Revised Webster Bible
1995 by Larry Pierce
Pro 1:1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
Pro 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
Pro 1:3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
Pro 1:4 To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
Pro 1:5 A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels:
Pro 1:6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Pro 1:7 ¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Pro 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Pro 1:9 For they [shall be] an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Pro 1:10 ¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Pro 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause:
Pro 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Pro 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Pro 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
Pro 1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; keep thy foot from their path:
Pro 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Pro 1:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Pro 1:18 And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk secretly for their [own] lives.
Pro 1:19 So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [who] taketh away the life of its owners.
Pro 1:20 ¶ Wisdom crieth outside; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Pro 1:21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying],
Pro 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Pro 1:23 Turn ye at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit to you, I will make known to you my words.
Pro 1:24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Pro 1:25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and rejected my reproof:
Pro 1:26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
Pro 1:27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
Pro 1:28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Pro 1:29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Pro 1:30 They rejected my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Pro 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Pro 1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Pro 1:33 But whoever hearkeneth to me shall dwell in safety, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Pro 2:1 ¶ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and treasure my commandments with thee;
Pro 2:2 So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, [and] apply thy heart to understanding;
Pro 2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Pro 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid 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 giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.
Pro 2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a shield to them that walk uprightly.
Pro 2:8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Pro 2:9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [and], every good path.
Pro 2:10 ¶ When wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge is pleasant to thy soul;
Pro 2:11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Pro 2:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man], from the man that speaketh perverse things;
Pro 2:13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Pro 2:14 Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the perverseness of the wicked;
Pro 2:15 Whose ways [are] crooked, and [they are] perverse in their paths:
Pro 2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the adulteress [who] flattereth with her words;
Pro 2:17 Who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Pro 2:18 For her house inclineth to death, and her paths to the dead.
Pro 2:19 None that go to her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life.
Pro 2:20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.
Pro 2:21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Pro 2:22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Pro 3:1 ¶ My son, forget not my law; but let thy heart keep my commandments:
Pro 3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Pro 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart:
Pro 3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Pro 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding.
Pro 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Pro 3:7 ¶ Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Pro 3:8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
Pro 3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thy increase:
Pro 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Pro 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Pro 3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth.
Pro 3:13 ¶ Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.
Pro 3:14 For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine gold.
Pro 3:15 She [is] more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her.
Pro 3:16 Length of days [is] in her right hand; [and] in her left hand riches and honour.
Pro 3:17 Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.
Pro 3:18 She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her.
Pro 3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
Pro 3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Pro 3:21 ¶ My son, let not them depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
Pro 3:22 So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Pro 3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Pro 3:24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: but, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Pro 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Pro 3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
Pro 3:27 ¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do [it].
Pro 3:28 Say not to thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Pro 3:29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Pro 3:30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm.
Pro 3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Pro 3:32 For the perverse [man is] an abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.
Pro 3:33 The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
Pro 3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace to the lowly.
Pro 3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Pro 4:1 ¶ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Pro 4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
Pro 4:3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother.
Pro 4:4 He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Pro 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Pro 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Pro 4:7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Pro 4:8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Pro 4:9 She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Pro 4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Pro 4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Pro 4:12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be hindered; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Pro 4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life.
Pro 4:14 ¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].
Pro 4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Pro 4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.
Pro 4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Pro 4:18 But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more to the perfect day.
Pro 4:19 The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Pro 4:20 ¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thy ear to my sayings.
Pro 4:21 Let them not depart from thy eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.
Pro 4:22 For they [are] life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Pro 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
Pro 4:24 Put away from thee a perverse mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Pro 4:25 Let thy eyes look right on, and let thy eyelids look straight before thee.
Pro 4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Pro 4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Pro 5:1 ¶ My son, attend to my wisdom, [and] bow thy ear to my understanding:
Pro 5:2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and [that] thy lips may keep knowledge.
Pro 5:3 For the lips of an adulteress drop [as] an honeycomb, and her mouth [is] smoother than oil:
Pro 5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
Pro 5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Pro 5:6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, [that] thou canst not know [them].
Pro 5:7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Pro 5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not near the door of her house:
Pro 5:9 Lest thou give thy honour to others, and thy years to the cruel:
Pro 5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours [be] in the house of a stranger;
Pro 5:11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Pro 5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Pro 5:13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me!
Pro 5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Pro 5:15 ¶ Drink waters out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.
Pro 5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, [and] rivers of waters in the streets.
Pro 5:17 Let them be only thy own, and not for strangers with thee.
Pro 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Pro 5:19 [Let her be as] the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
Pro 5:20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Pro 5:21 For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
Pro 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
Pro 5:23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Pro 6:1 ¶ My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast struck thy hand with a stranger,
Pro 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Pro 6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and plead with thy friend.
Pro 6:4 Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
Pro 6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Pro 6:6 ¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Pro 6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Pro 6:8 Provideth her food in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
Pro 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Pro 6:10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Pro 6:12 ¶ A worthless person, a wicked man, walketh with a perverse mouth.
Pro 6:13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
Pro 6:14 Perverseness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Pro 6:15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Pro 6:16 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination to him:
Pro 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Pro 6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
Pro 6:19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
Pro 6:20 ¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Pro 6:21 Bind them continually upon thy heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
Pro 6:22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Pro 6:23 For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
Pro 6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of an adulteress woman.
Pro 6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Pro 6:26 For by means of an harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Pro 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Pro 6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Pro 6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Pro 6:30 [Men] do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Pro 6:31 But [if] he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Pro 6:32 [But] whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Pro 6:33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Pro 6:34 For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Pro 6:35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
Pro 7:1 ¶ My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Pro 7:2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thy eye.
Pro 7:3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart.
Pro 7:4 Say to wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
Pro 7:5 That they may keep thee from the adulteress, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words.
Pro 7:6 ¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
Pro 7:7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Pro 7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Pro 7:9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
Pro 7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
Pro 7:11 (She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Pro 7:12 Now [is she] outside, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Pro 7:13 So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said to him,
Pro 7:14 [I have] peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows.
Pro 7:15 Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Pro 7:16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved [works], with fine linen of Egypt.
Pro 7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Pro 7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Pro 7:19 For my husband [is] not at home, he is gone a long journey:
Pro 7:20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, [and] will come home at the day appointed.
Pro 7:21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she seduced him.
Pro 7:22 He goeth after her quickly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Pro 7:23 Till an arrow striketh through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.
Pro 7:24 ¶ Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Pro 7:25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
Pro 7:26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong [men] have been slain by her.
Pro 7:27 Her house [is] the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Pro 8:1 ¶ Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Pro 8:2 She standeth on the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
Pro 8:3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors.
Pro 8:4 To you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man.
Pro 8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Pro 8:6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips [shall be] right things.
Pro 8:7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.
Pro 8:8 All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing crooked or perverse in them.
Pro 8:9 They [are] all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Pro 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Pro 8:11 For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Pro 8:12 ¶ I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.
Pro 8:13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Pro 8:14 Counsel [is] mine, and sound wisdom: I [am] understanding; I have strength.
Pro 8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Pro 8:16 By me princes rule, and nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth.
Pro 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Pro 8:18 Riches and honour [are] with me; [yea], durable riches and righteousness.
Pro 8:19 My fruit [is] better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
Pro 8:20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
Pro 8:21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.
Pro 8:22 ¶ The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Pro 8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Pro 8:24 When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water.
Pro 8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
Pro 8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Pro 8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a circle upon the face of the depth:
Pro 8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Pro 8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Pro 8:30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him]: and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him;
Pro 8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
Pro 8:32 ¶ Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways.
Pro 8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Pro 8:34 Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Pro 8:35 For whoever findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour from the LORD.
Pro 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Pro 9:1 ¶ Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Pro 9:2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mixed her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Pro 9:3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Pro 9:4 Whoever [is] simple, let him turn in here: [as for] him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him,
Pro 9:5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mixed.
Pro 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Pro 9:7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
Pro 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Pro 9:9 Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.
Pro 9:10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One [is] understanding.
Pro 9:11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Pro 9:12 If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].
Pro 9:13 ¶ A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
Pro 9:14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Pro 9:15 To call those who pass by who go right on their ways:
Pro 9:16 Whoever [is] simple, let him turn in here: and [as for] him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him,
Pro 9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
Pro 9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of hell.
Pro 10:1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
Pro 10:2 ¶ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Pro 10:3 The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Pro 10:4 ¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Pro 10:5 ¶ He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.
Pro 10:6 ¶ Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Pro 10:7 ¶ The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall perish.
Pro 10:8 ¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Pro 10:9 ¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Pro 10:10 ¶ He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
Pro 10:11 ¶ The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Pro 10:12 ¶ Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Pro 10:13 ¶ In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Pro 10:14 ¶ Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
Pro 10:15 ¶ The rich man’s wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.
Pro 10:16 ¶ The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Pro 10:17 ¶ He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
Pro 10:18 ¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.
Pro 10:19 ¶ In the multitude of words there lacketh not sin: but he that holdeth his lips [is] wise.
Pro 10:20 ¶ The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.
Pro 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.
Pro 10:22 ¶ The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Pro 10:23 ¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Pro 10:24 ¶ The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Pro 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation.
Pro 10:26 ¶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
Pro 10:27 ¶ The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Pro 10:28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Pro 10:29 ¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.
Pro 10:30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Pro 10:31 ¶ The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
Pro 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.
Pro 11:1 ¶ A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.
Pro 11:2 ¶ [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.
Pro 11:3 ¶ The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Pro 11:4 ¶ Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Pro 11:5 ¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Pro 11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] iniquity.
Pro 11:7 ¶ When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth.
Pro 11:8 ¶ The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Pro 11:9 ¶ An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Pro 11:10 ¶ When the righteous prosper, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
Pro 11:11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Pro 11:12 ¶ He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Pro 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Pro 11:14 ¶ Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.
Pro 11:15 ¶ He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is secure.
Pro 11:16 ¶ A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain riches.
Pro 11:17 ¶ The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Pro 11:18 ¶ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.
Pro 11:19 ¶ As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.
Pro 11:20 ¶ They that are of a perverse heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.
Pro 11:21 ¶ [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Pro 11:22 ¶ [As] a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, [so is] a fair woman who is without discretion.
Pro 11:23 ¶ The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.
Pro 11:24 ¶ There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
Pro 11:25 ¶ The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Pro 11:26 ¶ He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it].
Pro 11:27 ¶ He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him.
Pro 11:28 ¶ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Pro 11:29 ¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
Pro 11:30 ¶ The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
Pro 11:31 ¶ Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed upon the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
Pro 12:1 ¶ Whoever loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] stupid.
Pro 12:2 ¶ A good [man] obtaineth favour from the LORD: but a man of wicked devices he will condemn.
Pro 12:3 ¶ A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Pro 12:4 ¶ A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
Pro 12:5 ¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
Pro 12:6 ¶ The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Pro 12:7 ¶ The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Pro 12:8 ¶ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Pro 12:9 ¶ [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and is destitute of bread.
Pro 12:10 ¶ A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
Pro 12:11 ¶ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.
Pro 12:12 ¶ The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
Pro 12:13 ¶ The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Pro 12:14 ¶ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered to him.
Pro 12:15 ¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth to counsel [is] wise.
Pro 12:16 ¶ A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
Pro 12:17 ¶ [He that] speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Pro 12:18 ¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
Pro 12:19 ¶ The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
Pro 12:20 ¶ Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.
Pro 12:21 ¶ There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Pro 12:22 ¶ Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
Pro 12:23 ¶ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Pro 12:24 ¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labour.
Pro 12:25 ¶ Heaviness in the heart of man weigheth it down: but a good word maketh it glad.
Pro 12:26 ¶ The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
Pro 12:27 ¶ The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
Pro 12:28 ¶ In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [of it there is] no death.
Pro 13:1 ¶ A wise son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Pro 13:2 ¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.
Pro 13:3 ¶ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Pro 13:4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Pro 13:5 ¶ A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Pro 13:6 ¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Pro 13:7 ¶ There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.
Pro 13:8 ¶ The ransom of a man’s life [is] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
Pro 13:9 ¶ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Pro 13:10 ¶ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.
Pro 13:11 ¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Pro 13:12 ¶ Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.
Pro 13:13 ¶ Whoever despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Pro 13:14 ¶ The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Pro 13:15 ¶ Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.
Pro 13:16 ¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.
Pro 13:17 ¶ A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.
Pro 13:18 ¶ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Pro 13:19 ¶ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Pro 13:20 ¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Pro 13:21 ¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be rewarded with prosperity.
Pro 13:22 ¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.
Pro 13:23 ¶ Much food [is in] the fallow ground of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for lack of judgment.
Pro 13:24 ¶ He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him early.
Pro 13:25 ¶ The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Pro 14:1 ¶ Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Pro 14:2 ¶ He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Pro 14:3 ¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Pro 14:4 ¶ Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox.
Pro 14:5 ¶ A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Pro 14:6 ¶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy to him that understandeth.
Pro 14:7 ¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.
Pro 14:8 ¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.
Pro 14:9 ¶ Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.
Pro 14:10 ¶ The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
Pro 14:11 ¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
Pro 14:12 ¶ There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it [are] the ways of death.
Pro 14:13 ¶ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.
Pro 14:14 ¶ The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.
Pro 14:15 ¶ The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.
Pro 14:16 ¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Pro 14:17 ¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Pro 14:18 ¶ The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Pro 14:19 ¶ The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Pro 14:20 ¶ The poor is hated even by his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends.
Pro 14:21 ¶ He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
Pro 14:22 ¶ Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good.
Pro 14:23 ¶ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to poverty.
Pro 14:24 ¶ The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.
Pro 14:25 ¶ A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.
Pro 14:26 ¶ In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Pro 14:27 The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Pro 14:28 ¶ In the multitude of people [is] the king’s honour: but in the lack of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
Pro 14:29 ¶ [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Pro 14:30 ¶ A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Pro 14:31 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Pro 14:32 ¶ The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Pro 14:33 ¶ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.
Pro 14:34 ¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.
Pro 14:35 ¶ The king’s favour [is] toward a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.
Pro 15:1 ¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Pro 15:2 ¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Pro 15:3 ¶ The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Pro 15:4 ¶ A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness in it [is] a breach in the spirit.
Pro 15:5 ¶ A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Pro 15:6 ¶ In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
Pro 15:7 ¶ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
Pro 15:8 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
Pro 15:9 ¶ The way of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
Pro 15:10 ¶ Correction [is] grievous to him that forsaketh the way: [and] he that hateth reproof shall die.
Pro 15:11 ¶ Hell and destruction [are] before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Pro 15:12 ¶ A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go to the wise.
Pro 15:13 ¶ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Pro 15:14 ¶ The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Pro 15:15 ¶ All the days of the afflicted [are] evil: but he that is of a merry heart [hath] a continual feast.
Pro 15:16 ¶ Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it.
Pro 15:17 Better [is] a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.
Pro 15:18 ¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Pro 15:19 ¶ The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.
Pro 15:20 ¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Pro 15:21 ¶ Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Pro 15:22 ¶ Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Pro 15:23 ¶ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [it is]!
Pro 15:24 ¶ The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Pro 15:25 ¶ The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
Pro 15:26 ¶ The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.
Pro 15:27 ¶ He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth bribes shall live.
Pro 15:28 ¶ The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Pro 15:29 ¶ The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Pro 15:30 ¶ The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.
Pro 15:31 ¶ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Pro 15:32 ¶ He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
Pro 15:33 ¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour [is] humility.
Pro 16:1 ¶ The preparations of the heart belong to man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.
Pro 16:2 ¶ All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Pro 16:3 ¶ Commit thy works to the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Pro 16:4 ¶ The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Pro 16:5 ¶ Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Pro 16:6 ¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.
Pro 16:7 ¶ When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Pro 16:8 ¶ Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Pro 16:9 ¶ A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Pro 16:10 ¶ A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Pro 16:11 ¶ A just weight and balance [are] the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
Pro 16:12 ¶ [It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Pro 16:13 ¶ Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Pro 16:14 ¶ The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Pro 16:15 In the light of a king’s countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
Pro 16:16 ¶ How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Pro 16:17 ¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Pro 16:18 ¶ Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Pro 16:19 ¶ Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Pro 16:20 ¶ He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoever trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.
Pro 16:21 ¶ The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Pro 16:22 ¶ Understanding [is] a wellspring of life to him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.
Pro 16:23 ¶ The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Pro 16:24 ¶ Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Pro 16:25 ¶ There is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the end of it [is] the way of death.
Pro 16:26 ¶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
Pro 16:27 ¶ An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
Pro 16:28 A perverse man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Pro 16:29 ¶ A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way [that is] not good.
Pro 16:30 He shutteth his eyes to devise perverse things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
Pro 16:31 ¶ The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of righteousness.
Pro 16:32 ¶ [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Pro 16:33 ¶ The lot is cast into the lap; but its whole disposing [is] from the LORD.
Pro 17:1 ¶ Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife.
Pro 17:2 ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Pro 17:3 ¶ The refining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Pro 17:4 ¶ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Pro 17:5 ¶ He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Pro 17:6 ¶ Children’s children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [is] their fathers.
Pro 17:7 ¶ Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Pro 17:8 ¶ A bribe [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: wherever it turneth, it prospereth.
Pro 17:9 ¶ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
Pro 17:10 ¶ A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Pro 17:11 ¶ An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Pro 17:12 ¶ Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Pro 17:13 ¶ Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Pro 17:14 ¶ The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
Pro 17:15 ¶ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
Pro 17:16 ¶ Why [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
Pro 17:17 ¶ A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Pro 17:18 ¶ A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Pro 17:19 ¶ He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Pro 17:20 ¶ He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Pro 17:21 ¶ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Pro 17:22 ¶ A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Pro 17:23 ¶ A wicked [man] taketh a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Pro 17:24 ¶ Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
Pro 17:25 ¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Pro 17:26 ¶ Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
Pro 17:27 ¶ He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Pro 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
Pro 18:1 ¶ Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Pro 18:2 ¶ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Pro 18:3 ¶ When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
Pro 18:4 ¶ The words of a man’s mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
Pro 18:5 ¶ [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Pro 18:6 ¶ A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Pro 18:7 A fool’s mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
Pro 18:8 ¶ The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Pro 18:9 ¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Pro 18:10 ¶ The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Pro 18:11 ¶ The rich man’s wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Pro 18:12 ¶ Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [is] humility.
Pro 18:13 ¶ He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame to him.
Pro 18:14 ¶ The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Pro 18:15 ¶ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Pro 18:16 ¶ A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Pro 18:17 ¶ [He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Pro 18:18 ¶ The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Pro 18:19 ¶ A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.
Pro 18:20 ¶ A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Pro 18:21 ¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.
Pro 18:22 ¶ [Whoever] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour from the LORD.
Pro 18:23 ¶ The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Pro 18:24 ¶ A man [that hath] friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
Pro 19:1 ¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Pro 19:2 ¶ Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.
Pro 19:3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Pro 19:4 ¶ Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Pro 19:5 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
Pro 19:6 ¶ Many will entreat the favour of the prince: and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Pro 19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them with] words, [yet] they [are] gone.
Pro 19:8 ¶ He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Pro 19:9 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.
Pro 19:10 ¶ Delight is not proper for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Pro 19:11 ¶ The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.
Pro 19:12 ¶ The king’s wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.
Pro 19:13 ¶ A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
Pro 19:14 ¶ House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.
Pro 19:15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Pro 19:16 ¶ He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; [but] he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Pro 19:17 ¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Pro 19:18 ¶ Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Pro 19:19 ¶ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
Pro 19:20 ¶ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Pro 19:21 ¶ [There are] many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Pro 19:22 ¶ The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
Pro 19:23 ¶ The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Pro 19:24 ¶ A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Pro 19:25 ¶ Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
Pro 19:26 ¶ He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Pro 19:27 ¶ Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.
Pro 19:28 ¶ An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
Pro 19:29 ¶ Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Pro 20:1 ¶ Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.
Pro 20:2 ¶ The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoever] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul.
Pro 20:3 ¶ [It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Pro 20:4 ¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.
Pro 20:5 ¶ Counsel in the heart of man [is like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Pro 20:6 ¶ Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Pro 20:7 ¶ The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him.
Pro 20:8 ¶ A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Pro 20:9 ¶ Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Pro 20:10 ¶ Differing weights, [and] differing measures, both of them [are] alike abomination to the LORD.
Pro 20:11 ¶ Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work [is] pure, and whether [it is] right.
Pro 20:12 ¶ The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
Pro 20:13 ¶ Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thy eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Pro 20:14 ¶ [It is] nothing, [it is] nothing, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Pro 20:15 ¶ There is gold, and an abundance of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.
Pro 20:16 ¶ Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for an adulteress.
Pro 20:17 ¶ Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Pro 20:18 ¶ [Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Pro 20:19 ¶ He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Pro 20:20 ¶ Whoever curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Pro 20:21 ¶ An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end of it shall not be blessed.
Pro 20:22 ¶ Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Pro 20:23 ¶ Differing weights [are] an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.
Pro 20:24 ¶ Man’s goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Pro 20:25 ¶ [It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Pro 20:26 ¶ A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Pro 20:27 ¶ The spirit of man [is] the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Pro 20:28 ¶ Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.
Pro 20:29 ¶ The glory of young men [is] their strength: and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.
Pro 20:30 ¶ The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so [do] stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Pro 21:1 ¶ The king’s heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it wherever he will.
Pro 21:2 ¶ Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the hearts.
Pro 21:3 ¶ To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Pro 21:4 ¶ An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
Pro 21:5 ¶ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.
Pro 21:6 ¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.
Pro 21:7 ¶ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Pro 21:8 ¶ The way of man [is] perverse and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.
Pro 21:9 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Pro 21:10 ¶ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
Pro 21:11 ¶ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Pro 21:12 ¶ The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.
Pro 21:13 ¶ Whoever stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Pro 21:14 ¶ A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Pro 21:15 ¶ [It is] joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.
Pro 21:16 ¶ The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Pro 21:17 ¶ He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Pro 21:18 ¶ The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Pro 21:19 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Pro 21:20 ¶ [There is] a treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Pro 21:21 ¶ He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Pro 21:22 ¶ A wise [man] scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of its confidence.
Pro 21:23 ¶ Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Pro 21:24 ¶ Proud [and] haughty scorner [is] his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Pro 21:25 ¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Pro 21:26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Pro 21:27 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
Pro 21:28 ¶ A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Pro 21:29 ¶ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.
Pro 21:30 ¶ [There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Pro 21:31 The horse [is] prepared for the day of battle: but safety [is] from the LORD.
Pro 22:1 ¶ A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Pro 22:2 ¶ The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
Pro 22:3 ¶ A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Pro 22:4 ¶ By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.
Pro 22:5 ¶ Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Pro 22:6 ¶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Pro 22:7 ¶ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
Pro 22:8 ¶ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Pro 22:9 ¶ He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Pro 22:10 ¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall end; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Pro 22:11 ¶ He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
Pro 22:12 ¶ The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
Pro 22:13 ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
Pro 22:14 ¶ The mouth of an adulteress [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall in it.
Pro 22:15 ¶ Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Pro 22:16 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
Pro 22:17 ¶ Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
Pro 22:18 For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall all be ready on thy lips.
Pro 22:19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
Pro 22:20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Pro 22:21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send to thee?
Pro 22:22 ¶ Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Pro 22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Pro 22:24 ¶ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Pro 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Pro 22:26 ¶ Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
Pro 22:27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Pro 22:28 ¶ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Pro 22:29 ¶ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure [men].
Pro 23:1 ¶ When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee:
Pro 23:2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [art] a man given to appetite.
Pro 23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful food.
Pro 23:4 ¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thy own wisdom.
Pro 23:5 Wilt thou set thy eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make to themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Pro 23:6 ¶ Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his delicacies:
Pro 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.
Pro 23:8 The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Pro 23:9 ¶ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Pro 23:10 ¶ Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Pro 23:11 For their redeemer [is] mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Pro 23:12 ¶ Apply thy heart to instruction, and thy ears to the words of knowledge.
Pro 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Pro 23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Pro 23:15 My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Pro 23:16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Pro 23:17 ¶ Let not thy heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Pro 23:18 For surely there is an end; and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Pro 23:19 ¶ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.
Pro 23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
Pro 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.
Pro 23:22 Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Pro 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Pro 23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.
Pro 23:25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.
Pro 23:26 My son, give me thy heart, and let thy eyes observe my ways.
Pro 23:27 For an harlot [is] a deep ditch; and an adulteress [is] a narrow pit.
Pro 23:28 She also lieth in wait as [for] a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Pro 23:29 ¶ Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Pro 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Pro 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.
Pro 23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Pro 23:33 Thy eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter perverse things.
Pro 23:34 And thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Pro 23:35 They have stricken me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I felt [it] not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Pro 24:1 ¶ Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Pro 24:2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Pro 24:3 ¶ Through wisdom is an house built; and by understanding it is established:
Pro 24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Pro 24:5 A wise man [is] strong; and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Pro 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.
Pro 24:7 ¶ Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Pro 24:8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
Pro 24:9 The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.
Pro 24:10 ¶ [If] thou faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small.
Pro 24:11 ¶ If thou refraineth to deliver [them that are] drawn to death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;
Pro 24:12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that weigheth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
Pro 24:13 ¶ My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:
Pro 24:14 So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] to thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Pro 24:15 ¶ Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting place:
Pro 24:16 For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Pro 24:17 ¶ Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Pro 24:18 Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Pro 24:19 ¶ Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;
Pro 24:20 For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Pro 24:21 ¶ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:
Pro 24:22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
Pro 24:23 ¶ These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Pro 24:24 He that saith to the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Pro 24:25 But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Pro 24:26 [Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer.
Pro 24:27 ¶ Prepare thy work outside, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
Pro 24:28 ¶ Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.
Pro 24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Pro 24:30 ¶ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Pro 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.
Pro 24:32 Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction.
Pro 24:33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Pro 25:1 ¶ These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Pro 25:2 ¶ [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.
Pro 25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
Pro 25:4 ¶ Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.
Pro 25:5 Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Pro 25:6 ¶ Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
Pro 25:7 For better [it is] that it be said to thee, Come up here; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.
Pro 25:8 ¶ Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in its end, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Pro 25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself]; and reveal not a secret to another:
Pro 25:10 Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.
Pro 25:11 ¶ A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Pro 25:12 [As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Pro 25:13 ¶ As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Pro 25:14 ¶ Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
Pro 25:15 ¶ By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Pro 25:16 ¶ Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.
Pro 25:17 ¶ Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
Pro 25:18 ¶ A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Pro 25:19 ¶ Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Pro 25:20 ¶ [As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, so [is] he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Pro 25:21 ¶ If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:
Pro 25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
Pro 25:23 ¶ The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Pro 25:24 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Pro 25:25 ¶ [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.
Pro 25:26 ¶ A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Pro 25:27 ¶ [It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
Pro 25:28 ¶ He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
Pro 26:1 ¶ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not proper for a fool.
Pro 26:2 ¶ As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Pro 26:3 ¶ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.
Pro 26:4 ¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.
Pro 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Pro 26:6 ¶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh violence.
Pro 26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
Pro 26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.
Pro 26:9 [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
Pro 26:10 ¶ The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Pro 26:11 ¶ As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.
Pro 26:12 ¶ Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
Pro 26:13 ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
Pro 26:14 ¶ [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
Pro 26:15 ¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Pro 26:16 ¶ The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Pro 26:17 ¶ He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Pro 26:18 ¶ As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Pro 26:19 So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Pro 26:20 ¶ Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Pro 26:21 [As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
Pro 26:22 The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Pro 26:23 ¶ Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Pro 26:24 ¶ He that hateth disguiseth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Pro 26:25 When he speaketh kindly, believe him not: for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.
Pro 26:26 [Whose] hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be revealed before the [whole] congregation.
Pro 26:27 ¶ Whoever diggeth a pit shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Pro 26:28 ¶ A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Pro 27:1 ¶ Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Pro 27:2 ¶ Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Pro 27:3 ¶ A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than both.
Pro 27:4 Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
Pro 27:5 ¶ Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
Pro 27:6 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
Pro 27:7 ¶ The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Pro 27:8 ¶ As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
Pro 27:9 ¶ Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Pro 27:10 Thy own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
Pro 27:11 ¶ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Pro 27:12 ¶ A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
Pro 27:13 ¶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for adulteress.
Pro 27:14 ¶ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Pro 27:15 ¶ A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Pro 27:16 Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] betrayeth [itself].
Pro 27:17 ¶ Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Pro 27:18 ¶ He that keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Pro 27:19 ¶ As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Pro 27:20 ¶ Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Pro 27:21 ¶ [As] the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
Pro 27:22 ¶ Though thou shouldest crush a fool in a mortar among grain with a pestle, [yet] his foolishness will not depart from him.
Pro 27:23 ¶ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
Pro 27:24 For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
Pro 27:25 The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Pro 27:26 The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
Pro 27:27 And [thou shalt have] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] maintenance for thy maidens.
Pro 28:1 ¶ The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Pro 28:2 ¶ For the transgression of a land many [are] its princes: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge [its] state shall be prolonged.
Pro 28:3 ¶ A poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Pro 28:4 ¶ They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Pro 28:5 ¶ Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things].
Pro 28:6 ¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [is] rich.
Pro 28:7 ¶ He who keepeth the law [is] a wise son: but he that is a companion of gluttonous [men] shameth his father.
Pro 28:8 ¶ He that by interest and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Pro 28:9 ¶ He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.
Pro 28:10 ¶ Whoever causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.
Pro 28:11 ¶ The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Pro 28:12 ¶ When righteous [men] rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
Pro 28:13 ¶ He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but he who confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.
Pro 28:14 ¶ Happy [is] the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Pro 28:15 ¶ [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Pro 28:16 ¶ The prince that lacketh understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
Pro 28:17 ¶ A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man sustain him.
Pro 28:18 ¶ He who walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.
Pro 28:19 ¶ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.
Pro 28:20 ¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Pro 28:21 ¶ To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress.
Pro 28:22 ¶ He that hasteneth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Pro 28:23 ¶ He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Pro 28:24 ¶ He that robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, [It is] no transgression; the same [is] the companion of a destroyer.
Pro 28:25 ¶ He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Pro 28:26 ¶ He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoever walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Pro 28:27 ¶ He that giveth to the poor shall not want: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Pro 28:28 ¶ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Pro 29:1 ¶ He, that being often reproved hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Pro 29:2 ¶ When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Pro 29:3 ¶ He that loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance.
Pro 29:4 ¶ The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
Pro 29:5 ¶ A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Pro 29:6 ¶ In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Pro 29:7 ¶ The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it].
Pro 29:8 ¶ Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath.
Pro 29:9 ¶ [If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rageth or laugheth, [there is] no rest.
Pro 29:10 ¶ The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Pro 29:11 ¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.
Pro 29:12 ¶ If a ruler hearkeneth to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.
Pro 29:13 ¶ The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD giveth light to both their eyes.
Pro 29:14 ¶ The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Pro 29:15 ¶ The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.
Pro 29:16 ¶ When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
Pro 29:17 ¶ Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight to thy soul.
Pro 29:18 ¶ Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he.
Pro 29:19 ¶ A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understandeth he will not answer.
Pro 29:20 ¶ Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
Pro 29:21 ¶ He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him at length become [his] son.
Pro 29:22 ¶ An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Pro 29:23 ¶ A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Pro 29:24 ¶ Whoever is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and revealeth [it] not.
Pro 29:25 ¶ The fear of man bringeth a snare: but he who putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Pro 29:26 ¶ Many seek the ruler’s favour; but [every] man’s judgment [cometh] from the LORD.
Pro 29:27 ¶ An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.
Pro 30:1 ¶ The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spoke to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal,
Pro 30:2 Surely I [am] more stupid than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.
Pro 30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Pro 30:4 Who hath ascended into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
Pro 30:5 Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield to them that put their trust in him.
Pro 30:6 Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Pro 30:7 ¶ Two [things] have I required of thee; deny [them] not to me before I die:
Pro 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Pro 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
Pro 30:10 ¶ Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Pro 30:11 [There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Pro 30:12 [There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
Pro 30:13 [There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
Pro 30:14 [There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
Pro 30:15 ¶ The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three [things that] are never satisfied, [yea], four [things] say not, [It is] enough:
Pro 30:16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough.
Pro 30:17 The eye [that] mocketh at [its] father, and despiseth to obey [its] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Pro 30:18 ¶ There are three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
Pro 30:19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Pro 30:20 Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Pro 30:21 For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:
Pro 30:22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food;
Pro 30:23 For an odious [woman] when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Pro 30:24 ¶ There are four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] very wise:
Pro 30:25 The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
Pro 30:26 The conies [are but] a feeble people, yet they make their houses in the rocks;
Pro 30:27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
Pro 30:28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
Pro 30:29 ¶ There are three [things] which go well, yea, four are stately in going:
Pro 30:30 A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
Pro 30:31 A greyhound; a male goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.
Pro 30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
Pro 30:33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Pro 31:1 ¶ The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Pro 31:2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Pro 31:3 Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Pro 31:4 [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Pro 31:5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Pro 31:6 Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.
Pro 31:7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Pro 31:8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Pro 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Pro 31:10 ¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
Pro 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Pro 31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Pro 31:13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Pro 31:14 She is like the merchant ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Pro 31:15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth food to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Pro 31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Pro 31:17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
Pro 31:18 She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her lamp goeth not out by night.
Pro 31:19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Pro 31:20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Pro 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet.
Pro 31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple.
Pro 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Pro 31:24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth waistbands to the merchant.
Pro 31:25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Pro 31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and on her tongue [is] the law of kindness.
Pro 31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Pro 31:28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her.
Pro 31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Pro 31:30 Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Pro 31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
