Bible in 90 Days
7 ¶ My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers; write them upon the tablet of thine heart.
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 That they may keep thee from the woman belonging to someone else, from the stranger who flatters with her words.
6 ¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement
7 and beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night;
10 and, behold, a woman met him with the attire of a harlot, and subtil of heart.
11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet do not abide in her house:
12 Now without, now in the streets, she lies in wait at every corner.)
13 So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I had promised sacrifices of peace; today I have paid my vows.
15 Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For the husband is not at home; he is gone a long journey:
20 He has taken a bag of money with him and will come home at the appointed feast day.
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield; with the flattering of her lips she persuaded him.
22 He went after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
23 until the arrow pierces through his liver. He is as a bird struggling in the snare and not knowing that it is against his own life.
24 ¶ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye sons, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways; do not go astray in her paths.
26 For she has caused many to fall down dead; yea, all the strong men have been slain by her.
27 Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.
8 ¶ Doth not wisdom cry, and give her voice to intelligence?
2 She stands in the top of high places, by the way at the crossroads of the paths.
3 She cries at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O ye simple, understand prudence; and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6 Hear, for I will speak of excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 For my mouth shall speak truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing perverse or twisted in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understands and right to those that have found wisdom.
10 Receive my chastening and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than precious stones; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 ¶ I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I invent the knowledge of giving counsel.
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride, arrogancy, the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
14 With me is counsel, and existence; I am understanding; strength belongs to me.
15 By me the kings reign, and the princes decree justice.
16 By me the princes rule, and all of the governors judge the earth.
17 I love those that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.
18 Riches and honour are with me, yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than precious stones, and my revenue than choice silver.
20 I shall lead in the way of righteousness in the midst of the paths of judgment,
21 that I may cause my friends to inherit existence and I will fill their treasures.
22 ¶ The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23 I was set up with eternal dominion, from the beginning, before the earth was.
24 I was begotten before the depths, before the existence of the fountains of many waters.
25 Before the mountains were founded, before the hills was I begotten.
26 While as yet he had not made the earth nor the fields nor the beginning of the dust of the world,
27 when he composed the heavens, I was there. When he set a compass upon the face of the depth,
28 when he established the clouds above, when he strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 when he gave to the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth,
30 I was with him ordering everything; I was his delight every day, being content before him at all times;
31 I am content in the circumference of his earth, and my contentment is with the sons of men.
32 ¶ Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye sons; for blessed are those that keep my ways.
33 Hearken unto chastening, and be wise; refuse it not.
34 Blessed is the man that hears me, keeping vigil at my gates, waiting at the threshold of my doors.
35 For whosoever finds me shall find life and shall obtain the will of the LORD.
36 But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those that hate me love death.
9 ¶ Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out her seven pillars:
2 She has killed her sacrifice; she has mingled her wine; and she has furnished her table.
3 She has sent forth her maidens; she cries upon the highest places of the city,
4 whosoever is simple, let him turn in here; as for those that lack understanding, {Heb. lacking of heart} she saith unto him,
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 Forsake that which is foolish and live and go in the way of understanding.
7 He that chastens a scorner brings shame unto himself, and he that chastens a wicked man brings himself a blot.
8 Chasten not a scorner lest he hate thee; chasten a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13 ¶ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple and knows nothing.
14 For she sits at the door of her house on a seat in the high places of the city
15 to call to those who pass by the way, to those who straighten their ways;
16 Whosoever is simple, let him turn in here; and as for him that lacks understanding, she saith unto him:
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18 But he does not know that the dead are there and that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
(The parables of Solomon.)
10 ¶ A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is sadness unto his mother.
2 ¶ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but wickedness shall cast out the wicked.
4 ¶ He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 ¶ He that gathers in summer is a wise son, but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
6 ¶ Blessings are upon the head of the just, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
7 ¶ The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall stink.
8 ¶ The wise in heart will receive the commandments, but he who speaks foolishness shall fall.
9 ¶ He that walks in integrity walks securely, but he that perverts his ways shall be broken.
10 ¶ He that winks with the eye causes sorrow, and he that speaks foolishness shall fall.
11 ¶ The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
12 ¶ Hatred stirs up strifes, but love covers all sins.
13 ¶ In the lips of the prudent wisdom is found and is a rod unto the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 ¶ Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity.
15 ¶ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the weakness of the poor is their poverty.
16 ¶ The work of the righteous is unto life, but the fruit of the wicked is for sin.
17 ¶ He is in the way of life that gives heed to chastening, but he that refuses reproof errs.
18 ¶ He that hides hatred has lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
19 ¶ In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.
20 ¶ The tongue of the just is as choice silver, but the understanding {Heb. heart} of the wicked is worth little.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
22 ¶ The blessing of the LORD is that which makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
23 ¶ To make an abomination is as sport to the fool, but wisdom is recreation to the man of intelligence.
24 ¶ The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him, but God shall grant the desire of the righteous.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is founded for ever.
26 ¶ As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those that send him.
27 ¶ The fear of the LORD shall prolong days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
29 ¶ The way of the LORD is strength to the perfect, but it is terror to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous eternally shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31 ¶ The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous shall know the will of God, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversion.
11 ¶ A false balance is abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
2 ¶ When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble is wisdom.
3 ¶ The perfection of the upright shall guide them in the way, but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
4 ¶ Riches shall not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness shall deliver from death.
5 ¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall straighten his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be imprisoned in their own sin.
7 ¶ When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of unjust men shall perish.
8 ¶ The righteous is delivered out of the tribulation, and the wicked takes his place.
9 ¶ The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbour, but the just are delivered with wisdom.
10 ¶ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are feasts.
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12 ¶ He that is void of understanding despises his neighbour, but the intelligent man remains silent.
13 A talebearer reveals secrets, but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
14 ¶ When intelligence is lacking, the people shall fall, but in the multitude of counsellors there is salvation.
15 ¶ With anxiety shall he that is surety for a stranger be afflicted, and he that hates suretiship shall live securely.
16 ¶ The gracious woman retains honour, and strong men retain riches.
17 ¶ The merciful man does good to his own soul, but the cruel man troubles his own flesh.
18 ¶ The wicked works a deceitful work, but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
19 ¶ As righteousness is unto life, so he that pursues evil pursues it unto his own death.
20 ¶ They that are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but such as are perfect in their way are his delight.
21 ¶ No matter how many covenants he has made with death, the wicked shall not be absolved, but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
22 ¶ As a gold ring in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
23 ¶ The desire of the righteous is only good, but the hope of the wicked is wrath.
24 ¶ There are those who scatter, and more is added unto them; and there are those who withhold more than is just, but come to poverty.
25 ¶ The soul who is a blessing unto others shall be made fat, and he that fills shall be filled also himself.
26 ¶ He that withholds the grain, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that sells it.
27 ¶ He that seeks good early shall find favour, but unto him that seeks evil, it shall come upon him.
28 ¶ He that trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
29 ¶ He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be slave to the wise of heart.
30 ¶ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that wins souls is wise.
31 ¶ The righteous shall certainly be recompensed in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!
12 ¶ Whosoever loves chastening loves knowledge, but he that hates reproof is carnal.
2 ¶ The good man shall attain the favour of the LORD, but the man of wicked thoughts he will condemn.
3 ¶ Man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 ¶ The virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 ¶ The thoughts of the righteous are upright, but the astuteness of the wicked is deceit.
6 ¶ The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 ¶ God shall overthrow the wicked, and they shall not be any longer, but the house of the righteous shall remain.
8 ¶ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9 ¶ He that despises himself and becomes a slave is better than he that honours himself and lacks bread.
10 ¶ The righteous is merciful even unto his beast, but the piety of the wicked is cruel.
11 ¶ He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
12 ¶ The wicked desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous shall yield fruit.
13 ¶ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of the tribulation.
14 ¶ Man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
15 ¶ The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, but he that hears counsel is wise.
16 ¶ A fool’s wrath is presently known, but he who covers the injury is sane.
17 ¶ He that speaks truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness, deceit.
18 ¶ There are those that speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is medicine.
19 ¶ The lip of truth shall be established for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 ¶ Deceit is in the heart of those whose thoughts are evil, but joy in that of those whose thoughts are good.
21 ¶ No iniquity shall overtake the righteous: but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
22 ¶ Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but the workers of the truth are his delight.
23 ¶ The sane man conceals his wisdom: but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
24 ¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the negligent shall be under tribute.
25 ¶ Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad.
26 ¶ The righteous causes his neighbour to consider: but the way of the wicked causes them to err.
27 ¶ The deceitful man does not even roast that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28 ¶ In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
13 ¶ A wise son takes his father’s chastening: but a scorner does not hear rebuke.
2 ¶ Of the fruit of his mouth man shall eat well: but the soul of the transgressors shall starve.
3 ¶ He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 ¶ The righteous man hates lying: but the wicked man makes himself loathsome, and abominable.
6 ¶ Righteousness keeps the one of the perfect way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7 ¶ There are those that make themselves rich, yet have nothing: there are those that make themselves poor, yet have great riches.
8 ¶ The redemption of a man’s life is his riches: but the poor does not hear rebuke.
9 ¶ The light of the righteous shall rejoice: but the fire of the wicked shall be put out.
10 ¶ Pride shall certainly give birth to contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
11 ¶ The riches of vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.
12 ¶ Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
13 ¶ Whosoever despises the word shall perish by it: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 ¶ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15 ¶ Good understanding brings forth grace: but the way of transgressors is hard.
16 ¶ Every sane man works according to wisdom: but the fool shall manifest his folly.
17 ¶ A bad messenger shall fall into evil: but a faithful ambassador is medicine.
18 ¶ Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuses chastening: but he that regards reproof shall be honoured.
19 ¶ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 ¶ He that walks with wise men shall be wise, but the companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21 ¶ Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
22 ¶ A good man shall leave an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23 ¶ In the fallow ground of the poor there is much bread, but it is lost for lack of judgment.
24 ¶ He that cuts short chastening hates his son, but he that loves him chastens him early.
25 ¶ The righteous eats until his soul is satisfied, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.
14 ¶ Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.
2 ¶ He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.
3 ¶ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 ¶ Without oxen, the storehouse is clean, but by the strength of the ox there is abundance of bread.
5 ¶ The true witness will not lie, but the false witness will utter lies.
6 ¶ The scorner sought wisdom and found it not, but wisdom comes easy unto him that understands.
7 ¶ Go from the presence of the foolish man when thou dost not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
8 ¶ The wisdom of the sane is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 ¶ Fools speak sin unto themselves, but among the righteous there is love.
10 ¶ The heart knows the bitterness of his soul, and a stranger shall not intermeddle with his joy.
11 ¶ The house of the wicked shall be made desolate, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12 ¶ There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 ¶ Even in laughter, the scorner has pain in his heart, and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14 ¶ The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be separated from him.
15 ¶ The simple believes every word, but the prudent man understands his steps.
16 ¶ The wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.
17 ¶ He that is soon angry shall deal foolishly, and the man of wicked devices shall be hated.
18 ¶ The simple shall inherit folly, but the prudent shall be crowned with wisdom.
19 ¶ Those who are evil shall bow before those who are good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 ¶ The poor is hated even of his own neighbour, but many are those who love the rich.
21 ¶ The sinner despises his neighbour, but he that has mercy on the poor is blessed.
22 ¶ Do they not err that meditate upon evil? but those that meditate upon good shall attain mercy and truth.
23 ¶ In all labour there is fruit, but to talk and not do, brings poverty.
24 ¶ The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but that which distinguishes fools is their folly.
25 ¶ The true witness delivers souls, but the deceitful one speaks lies.
26 ¶ In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence, and there his sons shall have hope.
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
28 ¶ In the multitude of the people is the king’s glory, but in the failure of the people is the weakness of the prince.
29 ¶ He that is slow to wrath is of great intelligence, but he that is short of spirit exalts folly.
30 ¶ A sound heart is life to the flesh, but envy is rottenness of the bones.
31 ¶ He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he that has mercy on the poor, honours him.
32 ¶ For his wickedness shall the wicked be cast out, but the righteous in his death has hope.
33 ¶ Wisdom shall rest in the heart of him that is sane and is made known in the midst of the fools.
34 ¶ Righteousness exalts a people, but sin is a reproach to the nations.
35 ¶ The king’s favour is toward the wise slave, but his wrath is against him that causes shame.
15 ¶ A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
2 ¶ The tongue of the wise shall adorn wisdom, but the mouth of fools shall speak foolishness.
3 ¶ The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding those who are evil and those who are good.
4 ¶ The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
5 ¶ The fool despises his father’s chastening, but he that regards reproof shall become prudent.
6 ¶ In the house of the righteous is much provision, but in the fruit of the wicked is trouble.
7 ¶ The lips of the wise disperse wisdom, but the heart of the foolish does not so.
8 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9 ¶ The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD, but he loves him that follows after righteousness.
10 ¶ Chastening is grievous unto him that forsakes the way, but he that hates reproof shall die.
11 ¶ Sheol and hell are before the LORD; how much more then the hearts of men?
12 ¶ The scorner does not love the one that reproves him, neither will he go unto the wise.
13 ¶ A joyful heart makes a beautiful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is abated.
14 ¶ The heart of him that has understanding seeks wisdom, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
15 ¶ All the days of the poor are difficult, but he that is of a good heart has a continual feast.
16 ¶ Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted calf and hatred therewith.
18 ¶ A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he that is slow to anger appeases strife.
19 ¶ The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is made plain.
20 ¶ The wise son makes a glad father, but the foolish man despises his mother.
21 ¶ Folly is joy to him that is destitute of understanding, but the man who is intelligent walks uprightly.
22 ¶ Without counsel purposes are disappointed, but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
23 ¶ A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!
24 ¶ The way of life is uphill to the wise, that he may separate himself from Sheol below.
25 ¶ The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, but he will establish the inheritance of the widow.
26 ¶ The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, but the speech of the pure is pure.
27 ¶ He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he that hates gifts shall live.
28 ¶ The heart of the righteous studies to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 ¶ The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30 ¶ The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones fat.
31 ¶ The ear that hears the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
32 ¶ He that refuses chastening despises his own soul, but he that hears reproof has an understanding heart.
33 ¶ The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honour is humility.
16 ¶ Of man are the preparations of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
2 ¶ All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirits.
3 ¶ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4 ¶ The LORD has made all things by himself, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 ¶ Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; the covenant that he makes, shall not be without chastening.
6 ¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
7 ¶ When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 ¶ Better is a little with righteousness than a great number of fruits with injustice.
9 ¶ The heart of man devises his way, but the LORD directs his steps.
10 ¶ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.
11 ¶ A just weight and balance are the LORD’s; all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 ¶ It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is to be established with righteousness.
13 ¶ Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaks that which is right.
14 ¶ The wrath of the king is as a messenger of death, but the wise man will avoid it.
15 In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 ¶ How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!
17 ¶ The highway of the upright is to separate himself from evil; he that keeps his way preserves his soul.
18 ¶ Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 ¶ It is better to humble your spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 ¶ He who has understanding in the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
21 ¶ The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips shall increase doctrine.
22 ¶ Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 ¶ The heart of the wise causes his mouth to be prudent, and with his lips he shall increase doctrine.
24 ¶ Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and medicine to the bones.
25 ¶ There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 ¶ The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
27 ¶ The man of Belial digs in search of evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 The perverse man sows strife, and the tale bearer separates princes.
29 ¶ The evil man flatters his neighbour and leads him into the way that is not good.
30 He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; moving his lips he brings evil to pass.
31 ¶ Old age is a crown of glory if it is found in the way of righteousness.
32 ¶ He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.
33 ¶ The lot is cast into the lap, but the judgment thereof is of the LORD.
17 ¶ Better is a dry morsel in peace than the house of contention full of sacrifices for a feast.
2 ¶ A prudent slave shall have rule over a son that causes shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 ¶ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tries the hearts.
4 ¶ An evil doer gives heed to false lips, and a liar gives ear to the tongue which curses.
5 ¶ Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he that is glad regarding the calamity of someone else shall not go unpunished.
6 ¶ Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the honour of the children are their fathers.
7 ¶ Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!
8 ¶ A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
9 ¶ He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.
10 ¶ Reproof is of more benefit to a wise man than a hundred stripes to a fool.
11 ¶ The rebellious man seeks only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 ¶ It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13 ¶ Whosoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 ¶ To release the waters (to speak rashly) is the beginning of contention; therefore, leave off strife before it gets started.
15 ¶ He that justifies the wicked and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16 ¶ Of what good is the price to buy wisdom in the hand of the fool, seeing he has no heart to understand?
17 ¶ A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 ¶ A man void of understanding strikes hands and becomes surety in the presence of his friend.
19 ¶ Transgression loves him that loves strife, and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction.
20 ¶ He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.
21 ¶ He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of a fool shall have no joy.
22 ¶ A joyful heart shall do good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
23 ¶ A wicked man takes a gift in secret to pervert the paths of judgment.
24 ¶ Wisdom appears upon the countenance of him that has understanding, but the eyes of a fool manifest his folly unto the ends of the earth.
25 ¶ The foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her that bore him.
26 ¶ It is certainly not good to condemn the just, nor to smite princes for doing that which is upright.
27 ¶ He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he is silent is counted wise, and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
18 ¶ Whosoever goes astray seeks according to his own lust and shall meddle with every doctrine.
2 ¶ A fool has no delight in understanding, but in that which his own heart discovers.
3 ¶ When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with him who dishonours, reproach.
4 ¶ The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 ¶ To respect the person of the wicked so that the righteous loses that which is rightfully his is not good.
6 ¶ A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 ¶ The words of a talebearer seem smooth, but they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9 ¶ He also that is negligent in his work is brother to him that is the great spendthrift.
10 ¶ The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous shall run into it, and be raised up.
11 ¶ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city and as a high wall in his imagination.
12 ¶ Before being broken, the heart of man is haughty, and before coming into honour, comes being brought to humility.
13 ¶ For him that answers a word before he hears, it is folly and reproach unto him.
14 ¶ The spirit of man will bear his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?
15 ¶ The heart of the man of understanding acquires wisdom, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 ¶ A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.
17 ¶ The one who is just is first in his cause, his adversary comes and seeks him out.
18 ¶ The lot causes contentions to cease and decides between the mighty.
19 ¶ A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20 ¶ A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth, and with the product of his lips shall he be filled.
21 ¶ Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those that love it shall eat its fruit.
22 ¶ Whosoever found a wife found a good thing and has attained the favour of the LORD.
23 ¶ The poor uses intreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
24 ¶ The man that has friends must show himself to be a friend, and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
19 ¶ Better is the poor that walks in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2 ¶ That the soul be without wisdom is not good, and he that hastens with his feet sins.
3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart is wroth against the LORD.
4 ¶ Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
5 ¶ A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape.
6 ¶ Many will intreat the favour of the prince, but every man is a friend to him that gives.
7 All the brethren of the poor hate him; how much more shall his friends separate themselves from him? He shall seek their friendship and not find it.
8 ¶ He that gets wisdom loves his own soul; he keeps intelligence that he might find that which is good.
9 ¶ The false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.
10 ¶ Delight is not suitable for a fool; much less for a slave to have rule over princes.
11 ¶ The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 ¶ The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13 ¶ A foolish son is a pain unto his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
14 ¶ House and riches are the inheritance from fathers, but the prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 ¶ Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.
16 ¶ He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul, but he that despises his ways shall die.
17 ¶ He that gives unto the poor lends unto the LORD, and he will give him his reward.
18 ¶ Chasten thy son while there is hope, but do not stir up thy soul to destroy him.
19 ¶ A man of great wrath shall suffer the consequences, for even if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20 ¶ Hear counsel, and receive chastening that thou may be wise in thy old age.
21 ¶ There are many thoughts in the heart of man; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD shall stand.
22 ¶ Contentment is unto men to show mercy, but it is better to do it unto the poor than to the liar.
23 ¶ The fear of the LORD is unto life, and he that has it shall live satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24 ¶ The slothful man hides his hand in his bosom and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 ¶ Smite a scorner, and the simple will become prudent, and reproving one that has understanding, he will understand knowledge.
26 ¶ He that steals from his father and chases away his mother is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.
27 ¶ Cease, my son, to hear the teaching that induces one to deviate from the reasons of wisdom.
28 ¶ A witness of Belial shall scorn judgment, and the mouth of the wicked shall cover iniquity.
29 ¶ Judgments are prepared for scorners and stripes for the back of fools.
20 ¶ Wine makes a mocker, and beer a reveler, and whoever errs concerning them shall never be wise.
2 ¶ The fear of the king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
3 ¶ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.
4 ¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.
5 ¶ Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of intelligence will draw it out.
6 ¶ Most men will proclaim each one his own mercy, but who can find a man of truth?
7 ¶ The just man who walks in his integrity, blessed shall be his sons after him.
8 ¶ A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
9 ¶ Who shall be able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
10 ¶ Double weights and double measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
11 ¶ Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work is pure and whether it is right.
12 ¶ The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made both of them.
13 ¶ Do not love sleep lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14 ¶ It is bad, it is bad, the buyer says; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
15 ¶ There is gold and a multitude of precious stones, but the lips of wisdom are a precious vessel.
16 ¶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him that is surety for a strange woman.
17 ¶ Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18 ¶ Every thought must be ordered by counsel, and with intelligence war is made.
19 ¶ He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flatters with his lips.
20 ¶ Whosoever curses his father or his mother, his fire shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21 ¶ An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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