
Pro 14:3 ¶ In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Pro 14:4 ¶ Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but by the strength of the ox is much increase.
Pro 14:5 ¶ A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness utters lies.
Pro 14:6 ¶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
Pro 14:7 ¶ Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.
Pro 14:8 ¶ The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
Pro 14:9 ¶ Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is good will.
Pro 14:10 ¶ The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.
Pro 14:11 ¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
Pro 14:12 ¶ There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Pro 14:13 ¶ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness.
Pro 14:14 ¶ The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man from his own fruits.
Pro 14:15 ¶ A simple man believes every word, but the prudent man looks well to his going.
Pro 14:16 ¶ A wise man fears, and departs from evil, but the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.
Pro 14:17 ¶ He who is soon angry will deal foolishly. And a man of wicked devices is hated.
Pro 14:18 ¶ The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Pro 14:19 ¶ The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Pro 14:20 ¶ The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.
Pro 14:21 ¶ He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.
Pro 14:22 ¶ Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth [are to] those who devise good.
Pro 14:23 ¶ In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips [tends] only to poverty.
Pro 14:24 ¶ The crown of the wise is their riches. The foolishness of fools is folly.
Pro 14:25 ¶ A true witness delivers souls, but he who utters lies [causes] deceit.
Pro 14:26 ¶ In the fear of LORD is strong confidence, and his sons shall have a place of refuge.
Pro 14:27 The fear of LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Pro 14:28 ¶ In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
Pro 14:29 ¶ He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
Pro 14:30 ¶ A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.
Pro 14:31 ¶ He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.
Pro 14:32 ¶ An evil man is thrust down in his evil-doing, but a righteous man has hope in his death.
Pro 14:33 ¶ Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but [a thing] in the inward part of fools is made known.
Pro 14:34 ¶ Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
Pro 14:35 ¶ The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath will be [to] him who causes shame.
Pro 15:1 ¶ A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.
Pro 15:2 ¶ The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.
Pro 15:3 ¶ The eyes of LORD are in every place, keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
Pro 15:4 ¶ A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a breaking of the spirit.
Pro 15:5 ¶ A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who regards reproof gets prudence.
Pro 15:6 ¶ In the house of a righteous man is much treasure, but in the revenues of a wicked man is trouble.
Pro 15:7 ¶ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish, not so.
Pro 15:8 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Pro 15:9 ¶ The way of a wicked man is an abomination to LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
Pro 15:10 ¶ There is grievous correction for him who forsakes the way. He who hates reproof shall die.
Pro 15:11 ¶ Sheol and Abaddon are before LORD. How much more then the hearts of the sons of men!
Pro 15:12 ¶ A scoffer does not like to be reproved. He will not go to the wise.
Pro 15:13 ¶ A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Pro 15:14 ¶ The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Pro 15:15 ¶ All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who is of a cheerful heart [has] a continual feast.
Pro 15:16 ¶ Better is little with the fear of LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.
Pro 15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
Pro 15:18 ¶ A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Pro 15:19 ¶ The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is made a highway.
Pro 15:20 ¶ A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Pro 15:21 ¶ Folly is joy to him who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding makes his going straight.
Pro 15:22 ¶ Where there is no counsel, plans are disappointed, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.
Pro 15:23 ¶ A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!
Pro 15:24 ¶ To the wise man the way of life [is] upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Pro 15:25 ¶ LORD will root up the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widow.
Pro 15:26 ¶ Evil devices are an abomination to LORD, but pleasant words [are] pure.
Pro 15:27 ¶ He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
Pro 15:28 ¶ The heart of a righteous man meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Pro 15:29 ¶ LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Pro 15:30 ¶ The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news make the bones fat.
Pro 15:31 ¶ The ear that hearkens to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
Pro 15:32 ¶ He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who hearkens to reproof gets understanding.
Pro 15:33 ¶ The fear of LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor [is] humility.
Pro 16:1 ¶ The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from LORD.
Pro 16:2 ¶ All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but LORD weighs the spirits.
Pro 16:3 ¶ Commit thy works to LORD, and thy purposes shall be established.
Pro 16:4 ¶ LORD has made everything for its own end, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Pro 16:5 ¶ Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to LORD. Hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Pro 16:6 ¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of LORD men depart from evil.
Pro 16:7 ¶ When a man’s ways please LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Pro 16:8 ¶ Better is a little, with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
Pro 16:9 ¶ A man’s heart devises his way, but LORD directs his steps.
Pro 16:10 ¶ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Pro 16:11 ¶ A just balance and scales are LORD’s. All the weights of the bag are his work.
Pro 16:12 ¶ It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.
Pro 16:13 ¶ Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right.
Pro 16:14 ¶ The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Pro 16:15 In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Pro 16:16 ¶ How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Pro 16:17 ¶ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Pro 16:18 ¶ Pride [is] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Pro 16:19 ¶ Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Pro 16:20 ¶ He who gives heed to the word shall find good, and whoever trusts in LORD, happy is he.
Pro 16:21 ¶ The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.
Pro 16:22 ¶ Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.
Pro 16:23 ¶ The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
Pro 16:24 ¶ Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Pro 16:25 ¶ There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Pro 16:26 ¶ The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him.
Pro 16:27 ¶ A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Pro 16:28 A perverse man scatters abroad strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends.
Pro 16:29 ¶ A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
Pro 16:30 He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass.
Pro 16:31 ¶ The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Pro 16:32 ¶ He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Pro 16:33 ¶ The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of LORD.
Pro 17:1 ¶ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.
Pro 17:2 ¶ A servant who deals wisely shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Pro 17:3 ¶ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but LORD tries the hearts.
Pro 17:4 ¶ An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Pro 17:5 ¶ He who mocks a poor man reproaches his maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Pro 17:6 ¶ Son’s sons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.
Pro 17:7 ¶ Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
Pro 17:8 ¶ A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
Pro 17:9 ¶ He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates chief friends.
Pro 17:10 ¶ A rebuke enters deeper into him who has understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Pro 17:11 ¶ An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Pro 17:12 ¶ Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.
Pro 17:13 ¶ He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Pro 17:14 ¶ The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Pro 17:15 ¶ He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.
Pro 17:16 ¶ Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
Pro 17:17 ¶ A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Pro 17:18 ¶ A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.
Pro 17:19 ¶ He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
Pro 17:20 ¶ He who has a wayward heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
Pro 17:21 ¶ He who begets a fool [it is] to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
Pro 17:22 ¶ A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Pro 17:23 ¶ A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
Pro 17:24 ¶ Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Pro 17:25 ¶ A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Pro 17:26 ¶ Also to punish a righteous man is not good, [nor] to smite nobles for uprightness.
Pro 17:27 ¶ He who spares his words has knowledge, and he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Pro 17:28 Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is considered wise. When he shuts his lips, he is prudent.
Pro 18:1 ¶ He who desires to separate himself seeks excuses, and rages against all sound wisdom.
Pro 18:2 ¶ A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.
Pro 18:3 ¶ When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace, reproach.
Pro 18:4 ¶ The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters. The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Pro 18:5 ¶ To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, [nor] to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.
Pro 18:6 ¶ A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for stripes.
Pro 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Pro 18:8 ¶ The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts.
Pro 18:9 ¶ He also that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Pro 18:10 ¶ The name of LORD is a strong tower. A righteous man runs into it, and is safe.
Pro 18:11 ¶ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.
Pro 18:12 ¶ Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor [is] humility.
Pro 18:13 ¶ He who gives answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.
Pro 18:14 ¶ The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?
Pro 18:15 ¶ The heart of a prudent man gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Pro 18:16 ¶ A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
Pro 18:17 ¶ He who pleads his case first [seems] just, but his neighbor comes and searches him out.
Pro 18:18 ¶ The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.
Pro 18:19 ¶ A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city, and [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Pro 18:20 ¶ A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the increase of his lips he shall be satisfied.
Pro 18:21 ¶ Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.
Pro 18:22 ¶ He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from LORD.
Pro 18:23 ¶ A poor man uses entreaties, but a rich man answers roughly.
Pro 18:24 ¶ He who makes many friends [does it] to his own destruction, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Pro 19:1 ¶ Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Pro 19:2 ¶ Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good. And he who hastens with his feet sins.
Pro 19:3 ¶ The foolishness of a man subverts his way, and his heart rages against LORD.
Pro 19:4 ¶ Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Pro 19:5 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
Pro 19:6 ¶ Many will entreat the favor of a generous man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
Pro 19:7 All the brothers of a poor man regard him inferior, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues [with] words, [but] they are gone.
Pro 19:8 ¶ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
Pro 19:9 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.
Pro 19:10 ¶ Luxurious living is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over rulers.
Pro 19:11 ¶ The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Pro 19:12 ¶ The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Pro 19:13 ¶ A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Pro 19:14 ¶ House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from LORD.
Pro 19:15 ¶ Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Pro 19:16 ¶ He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.
Pro 19:17 ¶ He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.
Pro 19:18 ¶ Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Pro 19:19 ¶ A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty, for if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.
Pro 19:20 ¶ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou may be wise in thy latter end.
Pro 19:21 ¶ There are many devices in a man’s heart, but the counsel of LORD, that shall stand.
Pro 19:22 ¶ That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Pro 19:23 ¶ The fear of LORD is life to a man, and he shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil.
Pro 19:24 ¶ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Pro 19:25 ¶ Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
Pro 19:26 ¶ He who does violence to his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.
Pro 19:27 ¶ To err from the words of knowledge, cease, my son, to hear instruction.
Pro 19:28 ¶ A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.
Pro 19:29 ¶ Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and stripes for the back of fools.
Pro 20:1 ¶ Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever errs thereby is not wise.
Pro 20:2 ¶ The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger sins [against] his own life.
Pro 20:3 ¶ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.
Pro 20:4 ¶ The sluggard will not plow because of the winter. Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Pro 20:5 ¶ Purpose in the heart of man is deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Pro 20:6 ¶ Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness, but a faithful man who can find?
Pro 20:7 ¶ A righteous man who walks in his integrity, blessed are his sons after him.
Pro 20:8 ¶ A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Pro 20:9 ¶ Who can say, I have made my heart clean. I am pure from my sin?
Pro 20:10 ¶ Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.
Pro 20:11 ¶ Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Pro 20:12 ¶ The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, LORD has made even both of them.
Pro 20:13 ¶ Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Open thine eyes, [and] thou shall be satisfied with bread.
Pro 20:14 ¶ It is bad, it is bad, says the buyer, but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
Pro 20:15 ¶ There is gold, and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Pro 20:16 ¶ Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for foreigners.
Pro 20:17 ¶ Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Pro 20:18 ¶ Every purpose is established by counsel, and by wise guidance make thou war.
Pro 20:19 ¶ He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets. Therefore do not associate with him who opens wide his lips.
Pro 20:20 ¶ He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Pro 20:21 ¶ An inheritance gotten hastily at the beginning shall not be blessed in the end.
Pro 20:22 ¶ Say thou not, I will recompense evil. Wait for LORD, and he will save thee.
Pro 20:23 ¶ Diverse weights are an abomination to LORD, and a false balance is not good.
Pro 20:24 ¶ A man’s goings are of LORD, how then can man understand his way?
Pro 20:25 ¶ It is a snare to a man to say rashly, [It is] holy. And to make inquiry after vows.
Pro 20:26 ¶ A wise king winnows the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
Pro 20:27 ¶ The spirit of man is the lamp of LORD, searching all his innermost parts.
Pro 20:28 ¶ Kindness and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by kindness.
Pro 20:29 ¶ The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
Pro 20:30 ¶ Stripes that wound cleanse away evil, and strokes, the innermost parts.
Pro 21:1 ¶ The king’s heart is in the hand of LORD as the watercourses. He turns it wherever he will.
Pro 21:2 ¶ Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but LORD weighs the hearts.
Pro 21:3 ¶ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to LORD than sacrifice.
Pro 21:4 ¶ A high look, and a proud heart, [even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
Pro 21:5 ¶ The thoughts of a diligent man [lead] only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.
Pro 21:6 ¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.
Pro 21:7 ¶ The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.
Pro 21:8 ¶ The way of him who is laden with guilt is exceedingly crooked, but as for a pure man, his work is right.
Pro 21:9 ¶ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Pro 21:10 ¶ The soul of a wicked man desires evil. His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
Pro 21:11 ¶ When a scoffer is punished, a simple man is made wise, and when a wise man is instructed, he receives knowledge.
Pro 21:12 ¶ A righteous man considers the house of the wicked: the wicked are overthrown to ruin.
Pro 21:13 ¶ He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
Pro 21:14 ¶ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
Pro 21:15 ¶ It is joy to the righteous to do justice, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Pro 21:16 ¶ The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
Pro 21:17 ¶ He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
Pro 21:18 ¶ A wicked man is a ransom for a righteous man, and the treacherous dealer for the upright.
Pro 21:19 ¶ It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Pro 21:20 ¶ There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man swallows it up.
Pro 21:21 ¶ He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Pro 21:22 ¶ A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.
Pro 21:23 ¶ He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Pro 21:24 ¶ The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name. He works in the arrogance of pride.
Pro 21:25 ¶ The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Pro 21:26 There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.
Pro 21:27 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination. How much more when he brings it with a wicked mind!
Pro 21:28 ¶ A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears shall speak so as to endure.
Pro 21:29 ¶ A wicked man hardens his face, but as for an upright man, he establishes his ways.
Pro 21:30 ¶ There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against LORD.
Pro 21:31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but victory is from LORD.
Pro 22:1 ¶ A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Pro 22:2 ¶ The rich and the poor meet together. LORD is the maker of them all.
Pro 22:3 ¶ A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Pro 22:4 ¶ The reward of humility [and] the fear of LORD [is] riches and honor and life.
Pro 22:5 ¶ Thorns [and] snares are in the way of a perverse man. He who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Pro 22:6 ¶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Pro 22:7 ¶ The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Pro 22:8 ¶ He who sows iniquity shall reap calamity, and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Pro 22:9 ¶ He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Pro 22:10 ¶ Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out, yea, strife and reproach will cease.
Pro 22:11 ¶ He who loves pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips, the king will be his friend.
Pro 22:12 ¶ The eyes of LORD preserve knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
Pro 22:13 ¶ The sluggard says, There is a lion outside. I shall be slain in the streets.
Pro 22:14 ¶ The mouth of interloping women is a deep pit. He who is abhorred of LORD shall fall in it.
Pro 22:15 ¶ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Pro 22:16 ¶ He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.
Pro 22:17 ¶ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
Pro 22:18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, if they be established together upon thy lips.
Pro 22:19 That thy trust may be in LORD, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
Pro 22:20 Have I not written to thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge,
Pro 22:21 to make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou may carry back words of truth to those who send thee?
Pro 22:22 ¶ Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.
Pro 22:23 For LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those who despoil them.
Pro 22:24 ¶ Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger, and thou shall not go with a wrathful man,
Pro 22:25 lest thou learn this ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Pro 22:26 ¶ Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts.
Pro 22:27 If thou have not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Pro 22:28 ¶ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Pro 22:29 ¶ See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
Pro 23:1 ¶ When thou sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently him who is before thee,
Pro 23:2 and put a knife to thy throat if thou be a man given to appetite.
Pro 23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
Pro 23:4 ¶ Weary not thyself to be rich. Out of thine own wisdom, cease.
Pro 23:5 Will thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For it certainly makes itself wings, like an eagle that flies toward heaven.
Pro 23:6 ¶ Eat thou not the bread of an evil eye, nor desire thou his dainties.
Pro 23:7 For as he thinks within himself, so [is] he. Eat and drink, he says to thee, but his heart is not with thee.
Pro 23:8 The morsel which thou have eaten thou shall vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Pro 23:9 ¶ Speak not in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Pro 23:10 ¶ Remove not the ancient landmark. And enter not into the fields of the fatherless,
Pro 23:11 for their Redeemer is strong. He will plead their cause against thee.
Pro 23:12 ¶ Apply thy heart to instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Pro 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child, [for] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Pro 23:14 Thou shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from Sheol.
Pro 23:15 My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart will be glad, even mine.
Pro 23:16 Yea, my heart will rejoice when thy lips speak right things.
Pro 23:17 ¶ Let not thy heart envy sinners, but [be thou] in the fear of LORD all the day long.
Pro 23:18 For surely there is a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Pro 23:19 ¶ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.
Pro 23:20 Be not among winebibbers, among gluttonous eaters of flesh.
Pro 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
Pro 23:22 Hearken to thy father who begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Pro 23:23 Buy the truth, and do not sell it, [yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Pro 23:24 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise son will have joy of him.
Pro 23:25 Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her who bore thee rejoice.
Pro 23:26 My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes delight in my ways.
Pro 23:27 For a harlot is a deep ditch, and an interloping woman is a narrow pit.
Pro 23:28 Yea, she lies in wait as a robber, and increases the treacherous among men.
Pro 23:29 ¶ Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
Pro 23:30 Those who tarry long at the wine. Those who go to seek out mixed wine.
Pro 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
Pro 23:32 At the end it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder.
Pro 23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter perverse things.
Pro 23:34 Yea, thou shall be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies upon the top of a mast.
Pro 23:35 They have stricken me, [thou shall say], and I was not hurt. They have beaten me, and I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Pro 24:1 ¶ Be not thou envious against evil men, nor desire to be with them.
Pro 24:2 For their heart meditates oppression, and their lips talk of mischief.
Pro 24:3 ¶ Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established,
Pro 24:4 and by knowledge the chambers are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Pro 24:5 A wise man is strong, yea, a man of knowledge increases might.
Pro 24:6 For by wise guidance thou shall make thy war, and in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Pro 24:7 ¶ Wisdom is too high for a fool. He opens not his mouth in the gate.
Pro 24:8 He who devises to do evil, men shall call him a mischief-maker.
Pro 24:9 The thought of folly is sin. And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Pro 24:10 ¶ If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Pro 24:11 ¶ Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.
Pro 24:12 If thou say, Behold, we did not know this, Does not he who weighs the hearts consider it? And he who keeps thy soul, does he not know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
Pro 24:13 ¶ My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste,
Pro 24:14 so the knowledge of wisdom [is] to thy soul. If thou have found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Pro 24:15 ¶ Lay not in wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.
Pro 24:16 For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Pro 24:17 ¶ Rejoice not when thine enemy falls, and let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown,
Pro 24:18 lest LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Pro 24:19 ¶ Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor be thou envious at the wicked.
Pro 24:20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Pro 24:21 ¶ My son, fear thou LORD and the king, [and] do not associate with those who are given to change.
Pro 24:22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly, and the destruction from them both, who knows it?
Pro 24:23 ¶ These also are from the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Pro 24:24 He who says to a wicked man, Thou are righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him.
Pro 24:25 But to those who rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Pro 24:26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
Pro 24:27 ¶ Prepare thy work outside, and make it ready for thee in the field, and afterwards build thy house.
Pro 24:28 ¶ Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips.
Pro 24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Pro 24:30 ¶ I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
Pro 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns. The face of it was covered with nettles, and the stone wall of it was broken down.
Pro 24:32 Then I beheld, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
Pro 24:33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
Pro 24:34 so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
Pro 25:1 ¶ These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Pro 25:2 ¶ It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Pro 25:3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Pro 25:4 ¶ Take away the dross from the silver, and there comes forth a vessel for the refiner.
Pro 25:5 Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Pro 25:6 ¶ Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
Pro 25:7 For it is better that it be said to thee, Come up here, than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.
Pro 25:8 ¶ Go not forth hastily to strive. What will thou do in the end of it when thy neighbor has put thee to shame?
Pro 25:9 Debate thy case with thy neighbor [himself], and disclose not the secret of another,
Pro 25:10 lest he who hears it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.
Pro 25:11 ¶ A word fitly spoken is apples of gold in a network of silver.
Pro 25:12 An earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Pro 25:13 ¶ As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Pro 25:14 ¶ Clouds and wind without rain, [is] he who boasts himself of his gifts falsely.
Pro 25:15 ¶ By long-suffering a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Pro 25:16 ¶ Have thou found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.
Pro 25:17 ¶ Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
Pro 25:18 ¶ A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Pro 25:19 ¶ Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Pro 25:20 ¶ As he who takes off a garment in cold weather, [and] vinegar upon soda, so [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Pro 25:21 ¶ If thine enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Pro 25:22 For thou will heap coals of fire upon his head, and LORD will reward thee.
Pro 25:23 ¶ The north wind brings forth rain. So does a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
Pro 25:24 ¶ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Pro 25:25 ¶ [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Pro 25:26 ¶ A troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [is] a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Pro 25:27 ¶ It is not good to eat much honey, so [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.
Pro 25:28 ¶ He whose spirit is without restraint is a city that is broken down and without walls.
Pro 26:1 ¶ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.
Pro 26:2 ¶ As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, so the curse that is causeless does not alight.
Pro 26:3 ¶ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
Pro 26:4 ¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like to him.
Pro 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Pro 26:6 ¶ He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, [and] drinks injury.
Pro 26:7 The legs of a lame man hang loose. So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Pro 26:8 As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
Pro 26:9 [As] a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Pro 26:10 ¶ [As] an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool, and he who hires those who pass by.
Pro 26:11 ¶ As a dog who returns to his vomit, [is] a fool who repeats his folly.
Pro 26:12 ¶ See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.
Pro 26:13 ¶ The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Pro 26:14 ¶ The door turns upon its hinges, so does the sluggard upon his bed.
Pro 26:15 ¶ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. It wearies him to bring it again to his mouth.
Pro 26:16 ¶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can render a reason.
Pro 26:17 ¶ He who passes by, [and] meddles with strife not his, [is like] he who takes a dog by the ears.
Pro 26:18 ¶ As a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,
Pro 26:19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor, and says, Am I not in sport?
Pro 26:20 ¶ For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases.
Pro 26:21 [As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.
Pro 26:22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts.
Pro 26:23 ¶ Fervent lips and a wicked heart are an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Pro 26:24 ¶ He who hates masquerades with his lips, but he lays up deceit within him.
Pro 26:25 When he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Pro 26:26 Though [his] hatred cover itself with guile, his wickedness shall be openly shown before the assembly.
Pro 26:27 ¶ He who digs a pit shall fall in it, and he who rolls a stone, it shall return upon him.
Pro 26:28 ¶ A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Pro 27:1 ¶ Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.
Pro 27:2 ¶ Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Pro 27:3 ¶ A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool’s vexation is heavier than both.
Pro 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Pro 27:5 ¶ Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Pro 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Pro 27:7 ¶ The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Pro 27:8 ¶ As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
Pro 27:9 ¶ Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so [too] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Pro 27:10 Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father’s friend. And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
Pro 27:11 ¶ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Pro 27:12 ¶ A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself. The simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
Pro 27:13 ¶ Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman.
Pro 27:14 ¶ He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
Pro 27:15 ¶ A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.
Pro 27:16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.
Pro 27:17 ¶ Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Pro 27:18 ¶ He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
Pro 27:19 ¶ As in water face [is] to face, so the heart of a man [is] to a man.
Pro 27:20 ¶ Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Pro 27:21 ¶ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is [tried] by his praise.
Pro 27:22 ¶ Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Pro 27:23 ¶ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
Pro 27:24 For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
Pro 27:25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
Pro 27:26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.
Pro 27:27 And [then will be] goats’ milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.
Pro 28:1 ¶ A wicked man flees when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Pro 28:2 ¶ For the transgression of a land many are the rulers of it. But by men of understanding [and] knowledge the state shall be prolonged.
Pro 28:3 ¶ A needy man who oppresses the poor is a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
Pro 28:4 ¶ Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them.
Pro 28:5 ¶ Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek LORD understand all things.
Pro 28:6 ¶ Better is the poor man who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.
Pro 28:7 ¶ He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Pro 28:8 ¶ He who augments his substance by interest and increase, gathers it for him who has pity on the poor.
Pro 28:9 ¶ He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Pro 28:10 ¶ He who causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit. But the perfect shall inherit good.
Pro 28:11 ¶ The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but a poor man who has understanding searches him out.
Pro 28:12 ¶ When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
Pro 28:13 ¶ He who covers his transgressions shall not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them shall obtain mercy.
Pro 28:14 ¶ Happy is the man who fears always, but he who hardens his heart shall fall into mischief.
Pro 28:15 ¶ A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Pro 28:16 ¶ The ruler who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, [but] he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.
Pro 28:17 ¶ A man who is laden with the blood of any person shall flee to the pit. Let no man stay him.
Pro 28:18 ¶ He who walks uprightly shall be delivered, but he who is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.
Pro 28:19 ¶ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows after vanity shall have poverty enough.
Pro 28:20 ¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
Pro 28:21 ¶ To have respect of persons is not good, nor that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Pro 28:22 ¶ He who has an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not know that want shall come upon him.
Pro 28:23 ¶ He who rebukes a man shall afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
Pro 28:24 ¶ He who robs his father or his mother, and says, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer.
Pro 28:25 ¶ He who is of a greedy spirit stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in LORD shall be made fat.
Pro 28:26 ¶ He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks wisely, he shall be delivered.
Pro 28:27 ¶ He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.
Pro 28:28 ¶ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Pro 29:1 ¶ He who, being often reproved, hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Pro 29:2 ¶ When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man bears rule, the people sigh.
Pro 29:3 ¶ He who loves wisdom delights his father, but he who keeps company with harlots wastes [his] substance.
Pro 29:4 ¶ By justice the king establishes the land, but he who exacts gifts overthrows it.
Pro 29:5 ¶ A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
Pro 29:6 ¶ In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
Pro 29:7 ¶ A righteous man takes knowledge of the cause of the poor. A wicked man has no [such] understanding to know.
Pro 29:8 ¶ Scoffers set a city in a flame, but wise men turn away wrath.
Pro 29:9 ¶ If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
Pro 29:10 ¶ Bloodthirsty men hate him who is perfect, but the upright seek his soul.
Pro 29:11 ¶ A fool utters all his anger, but a wise man keeps it back and calms it.
Pro 29:12 ¶ If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
Pro 29:13 ¶ The poor man and the oppressor meet together. LORD enlightens the eyes of them both.
Pro 29:14 ¶ The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
Pro 29:15 ¶ The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
Pro 29:16 ¶ When the wicked are increased, transgression increases, but the righteous shall look upon their fall.
Pro 29:17 ¶ Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest, yea, he will give delight to thy soul.
Pro 29:18 ¶ Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint, but he who keeps the law, happy is he.
Pro 29:19 ¶ A servant will not be corrected by words, for though he understands, he will not give heed.
Pro 29:20 ¶ See thou a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Pro 29:21 ¶ He who brings up his servant gently from childhood shall have him become a son at the last.
Pro 29:22 ¶ An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in transgression.
Pro 29:23 ¶ A man’s pride shall bring him low, but he who is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
Pro 29:24 ¶ He who is partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears the adjuration and utters nothing.
Pro 29:25 ¶ The fear of man brings a snare, but he who puts his trust in LORD shall be safe.
Pro 29:26 ¶ Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man’s justice [is] from LORD.
Pro 29:27 ¶ An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to a wicked man.
Pro 30:1 ¶ The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle. The man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
Pro 30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man,
Pro 30:3 and I have not learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
Pro 30:4 Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou know?
Pro 30:5 Every word of God is tried. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Pro 30:6 Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Pro 30:7 ¶ Two things I have asked of thee, deny me not before I die:
Pro 30:8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
Pro 30:9 lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use the name of my God profanely.
Pro 30:10 ¶ Slander not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Pro 30:11 There is a generation who curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
Pro 30:12 There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes, and [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
Pro 30:13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes, and their eyelids are lifted up.
Pro 30:14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw teeth, knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Pro 30:15 ¶ The leach has two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [yea], four that do not say, Enough:
Pro 30:16 Sheol, and the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, Enough.
Pro 30:17 The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Pro 30:18 ¶ There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
Pro 30:19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Pro 30:20 So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no iniquity.
Pro 30:21 For three things the earth trembles, and for four, [which] it cannot bear:
Pro 30:22 For a servant when he is king, and a fool when he is filled with food,
Pro 30:23 for a hateful woman when she is married, and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Pro 30:24 ¶ There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
Pro 30:25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer,
Pro 30:26 the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks,
Pro 30:27 the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands,
Pro 30:28 the lizard takes hold with her hands, yet she is in kings’ palaces.
Pro 30:29 ¶ There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:
Pro 30:30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turns not away from any,
Pro 30:31 the greyhound, also the he-goat, and the king against whom there is no rising up.
Pro 30:32 If thou have done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou have thought evil, [lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
Pro 30:33 For the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.
Pro 31:1 ¶ The words of king Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him.
Pro 31:2 What, my son? And what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
Pro 31:3 Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroys kings.
Pro 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is strong drink?
Pro 31:5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice [due] to any who is afflicted.
Pro 31:6 Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.
Pro 31:7 Let him drink, and forget his need, and remember his misery no more.
Pro 31:8 Open thy mouth for the mute, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.
Pro 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the poor and needy.
Pro 31:10 ¶ A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
Pro 31:11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he shall have no lack of gain.
Pro 31:12 She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Pro 31:13 She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands.
Pro 31:14 She is like the merchant ships: she brings her bread from afar.
Pro 31:15 She also rises while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, and their task to her maidens.
Pro 31:16 She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
Pro 31:17 She girds her loins with strength, and makes strong her arms.
Pro 31:18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out by night.
Pro 31:19 She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
Pro 31:20 She stretches out her hand to the poor, yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
Pro 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Pro 31:22 She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Pro 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.
Pro 31:24 She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers girdles to the merchant.
Pro 31:25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
Pro 31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Pro 31:27 She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Pro 31:28 Her sons rise up, and call her blessed. Her husband [also], and he praises her.
Pro 31:29 Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excel them all.
Pro 31:30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, [but] a woman who fears LORD, she shall be praised.
Pro 31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
