Proverbs 1:2
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
Proverbs 1:3
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
Proverbs 1:4
To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man, knowledge and discretion.
Proverbs 1:5
A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding will attain wise counsels.
Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of knowledge, *35:28 [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother.
Proverbs 1:9
For they [will be] an ornament of grace to your head, and chains about your neck.
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, "Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause.
Proverbs 1:12
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those who go down into the pit.
Proverbs 1:13
We will find all precious substance, we will fill our houses with spoil.
Proverbs 1:14
Cast in your lot among us; let us all have one purse."
Proverbs 1:15
My son, do not walk in the way with them; refrain your foot from their path.
Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:17
Surely the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird.
Proverbs 1:18
And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives.
Proverbs 1:19
So [are] the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain; [which] takes away the life of the owners thereof.
Proverbs 1:20
Wisdom cries outside; she utters her voice in the streets.
Proverbs 1:21
She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates, in the city, she utters her words, [saying],
Proverbs 1:22
"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:23
Turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you, I will make my words known to you.
Proverbs 1:24
Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Proverbs 1:25
But you have set all my counsel at nothing, and did not will any of my reproof.
Proverbs 1:26
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;
Proverbs 1:27
When your fear comes as desolation, and your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you.
Proverbs 1:28
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, but they will not find me.
Proverbs 1:29
For they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord.
Proverbs 1:30
They did not comply to my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
Proverbs 1:31
Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the prosperity of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 1:33
But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, and will be quiet from fear of evil."
Proverbs 2:1
My son, if you will receive my words, and hide my commandments with you;
Proverbs 2:2
So that you incline your ear to wisdom, [and] apply your heart to understanding;
Proverbs 2:3
Indeed, if you cry after knowledge, [and] lift up your voice for understanding;
Proverbs 2:4
If you seek her as silver, and search for her as [for] hidden treasures;
Proverbs 2:5
Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:6
For the Lord gives wisdom, out of His mouth [comes] knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:7
He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous, [He is] a buckler to those who walk uprightly.
Proverbs 2:8
He keeps the paths of judgment, and preserves the way of His benign ones.
Proverbs 2:9
Then you will understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [indeed], every good path.
Proverbs 2:10
When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul;
Proverbs 2:11
Discretion will preserve you, understanding will keep you.
Proverbs 2:12
To deliver you from the way of the evil [man], from the man who speaks perverse things;
Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2:14
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the perversity of the wicked;
Proverbs 2:15
Whose ways [are] crooked, and devious in their paths.
Proverbs 2:16
To deliver you from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [who] flatters with her words;
Proverbs 2:17
Who forsakes the guide of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God.
Proverbs 2:18
For her house inclines to death, and her paths to the dead.
Proverbs 2:19
None who go to her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life.
Proverbs 2:20
That you may walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:21
For the upright will dwell in the land, and the perfect will remain in it.
Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.
Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not forget my law; but let your heart keep my commandments.
Proverbs 3:2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, they will add to you.
Proverbs 3:3
Do not let mercy and truth forsake you, bind them about your neck; write them upon the table of your heart.
Proverbs 3:4
So you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and do not lean to your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:7
Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:8
It will be health to your navel, and marrow to your bones.
Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your increase.
Proverbs 3:10
So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your presses will burst out with new wine.
Proverbs 3:11
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of His correction.
Proverbs 3:12
For whom the Lord loves, He corrects; even as a father the son [in whom] he delights.
Proverbs 3:13
Happy [is] the man [who] finds wisdom, and the man [who] gets understanding.
Proverbs 3:14
For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Proverbs 3:15
She [is] more precious than rubies, and all the things you can desire are not to be compared to her.
Proverbs 3:16
Length of days [is] in her right hand; [and] in her left hand riches and honor.
Proverbs 3:17
Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.
Proverbs 3:18
She [is] a Tree of Life to those who lay hold upon her, and happy [is everyone] who retains her.
Proverbs 3:19
The Lord has founded the earth by wisdom; He has established the heavens by understanding.
Proverbs 3:20
By His knowledge, the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down dew.
Proverbs 3:21
My son, do not let them depart from your eyes, keep sound wisdom and discretion.
Proverbs 3:22
So they will be life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
Proverbs 3:23
Then you will walk in your way safely, and your foot will not stumble.
Proverbs 3:24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid, indeed, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
Proverbs 3:25
Do not be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes.
Proverbs 3:26
For the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do [it].
Proverbs 3:28
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give;" when you have it by you.
Proverbs 3:29
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, seeing he dwells securely by you.
Proverbs 3:30
Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
Proverbs 3:31
Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3:32
For the deviousness [is] an abomination to the Lord, but His secret [is] with the righteous.
Proverbs 3:33
The curse of the Lord [is] in the house of the wicked, but He blesses the habitation of the just.
Proverbs 3:34
Surely He scorns the scorners, but He gives grace to the lowly. *James 4:6
Proverbs 3:35
The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 4:1
Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 4:2
For I give you a good doctrine, do not forsake my law.
Proverbs 4:3
For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother.
Proverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said to me, "Let your heart retain my words, keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding, do not forget [it]; neither decline from the words of my mouth."
Proverbs 4:6
Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you, love her, and she will keep you.
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom, and with all your getting, get understanding.
Proverbs 4:8
Exalt her, and she will promote you, she will bring you to honor, when you do embrace her.
Proverbs 4:9
She will give an ornament of grace to your head, she will deliver a crown of glory to you.
Proverbs 4:10
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life will be many.
Proverbs 4:11
I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.
Proverbs 4:12
When you go, your steps will not be straitened; and when you run, you will not stumble.
Proverbs 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; do not let [her] go, keep her; for she [is] your life.
Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter into the path of the wicked, and do not go in the way of evil [men].
Proverbs 4:15
Avoid it, do not pass by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Proverbs 4:16
For they do not sleep, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked [is] as darkness, they do not know at what they stumble.
Proverbs 4:20
My son, attend to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
Proverbs 4:21
Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.
Proverbs 4:22
For they [are] life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:24
Put a perverse mouth away from you, and put perverse lips far from you.
Proverbs 4:25
Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you.
Proverbs 4:26
Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.
Proverbs 4:27
Do not turn to the right hand or to the left, remove your foot from evil.
Proverbs 5:1
My son, attend to my wisdom, [and] bow your ear to my understanding.
Proverbs 5:2
That you may regard discretion, and [that] your lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of a strange woman drop [as] a honeycomb, and her mouth [is] smoother than oil.
Proverbs 5:4
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 5:5
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Hell.
Proverbs 5:6
Unless you should ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, [that] you cannot know [them].
Proverbs 5:7
Hear me now therefore, O you children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 5:8
Remove your way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house.
Proverbs 5:9
Unless you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel.
Proverbs 5:10
Unless strangers are filled with your wealth; and your labors [are] in the house of a stranger;
Proverbs 5:11
And you mourn at the last, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
Proverbs 5:12
And say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Proverbs 5:13
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
Proverbs 5:14
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly."
Proverbs 5:15
Drink waters out of your own cistern, and running waters out of your own well.
Proverbs 5:16
Let your fountains be dispersed abroad, [and] rivers of waters in the streets.
Proverbs 5:17
Let them be only your own, and not strangers' with you.
Proverbs 5:18
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth.
Proverbs 5:19
[Let her be as] the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and be ravished always with her love.
Proverbs 5:20
And why will you, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Proverbs 5:21
For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the Lord, and He ponders all his goings.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities will take the wicked himself, and he will be held with the cords of his sins.
Proverbs 5:23
He will die without instruction; and he will go astray in the greatness of his folly.
Proverbs 6:1
My son, if you are surety for your friend, [if] you have stricken your hand with a stranger,
Proverbs 6:2
You are snared with the words of your mouth, you are taken with the words of your mouth.
Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you are brought into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and make sure your friend.
Proverbs 6:4
Do not give sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
Proverbs 6:5
Deliver yourself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Proverbs 6:7
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Proverbs 6:8
Provides her meat in the summer, [and] gathers her food in the harvest.
Proverbs 6:9
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
Proverbs 6:10
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.
Proverbs 6:11
So will your poverty come as one who travels, and your want as an armed man.
Proverbs 6:12
A naughty person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.
Proverbs 6:13
He winks with his eyes, he speaks with his feet, he teaches with his fingers;
Proverbs 6:14
Perversity [is] in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.
Proverbs 6:15
Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; suddenly he will be broken without remedy.
Proverbs 6:16
The Lord hates these six [things], indeed, seven [are] an abomination to him.
Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 6:18
A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 6:19
A false witness [that] speaks lies, and he who sows discord among brethren.
Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake the law of your mother.
Proverbs 6:21
Bind them continually upon your heart, [and] tie them about your neck.
Proverbs 6:22
When you go, it will lead you; when you sleep, it will keep you; and [when] you awake, it will talk with you.
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life.
Proverbs 6:24
To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Proverbs 6:25
Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; neither let her take with her eyelids. *Matthew 5:28, *24:30
Proverbs 6:26
For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread, and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes are not burned?
Proverbs 6:28
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet are not burned?
Proverbs 6:29
So he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her will not be innocent.
Proverbs 6:30
[Men] do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Proverbs 6:31
But [if] he is found, he will restore sevenfold; he will give all the substance of his house.
Proverbs 6:32
[But] whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding, he [who] does it destroys his own soul.
Proverbs 6:33
He will get a wound and dishonor; and his reproach will not be wiped away.
Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy [is] the rage of a man, therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 6:35
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with you.
Proverbs 7:2
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of your eye.
Proverbs 7:3
Bind them upon your fingers, write them upon the table of your heart.
Proverbs 7:4
Say to wisdom, "You [are] my sister; and call understanding [your] kinswoman."
Proverbs 7:5
That they may keep yourself from the strange woman, from the stranger [who] flatters with her words.
Proverbs 7:6
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
Proverbs 7:7
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Proverbs 7:8
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Proverbs 7:9
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.
Proverbs 7:10
And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.
Proverbs 7:11
(She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet do not abide in her house.
Proverbs 7:12
Now [she is] outside, now in the streets, and lies in wait at every corner.)
Proverbs 7:13
So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said to him,
Proverbs 7:14
"[I have] peace offerings with me; this day I have payed my vows.
Proverbs 7:15
Therefore I came forth to meet you, diligently to seek your face, and I have found you.
Proverbs 7:16
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved [works], with fine linen of Egypt.
Proverbs 7:17
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs 7:18
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning, let us solace ourselves with love.
Proverbs 7:19
For the goodman [is] not at home, he has gone a long journey.
Proverbs 7:20
He has taken a bag of money with him, [and] will come home at the appointed day."
Proverbs 7:21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Proverbs 7:22
He goes after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 7:23
Until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare, and does not know that it [is] for his life.
Proverbs 7:24
Listen to me now therefore, O you children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 7:25
Do not let your heart decline to her ways, do not go astray in her paths.
Proverbs 7:26
For she has cast down many wounded, indeed, many strong [men] have been slain by her.
Proverbs 7:27
Her house [is] the way to Hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 8:1
Does wisdom not cry? And understanding put forth her voice?
Proverbs 8:2
She stands in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
Proverbs 8:3
She cries at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Proverbs 8:4
To you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man.
Proverbs 8:5
O you simple, understand wisdom, and, you fools, be of an understanding heart.
Proverbs 8:6
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips [will be] right things.
Proverbs 8:7
For my mouth will speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.
Proverbs 8:8
All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing twisted or perverse in them.
Proverbs 8:9
They [are] all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8:10
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Proverbs 8:12
I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord [is] to hate evil, pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, I hate.
Proverbs 8:14
Counsel [is] mine, and sound wisdom, I [am] understanding; I have strength.
Proverbs 8:15
Kings reign by me, and princes decree justice.
Proverbs 8:16
Princes rule by me, and nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth.
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me; and those who seek me early will find me.
Proverbs 8:18
Riches and honor [are] with me; [indeed], durable riches and righteousness.
Proverbs 8:19
My fruit [is] better than gold, indeed, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
Proverbs 8:20
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment.
Proverbs 8:21
That I may cause those who love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Proverbs 8:22
The Lord possessed me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old.
Proverbs 8:23
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Proverbs 8:24
When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water.
Proverbs 8:25
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth.
Proverbs 8:26
While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Proverbs 8:27
When He prepared the heavens, I [was] there, when He set a compass upon the face of the depth.
Proverbs 8:28
When He established the clouds above, when He strengthened the fountains of the deep.
Proverbs 8:29
When He gave His decree to the sea, that the waters should not pass His commandment, when He appointed the foundations of the earth.
Proverbs 8:30
Then I was by Him, [as] one brought up [with Him], and I was daily [His] delight, rejoicing always before Him;
Proverbs 8:31
Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
Proverbs 8:32
Now therefore hear me, O you children, for blessed [are those who] keep my ways.
Proverbs 8:33
Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.
Proverbs 8:34
Blessed [is] the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Proverbs 8:35
For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor of the Lord.
Proverbs 8:36
But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul, all those who hate me love death.
Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars.
Proverbs 9:2
She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; she has also furnished her table.
Proverbs 9:3
She has sent forth her maidens, she cries upon the highest places of the city,
Proverbs 9:4
Whoever [is] simple, let him turn in here, [as for] him who wants understanding, she says to him,
Proverbs 9:5
"Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled."
Proverbs 9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:7
He who reproves a scorner gets shame to himself, and he who rebukes a wicked [man gets] himself a blot.
Proverbs 9:8
Do not reprove a scorner, unless he hates you, rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:9
Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will still be wiser, teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of wisdom, *Sirach 1:14, *4:131 and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.
Proverbs 9:11
For by me your days will be multiplied, and the years of your life will be increased.
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you will be wise for yourself, but [if] you scorn, you alone will bear [it].
Proverbs 9:13
A foolish woman [is] clamorous, [she is] simple, and knows nothing.
Proverbs 9:14
For she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Proverbs 9:15
To call passengers who go right on their ways.
Proverbs 9:16
Whoever [is] simple, let him turn in here, and [as for] him who wants understanding, she says to him,
Proverbs 9:17
"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant."
Proverbs 9:18
But he does not know that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of Hell.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
Proverbs 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 10:3
The Lord will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the substance of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:4
He who deals [with] a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
Proverbs 10:5
He who gathers in summer [is] a wise son, [but] he who sleeps in harvest [is] a son who causes shame.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings [are] upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the just [is] blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool will fall.
Proverbs 10:9
He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be known.
Proverbs 10:10
He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a prating fool will fall.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strifes, but love covers all sins.
Proverbs 10:13
In the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod [is] for the back of him who is void of understanding.
Proverbs 10:14
Wise [men] lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.
Proverbs 10:16
The labor of the righteous [tends] to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:17
He who keeps instruction [is in] the way of life, but he who refuses reproof errs.
Proverbs 10:18
He who hides hatred [with] lying lips, and he who utters a slander, [is] a fool.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there is no lack of sin, but he who refrains his lips [is] wise.
Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver, the heart of the wicked [is of] little worth.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord, it makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:23
[It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Proverbs 10:25
As the whirlwind passes, so [is] the wicked no [more], but the righteous [are] an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous [will be] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord [is] strength to the upright, but destruction [will be] to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 10:30
The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked [speaks] perversity.
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance [is] an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight [is] His delight.
Proverbs 11:2
[When] pride comes, then comes shame, but with the lowly [is] wisdom.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:4
Riches do not profit in the Day of Wrath, *2:48, *2:123, *3:91, *5:36, *10:54, *13:18, *39:47, *57:15 but righteousness delivers from death. *34:37
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect will direct his way, but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but transgressors will be taken in [their own] naughtiness.
Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation will perish, and the hope of unjust [men] perishes.
Proverbs 11:8
The righteous are delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead.
Proverbs 11:9
A hypocrite destroys his neighbor with [his] mouth, but through knowledge the just will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:10
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
Proverbs 11:11
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:12
He who is void of wisdom despises his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Proverbs 11:13
A talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsel [is], the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors [there is] safety.
Proverbs 11:15
He who is mingled with a stranger will afflict evil, and he who hates clatter is confident.
Proverbs 11:16
A gracious woman retains honor, and strong [men] retain riches.
Proverbs 11:17
The merciful man does good to his own soul, but [he who is] cruel troubles his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked work a deceitful work, but to him who sows righteousness, [there will be] a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:19
As righteousness [tends] to life, so he who pursues evil [pursues it] to his own death.
Proverbs 11:20
Those who are of a perverse heart [are] an abomination to the Lord, but [such who are] upright in [their] way [are] His delight.
Proverbs 11:21
[Though] hand [joins] in hand, the wicked will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:22
[As] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, [so is] a fair woman who is without discretion.
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.
Proverbs 11:24
There is one scattering, and yet increases; and [there is] one withholding more than is upright, but [it tends] to poverty.
Proverbs 11:25
The liberal soul will be made fat, and he who waters will also be watered himself.
Proverbs 11:26
He who withholds corn, the people will curse him, but blessing [will be] upon the head of him who sells [it].
Proverbs 11:27
He who diligently seeks good procures favor, but he who seeks mischief, it will come to him.
Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish as a branch.
Proverbs 11:29
He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, and the fool [will be] a servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous [is] a Tree of Life; and he who takes souls [is] wise.
Proverbs 11:31
Behold, the righteous will be recompensed in the earth, much more the wicked and the sinner.
Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof [is] brutish.
Proverbs 12:2
A good [man] obtains favor of the Lord, but He will condemn a man of wicked devices.
Proverbs 12:3
A man will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, but she who brings shame [is] as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous [are] right, [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not, but the house of the righteous will stand.
Proverbs 12:8
A man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
Proverbs 12:9
[He who is] despised, and has a servant, [is] better than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous [man] regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
Proverbs 12:11
He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vain [persons is] void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desires the net of evil [men], but the root of the righteous yields [fruit].
Proverbs 12:13
The wicked are snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the just will come out of trouble.
Proverbs 12:14
A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.
Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel [is] wise.
Proverbs 12:16
A fool's wrath is presently known, but a prudent [man] covers shame.
Proverbs 12:17
[He who] speaks truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness, deceit.
Proverbs 12:18
There is one speaking like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth will be established forever, but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:20
Deceit [is] in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to the counselors of peace [is] joy.
Proverbs 12:21
No evil will happen to the just, but the wicked will be filled with mischief.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips [are] an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truly [are] His delight.
Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will bear rule, but the slothful will be under tribute.
Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop, but a good word makes it glad.
Proverbs 12:26
The righteous [are] more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked seduces them.
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful [man] does not roast that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
Proverbs 12:28
In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son [hears] his father's instruction, but a scorner does not hear rebuke.
Proverbs 13:2
A man will eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth, but the soul of the transgressors [will eat] violence.
Proverbs 13:3
He who keeps his mouth keeps his life, [but] he who opens his lips wide will have destruction.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and [has] nothing, but the soul of the diligent will be made fat.
Proverbs 13:5
A righteous [man] hates lying, but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and comes to shame.
Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness keeps [him who is] upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Proverbs 13:7
There is one making himself rich, yet [has] nothing, [there is] one making himself poor, yet [has] great riches.
Proverbs 13:8
The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 13:10
Only by pride comes contention, but with the well advised [is] wisdom.
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth [gotten] by vanity will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.
Proverbs 13:12
Deferred hope makes the heart sick, but [when] the desire comes, [it is] a Tree of Life.
Proverbs 13:13
Whoever despises the word will be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors [is] hard.
Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent [man] deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open [his] folly.
Proverbs 13:17
A wicked messenger falls into mischief, but a faithful ambassador [is] health.
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame [will be to] him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof will be honored.
Proverbs 13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but [it is] an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with wise [men] will be wise, but a companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous, good will be repaid.
Proverbs 13:22
A good [man] leaves an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.
Proverbs 13:23
Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor, but there is [one who is] destroyed for want of judgment.
Proverbs 13:24
He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him early.
Proverbs 13:25
The righteous eat to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked will want.
Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.
Proverbs 14:2
He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but [he who is] perverse in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Proverbs 14:4
Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean, but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies.
Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeks wisdom, and [does] not [find it], but knowledge [is] easy to him who understands.
Proverbs 14:7
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, but the folly of fools [is] deceit.
Proverbs 14:9
Fools make a mock at sin, but among the righteous [there is] favor.
Proverbs 14:10
The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy.
Proverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tabernacle of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.
Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, and a good man [will be satisfied] from himself.
Proverbs 14:15
The simple believes every word, but the prudent [man] looks well to his going.
Proverbs 14:16
A wise [man] fears, and departs from evil, but the fool rages, and is confident.
Proverbs 14:17
[He who is] soon angry deals foolishly, and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Proverbs 14:18
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:20
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor, but the rich [has] many friends.
Proverbs 14:21
He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, he [is] happy.
Proverbs 14:22
Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth [will be] to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips [tends] only to penury.
Proverbs 14:24
The crown of the wise [is] their riches, [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.
Proverbs 14:25
A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful [witness] speaks lies.
Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the Lord [is] strong confidence, and his children will have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the Lord [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:28
In the multitude of people [is] the king's honor, but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
Proverbs 14:29
[He who is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding, but [he who is] hasty of spirit exalts folly.
Proverbs 14:30
A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh, but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked are driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous have hope in his death.
Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.
Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin [is] a reproach to any people.
Proverbs 14:35
The king's favor [is] toward a wise servant, but his wrath is [against] him who causes shame.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns wrath away, but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue [is] a Tree of Life, but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:6
In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure, but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish [does] not [do] so.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
Proverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked [is] an abomination to the Lord, but He loves him who follows after righteousness.
Proverbs 15:10
Correction [is] grievous to him who forsakes the way, [and] he who hates reproof will die.
Proverbs 15:11
Hell and destruction [are] before the Lord, how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Proverbs 15:12
A scorner does not love one who reproves him, neither will he go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:13
A rejoicing heart makes a cheerful countenance, but the spirit is broken by sorrow of the heart.
Proverbs 15:14
The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the afflicted [are] evil, but he who is of a good heart [has] a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:16
Better [is] little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 15:17
Better [is] a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirs up strife, but [he who is] slow to anger appeases strife.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful [man is] as a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.
Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:21
Folly [is] joy to [him who is] destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.
Proverbs 15:22
Without counsel, purposes are disappointed, but in the multitude of counselors, they are established.
Proverbs 15:23
A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!
Proverbs 15:24
The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from Hell beneath.
Proverbs 15:25
The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but He will establish the border of the widow.
Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the Lord, but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.
Proverbs 15:27
He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he who hates gifts will live.
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous studies to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Proverbs 15:29
The Lord [is] far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous. *42:26
Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, [and] a good report makes the bones fat.
Proverbs 15:31
The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.
Proverbs 15:32
He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gets understanding.
Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weighs the spirits.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made all [things] for Himself, indeed, even the wicked for the Day of Evil.
Proverbs 16:5
Everyone [who is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the Lord, [though] hand [joins] in hand, he will not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth, iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the Lord, [men] depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:8
Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart devises his way, but the Lord directs his steps.
Proverbs 16:10
A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king, his mouth does not transgress in judgment.
Proverbs 16:11
A just weight and balance [are] the Lord's, all the weights of the bag [are] His work.
Proverbs 16:12
[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him who speaks right.
Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king [is as] angels of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king's countenance [is] life; and his favor [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil, he who keeps His way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride [goes] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:19
Better [it is to be] of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:20
He who handles a matter wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, he [is] happy.
Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart will be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.
Proverbs 16:22
Understanding [is] a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools [is] folly.
Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words [are as] a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:26
He who labors, labors for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
Proverbs 16:27
An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends.
Proverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into the way [that is] not good.
Proverbs 16:30
He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things, moving his lips, he brings evil to pass.
Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of righteousness.
Proverbs 16:32
[He who is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof [is] of the Lord.
Proverbs 17:1
Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of sacrifices [with] strife.
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame, and will have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 17:3
The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the hearts.
Proverbs 17:4
A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; [and] a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, [and] he who is glad at calamities will not be unpunished.
Proverbs 17:6
Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers.
Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech does not become a fool, much less do lying lips [become] a prince.
Proverbs 17:8
A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it, wherever it turns, it prospers.
Proverbs 17:9
He who covers a transgression seeks love; but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:11
An evil [man] seeks only rebellion, therefore a cruel angel will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:13
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife [is as] when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention, before it is meddled with.
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, they both [are] even an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:16
Therefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he has] no heart [to it]?
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding strikes hands, [and] becomes surety in the presence of his friend.
Proverbs 17:19
He who loves strife loves transgression, [and] he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:20
He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
Proverbs 17:21
He who fathers a fool [does it] to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:22
A rejoicing heart does good [like] medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked [man] takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom [is] before him who has understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
Proverbs 17:27
He who has knowledge spares his words, [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise, [and] he who shuts his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:1
Through desire, a man having separated himself, seeks [and] intermeddles with all wisdom.
Proverbs 18:2
A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 18:3
When the wicked comes, [then] contempt also comes, and with ignominy, reproach.
Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:5
[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 18:6
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 18:9
He also who is slothful in his work is a brother to him who is a great waster.
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord [is] a strong tower, the righteous runs into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 18:11
The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction, the heart of man is haughty, and before honor [is] humility.
Proverbs 18:13
He who answers a matter before he hears [it], it [is] folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but who can bear a wounded spirit?
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the prudent gets knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:16
A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
Proverbs 18:17
[He who is] first in his own cause [seems] just; but his neighbor comes and searches him.
Proverbs 18:18
The lot causes contentions to cease, and parts between the mighty.
Proverbs 18:19
An offended brother [is harder to be won] than a strong city, and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:20
A man's belly will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] he will be filled with the increase of his lips.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 18:22
[Whoever] finds a wife finds a good [thing], and obtains favor of the Lord.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor use entreaties; but the rich answer roughly.
Proverbs 18:24
A man [who has] friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend [who] sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:1
Better [is] the poor who walks in his integrity, than [he who is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:2
Also, [that] the soul [is] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he who hastens with [his] feet sins.
Proverbs 19:3
The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes many friends; but the poor are separated from his neighbor.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not be unpunished, and [he who] speaks lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:6
Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and every man [is] a friend to him who gives gifts.
Proverbs 19:7
All the brethren of the poor hate him, how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues [them with] words, [yet] they [are] wanting [to him].
Proverbs 19:8
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul, he who keeps understanding will find good.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not be unpunished, and [he who] speaks lies will perish.
Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not suitable for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man defers his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 19:12
The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favor [is] as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
Proverbs 19:14
House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers, and a prudent wife [is] from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps the commandment, keeps his own soul; [but] he who despises His ways will die.
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity upon the poor lends to the Lord; and that which he has given, He will pay him again. *57:18
Proverbs 19:18
Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not let your soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath will suffer punishment, for if you deliver [him], you must still do it again.
Proverbs 19:20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
Proverbs 19:21
[There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that will stand.
Proverbs 19:22
The desire of a man [is] his kindness, and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the Lord [tends] to life, and [he who has it] will abide satisfied; he will not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 19:24
A slothful [man] hides his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 19:25
Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware, and reprove one who has understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
Proverbs 19:26
He who wastes [his] father, [and] chases away [his] mother, [is] a son who causes shame, and brings reproach.
Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causes] to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:28
An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging, and whoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion, [whoever] provokes him to anger sins [against] his own soul.
Proverbs 20:3
[It is] an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] he will beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.
Proverbs 20:5
Counsel in the heart of man [is like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim his own goodness to everyone, but who can find a faithful man?
Proverbs 20:7
The just [man] walks in his integrity, his children [are] blessed after him.
Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?"
Proverbs 20:10
Divers weights, [and] various measures, both of them [are] alike, an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 20:11
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work [is] pure, and whether [it is] right.
Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord has made even both of them. *23:78, *67:23
Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep, unless you come to poverty; open your eyes, [and] you will be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 20:14
[It is] bad, [it is] bad, says the buyer, but when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.
Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:18
[Every] purpose is established by counsel, and make war with good advice.
Proverbs 20:19
He who goes about [as] a talebearer reveals secrets, therefore do not meddle with him who flatters with his lips.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in obscure darkness.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof will not be blessed.
Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, "I will recompense evil;" [but] wait on the Lord, and He will save you.
Proverbs 20:23
Divers weights [are] an abomination to the Lord; and a false balance [is] not good.
Proverbs 20:24
Man's goings [are] of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:25
[It is] a snare to the man [who] devours [that which is] holy, and to make inquiry after vows.
Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scatters the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man [is] the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men [is] their strength, and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.
Proverbs 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanses away evil, so [do] stripes [cleanse] the inward parts of the belly.
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart [is] in the hand of the Lord, [as] the rivers of water, He turns it wherever He wills.
Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes, but the Lord ponders the hearts.
Proverbs 21:3
To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:4
A high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
Proverbs 21:5
The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of everyone [who is] hasty only to want.
Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed here and there of those who seek death.
Proverbs 21:7
The robbery of the wicked will destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Proverbs 21:8
The way of man [is] devious and strange, but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.
Proverbs 21:9
[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:10
The soul of the wicked desires evil, his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
Proverbs 21:11
When the scorner is punished, the simple are made wise, and when the wise are instructed, he receives knowledge.
Proverbs 21:12
The righteous [man] wisely considers the house of the wicked, [but God] overthrows the wicked for [their] wickedness.
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry himself, but will not be heard.
Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a reward in the bosom, strong wrath.
Proverbs 21:15
[It is] joy to the just to do judgment, but destruction [will be] to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 21:16
The man who wanders out of the way of understanding will remain in the congregation of the dead.
Proverbs 21:17
He who loves pleasure [will be] a poor man, he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:18
The wicked [will be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 21:19
[It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 21:20
[There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spends it up.
Proverbs 21:21
He who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:22
A wise [man] scales the city of the mighty, and casts down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Proverbs 21:23
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 21:24
Proud [and] haughty scorner [is] his name, who deals in proud wrath.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 21:26
He covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous give and do not spare.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination, how much more, [when] he brings it with a wicked mind?
Proverbs 21:28
A false witness will perish, but the man who hears, speaks constantly.
Proverbs 21:29
A wicked man hardens his face, but [as for] the upright, he directs his way.
Proverbs 21:30
[There is] no wisdom or understanding or counsel against the Lord.
Proverbs 21:31
The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle, but safety [is] of the Lord.
Proverbs 22:1
A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor meet together, the Lord [is] the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:3
A prudent [man] foresees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 22:4
By humility [and] the fear of the Lord [are] riches, and honor, and life.
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse, he who keeps his soul will be far from them.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:8
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, and the rod of his anger will fail.
Proverbs 22:9
He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; indeed, strife and reproach will cease.
Proverbs 22:11
He who loves pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips, the king [will be] his friend.
Proverbs 22:12
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful [man] says, "[There is] a lion outside, I will be slain in the streets."
Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit, he who is abhorred of the Lord will fall therein.
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction will drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses the poor to increase his [riches, and] he who gives to the rich, [will] surely [come] to want.
Proverbs 22:17
Bow down your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.
Proverbs 22:18
For [it is] a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they will be established together in your lips.
Proverbs 22:19
That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to you this day, even to you.
Proverbs 22:20
Have I not written to you excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Proverbs 22:21
That I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth; that you might answer the words of truth to those who send to you?
Proverbs 22:22
Do not rob the poor, because he [is] poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate.
Proverbs 22:23
For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those who spoiled them.
Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and you will not go with a furious man.
Proverbs 22:25
Unless you learn his ways, and get a snare to your soul.
Proverbs 22:26
Do not be [one] of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are mingled with debts.
Proverbs 22:27
If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:28
Do not remove the ancient landmark, which your fathers have set.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man diligent in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before mean [men].
Proverbs 23:1
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before you.
Proverbs 23:2
And put a knife to your throat, if you [are] a man given to appetite.
Proverbs 23:3
Do not be desirous of his dainties, for they [are] deceitful meat.
Proverbs 23:4
Do not labor to be rich, cease from your own wisdom.
Proverbs 23:5
Will you set your eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of [him who has] an evil eye, neither desire his dainty meats.
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinks in his heart, so he [is], "Eat and drink," he says to you; but his heart [is] not with you.
Proverbs 23:8
The morsel [which] you have eaten, you will vomit up, and lose your sweet words.
Proverbs 23:9
Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:10
Do not remove the old landmark; and do not enter into the fields of the fatherless.
Proverbs 23:11
For their redeemer [is] mighty; He will plead their cause with you.
Proverbs 23:12
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold correction from the child, for [if] you beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:14
You will beat him with the rod, and will deliver his soul from Hell.
Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will rejoice, even mine.
Proverbs 23:16
Indeed, my reins will rejoice, when your lips speak right things.
Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but [be] in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is an end; and your expectation will not be cut off.
Proverbs 23:19
Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.
Proverbs 23:20
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh.
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father who fathered you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth, and do not sell [it]; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise [child] will have joy of him.
Proverbs 23:25
Your father and your mother will be glad, and she who bore you will rejoice.
Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
Proverbs 23:27
For a whore [is] a deep ditch; and a strange woman [is] a narrow pit.
Proverbs 23:28
She also lies in wait as [for] a prey, and increases the transgressors among men.
Proverbs 23:29
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has babbling? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
Proverbs 23:30
Those who delay long at the wine; those who go to seek mixed wine.
Proverbs 23:31
Do not look upon the wine when it is red, when it gives his color in the cup, [when] it moves itself aright.
Proverbs 23:32
At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder.
Proverbs 23:33
Your eyes will behold strange women, and your heart will utter perverse things.
Proverbs 23:34
Indeed, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies upon the top of a mast.
Proverbs 23:35
"They have stricken me, [will you say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I did not feel [it], when will I awake? I will seek it yet again."
Proverbs 24:1
Do not be envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Proverbs 24:2
For their heart studies destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24:3
Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established.
Proverbs 24:4
And by knowledge will the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Proverbs 24:5
A wise man [is] strong; indeed, a man of knowledge increases strength.
Proverbs 24:6
For by wise counsel you will make your war, and in a multitude of counselors [there is] safety.
Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom [is] too high for a fool, he does not open his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 24:8
He who devises to do evil will be called a mischievous person.
Proverbs 24:9
The thought of foolishness [is] sin, and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.
Proverbs 24:10
[If] you faint in the day of adversity, your strength [is] small.
Proverbs 24:11
If you forbear to deliver [those who are] drawn to death, and [those who are] ready to be slain;
Proverbs 24:12
If you say, "Behold, we did not know it; does He who ponders the heart not consider [it]? And He who keeps your soul, does He [not] know [it]? And will He [not] render to [every] man according to his works?"
Proverbs 24:13
My son, eat honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to your taste.
Proverbs 24:14
So [will] the knowledge of wisdom [be] to your soul, when you have found [it], then there will be a reward, and your expectation will not be cut off.
Proverbs 24:15
Do not lay wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.
Proverbs 24:16
For a just [man] falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked will fall into mischief.
Proverbs 24:17
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.
Proverbs 24:18
Unless the Lord sees [it], and it displeases Him, and He turns away His wrath from him.
Proverbs 24:19
Do not fret yourself because of evil [men], neither be envious at the wicked;
Proverbs 24:20
For there will be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the Lord and the king, [and] do not meddle with those who are given to change.
Proverbs 24:22
For their calamity will rise suddenly; and who knows the ruin of them both?
Proverbs 24:23
These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have partiality in judgment.
Proverbs 24:24
He who says to the wicked, "You [are] righteous;" him will the people curse, nations will abhor him.
Proverbs 24:25
But to those who rebuke [him] will be delight, and a good blessing will come upon them.
Proverbs 24:26
[Every man] will kiss [his] lips who gives a right answer.
Proverbs 24:27
Prepare your work outside, and make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterwards build your house.
Proverbs 24:28
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause; and do [not] deceive with your lips.
Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, "I will do so to him as he has done to me, I will render to the man according to his work."
Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 24:31
And, look, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Proverbs 24:32
Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well, I looked upon [it, and] received instruction.
Proverbs 24:33
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.
Proverbs 24:34
So will your poverty come [as] one who travels; and your want as an armed man.
Proverbs 25:1
These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied out.
Proverbs 25:2
[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the honor of kings [is] to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:3
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
Proverbs 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there will come forth a vessel for the finer.
Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:6
Do not put yourself forth in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great [men].
Proverbs 25:7
For [it is] better that it is said to you, "Come up here;" than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen. *Luke 14:8 - 10
Proverbs 25:8
Do not go forth hastily to strive, unless [you do not know] what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
Proverbs 25:9
Debate your cause with your neighbor [himself]; and do not discover a secret to another.
Proverbs 25:10
Unless he who hears [it] puts you to shame, and your infamy does not turn away.
Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 25:12
[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:14
Whoever boasts himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
Proverbs 25:15
A prince is persuaded by long forbearing, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Proverbs 25:16
Have you found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for you, unless you are filled therewith, and vomit it [up].
Proverbs 25:17
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house; unless he is weary of you, and [so] hates you.
Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25:19
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25:20
[As] he who takes away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Proverbs 25:22
For you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord will reward you. *Romans 12:20
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind drives away rain, so [does] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 25:24
[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:25
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.
Proverbs 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25:27
[It is] not good to eat much honey, so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
Proverbs 25:28
He who [has] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
Proverbs 26:1
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not suitable for a fool.
Proverbs 26:2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse will not come causeless.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool's back.
Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, unless you also become like him.
Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, unless he becomes wise in his own conceit.
Proverbs 26:6
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, [and] drinks damage.
Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:8
As he who binds a stone in a sling, so [is] he who gives honor to a fool.
Proverbs 26:9
[As] a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:10
The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewards the fool, and rewards transgressors.
Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returns to his vomit, [so] a fool returns to his folly. *2 Peter 2:22
Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own conceit? [There is] more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 26:13
The slothful [man] says, "[There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets."
Proverbs 26:14
[As] the door turns upon his hinges, so [does] the slothful upon his bed.
Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hides his hand in [his] bosom; it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth.
Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can render a reason.
Proverbs 26:17
He who passes by, [and] meddles with strife not [belonging] to him, [is like] one who takes a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:18
As a mad [man] who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,
Proverbs 26:19
So [is] the man [who] deceives his neighbor, and says, "Am I not in sport?"
Proverbs 26:20
Where no wood is, [there] the fire goes out, so where [there is] no talebearer, the strife ceases.
Proverbs 26:21
[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 26:23
Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:24
He who hates dissembles with his lips, and lays up deceit within him;
Proverbs 26:25
When he speaks fair, do not believe him, for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.
Proverbs 26:26
[Whose] hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness will be shown before the [whole] congregation.
Proverbs 26:27
Whoever digs a pit will fall therein, and he who rolls a stone, it will return upon him.
Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates [those who are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast yourself of tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:3
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:8
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so [is] a man who wanders from his place.
Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, so [does] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 27:10
Your own friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake; neither go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity, [for] better [is] a neighbor [who is] near than a brother far off.
Proverbs 27:11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent [man] foresees the evil, [and] hides himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 27:14
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Proverbs 27:16
Whoever hides her, hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrays [itself].
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:18
Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat the fruit thereof, so he who waits on his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:19
As in water, face [answers] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:21
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
Proverbs 27:22
Though you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] his foolishness will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:23
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, [and] look well to your herds.
Proverbs 27:24
For riches [are] not forever, and does the crown [endure] to every generation?
Proverbs 27:25
The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Proverbs 27:26
The lambs [are] for your clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
Proverbs 27:27
And [you will have] goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and [for] the maintenance for your maidens.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:2
For the transgression of a land, many [are] the princes thereof, but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge, the state [thereof] will be prolonged.
Proverbs 28:3
A poor man who oppresses the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but such who keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:5
Evil men do not understand judgment, but those who seek the Lord understand all [things].
Proverbs 28:6
Better [is] the poor who walks in his uprightness, than [he who is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [is] rich.
Proverbs 28:7
Whoever keeps the law [is] a wise son, but he who is a companion of riotous [men] shames his father.
Proverbs 28:8
He who by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he will gather it for him who will pity the poor.
Proverbs 28:9
He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [will be] abomination.
Proverbs 28:10
Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he will fall himself into his own pit, but the upright will have good [things] in possession.
Proverbs 28:11
The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit; but the poor who has understanding searches him out.
Proverbs 28:12
When righteous [men] rejoice, [there is] great glory, but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
Proverbs 28:13
He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes [them] will have mercy.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy [is] the man who fears always, but he who hardens his heart will fall into mischief.
Proverbs 28:15
[As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Proverbs 28:16
The prince who wants understanding [is] also a great oppressor, [but] he who hates covetousness will prolong [his] days.
Proverbs 28:17
A man who does violence to the blood of [any] person will flee to the pit; let no man uphold him.
Proverbs 28:18
Whoever walks uprightly will be saved, but [he who is] perverse [in his] ways will fall at once.
Proverbs 28:19
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows after vain [persons] will have enough poverty.
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich will not be innocent.
Proverbs 28:21
To have partiality [is] not good, for a piece of bread, [that] man will transgress.
Proverbs 28:22
He who hastens to be rich [has] an evil eye, and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:23
He who rebukes a man afterwards will find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 28:24
Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, "[It is] no transgression;" the same [is] the companion of a destroyer.
Proverbs 28:25
He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the Lord will be made fat.
Proverbs 28:26
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely, he will be delivered.
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Proverbs 29:1
He, who being often reproved hardens [his] neck, will suddenly be destroyed and without remedy.
Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn.
Proverbs 29:3
Whoever loves wisdom rejoices his father, but he who keeps company with harlots spends [his] substance.
Proverbs 29:4
The king by judgment establishes the land, but he who receives gifts overthrows it.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice.
Proverbs 29:7
The righteous considers the cause of the poor, [but] the wicked do not regard to know [it].
Proverbs 29:8
Scornful men bring a city into a snare, but wise [men] turn away wrath.
Proverbs 29:9
[If] a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, [there is] no rest.
Proverbs 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate the upright, but the just seek his soul.
Proverbs 29:11
A fool utters all his mind, but a wise [man] keeps it in until afterwards.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hears lies, all his servants [are] wicked.
Proverbs 29:13
The poor and the deceitful man meet together, the Lord lightens both their eyes.
Proverbs 29:14
The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left [to himself] brings his mother to shame.
Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their fall.
Proverbs 29:17
Correct your son, and he will give you rest; indeed, he will give delight to your soul.
Proverbs 29:18
Where [there is] no vision, the people perish, but he who keeps the law, he [is] happy.
Proverbs 29:19
A servant will not be corrected by words, for though he understands, he will not answer.
Proverbs 29:20
Do you see a man [who is] hasty in his words? [There is] more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:21
He who delicately brings up his servant from a child will have him become [his] son at the length.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.
Proverbs 29:23
A man's pride will bring him low, but honor will uphold the humble in spirit.
Proverbs 29:24
Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul, he hears cursing, and does not betray [it].
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the Lord will be safe.
Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler's favor; but [every] man's judgment [comes] from the Lord.
Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just, and [he who is] upright in the way [is] an abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs 30:1
The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy, the man spoke to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal,
Proverbs 30:2
"Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and do not have the understanding of a man.
Proverbs 30:3
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended up into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What [is] His name, and what [is] His son's name, if you can tell?
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God [is] pure, He [is] a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
Proverbs 30:6
Do not add to His words, unless He reproves you, and you are found a liar.
Proverbs 30:7
I have required two [things] of you; do not deny me [them] before I die.
Proverbs 30:8
Remove vanity and lies far from me, give me neither poverty or riches; feed me with food convenient for me.
Proverbs 30:9
Unless I am full, and deny [you], and say, 'Who [is] the Lord?' Or unless I am poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
Proverbs 30:10
Do not accuse a servant to his master, unless he curses you, and you are found guilty.
Proverbs 30:11
[There is] a generation [that] curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
Proverbs 30:12
[There is] a generation [that is] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness.
Proverbs 30:13
[There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
Proverbs 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.
Proverbs 30:15
The horseleach has two daughters, [crying], 'Give, give.' There are three [things that] are never satisfied, [indeed], four [things] do not say, '[It is] enough.'
Proverbs 30:16
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] does not say, '[It is] enough.'
Proverbs 30:17
The eye [that] mocks at [his] father, and despises to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young eagles will eat it.
Proverbs 30:18
There are three [things which] are too wonderful for me, indeed, four which I do not know.
Proverbs 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.
Proverbs 30:20
Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done no wickedness.'
Proverbs 30:21
For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear.
Proverbs 30:22
For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Proverbs 30:23
For an odious [woman] when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.
Proverbs 30:24
There are four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceedingly wise.
Proverbs 30:25
The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Proverbs 30:26
The conies [are but] a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks;
Proverbs 30:27
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth, all of them by bands;
Proverbs 30:28
The spider takes hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
Proverbs 30:29
There are three [things] which go well, indeed, four are good in going.
Proverbs 30:30
A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and does not turn away for anything;
Proverbs 30:31
A greyhound; a male goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.
Proverbs 30:32
If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have thought evil, [lay] your hand upon your mouth.
Proverbs 30:33
Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."
Proverbs 31:1
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Proverbs 31:2
What, my son? And what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows?
Proverbs 31:3
Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Proverbs 31:4
[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink.
Proverbs 31:5
Unless they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are of heavy hearts.
Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Proverbs 31:8
Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such who are appointed to destruction.
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price [is] far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:11
The heart of her husband safely trusts in her, so that he will have no need of spoil.
Proverbs 31:12
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Proverbs 31:13
She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands.
Proverbs 31:14
She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.
Proverbs 31:15
She rises also while it is still night, and gives meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Proverbs 31:16
She considers a field, and buys it, she plants a vineyard with the fruit of her hands.
Proverbs 31:17
She girds her loins with strength, and strengthens her arms.
Proverbs 31:18
She perceives that her merchandise [is] good, her candle does not go out by night.
Proverbs 31:19
She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the crutch.
Proverbs 31:20
She stretches out her hand to the poor; indeed, she reaches her hands forth to the needy.
Proverbs 31:21
She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household [is] clothed with scarlet.
Proverbs 31:22
She makes herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple.
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:24
She makes fine linen, and sells [it]; and delivers girdles to the merchant.
Proverbs 31:25
Strength and honor [are] her clothing; and she will rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness.
Proverbs 31:27
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 31:28
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praises her.
Proverbs 31:29
Many daughters have done virtuously, but you excel them all.
Proverbs 31:30
Favor [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain, [but] a woman [who] fears the Lord, she will be praised.