Brenton Translation
1851 by Lancelot Brenton
Pro 1:1 ¶ The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
Pro 1:2 to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
Pro 1:3 to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgement;
Pro 1:4 that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
Pro 1:5 For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
Pro 1:6 and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
Pro 1:7 ¶ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
Pro 1:8 Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
Pro 1:9 For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
Pro 1:10 ¶ [My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to them].
Pro 1:11 If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
Pro 1:12 and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth:
Pro 1:13 let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
Pro 1:14 but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
Pro 1:15 go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:
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Pro 1:17 for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
Pro 1:18 For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
Pro 1:19 These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
Pro 1:20 ¶ Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
Pro 1:21 And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
Pro 1:22 So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
Pro 1:23 Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
Pro 1:24 Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;
Pro 1:25 but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
Pro 1:26 therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
Pro 1:27 yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
Pro 1:28 For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
Pro 1:29 For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
Pro 1:30 neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
Pro 1:31 Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
Pro 1:32 For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
Pro 1:33 But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
Pro 2:1 ¶ [My] son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
Pro 2:2 thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; thou shalt also apply thine heart to understanding, and shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.
Pro 2:3 For it thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;
Pro 2:4 and if thou shalt seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;
Pro 2:5 then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Pro 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence [come] knowledge and understanding,
Pro 2:7 and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;
Pro 2:8 that he may guard the righteous ways: and he will preserve the way of them that fear him.
Pro 2:9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgement; and shalt direct all thy course aright.
Pro 2:10 ¶ For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,
Pro 2:11 good counsel shall guard thee, and holy understanding shall keep thee;
Pro 2:12 to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
Pro 2:13 Alas [for those] who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Pro 2:14 who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
Pro 2:15 whose paths are crooked, and their courses winding;
Pro 2:16 to remove thee far from the straight way, and to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. [My] son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,
Pro 2:17 [of her] who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.
Pro 2:18 For she has fixed her house near death, and [guided] her wheels near Hades with the giants.
Pro 2:19 None that go by her shall return, neither shall they take hold of right paths, for they are not apprehended of the years of life.
Pro 2:20 For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness easy.
Pro 2:21 For the upright shall dwell in the earth, and the holy shall be left behind in it.
Pro 2:22 The paths of the ungodly shall perish out of the earth, and transgressors shall be driven away from it.
Pro 3:1 ¶ [My] son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:
Pro 3:2 for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Pro 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:
Pro 3:4 so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.
Pro 3:5 Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom.
Pro 3:6 In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.
Pro 3:7 ¶ Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.
Pro 3:8 Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones.
Pro 3:9 Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:
Pro 3:10 that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine.
Pro 3:11 [My] son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Pro 3:12 for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.
Pro 3:13 ¶ Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.
Pro 3:14 For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.
Pro 3:15 And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.
Pro 3:16 For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: (3:16A) out of her mouth proceeds righteousness, and she carries law and mercy upon her tongue.
Pro 3:17 Her ways are good ways, and all her paths are peaceful.
Pro 3:18 She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is [a] secure [help] to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord.
Pro 3:19 God by wisdom founded the earth, and by prudence he prepared the heavens.
Pro 3:20 By understanding were the depths broken up, and the clouds dropped water.
Pro 3:21 ¶ [My] son, let [them] not pass from [thee], but keep my counsel and understanding:
Pro 3:22 that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; (3:22A) and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:
Pro 3:23 that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble.
Pro 3:24 For if thou rest, thou shalt be undismayed; and if thou sleep, thou shalt slumber sweetly.
Pro 3:25 And thou shalt not be afraid of alarm coming upon thee, neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men.
Pro 3:26 For the Lord shall be over all thy ways, and shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved.
Pro 3:27 ¶ Forbear not to do good to the poor, whensoever thy hand may have [power] to help [him].
Pro 3:28 Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while thou art able to do [him] good: for thou knowest not what the next day will bring forth.
Pro 3:29 Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.
Pro 3:30 Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.
Pro 3:31 Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.
Pro 3:32 For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous.
Pro 3:33 The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; but the habitations of the just are blessed.
Pro 3:34 The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.
Pro 3:35 The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted [their own] dishonour.
Pro 4:1 ¶ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Pro 4:2 For I give you a good gift; forsake ye not my law.
Pro 4:3 For I also was a son obedient to [my] father, and loved in the sight of [my] mother:
Pro 4:4 who spoke and instructed me, [saying], Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep [our] commandments, forget them not:
Pro 4:5 and do not neglect the speech of my mouth.
Pro 4:6 And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: love it, and it shall keep thee.
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Pro 4:8 Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee;
Pro 4:9 that it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, and may cover thee with a crown of delight.
Pro 4:10 Hear, [my] son, and receive my words; and the years of thy life shall be increased, that the resources of thy life may be many.
Pro 4:11 For I teach thee the ways of wisdom; and I cause thee to go in right paths.
Pro 4:12 For when thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not be distressed.
Pro 4:13 Take hold of my instruction; let it not go,—but keep it for thyself for thy life.
Pro 4:14 ¶ Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors.
Pro 4:15 In whatever place they shall pitch their camp, go not thither; but turn from them, and pass away.
Pro 4:16 For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: their sleep is taken away, and they rest not.
Pro 4:17 For these live upon the bread of ungodliness, and are drunken with wine of transgression.
Pro 4:18 But the ways of the righteous shine like light; they go on and shine, until the day be fully come.
Pro 4:19 But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.
Pro 4:20 ¶ [My] son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words:
Pro 4:21 that thy fountains may not fail thee; keep them in [thine] heart.
Pro 4:22 For they are life to those that find them, and health to all [their] flesh.
Pro 4:23 Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.
Pro 4:24 Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.
Pro 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids assent [to] just [things].
Pro 4:26 Make straight paths for thy feet, and order thy ways aright.
Pro 4:27 Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, but turn away thy foot from an evil way: (4:27A) [for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked:] (4:27B) and he will make thy ways straight, and will guide thy steps in peace.
Pro 5:1 ¶ [My] son, attend to my wisdom, and apply thine ear to my words;
Pro 5:2 that thou mayest keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;
Pro 5:3 for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:
Pro 5:4 but afterwards thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.
Pro 5:5 For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.
Pro 5:6 For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.
Pro 5:7 Now then, [my] son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect.
Pro 5:8 Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:
Pro 5:9 lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:
Pro 5:10 lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;
Pro 5:11 And thou repent at last, when the flesh of thy body is consumed,
Pro 5:12 and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
Pro 5:13 I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.
Pro 5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Pro 5:15 ¶ Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.
Pro 5:16 Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.
Pro 5:17 Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.
Pro 5:18 Let thy fountain of water be [truly] thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Pro 5:19 Let [thy] loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.
Pro 5:20 Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.
Pro 5:21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.
Pro 5:22 Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
Pro 5:23 Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.
Pro 6:1 ¶ [My] son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy.
Pro 6:2 For a man’s own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is caught with the lips of his own mouth.
Pro 6:3 [My] son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend’s account thou art come into the power of evil [men]: faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.
Pro 6:4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber with thine eyelids;
Pro 6:5 that thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, and as a bird out of a snare.
Pro 6:6 ¶ Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.
Pro 6:7 For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,
Pro 6:8 he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. (6:8A) Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; (6:8B) whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: (6:8C) though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.
Pro 6:9 How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?
Pro 6:10 Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short [time], and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.
Pro 6:11 Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveller, and want as a swift courier: (6:11A) but if thou be diligent, thine harvest shall arrive as a fountain, and poverty shall flee away as a bad courier.
Pro 6:12 ¶ A foolish man and a transgressor goes in ways that are not good.
Pro 6:13 And the same winks with the eye, and makes a sign with his foot, and teaches with the beckonings of his fingers.
Pro 6:14 [His] perverse heart devises evils: at all times such a one causes troubles to a city.
Pro 6:15 Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly; overthrow and irretrievable ruin.
Pro 6:16 For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.
Pro 6:17 The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;
Pro 6:18 and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil,—[ are hateful to God].
Pro 6:19 An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and brings on quarrels between brethren.
Pro 6:20 ¶ [My] son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:
Pro 6:21 but bind them upon thy soul continually, and hang them as a chain about thy neck.
Pro 6:22 Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.
Pro 6:23 For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:
Pro 6:24 to keep thee continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.
Pro 6:25 Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, neither be thou caught by thine eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.
Pro 6:26 For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.
Pro 6:27 Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?
Pro 6:28 or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?
Pro 6:29 So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.
Pro 6:30 It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:
Pro 6:31 but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.
Pro 6:32 But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul.
Pro 6:33 He endures both pain and disgrace, and his reproach shall never be wiped off.
Pro 6:34 For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Pro 6:35 He will not forego [his] enmity for any ransom: neither will he be reconciled for many gifts.
Pro 7:1 ¶ [My] son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. (7:2) [My] son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:
Pro 7:2 keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and [keep] my words as the pupils of [thine] eyes.
Pro 7:3 And bind them on thy fingers, and write [them] on the table of thine heart.
Pro 7:4 Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
Pro 7:5 that she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail thee with flattering words.
Pro 7:6 ¶ For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding,
Pro 7:7 passing by the corner in the passages near her house,
Pro 7:8 and speaking, in the dark of the evening,
Pro 7:9 when there happens [to be] the stillness of night and of darkness:
Pro 7:10 and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.
Pro 7:11 And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.
Pro 7:12 For at one time she wanders without, and at [another] time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.
Pro 7:13 Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
Pro 7:14 I have a peace-offering; today I pay my vows:
Pro 7:15 therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; [and] I have found thee.
Pro 7:16 I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.
Pro 7:17 I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.
Pro 7:18 Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.
Pro 7:19 For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,
Pro 7:20 having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house.
Pro 7:21 So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from [the right path].
Pro 7:22 And he followed her, being gently led on, and [that] as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:
Pro 7:23 and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for [his] life.
Pro 7:24 ¶ Now then, [my] son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Pro 7:25 Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways:
Pro 7:26 for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.
Pro 7:27 Her house is the way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death.
Pro 8:1 ¶ Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.
Pro 8:2 For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.
Pro 8:3 For she sits by the gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, [saying],
Pro 8:4 You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
Pro 8:5 O ye simple, understand subtlety, and ye that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
Pro 8:6 Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn [truths]; and will produce right [sayings] from my lips.
Pro 8:7 For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
Pro 8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
Pro 8:9 They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
Pro 8:10 Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.
Pro 8:11 For wisdom is better than precious stones; and no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.
Pro 8:12 ¶ I wisdom have dwelt [with] counsel and knowledge, and I have called upon understanding.
Pro 8:13 The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
Pro 8:14 Counsel and safety are mine; prudence is mine, and strength is mine.
Pro 8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Pro 8:16 By me nobles become great, and monarchs by me rule over the earth.
Pro 8:17 I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find [me].
Pro 8:18 Wealth and glory belong to me; yea, abundant possessions and righteousness.
Pro 8:19 [It is] better to have my fruit than [to have] gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver.
Pro 8:20 I walk in ways of righteousness, and [am] conversant with the paths of judgement;
Pro 8:21 that I may divide substance to them that love me, and may fill their treasures with good things. (8:21A) If I declare to you the things that daily happen, I will remember [also] to recount the things of old.
Pro 8:22 ¶ The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works.
Pro 8:23 He established me before time [was] in the beginning, before he made the earth:
Pro 8:24 even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth:
Pro 8:25 before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me.
Pro 8:26 The Lord made countries and uninhabited [tracks], and the highest inhabited parts of the world.
Pro 8:27 When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds:
Pro 8:28 and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth:
Pro 8:29 and when he strengthened the foundations of the earth:
Pro 8:30 I was by him, suiting [myself to him], I was that wherein he took delight; and daily I rejoiced in his presence continually.
Pro 8:31 For he rejoiced when he had completed the world, and rejoiced among the children of men.
Pro 8:32 ¶ Now then, [my] son, hear me: blessed is the man who shall hearken to me, and the mortal who shall keep my ways;
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Pro 8:34 watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my entrances.
Pro 8:35 For my outgoings are the outgoings of life, and [in them] is prepared favour from the Lord.
Pro 8:36 But they that sin against me act wickedly against their own souls: and they that hate me love death.
Pro 9:1 ¶ Wisdom has built a house for herself, and set up seven pillars.
Pro 9:2 She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.
Pro 9:3 She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,
Pro 9:4 Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that want understanding she says,
Pro 9:5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.
Pro 9:6 Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.
Pro 9:7 He that reproves evil [men] shall get dishonour to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly [man] shall disgrace himself.
Pro 9:8 Rebuke not evil [men], lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise [man], and he will love thee.
Pro 9:9 Give an opportunity to a wise [man], and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more [instruction].
Pro 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding: (9:10A) for to know the law is [the character] of a sound mind.
Pro 9:11 For in this way thou shalt live long, and years of thy life shall be added to thee.
Pro 9:12 Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbours; and if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil. (9:12A) He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, and the same will pursue birds in their fight: (9:12B) for he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, and he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; (9:12C) and he goes through a dry desert, and a [land] appointed to drought, and he gathers barrenness with his hands.
Pro 9:13 ¶ A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, comes to want a morsel.
Pro 9:14 She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,
Pro 9:15 calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;
Pro 9:16 [saying], Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,
Pro 9:17 Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.
Pro 9:18 But he knows that mighty men die by her, and he falls in with a snare of hell. (9:18A) But hasten away, delay not in the place, neither fix thine eye upon her: (9:18B) for thus shalt thou go through strange water; (9:18C) but do thou abstain from strange water, and drink not of a strange fountain, (9:18D) that thou mayest live long, and years of life may be added to thee.
Pro 10:1 ¶ A wise son makes [his] father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Pro 10:2 ¶ Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
Pro 10:3 The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
Pro 10:4 ¶ Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. (10:4A) A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
Pro 10:5 ¶ A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
Pro 10:6 ¶ The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Pro 10:7 ¶ The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly [man] is extinguished.
Pro 10:8 ¶ A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
Pro 10:9 ¶ He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
Pro 10:10 ¶ He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
Pro 10:11 ¶ [There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Pro 10:12 ¶ Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
Pro 10:13 ¶ He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.
Pro 10:14 ¶ The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
Pro 10:15 ¶ The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
Pro 10:16 ¶ The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly [produce] sins.
Pro 10:17 ¶ Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
Pro 10:18 ¶ Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
Pro 10:19 ¶ By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; but if thou refrain thy lips thou wilt be prudent.
Pro 10:20 ¶ The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
Pro 10:21 The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: but the foolish die in want.
Pro 10:22 ¶ The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it].
Pro 10:23 ¶ A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
Pro 10:24 ¶ The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
Pro 10:25 When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
Pro 10:26 ¶ As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
Pro 10:27 ¶ The fear of the Lord adds [length] of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
Pro 10:28 Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Pro 10:29 ¶ The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin [comes] to them that work wickedness.
Pro 10:30 The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
Pro 10:31 ¶ The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
Pro 10:32 The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
Pro 11:1 ¶ False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable unto him.
Pro 11:2 ¶ Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
Pro 11:3 ¶ When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.
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Pro 11:5 ¶ Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
Pro 11:6 The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
Pro 11:7 ¶ At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.
Pro 11:8 ¶ A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
Pro 11:9 ¶ In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
Pro 11:10 ¶ In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:
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Pro 11:12 ¶ A man void of understanding sneers at [his fellow] citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.
Pro 11:13 A double-tongued man discloses the [secret] counsels of an assembly: but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
Pro 11:14 ¶ They that have no guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety.
Pro 11:15 ¶ A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
Pro 11:16 ¶ A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonour. The slothful come to want: but the diligent support themselves with wealth.
Pro 11:17 ¶ A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body.
Pro 11:18 ¶ An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
Pro 11:19 ¶ A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly [ends] in death.
Pro 11:20 ¶ Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
Pro 11:21 ¶ He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.
Pro 11:22 ¶ As an ornament in a swine’s snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.
Pro 11:23 ¶ All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Pro 11:24 ¶ There are [some] who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are [some] also who gather, [yet] have less.
Pro 11:25 ¶ Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.
Pro 11:26 ¶ May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives [it].
Pro 11:27 ¶ He that devises good [counsels] seeks good favour: but [as for] him that seeks after evil, [evil] shall overtake him.
Pro 11:28 ¶ He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise.
Pro 11:29 ¶ He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
Pro 11:30 ¶ Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
Pro 11:31 ¶ If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Pro 12:1 ¶ He that loves instruction loves sense, but he that hates reproofs is a fool.
Pro 12:2 ¶ He that has found favour with the Lord [is made] better; but a transgressor shall be passed over in silence.
Pro 12:3 ¶ A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up.
Pro 12:4 ¶ A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband.
Pro 12:5 ¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are true] judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits.
Pro 12:6 ¶ The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Pro 12:7 ¶ When the ungodly is overthrown, he vanishes away; but the houses of the just remain.
Pro 12:8 ¶ The mouth of an understanding [man] is praised by a man; but he that is dull of heart is had in derision.
Pro 12:9 ¶ Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread.
Pro 12:10 ¶ A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.
Pro 12:11 ¶ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. (12:11A) He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonour in his own strong holds.
Pro 12:12 ¶ The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.
Pro 12:13 ¶ For the sin of [his] lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. (12:13A) He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.
Pro 12:14 ¶ The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.
Pro 12:15 ¶ The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels.
Pro 12:16 ¶ A fool declares his wrath the same day; but a prudent man hides his own disgrace.
Pro 12:17 ¶ A righteous man declares the open truth; but an unjust witness is deceitful.
Pro 12:18 ¶ Some wound as they speak, [like] swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.
Pro 12:19 ¶ True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.
Pro 12:20 ¶ [There is] deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil; but they that love peace shall rejoice.
Pro 12:21 ¶ No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief.
Pro 12:22 ¶ Lying lips are a abomination to the Lord; but he that deals faithfully is accepted with him.
Pro 12:23 ¶ An understanding man is a throne of wisdom; but the heart of fools shall meet with curses.
Pro 12:24 ¶ The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey.
Pro 12:25 ¶ A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man; but a good message rejoices him.
Pro 12:26 ¶ A just arbitrator shall be his own friend; but mischief shall pursue sinners; and the way of ungodly men shall lead them astray.
Pro 12:27 ¶ A deceitful man shall catch no game; but a blameless man is a precious possession.
Pro 12:28 ¶ In the ways of righteousness is life; but the ways of those that remember injuries [lead] to death.
Pro 13:1 ¶ A wise son is obedient to his father: but a disobedient son will be destroyed.
Pro 13:2 ¶ A good [man] shall eat of the fruits of righteousness: but the lives of transgressors shall perish before their time.
Pro 13:3 ¶ He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself.
Pro 13:4 ¶ Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent.
Pro 13:5 ¶ A righteous man hates an unjust word: but an ungodly man is ashamed, and will have no confidence.
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Pro 13:7 ¶ There are [some] who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are [some] who bring themselves down in [the midst of] much wealth.
Pro 13:8 ¶ A man’s own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening.
Pro 13:9 ¶ The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched. (13:9A) Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful.
Pro 13:10 ¶ A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise.
Pro 13:11 ¶ Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.
Pro 13:12 ¶ Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads [another] to hope: for a good desire is a tree of life.
Pro 13:13 ¶ He that slights a matter shall be slighted of it: but he that fears the commandment has health [of soul]. (13:13A) To a crafty son there shall be nothing good: but a wise servant shall have prosperous doings, and his way shall be directed aright.
Pro 13:14 ¶ The law of the wise is fountain of life: but the man void of understanding shall die by a snare.
Pro 13:15 ¶ Sound discretion gives favour, and to know the law is the part of a sound understanding: but the ways of scorners tend to destruction.
Pro 13:16 ¶ Every prudent man acts with knowledge: but the fool displays his own mischief.
Pro 13:17 ¶ A rash king shall fall into mischief: but a wise messenger shall deliver him.
Pro 13:18 ¶ Instruction removes poverty and disgrace: but he that attends to reproofs shall be honoured.
Pro 13:19 ¶ The desires of the godly gladden the soul, but the works of the ungodly are far from knowledge.
Pro 13:20 ¶ If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known.
Pro 13:21 ¶ Evil shall pursue sinners; but good shall overtake the righteous.
Pro 13:22 ¶ A good man shall inherit children’s children; and the wealth of ungodly men is laid up for the just.
Pro 13:23 ¶ The righteous shall spend many years in wealth: but the unrighteous shall perish suddenly.
Pro 13:24 ¶ He that spares the rod hates his son: but he that loves, carefully chastens [him].
Pro 13:25 ¶ A just [man] eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in want.
Pro 14:1 ¶ Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs [hers] down with her hands.
Pro 14:2 ¶ He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonoured.
Pro 14:3 ¶ Out of the mouth of fools [comes] a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.
Pro 14:4 ¶ Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.
Pro 14:5 ¶ A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.
Pro 14:6 ¶ Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.
Pro 14:7 ¶ All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.
Pro 14:8 ¶ The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
Pro 14:9 ¶ The houses of transgressors will need purification; but the houses of the just are acceptable.
Pro 14:10 ¶ [If] a man’s mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.
Pro 14:11 ¶ The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.
Pro 14:12 ¶ There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it reach to the depths of hell.
Pro 14:13 ¶ Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.
Pro 14:14 ¶ A stout-hearted [man] shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.
Pro 14:15 ¶ The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to after-thought.
Pro 14:16 ¶ A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
Pro 14:17 ¶ A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things.
Pro 14:18 ¶ Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
Pro 14:19 ¶ Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.
Pro 14:20 ¶ Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.
Pro 14:21 ¶ He that dishonours the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.
Pro 14:22 ¶ They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.
Pro 14:23 ¶ With every one [who is] careful there is abundance: but the pleasure-taking and indolent shall be in want.
Pro 14:24 ¶ A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil.
Pro 14:25 ¶ A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful [man] kindles falsehoods.
Pro 14:26 ¶ In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.
Pro 14:27 The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes [men] to turn aside from the snare of death.
Pro 14:28 ¶ In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.
Pro 14:29 ¶ A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.
Pro 14:30 ¶ A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.
Pro 14:31 ¶ He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honours him has pity upon the poor.
Pro 14:32 ¶ The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but he who is secure in his own holiness is just.
Pro 14:33 ¶ There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: but in the heart of fools it is not discerned.
Pro 14:34 ¶ Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.
Pro 14:35 ¶ An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behaviour he removes disgrace.
Pro 15:1 ¶ Anger slays even wise men; yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: but a grievous word stirs up anger.
Pro 15:2 ¶ The tongue of the wise knows what is good: but the mouth of the foolish tells out evil things.
Pro 15:3 ¶ The eyes of the Lord behold both the evil and the good in every place.
Pro 15:4 ¶ The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding.
Pro 15:5 ¶ A fool scorns his father’s instruction; but he that keeps his commandments is more prudent. In abounding righteousness is great strength: but the ungodly shall utterly perish from the earth.
Pro 15:6 ¶ In the houses of the righteous is much strength: but the fruits of the ungodly shall perish.
Pro 15:7 ¶ The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe.
Pro 15:8 ¶ The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord; but the prayers of them that walk honestly are acceptable with him.
Pro 15:9 ¶ The ways of an ungodly [man] are an abomination to the Lord; but he loves those that follow after righteousness.
Pro 15:10 ¶ The instruction of the simple is known by them that pass by; but they that hate reproofs die disgracefully.
Pro 15:11 ¶ Hell and destruction are manifest to the Lord; how shall not also be the hearts of men?
Pro 15:12 ¶ An uninstructed person will not love those that reprove him; neither will he associate with the wise.
Pro 15:13 ¶ When the heart rejoices the countenance is cheerful; but when it is in sorrow, [the countenance] is sad.
Pro 15:14 ¶ An upright heart seeks discretion; but the mouth of the uninstructed will experience evils.
Pro 15:15 ¶ The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things; but the good are always quiet.
Pro 15:16 ¶ Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear [of the Lord].
Pro 15:17 Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.
Pro 15:18 ¶ A passionate man stirs up strife; but [he that is] slow to anger appeases even a rising one. (15:18A) A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels; but an ungodly man rather stirs [them] up.
Pro 15:19 ¶ The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.
Pro 15:20 ¶ A wise son gladdens [his] father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
Pro 15:21 ¶ The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.
Pro 15:22 ¶ They that honour not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counsellors.
Pro 15:23 ¶ A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common [weal].
Pro 15:24 ¶ The thoughts of the wise are ways of life, that he may turn aside and escape from hell.
Pro 15:25 ¶ The Lord pulls down the houses of scorners; but he establishes the border of the widow.
Pro 15:26 ¶ An unrighteous thought is abomination to the Lord; but the sayings of the pure are held in honour.
Pro 15:27 ¶ A receiver of bribes destroys himself; but he that hates the receiving of bribes is safe. (15:27A) [By alms and by faithful dealings sins are purged away;] but by the fear of the Lord every one departs from evil.
Pro 15:28 ¶ The hearts of the righteous meditate faithfulness; but the mouth of the ungodly answers evil things. (15:28A) The ways of righteous men are acceptable with the Lord; and through them even enemies become friends.
Pro 15:29 ¶ God is far from the ungodly; but he hearkens to the prayers of the righteous. (15:29A) Better are small receipts with righteousness, than abundant fruits with unrighteousness. (15:29B) Let the heart of a man think justly, that his steps may be rightly ordered of God.
Pro 15:30 ¶ The eye that sees rightly rejoices the heart; and a good report fattens the bones.
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Pro 15:32 ¶ He that rejects instruction hates himself; but he that mind reproofs loves his soul.
Pro 15:33 ¶ The fear of the Lord is instruction and wisdom; and the highest honour will correspond therewith.
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Pro 16:2 (15:33A) ¶ All the works of the humble [man] are manifest with God; but the ungodly shall perish in an evil day.
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Pro 16:5 ¶ Every one that is proud in heart is unclean before God, and he that unjustly strikes hands with hand shall not be held guiltless.
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Pro 16:7 (16:5A) ¶ The beginning of a good way is to do justly; and it is more acceptable with God than to offer sacrifices.
Pro 16:8 (16:5B) ¶ He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: and they that rightly seek him shall find peace.
Pro 16:9 (16:5C) ¶ All of the works of the Lord [are done] with righteousness; and the ungodly [man] is kept for the evil day.
Pro 16:10 ¶ [There is] an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgement.
Pro 16:11 ¶ The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures.
Pro 16:12 ¶ An evil-doer is an abomination to a king; for the throne of rule is established by righteousness.
Pro 16:13 ¶ Righteous lips are acceptable to a king; and he loves right words.
Pro 16:14 ¶ The anger of a king is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.
Pro 16:15 The son of a king is in the light of life; and they that are in favour with him are as a cloud of latter rain.
Pro 16:16 ¶ The brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.
Pro 16:17 ¶ The paths of life turn aside from evil; and the ways of righteousness are length of life. He that receives instruction shall be in prosperity; and he that regards reproofs shall be made wise. He that keeps his ways, preserves his own soul; and he that loves his life will spare his mouth.
Pro 16:18 ¶ Pride goes before destruction, and folly before a fall.
Pro 16:19 ¶ Better is a meek-spirited [man] with lowliness, than one who divides spoils with the proud.
Pro 16:20 ¶ [He who is] skillful in business finds good: but he that trusts in God is most blessed.
Pro 16:21 ¶ [Men] call the wise and understanding evil: but they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.
Pro 16:22 ¶ Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors; but the instruction of fools is evil.
Pro 16:23 ¶ The heart of the wise will discern the [things which proceed] from his own mouth; and on his lips he will wear knowledge.
Pro 16:24 ¶ Good words are honeycombs, and the sweetness thereof is a healing of the soul.
Pro 16:25 ¶ There are ways that seem to be right to a man, but the end of them looks to the depth of hell.
Pro 16:26 ¶ A man who labours, labours for himself, and drives from [him] his own ruin.
Pro 16:27 ¶ But the perverse bears destruction upon his own mouth: a foolish man digs up evil for himself, and treasures fire on his own lips.
Pro 16:28 A perverse man spreads mischief, and will kindle a torch of deceit with mischiefs; and he separates friends.
Pro 16:29 ¶ A transgressor tries [to ensnare] friends, and leads them in ways [that are] not good.
Pro 16:30 And the man that fixes his eyes devises perverse things, and marks out with his lips all evil: he is a furnace of wickedness.
Pro 16:31 ¶ Old age is a crown of honour, but it is found in the ways of righteousness.
Pro 16:32 ¶ A man slow to anger is better than a strong [man]; and he that governs [his] temper better than he that takes a city.
Pro 16:33 ¶ All [evils] come upon the ungodly into [their] bosoms; but all righteous things [come] of the Lord.
Pro 17:1 ¶ Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house [full] of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
Pro 17:2 ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.
Pro 17:3 ¶ As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
Pro 17:4 ¶ A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
Pro 17:5 ¶ He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.
Pro 17:6 ¶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. (17:6A) The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.
Pro 17:7 ¶ Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
Pro 17:8 ¶ Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.
Pro 17:9 ¶ He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide [them] separates friends and kindred.
Pro 17:10 ¶ A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
Pro 17:11 ¶ Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.
Pro 17:12 ¶ Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
Pro 17:13 ¶ Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
Pro 17:14 ¶ Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
Pro 17:15 ¶ He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
Pro 17:16 ¶ Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. (17:16A) He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
Pro 17:17 ¶ Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
Pro 17:18 ¶ A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, [as he] also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.
Pro 17:19 ¶ A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
Pro 17:20 ¶ and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
Pro 17:21 ¶ and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
Pro 17:22 ¶ A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Pro 17:23 ¶ The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in [his] bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
Pro 17:24 ¶ The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool [go] to the ends of the earth.
Pro 17:25 ¶ A foolish son [is a cause of] anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
Pro 17:26 ¶ [It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes.
Pro 17:27 ¶ He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
Pro 17:28 Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.
Pro 18:1 ¶ A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; but at all times he will be liable to reproach.
Pro 18:2 ¶ A senseless man feels no need of wisdom, for he is rather led by folly.
Pro 18:3 ¶ When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises [them]; but dishonour and reproach come upon him.
Pro 18:4 ¶ A word in the heart of a man is a deep water, and a river and fountain of life spring forth.
Pro 18:5 ¶ [It is] not good to accept the person of the ungodly, nor [is it] holy to pervert justice in judgment.
Pro 18:6 ¶ The lips of a fool bring [him] into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death.
Pro 18:7 A fool’s mouth is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Pro 18:8 ¶ Fear casts down the slothful; and the souls of the effeminate shall hunger.
Pro 18:9 ¶ A man who helps not himself by his labour is brother of him that ruins himself.
Pro 18:10 ¶ The name of the Lord is of great strength; and the righteous running to it are exalted.
Pro 18:11 ¶ The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; and its glory casts a broad shadow.
Pro 18:12 ¶ Before ruin a man’s heart is exalted, and before honour it is humble.
Pro 18:13 ¶ Whoso answers a word before he hears [a cause], it is folly and reproach to him.
Pro 18:14 ¶ A wise servant calms a man’s anger; but who can endure a faint-hearted man?
Pro 18:15 ¶ The heart of the sensible [man] purchases discretion; and the ears of the wise seek understanding.
Pro 18:16 ¶ A man’s gift enlarges him, and seats him among princes.
Pro 18:17 ¶ A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
Pro 18:18 ¶ A silent [man] quells strifes, and determines between great powers.
Pro 18:19 ¶ A brother helped by a brother is as a strong and high city; and is [as] strong as a [well]-founded palace.
Pro 18:20 ¶ A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.
Pro 18:21 ¶ Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.
Pro 18:22 ¶ He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God. (18:22A) [He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, and he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.]
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Pro 19:3 ¶ The folly of a man spoils his ways: and he blames God in his heart.
Pro 19:4 ¶ Wealth acquires many friends; but the poor is deserted even of the friend he has.
Pro 19:5 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that accuses unjustly shall not escape.
Pro 19:6 ¶ Many court the favour of kings; but every bad man becomes a reproach to [another] man.
Pro 19:7 Every one who hates [his] poor brother shall also be far from friendship. Good understanding will draw near to them that know it, and a sensible man will find it. He that does much harm perfects mischief; and he that used provoking words shall not escape.
Pro 19:8 ¶ He that procures wisdom loves himself; and he that keeps wisdom shall find good.
Pro 19:9 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished; and whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it.
Pro 19:10 ¶ Delight does not suit a fool, nor [is it seemly] if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness.
Pro 19:11 ¶ A merciful man is long-suffering; and his triumph overtakes transgressors.
Pro 19:12 ¶ The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; but as dew on the grass, so is his favour.
Pro 19:13 ¶ A foolish son is a disgrace to his father: vows [paid out] of the hire of a harlot are not pure.
Pro 19:14 ¶ Fathers divide house and substance to [their] children: but a wife is suited to a man by the Lord.
Pro 19:15 ¶ Cowardice possesses the effeminate [man]; and the soul of the sluggard shall hunger.
Pro 19:16 ¶ He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall perish.
Pro 19:17 ¶ He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift.
Pro 19:18 ¶ Chasten thy son, for so he shall be hopeful; and be not exalted in thy soul to haughtiness.
Pro 19:19 ¶ A malicious man shall be severely punished, and if he commit injury, he shall also lose his life.
Pro 19:20 ¶ Hear, son, the instruction of thy father, that thou mayest be wise at thy latter end.
Pro 19:21 ¶ [There are] many thoughts in a man’s heart; but the counsel of the Lord abides for ever.
Pro 19:22 ¶ Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
Pro 19:23 ¶ The fear of the Lord is life to a man: and he shall lodge without fear in places where knowledge is not seen.
Pro 19:24 ¶ He that unjustly hides his hands in his bosom, will not even [bring] them up to his mouth.
Pro 19:25 ¶ When a pestilent character is scourged, a simple man is made wiser: and if thou reprove a wise man, he will understand discretion.
Pro 19:26 ¶ He that dishonours his father, and drives away his mother, shall be disgraced and shall be exposed to reproach.
Pro 19:27 ¶ A son who ceases to attend to the instruction of a father will cherish evil designs.
Pro 19:28 ¶ He that becomes surety for a foolish child will despise the ordinance: and the mouth of ungodly men shall drink down judgement.
Pro 19:29 ¶ Scourges are preparing for the intemperate, and punishments likewise for fools.
Pro 20:1 ¶ Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.
Pro 20:2 ¶ The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
Pro 20:3 ¶ [It is] a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.
Pro 20:4 ¶ A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.
Pro 20:5 ¶ Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.
Pro 20:6 ¶ A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but [it is] hard to find a faithful man.
Pro 20:7 ¶ He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.
Pro 20:8 ¶ Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.
Pro 20:9 ¶ Who will boast that he has a pure heart? or who will boldly say that he is pure from sins.
Pro 20:10 ¶ A large and small weight, and divers measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and [so is] he that makes them.
Pro 20:11 ¶ A youth [when in company] with a godly man, will be restrained in his devices, and [then] his way will be straight.
Pro 20:12 ¶ The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord’s work.
Pro 20:13 ¶ Love not to speak ill, lest thou be cut off: open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.
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Pro 20:20 ¶ The lamp of him that reviles father or mother shall be put out, and his eyeballs shall see darkness.
Pro 20:21 ¶ A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.
Pro 20:22 ¶ Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help thee.
Pro 20:23 ¶ A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
Pro 20:24 ¶ A man’s goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
Pro 20:25 ¶ It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for [in that case] repentance comes after vowing.
Pro 20:26 ¶ A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.
Pro 20:27 ¶ The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
Pro 20:28 ¶ Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
Pro 20:29 ¶ Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey [hairs] are the glory of old men.
Pro 20:30 ¶ Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues [shall come] in the inward parts of [their] belly.
Pro 21:1 ¶ As a rush of water, so is the king’s heart in God’s hand: he turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.
Pro 21:2 ¶ Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.
Pro 21:3 ¶ To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.
Pro 21:4 ¶ A high-minded man is stout-hearted in [his] pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.
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Pro 21:6 ¶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity [on] to the snares of death.
Pro 21:7 ¶ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.
Pro 21:8 ¶ To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.
Pro 21:9 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered [rooms] with unrighteousness, and in an open house.
Pro 21:10 ¶ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.
Pro 21:11 ¶ When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.
Pro 21:12 ¶ A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.
Pro 21:13 ¶ He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear [him].
Pro 21:14 ¶ A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.
Pro 21:15 ¶ [It is] the joy of the righteous to do judgement: but a holy [man] is abominable with evil-doers.
Pro 21:16 ¶ A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of giants.
Pro 21:17 ¶ A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;
Pro 21:18 ¶ and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man.
Pro 21:19 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.
Pro 21:20 ¶ A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.
Pro 21:21 ¶ The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.
Pro 21:22 ¶ A wise man assaults strong cities, and demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.
Pro 21:23 ¶ He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.
Pro 21:24 ¶ A bold and self-willed and insolent [man] is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.
Pro 21:25 ¶ Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.
Pro 21:26 An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.
Pro 21:27 ¶ The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.
Pro 21:28 ¶ A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.
Pro 21:29 ¶ An ungodly man impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.
Pro 21:30 ¶ There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.
Pro 21:31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.
Pro 22:1 ¶ A fair name is better than much wealth, and good favour is above silver and gold.
Pro 22:2 ¶ The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.
Pro 22:3 ¶ An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.
Pro 22:4 ¶ The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.
Pro 22:5 ¶ Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.
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Pro 22:7 ¶ The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.
Pro 22:8 ¶ He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds. (22:8A) God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but [a man] shall fully prove the folly of his works.
Pro 22:9 ¶ He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained; for he has given of his own bread to the poor. (22:9A) He that gives liberally secures victory an honour; but he takes away the life of them that posses [them].
Pro 22:10 ¶ Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonours all.
Pro 22:11 ¶ The Lord loves holy hearts, and all blameless persons are acceptable with him: a king rules with his lips.
Pro 22:12 ¶ But the eyes of the Lord preserve discretion; but the transgressor despises [wise] words.
Pro 22:13 ¶ The sluggard makes excuses, and says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.
Pro 22:14 ¶ The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. (22:14A) Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.
Pro 22:15 ¶ Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are [then] far from him.
Pro 22:16 ¶ He that oppresses the poor, increases his own substance, yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.
Pro 22:17 ¶ Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,
Pro 22:18 that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.
Pro 22:19 That thy hope may be in the Lord, and he may make thy way known to thee.
Pro 22:20 And do thou too repeatedly record them for thyself on the table of thine heart, for counsel and knowledge.
Pro 22:21 I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.
Pro 22:22 ¶ Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless [man] in the gates.
Pro 22:23 For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.
Pro 22:24 ¶ Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:
Pro 22:25 lest thou learn of his ways, and get snares to thy soul.
Pro 22:26 ¶ Become not surety from respect of a man’s person.
Pro 22:27 For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed [that is] under thee.
Pro 22:28 ¶ Remove not the old landmarks, which thy fathers placed.
Pro 22:29 ¶ It is fit that an observant man and [one] diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.
Pro 23:1 ¶ If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee:
Pro 23:2 and apply thine hand, knowing that it behoves thee to prepare such [meats]: but if thou art very insatiable,
Pro 23:3 desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.
Pro 23:4 ¶ If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; but refrain thyself in thy wisdom.
Pro 23:5 If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle’s are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.
Pro 23:6 ¶ Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:
Pro 23:7 so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:
Pro 23:8 for he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.
Pro 23:9 ¶ Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words.
Pro 23:10 ¶ Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:
Pro 23:11 for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee.
Pro 23:12 ¶ Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.
Pro 23:13 Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
Pro 23:14 For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death.
Pro 23:15 Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;
Pro 23:16 and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.
Pro 23:17 ¶ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Pro 23:18 For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed.
Pro 23:19 ¶ Hear, [my] son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.
Pro 23:20 Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:
Pro 23:21 for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.
Pro 23:22 Hearken, [my] son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not [thy mother] because she is grown old.
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Pro 23:24 A righteous father brings up [his children] well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.
Pro 23:25 Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad.
Pro 23:26 [My] son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Pro 23:27 For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.
Pro 23:28 For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.
Pro 23:29 ¶ Who [has] woe? who trouble? who [has] quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who [has] bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid?
Pro 23:30 Are not those of them that stay long at wine? [are] not [those] of them that haunt [the places] where banquets are? Be not drunk with wine; but converse with just men, and converse [with them] openly.
Pro 23:31 For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.
Pro 23:32 But at last [such a one] stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent.
Pro 23:33 Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things.
Pro 23:34 And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm.
Pro 23:35 And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company?
Pro 24:1 ¶ [My] son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them.
Pro 24:2 For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
Pro 24:3 ¶ A house is built by wisdom, and is set up by understanding.
Pro 24:4 By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth.
Pro 24:5 A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.
Pro 24:6 War is carried on with generalship, and aid is supplied to the heart of a counsellor.
Pro 24:7 ¶ Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: the wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord,
Pro 24:8 (24:7A) but deliberate in council. (24:9) Death befalls uninstructed [men].
Pro 24:9 The fools also dies in sins; and uncleanness [attaches] to a pestilent man.
Pro 24:10 ¶ He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed.
Pro 24:11 ¶ Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not [thy help].
Pro 24:12 But if thou shouldest say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.
Pro 24:13 ¶ [My] son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.
Pro 24:14 Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end shall be good, and hope shall not fail thee.
Pro 24:15 ¶ Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.
Pro 24:16 For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise [again]: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.
Pro 24:17 ¶ If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.
Pro 24:18 For the Lord will see [it], and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.
Pro 24:19 ¶ Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.
Pro 24:20 For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.
Pro 24:21 ¶ [My] son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.
Pro 24:22 For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance [inflicted] by both? (24:22A) [A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for [such an one] has fully received it. (24:22B) Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. (24:22C) The king’s tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whosoever shall be given up to [it] shall be destroyed: (24:22D) for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, (24:22E) and devours men’s bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not [even] fit to be eaten by the young eagles. (24:22F) [My] son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.]
Pro 24:23 ¶ And this thing I say to you that are wise [for you] to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Pro 24:24 He that says of the ungodly, He is righteous, shall be cursed by peoples, and hateful among the nations.
Pro 24:25 But they that reprove [him] shall appear more excellent, and blessing shall come upon them;
Pro 24:26 and [men] will kiss lips that answer well.
Pro 24:27 ¶ Prepare thy works for [thy] going forth, and prepare thyself for the field; and come after me, and thou shalt rebuild thine house.
Pro 24:28 ¶ Be not a false witness against thy [fellow] citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips.
Pro 24:29 Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.
Pro 24:30 ¶ A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.
Pro 24:31 If thou let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down.
Pro 24:32 Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction.
Pro 24:33 [The sluggard says,] I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across [my] breast.
Pro 24:34 But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier.
Pro 25:1 ¶ These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
Pro 25:2 ¶ The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
Pro 25:3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king’s heart is unsearchable.
Pro 25:4 ¶ Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Pro 25:5 Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
Pro 25:6 ¶ Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
Pro 25:7 for [it is] better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that [one] should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.
Pro 25:8 ¶ Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.
Pro 25:9 Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
Pro 25:10 lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. (25:10A) Favour and friendship set [a man] free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
Pro 25:11 ¶ [As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
Pro 25:12 In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
Pro 25:13 ¶ As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger [refreshes] those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
Pro 25:14 ¶ As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.
Pro 25:15 ¶ In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Pro 25:16 ¶ Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.
Pro 25:17 ¶ Enter sparingly into thy friend’s house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
Pro 25:18 ¶ [As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
Pro 25:19 ¶ The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Pro 25:20 ¶ As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. (25:20A) As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
Pro 25:21 ¶ If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Pro 25:22 for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee [with] good.
Pro 25:23 ¶ The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Pro 25:24 ¶ [It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Pro 25:25 ¶ As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
Pro 25:26 ¶ As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so [is it] unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Pro 25:27 ¶ [It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Pro 25:28 ¶ As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
Pro 26:1 ¶ As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not [seemly] for a fool.
Pro 26:2 ¶ As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
Pro 26:3 ¶ As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
Pro 26:4 ¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.
Pro 26:5 Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
Pro 26:6 ¶ He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
Pro 26:7 [As well] take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
Pro 26:8 He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
Pro 26:9 Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
Pro 26:10 ¶ All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nought.
Pro 26:11 ¶ As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. (26:11A) [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame [that is] glory and grace.]
Pro 26:12 ¶ I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
Pro 26:13 ¶ A sluggard when sent on a journey says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and [there are] murderers in the streets.
Pro 26:14 ¶ As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
Pro 26:15 ¶ A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
Pro 26:16 ¶ A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
Pro 26:17 ¶ As he that lays hold of a dog’s tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another’s cause.
Pro 26:18 ¶ As those who need correction put forth [fair] words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
Pro 26:19 so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
Pro 26:20 ¶ With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
Pro 26:21 A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
Pro 26:22 The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite [even] to the inmost parts of the bowels.
Pro 26:23 ¶ Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.
Pro 26:24 ¶ A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
Pro 26:25 Though [thine] enemy intreat thee with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Pro 26:26 He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.
Pro 26:27 ¶ He that digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
Pro 26:28 ¶ A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.
Pro 27:1 ¶ Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
Pro 27:2 ¶ Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Pro 27:3 ¶ A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
Pro 27:4 Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Pro 27:5 ¶ Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Pro 27:6 The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Pro 27:7 ¶ A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
Pro 27:8 ¶ As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
Pro 27:9 ¶ The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Pro 27:10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother’s house: better is a friend [that is] near than a brother living far off.
Pro 27:11 ¶ Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
Pro 27:12 ¶ A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
Pro 27:13 ¶ Take away the man’s garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another’s goods.
Pro 27:14 ¶ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
Pro 27:15 ¶ On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
Pro 27:16 The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
Pro 27:17 ¶ Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Pro 27:18 ¶ He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
Pro 27:19 ¶ As faces are not like [other] faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Pro 27:20 ¶ Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. (27:20A) [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.]
Pro 27:21 ¶ Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. (27:21A) The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
Pro 27:22 ¶ Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
Pro 27:23 ¶ Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
Pro 27:24 For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
Pro 27:25 Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
Pro 27:26 that thou mayest have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
Pro 27:27 [My] son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
Pro 28:1 ¶ The ungodly [man] flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion.
Pro 28:2 ¶ By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.
Pro 28:3 ¶ A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and profitable rain,
Pro 28:4 ¶ so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.
Pro 28:5 ¶ Evil men will not understand judgement: but they that seek the Lord will understand everything.
Pro 28:6 ¶ A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar.
Pro 28:7 ¶ A wise son keeps the law: but he that keeps up debauchery dishonours his father.
Pro 28:8 ¶ He that increases his wealth by usuries and [unjust] gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.
Pro 28:9 ¶ He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has made his prayer abominable.
Pro 28:10 ¶ He that causes upright men to err in an evil way, himself shall fall into destruction: transgressor also shall pass by prosperity, but shall not enter into it.
Pro 28:11 ¶ A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.
Pro 28:12 ¶ By reason of the help of righteous men great glory arises: but in the places of the ungodly men are caught.
Pro 28:13 ¶ He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames [himself] shall be loved.
Pro 28:14 ¶ Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: but the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs.
Pro 28:15 ¶ A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf [is he], who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.
Pro 28:16 ¶ A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.
Pro 28:17 ¶ He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety. (28:17A) Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.
Pro 28:18 ¶ He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled [therein].
Pro 28:19 ¶ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.
Pro 28:20 ¶ A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.
Pro 28:21 ¶ He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.
Pro 28:22 ¶ An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.
Pro 28:23 ¶ He that reproves a man’s ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.
Pro 28:24 ¶ He that casts off father or mother, and thinks he sins not; the same is partaker with an ungodly man.
Pro 28:25 ¶ An unbelieving man judges rashly: but he that trusts in the Lord will act carefully.
Pro 28:26 ¶ He that trusts to a bold heart, such an one is a fool: but he that walks in wisdom shall be safe.
Pro 28:27 ¶ He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye [from him] shall be in great distress.
Pro 28:28 ¶ In the places of ungodly [men] the righteous mourn: but in their destruction the righteous shall be multiplied.
Pro 29:1 ¶ A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
Pro 29:2 ¶ When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
Pro 29:3 ¶ When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
Pro 29:4 ¶ A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
Pro 29:5 ¶ He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
Pro 29:6 ¶ A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
Pro 29:7 ¶ A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
Pro 29:8 ¶ Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
Pro 29:9 ¶ A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
Pro 29:10 ¶ Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
Pro 29:11 ¶ A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
Pro 29:12 ¶ When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
Pro 29:13 ¶ When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
Pro 29:14 ¶ When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
Pro 29:15 ¶ Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
Pro 29:16 ¶ When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
Pro 29:17 ¶ Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.
Pro 29:18 ¶ There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
Pro 29:19 ¶ A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
Pro 29:20 ¶ If thou see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
Pro 29:21 ¶ He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
Pro 29:22 ¶ A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
Pro 29:23 ¶ Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
Pro 29:24 ¶ He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
Pro 29:25 ¶ [they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
Pro 29:26 ¶ Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
Pro 29:27 ¶ A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
Pro 30:1 ¶ These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.
Pro 30:2 For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.
Pro 30:3 God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.
Pro 30:4 Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?
Pro 30:5 For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
Pro 30:6 Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.
Pro 30:7 ¶ Two things I ask of thee; take not favour from me before I die.
Pro 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth [or] poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:
Pro 30:9 lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear [vainly] by the name of God.
Pro 30:10 ¶ Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed.
Pro 30:11 A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
Pro 30:12 A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.
Pro 30:13 A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.
Pro 30:14 A wicked generation have swords [for] teeth and jaw-teeth [as] knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.
Pro 30:15 ¶ The horse-leech had three dearly-beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say, Enough.
Pro 30:16 The grave, and the love of a woman, and the earth not filled with water; water also and fire will not say, It is enough.
Pro 30:17 The eye that laughs to scorn a father, and dishonours the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour it.
Pro 30:18 ¶ Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:
Pro 30:19 the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.
Pro 30:20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.
Pro 30:21 By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it cannot bear:
Pro 30:22 if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;
Pro 30:23 or if a maid-servant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.
Pro 30:24 ¶ And [there are] four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:
Pro 30:25 the ants which are weak, and [yet] prepare [their] food in summer;
Pro 30:26 the rabbits also [are] a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.
Pro 30:27 The locusts have no king, and [yet] march orderly at one command.
Pro 30:28 And the eft, which supports itself by [its] hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
Pro 30:29 ¶ And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.
Pro 30:30 A lion’s whelp, stronger than [all other] beasts, which turns not away, nor fears [any] beast;
Pro 30:31 and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
Pro 30:32 If thou abandon thyself to mirth, and stretch forth thine hand in a quarrel, thou shalt be disgraced.
Pro 30:33 Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if thou wing [one’s] nostrils there shall come out blood: so if thou extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.
Pro 31:1 ¶ My words have been spoken by God—the oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.
Pro 31:2 What wilt thou keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to thee: what? son of my womb? what? son of my vows?
Pro 31:3 Give not thy wealth to women, nor thy mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.
Pro 31:4 Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:
Pro 31:5 lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly.
Pro 31:6 Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:
Pro 31:7 that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more.
Pro 31:8 Open thy mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
Pro 31:9 Open thy mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak.
Pro 31:10 ¶ Who shall find a virtuous woman? for such a one is more valuable than precious stones.
Pro 31:11 The heart of her husband trusts in her: such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.
Pro 31:12 For she employs all her living for her husband’s good.
Pro 31:13 Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands.
Pro 31:14 She is like a ship trading from a distance: so she procures her livelihood.
Pro 31:15 And she rises by night, and gives food to her household, and [appointed] tasks to her maidens.
Pro 31:16 She views a farm, and buys it: and with the fruit of her hands she plants and a possession.
Pro 31:17 She strongly girds her loins, and strengthens her arms for work.
Pro 31:18 And she finds by experience that working is good; and her candle goes not out all night.
Pro 31:19 She reaches forth her arms to needful [works], and applies her hands to the spindle.
Pro 31:20 And she opens her hands to the needy, and reaches out fruit to the poor.
Pro 31:21 Her husband is not anxious about those at home when he tarries anywhere abroad: for all her household are clothed.
Pro 31:22 She makes for her husband clothes of double texture, and garments for herself of fine linen and scarlet.
Pro 31:23 And her husband becomes a distinguished [person] in the gates, when he sits in council with the old inhabitants of the land.
Pro 31:24 She makes fine linens, and sells girdles to the Chananites: she opens her mouth heedfully and with propriety, and controls her tongue.
Pro 31:25 She puts on strength and honour; and rejoices in the last days.
Pro 31:26 But she opens her mouth wisely, and according to law.
Pro 31:27 The ways of her household are careful, and she eats not the bread of idleness.
Pro 31:28 And [her] kindness to them sets up her children for them, and they grow rich, and her husband praises her.
Pro 31:29 Many daughters have obtained wealth, many have wrought valiantly; but thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all.
Pro 31:30 Charms are false, and woman’s beauty is vain: for it is a wise woman that is blessed, and let her praise the fear the Lord.
Pro 31:31 Give her of the fruit of her lips; and let her husband be praised in the gates.
