1 The proverbs 04912 of Solomon 08010 the son 01121 of David 01732, king 04428 of Israel 03478;
2 To know 03045 wisdom 02451 and instruction 04148; to perceive 0995 the words 0561 of understanding 0998;
3 To receive 03947 the instruction 04148 of wisdom 07919, justice 06664, and judgment 04941, and equity 04339; equity: Heb. equities
4 To give 05414 prudence 06195 to the simple 06612, to the young man 05288 knowledge 01847 and discretion 04209. discretion: or, advisement
5 A wise 02450 man will hear 08085, and will increase 03254 learning 03948; and a man of understanding 0995 shall attain 07069 to wise counsels 08458:
6 To understand 0995 a proverb 04912, and the interpretation 04426; the words 01697 of the wise 02450, and their dark sayings 02420. the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech
7 The fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 is the beginning 07225 of knowledge 01847: but fools 0191 despise 0936 wisdom 02451 and instruction 04148. the beginning: or, the principal part
8 My son 01121, hear 08085 the instruction 04148 of thy father 01, and forsake 05203 not the law 08451 of thy mother 0517:
9 For they shall be an ornament 03880 of grace 02580 to thy head 07218, and chains 06060 about thy neck 01621. an…: Heb. an adding
10 My son 01121, if sinners 02400 entice 06601 thee, consent 014 thou not.
11 If they say 0559, Come 03212 with us, let us lay wait 0693 for blood 01818, let us lurk 06845 secretly for the innocent 05355 without cause 02600:
12 Let us swallow them up 01104 alive 02416 as the grave 07585; and whole 08549, as those that go down 03381 into the pit 0953:
13 We shall find 04672 all precious 03368 substance 01952, we shall fill 04390 our houses 01004 with spoil 07998:
14 Cast 05307 in thy lot 01486 among 08432 us; let us all have one 0259 purse 03599:
15 My son 01121, walk 03212 not thou in the way 01870 with them; keep 04513 thy foot 07272 from their path 05410:
16 For their feet 07272 run 07323 to evil 07451, and make haste 04116 to shed 08210 blood 01818.
17 Surely in vain 02600 the net 07568 is spread 02219 in the sight 05869 of any bird 01167, 3671. in the…: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing
18 And they lay wait 0693 for their own blood 01818; they lurk secretly 06845 for their own lives 05315.
19 So are the ways 0734 of every one that is greedy 01214 of gain 01215; who taketh away 03947 the life 05315 of its owners 01167.
20 Wisdom 02454 crieth 07442 outside 02351; she uttereth 05414 her voice 06963 in the streets 07339: Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom
21 She crieth 07121 in the chief place 07218 of concourse 01993, in the openings 06607 of the gates 08179: in the city 05892 she uttereth 0559 her words 0561, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones 06612, will ye love 0157 simplicity 06612? and the scorners 03887 delight 02530 in their scorning 03944, and fools 03684 hate 08130 knowledge 01847?
23 Turn 07725 ye at my reproof 08433: behold, I will pour out 05042 my spirit 07307 to you, I will make known 03045 to you my words 01697.
24 Because I have called 07121, and ye refused 03985; I have stretched out 05186 my hand 03027, and no man regarded 07181;
25 But ye have set at nought 06544 all my counsel 06098, and rejected 014 my reproof 08433:
26 I also will laugh 07832 at your calamity 0343; I will mock 03932 when your fear 06343 cometh 0935;
27 When your fear 06343 cometh 0935 as desolation 07722, 7584, and your destruction 0343 cometh 0857 as a whirlwind 05492; when distress 06869 and anguish 06695 cometh 0935 upon you.
28 Then shall they call 07121 upon me, but I will not answer 06030; they shall seek me early 07836, but they shall not find 04672 me:
29 Because they hated 08130 knowledge 01847, and did not choose 0977 the fear 03374 of the LORD 03068:
30 They rejected 014 my counsel 06098: they despised 05006 all my reproof 08433.
31 Therefore shall they eat 0398 of the fruit 06529 of their own way 01870, and be filled 07646 with their own devices 04156.
32 For the turning away 04878 of the simple 06612 shall slay 02026 them, and the prosperity 07962 of fools 03684 shall destroy 06 them. turning…: or, ease of the simple
33 But whoever hearkeneth 08085 to me shall dwell 07931 in safety 0983, and shall be quiet 07599 from fear 06343 of evil 07451.
1 My son 01121, if thou wilt receive 03947 my words 0561, and treasure 06845 my commandments 04687 with thee;
2 So that thou incline 07181 thy ear 0241 to wisdom 02451, and apply 05186 thy heart 03820 to understanding 08394;
3 Yea, if thou criest 07121 after knowledge 0998, and liftest up 05414 thy voice 06963 for understanding 08394; liftest…: Heb. givest thy voice
4 If thou seekest 01245 her as silver 03701, and searchest 02664 for her as for hid treasures 04301;
5 Then shalt thou understand 0995 the fear 03374 of the LORD 03068, and find 04672 the knowledge 01847 of God 0430.
6 For the LORD 03068 giveth 05414 wisdom 02451: out of his mouth 06310 cometh knowledge 01847 and understanding 08394.
7 He layeth up 06845 sound wisdom 08454 for the righteous 03477: he is a shield 04043 to them that walk 01980 uprightly 08537.
8 He keepeth 05341 the paths 0734 of judgment 04941, and preserveth 08104 the way 01870 of his saints 02623.
9 Then shalt thou understand 0995 righteousness 06664, and judgment 04941, and equity 04339; and, every good 02896 path 04570.
10 When wisdom 02451 entereth 0935 into thy heart 03820, and knowledge 01847 is pleasant 05276 to thy soul 05315;
11 Discretion 04209 shall preserve 08104 thee, understanding 08394 shall keep 05341 thee:
12 To deliver 05337 thee from the way 01870 of the evil 07451 man, from the man 0376 that speaketh 01696 perverse things 08419;
13 Who leave 05800 the paths 0734 of uprightness 03476, to walk 03212 in the ways 01870 of darkness 02822;
14 Who rejoice 08056 to do 06213 evil 07451, and delight 01523 in the perverseness 08419 of the wicked 07451;
15 Whose ways 0734 are crooked 06141, and they are perverse 03868 in their paths 04570:
16 To deliver 05337 thee from the strange 02114 woman 0802, even from the adulteress 05237 who flattereth 02505 with her words 0561;
17 Who forsaketh 05800 the guide 0441 of her youth 05271, and forgetteth 07911 the covenant 01285 of her God 0430.
18 For her house 01004 inclineth 07743 to death 04194, and her paths 04570 to the dead 07496.
19 None that go 0935 to her return again 07725, neither do they take hold 05381 of the paths 0734 of life 02416.
20 That thou mayest walk 03212 in the way 01870 of good 02896 men, and keep 08104 the paths 0734 of the righteous 06662.
21 For the upright 03477 shall dwell 07931 in the land 0776, and the perfect 08549 shall remain 03498 in it.
22 But the wicked 07563 shall be cut off 03772 from the earth 0776, and the transgressors 0898 shall be rooted out 05255 of it. rooted: or, plucked up
1 My son 01121, forget 07911 not my law 08451; but let thy heart 03820 keep 05341 my commandments 04687:
2 For length 0753 of days 03117, and long 08141 life 02416, and peace 07965, shall they add 03254 to thee. long…: Heb. years of life
3 Let not mercy 02617 and truth 0571 forsake 05800 thee: bind 07194 them about thy neck 01621; write 03789 them upon the table 03871 of thy heart 03820:
4 So shalt thou find 04672 favour 02580 and good 02896 understanding 07922 in the sight 05869 of God 0430 and man 0120. good…: or, good success
5 Trust 0982 in the LORD 03068 with all thy heart 03820; and lean 08172 not to thy own understanding 0998.
6 In all thy ways 01870 acknowledge 03045 him, and he shall direct 03474 thy paths 0734.
7 Be not wise 02450 in thy own eyes 05869: fear 03372 the LORD 03068, and depart 05493 from evil 07451.
8 It shall be health 07500 to thy navel 08270, and marrow 08250 to thy bones 06106. health: Heb. medicinemarrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening
9 Honour 03513 the LORD 03068 with thy substance 01952, and with the firstfruits 07225 of all thy increase 08393:
10 So shall thy barns 0618 be filled 04390 with plenty 07647, and thy presses 03342 shall burst out 06555 with new wine 08492.
11 My son 01121, despise 03988 not the chastening 04148 of the LORD 03068; neither be weary 06973 of his correction 08433:
12 For whom the LORD 03068 loveth 0157 he correcteth 03198; even as a father 01 the son 01121 in whom he delighteth 07521.
13 Happy 0835 is the man 0120 that findeth 04672 wisdom 02451, and the man 0120 that getteth 06329 understanding 08394. that getteth…: Heb. that draweth out understanding
14 For the merchandise 05504 of it is better 02896 than the merchandise 05505 of silver 03701, and the gain 08393 of it than fine gold 02742.
15 She is more precious 03368 than rubies 06443: and all the things thou canst desire 02656 are not to be compared 07737 to her.
16 Length 0753 of days 03117 is in her right hand 03225; and in her left hand 08040 riches 06239 and honour 03519.
17 Her ways 01870 are ways 01870 of pleasantness 05278, and all her paths 05410 are peace 07965.
18 She is a tree 06086 of life 02416 to them that lay hold 02388 upon her: and happy 0833 is every one that retaineth 08551 her.
19 The LORD 03068 by wisdom 02451 hath founded 03245 the earth 0776; by understanding 08394 hath he established 03559 the heavens 08064. established: or, prepared
20 By his knowledge 01847 the depths 08415 are broken up 01234, and the clouds 07834 drop down 07491 the dew 02919.
21 My son 01121, let not them depart 03868 from thy eyes 05869: keep 05341 sound wisdom 08454 and discretion 04209:
22 So shall they be life 02416 to thy soul 05315, and grace 02580 to thy neck 01621.
23 Then shalt thou walk 03212 in thy way 01870 safely 0983, and thy foot 07272 shall not stumble 05062.
24 When thou liest down 07901, thou shalt not be afraid 06342: but, thou shalt lie down 07901, and thy sleep 08142 shall be sweet 06149.
25 Be not afraid 03372 of sudden 06597 fear 06343, neither of the desolation 07722 of the wicked 07563, when it cometh 0935.
26 For the LORD 03068 shall be thy confidence 03689, and shall keep 08104 thy foot 07272 from being taken 03921.
27 Withhold 04513 not good 02896 from them to whom it is due 01167, when it is in the power 0410 of thy hand 03027 to do 06213 it. them…: Heb. the owners thereof
28 Say 0559 not to thy neighbour 07453, Go 03212, and come again 07725, and to morrow 04279 I will give 05414; when thou hast 03426 it by thee.
29 Devise 02790 not evil 07451 against thy neighbour 07453, seeing he dwelleth 03427 securely 0983 by thee. Devise…: or, Practise no evil
30 Strive 07378 not with a man 0120 without cause 02600, if he hath done 01580 thee no harm 07451.
31 Envy 07065 thou not the oppressor 0376, 2555, and choose 0977 none of his ways 01870. the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence
32 For the perverse 03868 man is an abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068: but his secret 05475 is with the righteous 03477.
33 The curse 03994 of the LORD 03068 is in the house 01004 of the wicked 07563: but he blesseth 01288 the habitation 05116 of the just 06662.
34 Surely he scorneth 03887 the scorners 03887: but he giveth 05414 grace 02580 to the lowly 06035, 6041.
35 The wise 02450 shall inherit 05157 glory 03519: but shame 07036 shall be the promotion 07311 of fools 03684. shall be…: Heb. exalteth the fools
1 Hear 08085, ye children 01121, the instruction 04148 of a father 01, and attend 07181 to know 03045 understanding 0998.
2 For I give 05414 you good 02896 doctrine 03948, forsake 05800 ye not my law 08451.
3 For I was my father’s 01 son 01121, tender 07390 and only 03173 beloved in the sight 06440 of my mother 0517.
4 He taught 03384 me also, and said 0559 to me, Let thy heart 03820 retain 08551 my words 01697: keep 08104 my commandments 04687, and live 02421.
5 Get 07069 wisdom 02451, get 07069 understanding 0998: forget 07911 it not; neither decline 05186 from the words 0561 of my mouth 06310.
6 Forsake 05800 her not, and she shall preserve 08104 thee: love 0157 her, and she shall keep 05341 thee.
7 Wisdom 02451 is the principal thing 07225; therefore get 07069 wisdom 02451: and with all thy getting 07075 get understanding 0998.
8 Exalt 05549 her, and she shall promote 07311 thee: she shall bring thee to honour 03513, when thou dost embrace 02263 her.
9 She shall give 05414 to thy head 07218 an ornament 03880 of grace 02580: a crown 05850 of glory 08597 shall she deliver 04042 to thee. a crown…: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory
10 Hear 08085, O my son 01121, and receive 03947 my sayings 0561; and the years 08141 of thy life 02416 shall be many 07235.
11 I have taught 03384 thee in the way 01870 of wisdom 02451; I have led 01869 thee in right 03476 paths 04570.
12 When thou goest 03212, thy steps 06806 shall not be hindered 03334; and when thou runnest 07323, thou shalt not stumble 03782.
13 Take fast hold 02388 of instruction 04148; let her not go 07503: keep 05341 her; for she is thy life 02416.
14 Enter 0935 not into the path 0734 of the wicked 07563, and go 0833 not in the way 01870 of evil 07451 men.
15 Avoid 06544 it, pass 05674 not by it, turn 07847 from it, and pass away 05674.
16 For they sleep 03462 not, except they have done mischief 07489; and their sleep 08142 is taken away 01497, unless they cause some to fall 03782.
17 For they eat 03898 the bread 03899 of wickedness 07562, and drink 08354 the wine 03196 of violence 02555.
18 But the path 0734 of the just 06662 is as the shining 05051 light 0216, that shineth 0215 more 01980 and more to the perfect 03559 day 03117.
19 The way 01870 of the wicked 07563 is as darkness 0653: they know 03045 not at what they stumble 03782.
20 My son 01121, attend 07181 to my words 01697; incline 05186 thy ear 0241 to my sayings 0561.
21 Let them not depart 03868 from thy eyes 05869; keep 08104 them in the midst 08432 of thy heart 03824.
22 For they are life 02416 to those that find 04672 them, and health 04832 to all their flesh 01320. health: Heb. medicine
23 Keep 05341 thy heart 03820 with all diligence 04929; for out of it are the issues 08444 of life 02416. with…: Heb. above all keeping
24 Put away 05493 from thee a perverse 06143 mouth 06310, and perverse 03891 lips 08193 put far 07368 from thee. a froward…: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips
25 Let thy eyes 05869 look 05027 right on 05227, and let thy eyelids 06079 look straight 03474 before thee.
26 Ponder 06424 the path 04570 of thy feet 07272, and let all thy ways 01870 be established 03559. let…: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright
27 Turn 05186 not to the right hand 03225 nor to the left 08040: remove 05493 thy foot 07272 from evil 07451.
1 My son 01121, attend 07181 to my wisdom 02451, and bow 05186 thy ear 0241 to my understanding 08394:
2 That thou mayest regard 08104 discretion 04209, and that thy lips 08193 may keep 05341 knowledge 01847.
3 For the lips 08193 of an adulteress 02114 drop 05197 as an honeycomb 05317, and her mouth 02441 is smoother 02509 than oil 08081: mouth: Heb. palate
4 But her end 0319 is bitter 04751 as wormwood 03939, sharp 02299 as a twoedged 06310 sword 02719.
5 Her feet 07272 go down 03381 to death 04194; her steps 06806 take hold 08551 on hell 07585.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder 06424 the path 0734 of life 02416, her ways 04570 are unstable 05128, that thou canst not know 03045 them.
7 Hear 08085 me now therefore, O ye children 01121, and depart 05493 not from the words 0561 of my mouth 06310.
8 Remove 07368 thy way 01870 far 07368 from her, and come not near 07126 the door 06607 of her house 01004:
9 Lest thou give 05414 thy honour 01935 to others 0312, and thy years 08141 to the cruel 0394:
10 Lest strangers 02114 be filled 07646 with thy wealth 03581; and thy labours 06089 be in the house 01004 of a stranger 05237; thy wealth: Heb. thy strength
11 And thou mourn 05098 at the last 0319, when thy flesh 01320 and thy body 07607 are consumed 03615,
12 And say 0559, How have I hated 08130 instruction 04148, and my heart 03820 despised 05006 reproof 08433;
13 And have not obeyed 08085 the voice 06963 of my teachers 03384, nor inclined 05186 my ear 0241 to them that instructed 03925 me!
14 I was almost 04592 in all evil 07451 in the midst 08432 of the congregation 06951 and assembly 05712.
15 Drink 08354 waters 04325 out of thy own cistern 0953, and running waters 05140 out of 08432 thy own well 0875.
16 Let thy fountains 04599 be dispersed 06327 abroad 02351, and rivers 06388 of waters 04325 in the streets 07339.
17 Let them be only thy own, and not for strangers 02114 with thee.
18 Let thy fountain 04726 be blessed 01288: and rejoice 08055 with the wife 0802 of thy youth 05271.
19 Let her be as the loving 0158 hind 0365 and pleasant 02580 roe 03280; let her breasts 01717 satisfy 07301 thee at all times 06256; and be thou ravished 07686 always 08548 with her love 0160. satisfy…: Heb. water theebe thou…: Heb. err thou always in her love
20 And why wilt thou, my son 01121, be ravished 07686 with an adulteress 02114, and embrace 02263 the bosom 02436 of a stranger 05237?
21 For the ways 01870 of man 0376 are before 05227 the eyes 05869 of the LORD 03068, and he pondereth 06424 all his goings 04570.
22 His own iniquities 05771 shall take 03920 the wicked 07563 himself, and he shall be held 08551 with the cords 02256 of his sins 02403. sins: Heb. sin
23 He shall die 04191 without instruction 04148; and in the greatness 07230 of his folly 0200 he shall go astray 07686.
1 My son 01121, if thou art surety 06148 for thy friend 07453, if thou hast struck 08628 thy hand 03709 with a stranger 02114,
2 Thou art snared 03369 with the words 0561 of thy mouth 06310, thou art taken 03920 with the words 0561 of thy mouth 06310.
3 Do 06213 this now 0645, my son 01121, and deliver 05337 thyself, when thou art come 0935 into the hand 03709 of thy friend 07453; go 03212, humble 07511 thyself, and plead with 07292 thy friend 07453. and make…: or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend
4 Give 05414 not sleep 08142 to thy eyes 05869, nor slumber 08572 to thy eyelids 06079.
5 Deliver 05337 thyself as a roe 06643 from the hand 03027 of the hunter, and as a bird 06833 from the hand 03027 of the fowler 03353.
6 Go 03212 to the ant 05244, thou sluggard 06102; consider 07200 her ways 01870, and be wise 02449:
7 Which having no guide 07101, overseer 07860, or ruler 04910,
8 Provideth 03559 her food 03899 in the summer 07019, and gathereth 0103 her food 03978 in the harvest 07105.
9 How long wilt thou sleep 07901, O sluggard 06102? when wilt thou arise 06965 out of thy sleep 08142?
10 Yet a little 04592 sleep 08142, a little 04592 slumber 08572, a little 04592 folding 02264 of the hands 03027 to sleep 07901:
11 So shall thy poverty 07389 come 0935 as one that travelleth 01980, and thy want 04270 as an armed 04043 man 0376.
12 A worthless 01100 person 0120, a wicked 0205 man 0376, walketh 01980 with a perverse 06143 mouth 06310.
13 He winketh 07169 with his eyes 05869, he speaketh 04448 with his feet 07272, he teacheth 03384 with his fingers 0676;
14 Perverseness 08419 is in his heart 03820, he deviseth 02790 mischief 07451 continually 06256; he soweth 07971 discord 04066, 4090. soweth: Heb. casteth forth
15 Therefore shall his calamity 0343 come 0935 suddenly 06597; suddenly 06621 shall he be broken 07665 without remedy 04832.
16 These six 08337 things doth the LORD 03068 hate 08130: yea, seven 07651 are an abomination 08441 to him 05315: unto…: Heb. of his soul
17 A proud 07311 look 05869, a lying 08267 tongue 03956, and hands 03027 that shed 08210 innocent 05355 blood 01818, A proud…: Heb. Haughty eyes
18 An heart 03820 that deviseth 02790 wicked 0205 imaginations 04284, feet 07272 that are swift 04116 in running 07323 to mischief 07451,
19 A false 08267 witness 05707 that speaketh 06315 lies 03577, and him that soweth 07971 discord 04090 among brethren 0251.
20 My son 01121, keep 05341 thy father’s 01 commandment 04687, and forsake 05203 not the law 08451 of thy mother 0517:
21 Bind 07194 them continually 08548 upon thy heart 03820, and tie 06029 them about thy neck 01621.
22 When thou goest 01980, it shall lead 05148 thee; when thou sleepest 07901, it shall keep 08104 thee; and when thou awakest 06974, it shall talk 07878 with thee.
23 For the commandment 04687 is a lamp 05216; and the law 08451 is light 0216; and reproofs 08433 of instruction 04148 are the way 01870 of life 02416: lamp: or, candle
24 To keep 08104 thee from the evil 07451 woman 0802, from the flattery 02513 of the tongue 03956 of an adulteress woman 05237. of the…: or, of the strange tongue
25 Lust 02530 not after her beauty 03308 in thy heart 03824; neither let her take 03947 thee with her eyelids 06079.
26 For by means of 01157 an harlot 02181, 802 a man is brought to a piece 03603 of bread 03899: and the adulteress 0802, 376 will hunt 06679 for the precious 03368 life 05315. the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man’s wife
27 Can a man 0376 take 02846 fire 0784 in his bosom 02436, and his clothes 0899 not be burned 08313?
28 Can one 0376 go 01980 upon hot coals 01513, and his feet 07272 not be burned 03554?
29 So he that goeth in 0935 to his neighbour’s 07453 wife 0802; whoever toucheth 05060 her shall not be innocent 05352.
30 Men do not despise 0936 a thief 01590, if he stealeth 01589 to satisfy 04390 his soul 05315 when he is hungry 07456;
31 But if he is found 04672, he shall restore 07999 sevenfold 07659; he shall give 05414 all the substance 01952 of his house 01004.
32 But whoever committeth adultery 05003 with a woman 0802 lacketh 02638 understanding 03820: he that doeth 06213 it destroyeth 07843 his own soul 05315. understanding: Heb. heart
33 A wound 05061 and dishonour 07036 shall he get 04672; and his reproach 02781 shall not be wiped away 04229.
34 For jealousy 07068 is the rage 02534 of a man 01397: therefore he will not spare 02550 in the day 03117 of vengeance 05359.
35 He will not regard 05375, 6440 any ransom 03724; neither will he rest content 014, though thou givest many 07235 gifts 07810. He will…: Heb. He will not accept the face of any ransom
1 My son 01121, keep 08104 my words 0561, and lay up 06845 my commandments 04687 with thee.
2 Keep 08104 my commandments 04687, and live 02421; and my law 08451 as the apple 0380 of thy eye 05869.
3 Bind 07194 them upon thy fingers 0676, write 03789 them upon the table 03871 of thy heart 03820.
4 Say 0559 to wisdom 02451, Thou art my sister 0269; and call 07121 understanding 0998 thy kinswoman 04129:
5 That they may keep 08104 thee from the adulteress 02114, 802, from the stranger 05237 which flattereth 02505 with her words 0561.
6 For at the window 02474 of my house 01004 I looked 08259 through my casement 0822,
7 And beheld 07200 among the simple ones 06612, I discerned 0995 among the youths 01121, a young man 05288 void 02638 of understanding 03820, the youths: Heb. the sons
8 Passing through 05674 the street 07784 near 0681 her corner 06434; and he went 06805 the way 01870 to her house 01004,
9 In the twilight 05399, in the evening 03117, 6153, in the black 0380 and dark 0653 night 03915: in the evening: Heb. in the evening of days
10 And, behold, there met 07125 him a woman 0802 with the attire 07897 of an harlot 02181, and subtil 05341 of heart 03820.
11 (She is loud 01993 and stubborn 05637; her feet 07272 abide 07931 not in her house 01004:
12 Now 06471 is she outside 02351, now 06471 in the streets 07339, and lieth in wait 0693 at 0681 every corner 06438.)
13 So she caught 02388 him, and kissed 05401 him, and with an impudent 05810 face 06440 said 0559 to him, with…: Heb. she strengthened her face and said
14 I have peace 08002 offerings 02077 with me; this day 03117 have I paid 07999 my vows 05088. I have…: Heb. Peace offerings are upon me
15 Therefore I came forth 03318 to meet 07125 thee, diligently to seek 07836 thy face 06440, and I have found 04672 thee.
16 I have decked 07234 my bed 06210 with coverings 04765 of tapestry, with carved 02405 works, with fine linen 0330 of Egypt 04714.
17 I have perfumed 05130 my bed 04904 with myrrh 04753, aloes 0174, and cinnamon 07076.
18 Come 03212, let us take our fill 07301 of love 01730 until the morning 01242: let us solace 05965 ourselves with loves 0159.
19 For my husband 0376 is not at home 01004, he is gone 01980 a long 07350 journey 01870:
20 He hath taken 03947 a bag 06872 of money 03701 with him 03027, and will come 0935 home 01004 at the day 03117 appointed 03677. with…: Heb. in his handthe day…: or, the new moon
21 With her much 07230 fair speech 03948 she caused him to yield 05186, with the flattering 02506 of her lips 08193 she seduced 05080 him.
22 He goeth 01980 after 0310 her quickly 06597, as an ox 07794 goeth 0935 to the slaughter 02874, or as a fool 0191 to the correction 04148 of the stocks 05914; straightway: Heb. suddenly
23 Till an arrow 02671 striketh 06398 through his liver 03516; as a bird 06833 hasteth 04116 to the snare 06341, and knoweth 03045 not that it is for his life 05315.
24 Now therefore hearken 08085 to me, O ye children 01121, and attend 07181 to the words 0561 of my mouth 06310.
25 Let not thy heart 03820 decline 07847 to her ways 01870, go not astray 08582 in her paths 05410.
26 For she hath cast down 05307 many 07227 wounded 02491: yea, many strong 06099 men have been slain 02026 by her.
27 Her house 01004 is the way 01870 to hell 07585, going down 03381 to the chambers 02315 of death 04194.
1 Doth not wisdom 02451 cry 07121? and understanding 08394 put forth 05414 her voice 06963?
2 She standeth 05324 on the top 07218 of high places 04791, by the way 01870 in the places 01004 of the paths 05410.
3 She crieth 07442 at 03027 the gates 08179, at the entry 06310 of the city 07176, at the entrance 03996 of the doors 06607.
4 To you, O men 0376, I call 07121; and my voice 06963 is to the sons 01121 of man 0120.
5 O ye simple 06612, understand 0995 wisdom 06195: and, ye fools 03684, be ye of an understanding 0995 heart 03820.
6 Hear 08085; for I will speak 01696 of excellent things 05057; and the opening 04669 of my lips 08193 shall be right things 04339.
7 For my mouth 02441 shall speak 01897 truth 0571; and wickedness 07562 is an abomination 08441 to my lips 08193. an…: Heb. the abomination of my lips
8 All the words 0561 of my mouth 06310 are in righteousness 06664; there is nothing crooked 06617 or perverse 06141 in them. froward: Heb. wreathed
9 They are all plain 05228 to him that understandeth 0995, and right 03477 to them that find 04672 knowledge 01847.
10 Receive 03947 my instruction 04148, and not silver 03701; and knowledge 01847 rather than choice 0977 gold 02742.
11 For wisdom 02451 is better 02896 than rubies 06443; and all the things that may be desired 02656 are not to be compared 07737 to it.
12 I wisdom 02451 dwell 07931 with prudence 06195, and find out 04672 knowledge 01847 and discretion 04209. prudence: or, subtilty
13 The fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 is to hate 08130 evil 07451: pride 01344, and arrogance 01347, and the evil 07451 way 01870, and the perverse 08419 mouth 06310, do I hate 08130.
14 Counsel 06098 is mine, and sound wisdom 08454: I am understanding 0998; I have strength 01369.
15 By me kings 04428 reign 04427, and princes 07336 decree 02710 justice 06664.
16 By me princes 08269 rule 08323, and nobles 05081, even all the judges 08199 of the earth 0776.
17 I love 0157 them that love 0157 me; and those that seek me early 07836 shall find 04672 me.
18 Riches 06239 and honour 03519 are with me; yea, durable 06276 riches 01952 and righteousness 06666.
19 My fruit 06529 is better 02896 than gold 02742, yea, than fine gold 06337; and my revenue 08393 than choice 0977 silver 03701.
20 I lead 01980 in the way 0734 of righteousness 06666, in the midst 08432 of the paths 05410 of judgment 04941: lead: or, walk
21 That I may cause those that love 0157 me to inherit 05157 substance 03426; and I will fill 04390 their treasuries 0214.
22 The LORD 03068 possessed 07069 me in the beginning 07225 of his way 01870, before 06924 his works 04659 of old.
23 I was set up 05258 from everlasting 05769, from the beginning 07218, or ever 06924 the earth 0776 was.
24 When there were no depths 08415, I was brought forth 02342; when there were no fountains 04599 abounding 03513 with water 04325.
25 Before the mountains 02022 were settled 02883, before 06440 the hills 01389 was I brought forth 02342:
26 While as yet he had not made 06213 the earth 0776, nor the fields 02351, nor the highest part 07218 of the dust 06083 of the world 08398. fields: or, open placesthe highest…: or, the chief part
27 When he prepared 03559 the heavens 08064, I was there: when he set 02710 a circle 02329 upon the face 06440 of the depth 08415: a compass: or, a circle
28 When he established 0553 the clouds 07834 above 04605: when he strengthened 05810 the fountains 05869 of the deep 08415:
29 When he gave 07760 to the sea 03220 his decree 02706, that the waters 04325 should not pass 05674 his commandment 06310: when he appointed 02710 the foundations 04144 of the earth 0776:
30 Then I was by him 0681, as one brought up 0525 with him: and I was daily 03117, 3117 his delight 08191, rejoicing 07832 always 06256 before 06440 him;
31 Rejoicing 07832 in the habitable part 08398 of his earth 0776; and my delights 08191 were with the sons 01121 of men 0120.
32 Now therefore hearken 08085 to me, O ye children 01121: for blessed 0835 are they that keep 08104 my ways 01870.
33 Hear 08085 instruction 04148, and be wise 02449, and refuse 06544 it not.
34 Blessed 0835 is the man 0120 that heareth 08085 me, watching 08245 daily 03117, 3117 at my gates 01817, waiting 08104 at the posts 04201 of my doors 06607.
35 For whoever findeth 04672 me findeth 04672 life 02416, and shall obtain 06329 favour 07522 from the LORD 03068. obtain: Heb. bring forth
36 But he that sinneth 02398 against me wrongeth 02554 his own soul 05315: all they that hate 08130 me love 0157 death 04194.
1 Wisdom 02454 hath built 01129 her house 01004, she hath hewn out 02672 her seven 07651 pillars 05982:
2 She hath killed 02873 her beasts 02874; she hath mixed 04537 her wine 03196; she hath also furnished 06186 her table 07979. her beasts: Heb. her killing
3 She hath sent forth 07971 her maidens 05291: she crieth 07121 upon 01610 the highest places 04791 of the city 07176,
4 Whoever is simple 06612, let him turn in 05493 here: as for him that lacketh 02638 understanding 03820, she saith 0559 to him,
5 Come 03212, eat 03898 of my bread 03899, and drink 08354 of the wine 03196 which I have mixed 04537.
6 Forsake 05800 the foolish 06612, and live 02421; and go 0833 in the way 01870 of understanding 0998.
7 He that reproveth 03256 a scorner 03887 getteth 03947 to himself shame 07036: and he that rebuketh 03198 a wicked 07563 man getteth himself a blot 03971.
8 Reprove 03198 not a scorner 03887, lest he shall hate 08130 thee: rebuke 03198 a wise man 02450, and he will love 0157 thee.
9 Give 05414 instruction to a wise 02450 man, and he will be yet wiser 02449: teach 03045 a just 06662 man, and he will increase 03254 in learning 03948.
10 The fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 is the beginning 08462 of wisdom 02451: and the knowledge 01847 of the Holy One 06918 is understanding 0998.
11 For by me thy days 03117 shall be multiplied 07235, and the years 08141 of thy life 02416 shall be increased 03254.
12 If thou art wise 02449, thou shalt be wise 02449 for thyself: but if thou scornest 03887, thou alone shalt bear 05375 it.
13 A foolish 03687 woman 0802 is clamorous 01993: she is simple 06615, and 01077 knoweth 03045 nothing 04100.
14 For she sitteth 03427 at the door 06607 of her house 01004, on a seat 03678 in the high places 04791 of the city 07176,
15 To call 07121 those who pass by 05674, 1870 who go right 03474 on their ways 0734:
16 Whoever is simple 06612, let him turn in 05493 here: and as for him that lacketh 02638 understanding 03820, she saith 0559 to him,
17 Stolen 01589 waters 04325 are sweet 04985, and bread 03899 eaten in secret 05643 is pleasant 05276. eaten…: Heb. of secrecies
18 But he knoweth 03045 not that the dead 07496 are there; and that her guests 07121 are in the depths 06012 of hell 07585.
1 The proverbs 04912 of Solomon 08010. A wise 02450 son 01121 maketh a glad 08055 father 01: but a foolish 03684 son 01121 is the heaviness 08424 of his mother 0517.
2 Treasures 0214 of wickedness 07562 profit 03276 nothing: but righteousness 06666 delivereth 05337 from death 04194.
3 The LORD 03068 will not allow 07456 the soul 05315 of the righteous 06662 to famish 07456: but he casteth away 01920 the substance 01942 of the wicked 07563. the substance…: or, the wicked for their wickedness
4 He becometh poor 07326 that dealeth 06213 with a slack 07423 hand 03709: but the hand 03027 of the diligent 02742 maketh rich 06238.
5 He that gathereth 0103 in summer 07019 is a wise 07919 son 01121: but he that sleepeth 07290 in harvest 07105 is a son 01121 that causeth shame 0954.
6 Blessings 01293 are upon the head 07218 of the just 06662: but violence 02555 covereth 03680 the mouth 06310 of the wicked 07563.
7 The memory 02143 of the just 06662 is blessed 01293: but the name 08034 of the wicked 07563 shall perish 07537.
8 The wise 02450 in heart 03820 will receive 03947 commandments 04687: but a prating 08193 fool 0191 shall fall 03832. a prating…: Heb. a fool of lipsfall: Heb. be beaten
9 He that walketh 03212 uprightly 08537 walketh 01980 surely 0983: but he that perverteth 06140 his ways 01870 shall be known 03045.
10 He that winketh 07169 with the eye 05869 causeth 05414 sorrow 06094: but a prating 08193 fool 0191 shall fall 03832. fall: Heb. be beaten
11 The mouth 06310 of a righteous 06662 man is a well 04726 of life 02416: but violence 02555 covereth 03680 the mouth 06310 of the wicked 07563.
12 Hatred 08135 stirreth up 05782 strifes 04090: but love 0160 covereth 03680 all sins 06588.
13 In the lips 08193 of him that hath understanding 0995 wisdom 02451 is found 04672: but a rod 07626 is for the back 01460 of him that is void 02638 of understanding 03820. of understanding: Heb. of heart
14 Wise 02450 men lay up 06845 knowledge 01847: but the mouth 06310 of the foolish 0191 is near 07138 destruction 04288.
15 The rich man’s 06223 wealth 01952 is his strong 05797 city 07151: the destruction 04288 of the poor 01800 is their poverty 07389.
16 The labour 06468 of the righteous 06662 tendeth to life 02416: the fruit 08393 of the wicked 07563 to sin 02403.
17 He is in the way 0734 of life 02416 that keepeth 08104 instruction 04148: but he that refuseth 05800 reproof 08433 erreth 08582. erreth: or, causeth to err
18 He that hideth 03680 hatred 08135 with lying 08267 lips 08193, and he that uttereth 03318 a slander 01681, is a fool 03684.
19 In the multitude 07230 of words 01697 there lacketh 02308 not sin 06588: but he that holdeth 02820 his lips 08193 is wise 07919.
20 The tongue 03956 of the just 06662 is as choice 0977 silver 03701: the heart 03820 of the wicked 07563 is little worth 04592.
21 The lips 08193 of the righteous 06662 feed 07462 many 07227: but fools 0191 die 04191 for lack 02638 of wisdom 03820. of wisdom: Heb. of heart
22 The blessing 01293 of the LORD 03068, it maketh rich 06238, and he addeth 03254 no sorrow 06089 with it.
23 It is as sport 07814 to a fool 03684 to do 06213 mischief 02154: but a man 0376 of understanding 08394 hath wisdom 02451.
24 The fear 04034 of the wicked 07563, it shall come 0935 upon him: but the desire 08378 of the righteous 06662 shall be granted 05414.
25 As the whirlwind 05492 passeth 05674, so is the wicked 07563 no more: but the righteous 06662 is an everlasting 05769 foundation 03247.
26 As vinegar 02558 to the teeth 08127, and as smoke 06227 to the eyes 05869, so is the sluggard 06102 to them that send 07971 him.
27 The fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 prolongeth 03254 days 03117: but the years 08141 of the wicked 07563 shall be shortened 07114. prolongeth: Heb. addeth
28 The hope 08431 of the righteous 06662 shall be gladness 08057: but the expectation 08615 of the wicked 07563 shall perish 06.
29 The way 01870 of the LORD 03068 is strength 04581 to the upright 08537: but destruction 04288 shall be to the workers 06466 of iniquity 0205.
30 The righteous 06662 shall never 05769 be removed 04131: but the wicked 07563 shall not inhabit 07931 the earth 0776.
31 The mouth 06310 of the just 06662 bringeth forth 05107 wisdom 02451: but the perverse 08419 tongue 03956 shall be cut out 03772.
32 The lips 08193 of the righteous 06662 know 03045 what is acceptable 07522: but the mouth 06310 of the wicked 07563 speaketh perverseness 08419. frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses
1 A false 04820 balance 03976 is abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068: but a just 08003 weight 068 is his delight 07522. A false…: Heb. Balances of deceitjust…: Heb. perfect stone
2 When pride 02087 cometh 0935, then cometh 0935 shame 07036: but with the lowly 06800 is wisdom 02451.
3 The integrity 08538 of the upright 03477 shall guide 05148 them: but the perverseness 05558 of transgressors 0898 shall destroy 07703 them.
4 Riches 01952 profit 03276 not in the day 03117 of wrath 05678: but righteousness 06666 delivereth 05337 from death 04194.
5 The righteousness 06666 of the perfect 08549 shall direct 03474 his way 01870: but the wicked 07563 shall fall 05307 by his own wickedness 07564. direct: Heb. rectify
6 The righteousness 06666 of the upright 03477 shall deliver 05337 them: but transgressors 0898 shall be taken 03920 in their own iniquity 01942.
7 When a wicked 07563 man 0120 dieth 04194, his expectation 08615 shall perish 06: and the hope 08431 of unjust 0205 men perisheth 06.
8 The righteous 06662 is delivered out 02502 of trouble 06869, and the wicked 07563 cometh 0935 in his stead.
9 An hypocrite 02611 with his mouth 06310 destroyeth 07843 his neighbour 07453: but through knowledge 01847 shall the just 06662 be delivered 02502.
10 When the righteous 06662 prosper 02898, the city 07151 rejoiceth 05970: and when the wicked 07563 perish 06, there is shouting 07440.
11 By the blessing 01293 of the upright 03477 the city 07176 is exalted 07311: but it is overthrown 02040 by the mouth 06310 of the wicked 07563.
12 He that is void 02638 of wisdom 03820 despiseth 0936 his neighbour 07453: but a man 0376 of understanding 08394 holdeth his peace 02790. void…: Heb. destitute of heart
13 A talebearer 01980, 7400 revealeth 01540 secrets 05475: but he that is of a faithful 0539 spirit 07307 concealeth 03680 the matter 01697. A talebearer: Heb. He that walketh, being a talebearer
14 Where no counsel 08458 is, the people 05971 fall 05307: but in the multitude 07230 of counsellors 03289 there is safety 08668.
15 He that is surety 06148 for a stranger 02114 shall smart 07321, 7451 for it: and he that hateth 08130 suretiship 08628 is secure 0982. smart: Heb. be sore brokensuretiship: Heb. those that strike hands
16 A gracious 02580 woman 0802 retaineth 08551 honour 03519: and strong 06184 men retain 08551 riches 06239.
17 The merciful 02617 man 0376 doeth good 01580 to his own soul 05315: but he that is cruel 0394 troubleth 05916 his own flesh 07607.
18 The wicked 07563 worketh 06213 a deceitful 08267 work 06468: but to him that soweth 02232 righteousness 06666 shall be a sure 0571 reward 07938.
19 As righteousness 06666 tendeth to life 02416: so he that pursueth 07291 evil 07451 pursueth it to his own death 04194.
20 They that are of a perverse 06141 heart 03820 are abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068: but such as are upright 08549 in their way 01870 are his delight 07522.
21 Though hand 03027 join in hand 03027, the wicked 07451 shall not be unpunished 05352: but the seed 02233 of the righteous 06662 shall be delivered 04422.
22 As a jewel 05141 of gold 02091 in a swine’s 02386 snout 0639, so is a fair 03303 woman 0802 who is without 05493 discretion 02940. is without: Heb. departeth from
23 The desire 08378 of the righteous 06662 is only good 02896: but the expectation 08615 of the wicked 07563 is wrath 05678.
24 There is 03426 that scattereth 06340, and yet increaseth 03254; and there is that withholdeth 02820 more than is right 03476, but it tendeth to poverty 04270.
25 The liberal 01293 soul 05315 shall be made fat 01878: and he that watereth 07301 shall be watered 03384 also himself. liberal…: Heb. soul of blessing
26 He that withholdeth 04513 grain 01250, the people 03816 shall curse 05344 him: but blessing 01293 shall be upon the head 07218 of him that selleth 07666 it.
27 He that diligently seeketh 07836 good 02896 procureth 01245 favour 07522: but he that seeketh 01875 mischief 07451, it shall come 0935 to him.
28 He that trusteth 0982 in his riches 06239 shall fall 05307: but the righteous 06662 shall flourish 06524 as a branch 05929.
29 He that troubleth 05916 his own house 01004 shall inherit 05157 the wind 07307: and the fool 0191 shall be servant 05650 to the wise 02450 of heart 03820.
30 The fruit 06529 of the righteous 06662 is a tree 06086 of life 02416; and he that winneth 03947 souls 05315 is wise 02450. winneth: Heb. taketh
31 Behold, the righteous 06662 shall be recompensed 07999 upon the earth 0776: much more the wicked 07563 and the sinner 02398.
1 Whoever loveth 0157 instruction 04148 loveth 0157 knowledge 01847: but he that hateth 08130 reproof 08433 is stupid 01198.
2 A good 02896 man obtaineth 06329 favour 07522 from the LORD 03068: but a man 0376 of wicked devices 04209 he will condemn 07561.
3 A man 0120 shall not be established 03559 by wickedness 07562: but the root 08328 of the righteous 06662 shall not be moved 04131.
4 A virtuous 02428 woman 0802 is a crown 05850 to her husband 01167: but she that maketh ashamed 0954 is as rottenness 07538 in his bones 06106.
5 The thoughts 04284 of the righteous 06662 are right 04941: but the counsels 08458 of the wicked 07563 are deceit 04820.
6 The words 01697 of the wicked 07563 are to lie in wait 0693 for blood 01818: but the mouth 06310 of the upright 03477 shall deliver 05337 them.
7 The wicked 07563 are overthrown 02015, and are not: but the house 01004 of the righteous 06662 shall stand 05975.
8 A man 0376 shall be commended 01984 according 06310 to his wisdom 07922: but he that is of a perverse 05753 heart 03820 shall be despised 0937. of a…: Heb. perverse of heart
9 He that is despised 07034, and hath a servant 05650, is better 02896 than he that honoureth 03513 himself, and is destitute 02638 of bread 03899.
10 A righteous 06662 man regardeth 03045 the life 05315 of his beast 0929: but the tender mercies 07356 of the wicked 07563 are cruel 0394. tender…: or, bowels
11 He that tilleth 05647 his land 0127 shall be satisfied 07646 with bread 03899: but he that followeth 07291 vain 07386 persons is void 02638 of understanding 03820.
12 The wicked 07563 desireth 02530 the net 04685 of evil 07451 men: but the root 08328 of the righteous 06662 yieldeth 05414 fruit. the net: or, the fortress
13 The wicked 07451 is snared 04170 by the transgression 06588 of his lips 08193: but the just 06662 shall come out 03318 of trouble 06869. The wicked…: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips
14 A man 0376 shall be satisfied 07646 with good 02896 by the fruit 06529 of his mouth 06310: and the recompence 01576 of a man’s 0120 hands 03027 shall be rendered 07725 to him.
15 The way 01870 of a fool 0191 is right 03477 in his own eyes 05869: but he that hearkeneth 08085 to counsel 06098 is wise 02450.
16 A fool’s 0191 wrath 03708 is presently 03117 known 03045: but a prudent 06175 man covereth 03680 shame 07036. presently: Heb. in that day
17 He that speaketh 06315 truth 0530 showeth forth 05046 righteousness 06664: but a false 08267 witness 05707 deceit 04820.
18 There is 03426 that speaketh 0981 like the piercings 04094 of a sword 02719: but the tongue 03956 of the wise 02450 is health 04832.
19 The lip 08193 of truth 0571 shall be established 03559 for ever 05703: but a lying 08267 tongue 03956 is but for a moment 07280.
20 Deceit 04820 is in the heart 03820 of them that imagine 02790 evil 07451: but to the counsellors 03289 of peace 07965 is joy 08057.
21 There shall no evil 0205 happen 0579 to the just 06662: but the wicked 07563 shall be filled 04390 with mischief 07451.
22 Lying 08267 lips 08193 are abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068: but they that deal 06213 truly 0530 are his delight 07522.
23 A prudent 06175 man 0120 concealeth 03680 knowledge 01847: but the heart 03820 of fools 03684 proclaimeth 07121 foolishness 0200.
24 The hand 03027 of the diligent 02742 shall bear rule 04910: but the slothful 07423 shall be put to forced labour 04522. slothful: or, deceitful
25 Heaviness 01674 in the heart 03820 of man 0376 weigheth it down 07812: but a good 02896 word 01697 maketh it glad 08055.
26 The righteous 06662 is more excellent 08446 than his neighbour 07453: but the way 01870 of the wicked 07563 seduceth 08582 them. excellent: or, abundant
27 The slothful 07423 man roasteth 02760 not that which he took in hunting 06718: but the substance 01952 of a diligent 02742 man 0120 is precious 03368.
28 In the way 0734 of righteousness 06666 is life 02416; and in the pathway 05410, 1870 of it there is no death 04194.
1 A wise 02450 son 01121 heareth his father’s 01 instruction 04148: but a scorner 03887 heareth 08085 not rebuke 01606.
2 A man 0376 shall eat 0398 good 02896 by the fruit 06529 of his mouth 06310: but the soul 05315 of the transgressors 0898 shall eat violence 02555.
3 He that keepeth 05341 his mouth 06310 keepeth 08104 his life 05315: but he that openeth wide 06589 his lips 08193 shall have destruction 04288.
4 The soul 05315 of the sluggard 06102 desireth 0183, and hath nothing: but the soul 05315 of the diligent 02742 shall be made fat 01878.
5 A righteous 06662 man hateth 08130 lying 01697, 8267: but a wicked 07563 man is loathsome 0887, and cometh to shame 02659.
6 Righteousness 06666 keepeth 05341 him that is upright 08537 in the way 01870: but wickedness 07564 overthroweth 05557 the sinner 02403. the sinner: Heb. sin
7 There is 03426 that maketh himself rich 06238, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor 07326, yet 03605 hath great 07227 riches 01952.
8 The ransom 03724 of a man’s 0376 life 05315 is his riches 06239: but the poor 07326 heareth 08085 not rebuke 01606.
9 The light 0216 of the righteous 06662 rejoiceth 08055: but the lamp 05216 of the wicked 07563 shall be put out 01846. lamp: or, candle
10 Only by pride 02087 cometh 05414 contention 04683: but with the well advised 03289 is wisdom 02451.
11 Wealth 01952 gotten by vanity 01892 shall be diminished 04591: but he that gathereth 06908 by labour 03027 shall increase 07235. by labour: Heb. with the hand
12 Hope 08431 deferred 04900 maketh the heart 03820 sick 02470: but when the desire 08378 cometh 0935, it is a tree 06086 of life 02416.
13 Whoever despiseth 0936 the word 01697 shall be destroyed 02254: but he that feareth 03373 the commandment 04687 shall be rewarded 07999. shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace
14 The law 08451 of the wise 02450 is a fountain 04726 of life 02416, to depart 05493 from the snares 04170 of death 04194.
15 Good 02896 understanding 07922 giveth 05414 favour 02580: but the way 01870 of transgressors 0898 is hard 0386.
16 Every prudent 06175 man dealeth 06213 with knowledge 01847: but a fool 03684 layeth open 06566 his folly 0200. layeth…: Heb. spreadeth
17 A wicked 07563 messenger 04397 falleth 05307 into mischief 07451: but a faithful 0529 ambassador 06735 is health 04832. a faithful…: Heb. an ambassador of faithfulness
18 Poverty 07389 and shame 07036 shall be to him that refuseth 06544 instruction 04148: but he that regardeth 08104 reproof 08433 shall be honoured 03513.
19 The desire 08378 accomplished 01961 is sweet 06149 to the soul 05315: but it is abomination 08441 to fools 03684 to depart 05493 from evil 07451.
20 He that walketh 01980 with wise 02450 men shall be wise 02449: but a companion 07462 of fools 03684 shall be destroyed 07321. destroyed: Heb. broken
21 Evil 07451 pursueth 07291 sinners 02400: but to the righteous 06662 good 02896 shall be rewarded with prosperity 07999.
22 A good 02896 man leaveth an inheritance 05157 to his children’s 01121 children 01121: and the wealth 02428 of the sinner 02398 is laid up 06845 for the just 06662.
23 Much 07230 food 0400 is in the fallow ground 05215 of the poor 07218, 7326: but there is 03426 that is destroyed 05595 for lack 03808 of judgment 04941.
24 He that spareth 02820 his rod 07626 hateth 08130 his son 01121: but he that loveth 0157 him chasteneth 04148 him early 07836.
25 The righteous 06662 eateth 0398 to the satisfying 07648 of his soul 05315: but the belly 0990 of the wicked 07563 shall want 02637.
1 Every wise 02454 woman 0802 buildeth 01129 her house 01004: but the foolish 0200 plucketh it down 02040 with her hands 03027.
2 He that walketh 01980 in his uprightness 03476 feareth 03373 the LORD 03068: but he that is perverse 03868 in his ways 01870 despiseth 0959 him.
3 In the mouth 06310 of the foolish 0191 is a rod 02415 of pride 01346: but the lips 08193 of the wise 02450 shall preserve 08104 them.
4 Where no oxen 0504 are, the crib 018 is clean 01249: but much 07230 increase 08393 is by the strength 03581 of the ox 07794.
5 A faithful 0529 witness 05707 will not lie 03577: but a false 08267 witness 05707 will utter 06315 lies 03576.
6 A scorner 03887 seeketh 01245 wisdom 02451, and findeth it not: but knowledge 01847 is easy 07043 to him that understandeth 0995.
7 Go 03212 from the presence 05048 of a foolish 03684 man 0376, when thou perceivest 03045 not in him the lips 08193 of knowledge 01847.
8 The wisdom 02451 of the prudent 06175 is to understand 0995 his way 01870: but the folly 0200 of fools 03684 is deceit 04820.
9 Fools 0191 make a mock 03887 at sin 0817: but among the righteous 03477 there is favour 07522.
10 The heart 03820 knoweth 03045 its own 05315 bitterness 04787; and a stranger 02114 doth not intermeddle 06148 with its joy 08057. his own…: Heb. the bitterness of his soul
11 The house 01004 of the wicked 07563 shall be overthrown 08045: but the tabernacle 0168 of the upright 03477 shall flourish 06524.
12 There is 03426 a way 01870 which seemeth right 03477 to 06440 a man 0376, but the end 0319 of it are the ways 01870 of death 04194.
13 Even in laughter 07814 the heart 03820 is sorrowful 03510; and the end 0319 of that mirth 08057 is heaviness 08424.
14 The backslider 05472 in heart 03820 shall be filled 07646 with his own ways 01870: and a good 02896 man 0376 shall be satisfied from himself.
15 The simple 06612 believeth 0539 every word 01697: but the prudent 06175 man looketh well 0995 to his going 0838.
16 A wise 02450 man feareth 03373, and departeth 05493 from evil 07451: but the fool 03684 rageth 05674, and is confident 0982.
17 He that is soon 07116 angry 0639 dealeth 06213 foolishly 0200: and a man 0376 of wicked devices 04209 is hated 08130.
18 The simple 06612 inherit 05157 folly 0200: but the prudent 06175 are crowned 03803 with knowledge 01847.
19 The evil 07451 bow 07817 before 06440 the good 02896; and the wicked 07563 at the gates 08179 of the righteous 06662.
20 The poor 07326 is hated 08130 even by his own neighbour 07453: but the rich 06223 hath many 07227 friends 0157. the rich…: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich
21 He that despiseth 0936 his neighbour 07453 sinneth 02398: but he that hath mercy 02603 on the poor 06035, 6041, happy 0835 is he.
22 Do they not err 08582 that devise 02790 evil 07451? but mercy 02617 and truth 0571 shall be to them that devise 02790 good 02896.
23 In all labour 06089 there is profit 04195: but the talk 01697 of the lips 08193 tendeth only to poverty 04270.
24 The crown 05850 of the wise 02450 is their riches 06239: but the foolishness 0200 of fools 03684 is folly 0200.
25 A true 0571 witness 05707 delivereth 05337 souls 05315: but a deceitful 04820 witness speaketh 06315 lies 03577.
26 In the fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 is strong 05797 confidence 04009: and his children 01121 shall have a place of refuge 04268.
27 The fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 is a fountain 04726 of life 02416, to depart 05493 from the snares 04170 of death 04194.
28 In the multitude 07230 of people 05971 is the king’s 04428 honour 01927: but in the lack 0657 of people 03816 is the destruction 04288 of the prince 07333.
29 He that is slow 0750 to wrath 0639 is of great 07227 understanding 08394: but he that is hasty 07116 of spirit 07307 exalteth 07311 folly 0200. hasty…: Heb. short of spirit
30 A sound 04832 heart 03820 is the life 02416 of the flesh 01320: but envy 07068 the rottenness 07538 of the bones 06106.
31 He that oppresseth 06231 the poor 01800 reproacheth 02778 his Maker 06213: but he that honoureth 03513 him hath mercy 02603 on the poor 034.
32 The wicked 07563 is driven away 01760 in his wickedness 07451: but the righteous 06662 hath hope 02620 in his death 04194.
33 Wisdom 02451 resteth 05117 in the heart 03820 of him that hath understanding 0995: but that which is in the midst 07130 of fools 03684 is made known 03045.
34 Righteousness 06666 exalteth 07311 a nation 01471: but sin 02403 is a reproach 02617 to any people 03816. to any…: Heb. to nations
35 The king’s 04428 favour 07522 is toward a wise 07919 servant 05650: but his wrath 05678 is against him that causeth shame 0954.
1 A soft 07390 answer 04617 turneth 07725 away wrath 02534: but grievous 06089 words 01697 stir up 05927 anger 0639.
2 The tongue 03956 of the wise 02450 useth knowledge 01847 aright 03190: but the mouth 06310 of fools 03684 poureth out 05042 foolishness 0200. poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth
3 The eyes 05869 of the LORD 03068 are in every place 04725, beholding 06822 the evil 07451 and the good 02896.
4 A wholesome 04832 tongue 03956 is a tree 06086 of life 02416: but perverseness 05558 in it is a breach 07667 in the spirit 07307. A wholesome…: Heb. The healing of the tongue
5 A fool 0191 despiseth 05006 his father’s 01 instruction 04148: but he that regardeth 08104 reproof 08433 is prudent 06191.
6 In the house 01004 of the righteous 06662 is much 07227 treasure 02633: but in the revenues 08393 of the wicked 07563 is trouble 05916.
7 The lips 08193 of the wise 02450 disperse 02219 knowledge 01847: but the heart 03820 of the foolish 03684 doeth not so.
8 The sacrifice 02077 of the wicked 07563 is an abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068: but the prayer 08605 of the upright 03477 is his delight 07522.
9 The way 01870 of the wicked 07563 is an abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068: but he loveth 0157 him that followeth 07291 after righteousness 06666.
10 Correction 04148 is grievous 07451 to him that forsaketh 05800 the way 0734: and he that hateth 08130 reproof 08433 shall die 04191. Correction: or, Instruction
11 Hell 07585 and destruction 011 are before the LORD 03068: how much more then the hearts 03826 of the children 01121 of men 0120?
12 A scorner 03887 loveth 0157 not one that reproveth 03198 him: neither will he go 03212 to the wise 02450.
13 A merry 08056 heart 03820 maketh a cheerful 03190 countenance 06440: but by sorrow 06094 of the heart 03820 the spirit 07307 is broken 05218.
14 The heart 03820 of him that hath understanding 0995 seeketh 01245 knowledge 01847: but the mouth 06310, 6440 of fools 03684 feedeth 07462 on foolishness 0200.
15 All the days 03117 of the afflicted 06041 are evil 07451: but he that is of a merry 02896 heart 03820 hath a continual 08548 feast 04960.
16 Better 02896 is little 04592 with the fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 than great 07227 treasure 0214 and trouble 04103 with it.
17 Better 02896 is a dinner 0737 of herbs 03419 where love 0160 is, than a stalled 075 ox 07794 and hatred 08135 with it.
18 A wrathful 02534 man 0376 stirreth up 01624 strife 04066: but he that is slow 0750 to anger 0639 appeaseth 08252 strife 07379.
19 The way 01870 of the slothful 06102 man is as an hedge 04881 of thorns 02312: but the way 0734 of the righteous 03477 is made plain 05549. is made…: Heb. is raised up as a causey
20 A wise 02450 son 01121 maketh a glad 08055 father 01: but a foolish 03684 man 0120 despiseth 0959 his mother 0517.
21 Folly 0200 is joy 08057 to him that is destitute 02638 of wisdom 03820: but a man 0376 of understanding 08394 walketh 03212 uprightly 03474. destitute…: Heb. void of heart
22 Without counsel 05475 purposes 04284 are disappointed 06565: but in the multitude 07230 of counsellors 03289 they are established 06965.
23 A man 0376 hath joy 08057 by the answer 04617 of his mouth 06310: and a word 01697 spoken in due season 06256, how good 02896 it is! due…: Heb. his season
24 The way 0734 of life 02416 is above 04605 to the wise 07919, that he may depart 05493 from hell 07585 beneath 04295.
25 The LORD 03068 will destroy 05255 the house 01004 of the proud 01343: but he will establish 05324 the border 01366 of the widow 0490.
26 The thoughts 04284 of the wicked 07451 are an abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068: but the words of the pure 02889 are pleasant 05278 words 0561. pleasant…: Heb. words of pleasantness
27 He that is greedy 01214 of gain 01215 troubleth 05916 his own house 01004; but he that hateth 08130 bribes 04979 shall live 02421.
28 The heart 03820 of the righteous 06662 studieth 01897 to answer 06030: but the mouth 06310 of the wicked 07563 poureth 05042 out evil things 07451.
29 The LORD 03068 is far 07350 from the wicked 07563: but he heareth 08085 the prayer 08605 of the righteous 06662.
30 The light 03974 of the eyes 05869 rejoiceth 08055 the heart 03820: and a good 02896 report 08052 maketh 01878 the bones 06106 fat 01878.
31 The ear 0241 that heareth 08085 the reproof 08433 of life 02416 abideth 03885 among 07130 the wise 02450.
32 He that refuseth 06544 instruction 04148 despiseth 03988 his own soul 05315: but he that heareth 08085 reproof 08433 getteth 07069 understanding 03820. instruction: or, correctionheareth: or, obeyethgetteth…: Heb. possesseth an heart
33 The fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 is the instruction 04148 of wisdom 02451; and before 06440 honour 03519 is humility 06038.
1 The preparations 04633 of the heart 03820 belong to man 0120, and the answer 04617 of the tongue 03956, is from the LORD 03068. preparations: or, disposings
2 All the ways 01870 of a man 0376 are clean 02134 in his own eyes 05869; but the LORD 03068 weigheth 08505 the spirits 07307.
3 Commit 01556 thy works 04639 to the LORD 03068, and thy thoughts 04284 shall be established 03559. Commit: Heb. Roll
4 The LORD 03068 hath made 06466 all things for himself 04617: yea, even the wicked 07563 for the day 03117 of evil 07451.
5 Every one that is proud 01362 in heart 03820 is an abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068: though hand 03027 join in hand 03027, he shall not be unpunished 05352. unpunished: Heb. held innocent
6 By mercy 02617 and truth 0571 iniquity 05771 is purged 03722: and by the fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 men depart 05493 from evil 07451.
7 When a man’s 0376 ways 01870 please 07521 the LORD 03068, he maketh even his enemies 0341 to be at peace 07999 with him.
8 Better 02896 is a little 04592 with righteousness 06666 than great 07230 revenues 08393 without right 04941.
9 A man’s 0120 heart 03820 deviseth 02803 his way 01870: but the LORD 03068 directeth 03559 his steps 06806.
10 A divine sentence 07081 is in the lips 08193 of the king 04428: his mouth 06310 transgresseth 04603 not in judgment 04941. A divine…: Heb. Divination
11 A just 04941 weight 06425 and balance 03976 are the LORD’S 03068: all the weights 068 of the bag 03599 are his work 04639. the weights: Heb. the stones
12 It is an abomination 08441 to kings 04428 to commit 06213 wickedness 07562: for the throne 03678 is established 03559 by righteousness 06666.
13 Righteous 06664 lips 08193 are the delight 07522 of kings 04428; and they love 0157 him that speaketh 01696 right 03477.
14 The wrath 02534 of a king 04428 is as messengers 04397 of death 04194: but a wise 02450 man 0376 will pacify 03722 it.
15 In the light 0216 of a king’s 04428 countenance 06440 is life 02416; and his favour 07522 is as a cloud 05645 of the latter rain 04456.
16 How much better 02896 is it to get 07069 wisdom 02451 than gold 02742! and to get 07069 understanding 0998 rather to be chosen 0977 than silver 03701!
17 The highway 04546 of the upright 03477 is to depart 05493 from evil 07451: he that keepeth 05341 his way 01870 preserveth 08104 his soul 05315.
18 Pride 01347 goeth before 06440 destruction 07667, and an haughty 01363 spirit 07307 before 06440 a fall 03783.
19 Better 02896 it is to be of an humble 08217 spirit 07307 with the lowly 06035, 6041, than to divide 02505 the spoil 07998 with the proud 01343.
20 He that handleth a matter 01697 wisely 07919 shall find 04672 good 02896: and whoever trusteth 0982 in the LORD 03068, happy 0835 is he. handleth…: or, understandeth a matter
21 The wise 02450 in heart 03820 shall be called 07121 prudent 0995: and the sweetness 04986 of the lips 08193 increaseth 03254 learning 03948.
22 Understanding 07922 is a wellspring 04726 of life 02416 to him that hath 01167 it: but the instruction 04148 of fools 0191 is folly 0200.
23 The heart 03820 of the wise 02450 teacheth 07919 his mouth 06310, and addeth 03254 learning 03948 to his lips 08193. teacheth: Heb. maketh wise
24 Pleasant 05278 words 0561 are as an honeycomb 06688, 1706, sweet 04966 to the soul 05315, and health 04832 to the bones 06106.
25 There is 03426 a way 01870 that seemeth right 03477 to 06440 a man 0376, but the end 0319 of it is the way 01870 of death 04194.
26 He 05315 that laboureth 06001 laboureth 05998 for himself; for his mouth 06310 craveth 0404 it of him. He…: Heb. The soul of him thatcraveth…: Heb. boweth unto him
27 An ungodly 01100 man 0376 diggeth up 03738 evil 07451: and in his lips 08193 there is as a burning 06867 fire 0784. An…: Heb. A man of Belial
28 A perverse 08419 man 0376 soweth 07971 strife 04066: and a whisperer 05372 separateth 06504 chief friends 0441. soweth: Heb. sendeth forth
29 A violent 02555 man 0376 enticeth 06601 his neighbour 07453, and leadeth 03212 him into the way 01870 that is not good 02896.
30 He shutteth 06095 his eyes 05869 to devise 02803 perverse things 08419: moving 07169 his lips 08193 he bringeth 03615 evil 07451 to pass 03615.
31 The hoary head 07872 is a crown 05850 of glory 08597, if it is found 04672 in the way 01870 of righteousness 06666.
32 He that is slow 0750 to anger 0639 is better 02896 than the mighty 01368; and he that ruleth 04910 his spirit 07307 than he that taketh 03920 a city 05892.
33 The lot 01486 is cast 02904 into the lap 02436; but its whole disposing 04941 is from the LORD 03068.
1 Better 02896 is a dry 02720 morsel 06595, and quietness 07962 with it, than an house 01004 full 04392 of sacrifices 02077 with strife 07379. sacrifices: or, good cheer
2 A wise 07919 servant 05650 shall have rule 04910 over a son 01121 that causeth shame 0954, and shall have part 02505 of the inheritance 05159 among 08432 the brethren 0251.
3 The refining pot 04715 is for silver 03701, and the furnace 03564 for gold 02091: but the LORD 03068 trieth 0974 the hearts 03826.
4 A wicked doer 07489 giveth heed 07181 to false 0205 lips 08193; and a liar 08267 giveth ear 0238 to a mischievous 01942 tongue 03956.
5 He that mocketh 03932 the poor 07326 reproacheth 02778 his Maker 06213: and he that is glad 08056 at calamities 0343 shall not be unpunished 05352. unpunished: Heb. held innocent
6 Children’s 01121 children 01121 are the crown 05850 of old men 02205; and the glory 08597 of children 01121 is their fathers 01.
7 Excellent 03499 speech 08193 becometh 05000 not a fool 05036: much less do lying 08267 lips 08193 a prince 05081. Excellent…: Heb. A lip of excellencylying…: Heb. a lip of lying
8 A bribe 07810 is as a precious 02580 stone 068 in the eyes 05869 of him that hath 01167 it: wherever it turneth 06437, it prospereth 07919. a precious…: Heb. a stone of grace
9 He that covereth 03680 a transgression 06588 seeketh 01245 love 0160; but he that repeateth 08138 a matter 01697 separateth 06504 very friends 0441. seeketh: or, procureth
10 A reproof 01606 entereth 05181 more into a wise man 0995 than an hundred 03967 stripes 05221 into a fool 03684. entereth…: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times
11 An evil 07451 man seeketh 01245 only rebellion 04805: therefore a cruel 0394 messenger 04397 shall be sent 07971 against him.
12 Let a bear 01677 robbed 07909 of her whelps meet 06298 a man 0376, rather than 0408 a fool 03684 in his folly 0200.
13 Whoever rewardeth 07725 evil 07451 for good 02896, evil 07451 shall not depart 04185 from his house 01004.
14 The beginning 07225 of strife 04066 is as when one letteth out 06362 water 04325: therefore withdraw from 05203 contention 07379, before 06440 it be meddled 01566 with.
15 He that justifieth 06663 the wicked 07563, and he that condemneth 07561 the just 06662, even they both 08147 are abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068.
16 Why is there a price 04242 in the hand 03027 of a fool 03684 to get 07069 wisdom 02451, seeing he hath no heart 03820 to it?
17 A friend 07453 loveth 0157 at all times 06256, and a brother 0251 is born 03205 for adversity 06869.
18 A man 0120 void 02638 of understanding 03820 striketh 08628 hands 03709, and becometh 06148 surety 06161 in the presence 06440 of his friend 07453. understanding: Heb. heart
19 He loveth 0157 transgression 06588 that loveth 0157 strife 04683: and he that exalteth 01361 his gate 06607 seeketh 01245 destruction 07667.
20 He that hath a perverse 06141 heart 03820 findeth 04672 no good 02896: and he that hath a perverse 02015 tongue 03956 falleth 05307 into mischief 07451. He that hath a froward…: Heb. The froward of heart
21 He that begetteth 03205 a fool 03684 doeth it to his sorrow 08424: and the father 01 of a fool 05036 hath no joy 08055.
22 A merry 08056 heart 03820 doeth good 03190 like a medicine 01456: but a broken 05218 spirit 07307 drieth 03001 the bones 01634. like: or, to
23 A wicked 07563 man taketh 03947 a bribe 07810 out of the bosom 02436 to pervert 05186 the ways 0734 of judgment 04941.
24 Wisdom 02451 is before him that hath understanding 06440, 995; but the eyes 05869 of a fool 03684 are in the ends 07097 of the earth 0776.
25 A foolish 03684 son 01121 is a grief 03708 to his father 01, and bitterness 04470 to her that bore 03205 him.
26 Also to punish 06064 the just 06662 is not good 02896, nor to strike 05221 princes 05081 for equity 03476.
27 He that hath 03045 knowledge 01847 spareth 02820 his words 0561: and a man 0376 of understanding 08394 is of an excellent 03368, 7119 spirit 07307. an…: or, a cool
28 Even a fool 0191, when he holdeth his peace 02790, is counted 02803 wise 02450: and he that shutteth 0331 his lips 08193 is esteemed a man of understanding 0995.
1 Through desire 08378 a man, having separated 06504 himself, seeketh 01245 and intermeddleth 01566 with all wisdom 08454. Through…: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business
2 A fool 03684 hath no delight 02654 in understanding 08394, but that his heart 03820 may discover 01540 itself.
3 When the wicked 07563 cometh 0935, then cometh 0935 also contempt 0937, and with ignominy 07036 reproach 02781.
4 The words 01697 of a man’s 0376 mouth 06310 are as deep 06013 waters 04325, and the wellspring 04726 of wisdom 02451 as a flowing 05042 brook 05158.
5 It is not good 02896 to accept 05375 the person 06440 of the wicked 07563, to overthrow 05186 the righteous 06662 in judgment 04941.
6 A fool’s 03684 lips 08193 enter 0935 into contention 07379, and his mouth 06310 calleth 07121 for strokes 04112.
7 A fool’s 03684 mouth 06310 is his destruction 04288, and his lips 08193 are the snare 04170 of his soul 05315.
8 The words 01697 of a talebearer 05372 are as wounds 03859, and they go down 03381 into the innermost parts 02315 of the belly 0990. talebearer: or, whispereras wounds: or, like as when men are woundedinnermost…: Heb. chambers
9 He also that is slothful 07503 in his work 04399 is brother 0251 to him that is a great 01167 waster 07843.
10 The name 08034 of the LORD 03068 is a strong 05797 tower 04026: the righteous 06662 runneth 07323 into it, and is safe 07682. safe: Heb. set aloft
11 The rich man’s 06223 wealth 01952 is his strong 05797 city 07151, and as an high 07682 wall 02346 in his own conceit 04906.
12 Before 06440 destruction 07667 the heart 03820 of man 0376 is haughty 01361, and before 06440 honour 03519 is humility 06038.
13 He that answereth 07725 a matter 01697 before he heareth 08085 it, it is folly 0200 and shame 03639 to him. answereth…: Heb. returneth a word
14 The spirit 07307 of a man 0376 will sustain 03557 his infirmity 04245; but a wounded 05218 spirit 07307 who can bear 05375?
15 The heart 03820 of the prudent 0995 getteth 07069 knowledge 01847; and the ear 0241 of the wise 02450 seeketh 01245 knowledge 01847.
16 A man’s 0120 gift 04976 maketh room 07337 for him, and bringeth 05148 him before 06440 great men 01419.
17 He that is first 07223 in his own cause 07379 seemeth just 06662; but his neighbour 07453 cometh 0935 and searcheth 02713 him.
18 The lot 01486 causeth contentions 04079 to cease 07673, and parteth 06504 between the mighty 06099.
19 A brother 0251 offended 06586 is harder to be won than a strong 05797 city 07151: and their contentions 04079, 4066 are like the bars 01280 of a castle 0759.
20 A man’s 0376 belly 0990 shall be satisfied 07646 with the fruit 06529 of his mouth 06310; and with the increase 08393 of his lips 08193 shall he be filled 07646.
21 Death 04194 and life 02416 are in the power 03027 of the tongue 03956: and they that love 0157 it shall eat 0398 the fruit 06529 of it.
22 Whoever findeth 04672 a wife 0802 findeth 04672 a good 02896 thing, and obtaineth 06329 favour 07522 from the LORD 03068.
23 The poor 07326 useth 01696 entreaties 08469; but the rich 06223 answereth 06030 roughly 05794.
24 A man 0376 that hath friends 07453 must show himself friendly 07489: and there is 03426 a friend 0157 that sticketh closer 01695 than a brother 0251.
1 Better 02896 is the poor 07326 that walketh 01980 in his integrity 08537, than he that is perverse 06141 in his lips 08193, and is a fool 03684.
2 Also, that the soul 05315 be without knowledge 01847, it is not good 02896; and he that hasteth 0213 with his feet 07272 sinneth 02398.
3 The foolishness 0200 of man 0120 perverteth 05557 his way 01870: and his heart 03820 fretteth 02196 against the LORD 03068.
4 Wealth 01952 maketh 03254 many 07227 friends 07453; but the poor 01800 is separated 06504 from his neighbour 07453.
5 A false 08267 witness 05707 shall not be unpunished 05352, and he that speaketh 06315 lies 03577 shall not escape 04422. unpunished: Heb. held innocent
6 Many 07227 will entreat 02470 the favour 06440 of the prince 05081: and every man is a friend 07453 to him 0376 that giveth gifts 04976. him…: Heb. a man of gifts
7 All the brethren 0251 of the poor 07326 do hate 08130 him: how much more do his friends 04828 go far 07368 from him? he pursueth 07291 them with words 0561, yet they are gone.
8 He that getteth 07069 wisdom 03820 loveth 0157 his own soul 05315: he that keepeth 08104 understanding 08394 shall find 04672 good 02896. wisdom: Heb. an heart
9 A false 08267 witness 05707 shall not be unpunished 05352, and he that speaketh 06315 lies 03577 shall perish 06.
10 Delight 08588 is not proper 05000 for a fool 03684; much less for a servant 05650 to have rule 04910 over princes 08269.
11 The discretion 07922 of a man 0120 deferreth 0748 his anger 0639; and it is his glory 08597 to pass over 05674 a transgression 06588. discretion: or, prudence
12 The king’s 04428 wrath 02197 is as the roaring 05099 of a lion 03715; but his favour 07522 is as dew 02919 upon the grass 06212.
13 A foolish 03684 son 01121 is the calamity 01942 of his father 01: and the contentions 04079 of a wife 0802 are a continual 02956 dropping 01812.
14 House 01004 and riches 01952 are the inheritance 05159 of fathers 01: and a prudent 07919 wife 0802 is from the LORD 03068.
15 Slothfulness 06103 casteth 05307 into a deep sleep 08639; and an idle 07423 soul 05315 shall suffer hunger 07456.
16 He that keepeth 08104 the commandment 04687 keepeth 08104 his own soul 05315; but he that despiseth 0959 his ways 01870 shall die 04191.
17 He that hath pity 02603 upon the poor 01800 lendeth 03867 to the LORD 03068; and that which he hath given 01576 will he pay him again 07999. that which…: or, his deed
18 Chasten 03256 thy son 01121 while there is 03426 hope 08615, and let not thy soul 05315 spare 05375 for his crying 04191. for…: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die
19 A man 01419 of great 01632 wrath 02534 shall suffer 05375 punishment 06066: for if thou deliver 05337 him, yet thou must do it again 03254. do: Heb. add
20 Hear 08085 counsel 06098, and receive 06901 instruction 04148, that thou mayest be wise 02449 in thy latter end 0319.
21 There are many 07227 devices 04284 in a man’s 0376 heart 03820; nevertheless the counsel 06098 of the LORD 03068, that shall stand 06965.
22 The desire 08378 of a man 0120 is his kindness 02617: and a poor man 07326 is better 02896 than 0376 a liar 03577.
23 The fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 tendeth to life 02416: and he that hath it shall abide 03885 satisfied 07649; he shall not be visited 06485 with evil 07451.
24 A slothful 06102 man hideth 02934 his hand 03027 in his bosom 06747, and will not so much as bring 07725 it to his mouth 06310 again 07725.
25 Smite 05221 a scorner 03887, and the simple 06612 will beware 06191: and reprove 03198 one that hath understanding 0995, and he will understand 0995 knowledge 01847. will beware: Heb. will be cunning
26 He that wasteth 07703 his father 01, and chaseth away 01272 his mother 0517, is a son 01121 that causeth shame 0954, and bringeth reproach 02659.
27 Cease 02308, my son 01121, to hear 08085 the instruction 04148 that causeth to err 07686 from the words 0561 of knowledge 01847.
28 An ungodly 01100 witness 05707 scorneth 03887 judgment 04941: and the mouth 06310 of the wicked 07563 devoureth 01104 iniquity 0205. An…: Heb. A witness of Belial
29 Judgments 08201 are prepared 03559 for scorners 03887, and stripes 04112 for the back 01460 of fools 03684.
1 Wine 03196 is a mocker 03887, strong drink 07941 is raging 01993: and whoever is deceived 07686 by it is not wise 02449.
2 The fear 0367 of a king 04428 is as the roaring 05099 of a lion 03715: whoever provoketh him to anger 05674 sinneth 02398 against his own soul 05315.
3 It is an honour 03519 for a man 0376 to cease 07674 from strife 07379: but every fool 0191 will be meddling 01566.
4 The sluggard 06102 will not plow 02790 by reason of the cold 02779; therefore shall he beg 07592 in harvest 07105, and have nothing. cold: or, winter
5 Counsel 06098 in the heart 03820 of man 0376 is like deep 06013 water 04325; but a man 0376 of understanding 08394 will draw it out 01802.
6 Most 07230 men 0120 will proclaim 07121 every one 0376 his own goodness 02617: but a faithful 0529 man 0376 who can find 04672? goodness: or, bounty
7 The just 06662 man walketh 01980 in his integrity 08537: his children 01121 are blessed 0835 after 0310 him.
8 A king 04428 that sitteth on 03427 the throne 03678 of judgment 01779 scattereth away 02219 all evil 07451 with his eyes 05869.
9 Who can say 0559, I have made my heart 03820 clean 02135, I am pure 02891 from my sin 02403?
10 Differing weights 068, 68, and differing measures 0374, 374, both 08147 of them are alike 01571 abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068. Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a stonedivers measures: Heb. an ephah and an ephah
11 Even a child 05288 is known 05234 by his doings 04611, whether his work 06467 is pure 02134, and whether it is right 03477.
12 The hearing 08085 ear 0241, and the seeing 07200 eye 05869, the LORD 03068 hath made 06213 even both 08147 of them.
13 Love 0157 not sleep 08142, lest thou come to poverty 03423; open 06491 thy eyes 05869, and thou shalt be satisfied 07646 with bread 03899.
14 It is nothing 07451, it is nothing 07451, saith 0559 the buyer 07069: but when he is gone 0235 his way, then he boasteth 01984.
15 There is 03426 gold 02091, and an abundance 07230 of rubies 06443: but the lips 08193 of knowledge 01847 are a precious 03366 jewel 03627.
16 Take 03947 his garment 0899 that is surety 06148 for a stranger 02114: and take a pledge 02254 of him for an adulteress 05237.
17 Bread 03899 of deceit 08267 is sweet 06156 to a man 0376; but afterwards 0310 his mouth 06310 shall be filled 04390 with gravel 02687. deceit: Heb. lying, or, falsehood
18 Every purpose 04284 is established 03559 by counsel 06098: and with good advice 08458 make 06213 war 04421.
19 He that goeth about 01980 as a talebearer 07400 revealeth 01540 secrets 05475: therefore meddle 06148 not with him that flattereth 06601 with his lips 08193. flattereth: or, enticeth
20 Whoever curseth 07043 his father 01 or his mother 0517, his lamp 05216 shall be put out 01846 in obscure 0380, 380 darkness 02822. lamp: or, candle
21 An inheritance 05159 may be gotten hastily 0926, 973 at the beginning 07223; but the end 0319 of it shall not be blessed 01288.
22 Say 0559 not thou, I will recompense 07999 evil 07451; but wait on 06960 the LORD 03068, and he shall save 03467 thee.
23 Differing weights 068, 68 are an abomination 08441 to the LORD 03068; and a false 04820 balance 03976 is not good 02896. a false…: Heb. balance of deceit
24 Man’s 01397 goings 04703 are of the LORD 03068; how can a man 0120 then understand 0995 his own way 01870?
25 It is a snare 04170 to the man 0120 who devoureth 03216 that which is holy 06944, and after 0310 vows 05088 to make enquiry 01239.
26 A wise 02450 king 04428 scattereth 02219 the wicked 07563, and bringeth 07725 the wheel 0212 over them.
27 The spirit 05397 of man 0120 is the lamp 05216 of the LORD 03068, searching 02664 all the inward parts 02315 of the belly 0990. candle: or, lamp
28 Mercy 02617 and truth 0571 preserve 05341 the king 04428: and his throne 03678 is upheld 05582 by mercy 02617.
29 The glory 08597 of young men 0970 is their strength 03581: and the beauty 01926 of old men 02205 is the gray head 07872.
30 The blueness 02250 of a wound 06482 cleanseth 08562 away evil 07451: so do stripes 04347 the inward parts 02315 of the belly 0990. cleanseth…: Heb. is a purging medicine against
1 The king’s 04428 heart 03820 is in the hand 03027 of the LORD 03068, as the rivers 06388 of water 04325: he turneth 05186 it wherever he will 02654.
2 Every way 01870 of a man 0376 is right 03477 in his own eyes 05869: but the LORD 03068 weigheth 08505 the hearts 03826.
3 To do 06213 justice 06666 and judgment 04941 is more acceptable 0977 to the LORD 03068 than sacrifice 02077.
4 An high 07312 look 05869, and a proud 07342 heart 03820, and the plowing 05215 of the wicked 07563, is sin 02403. An…: Heb. Haughtiness of eyesthe plowing: or, the light
5 The thoughts 04284 of the diligent 02742 tend only to plenteousness 04195; but of every one that is hasty 0213 only to want 04270.
6 The getting 06467 of treasures 0214 by a lying 08267 tongue 03956 is a vanity 01892 tossed to and fro by 05086 them that seek 01245 death 04194.
7 The robbery 07701 of the wicked 07563 shall destroy 01641 them; because they refuse 03985 to do 06213 judgment 04941. destroy…: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them
8 The way 01870 of man 0376 is perverse 02019 and strange 02054: but as for the pure 02134, his work 06467 is right 03477.
9 It is better 02896 to dwell 03427 in a corner 06438 of the housetop 01406, than with a brawling 04079, 4066 woman 0802 in a wide 02267 house 01004. a brawling…: Heb. a woman of contentionsa wide…: Heb. an house of society
10 The soul 05315 of the wicked 07563 desireth 0183 evil 07451: his neighbour 07453 findeth no favour 02603 in his eyes 05869. findeth…: Heb. is not favoured
11 When the scorner 03887 is punished 06064, the simple 06612 is made wise 02449: and when the wise 02450 is instructed 07919, he receiveth 03947 knowledge 01847.
12 The righteous 06662 man wisely considereth 07919 the house 01004 of the wicked 07563: but God overthroweth 05557 the wicked 07563 for their wickedness 07451.
13 Whoever stoppeth 0331 his ears 0241 at the cry 02201 of the poor 01800, he also shall cry 07121 himself, but shall not be heard 06030.
14 A gift 04976 in secret 05643 pacifieth 03711 anger 0639: and a reward 07810 in the bosom 02436 strong 05794 wrath 02534.
15 It is joy 08057 to the just 06662 to do 06213 judgment 04941: but destruction 04288 shall be to the workers 06466 of iniquity 0205.
16 The man 0120 that wandereth 08582 out of the way 01870 of understanding 07919 shall remain 05117 in the congregation 06951 of the dead 07496.
17 He that loveth 0157 pleasure 08057 shall be a poor 04270 man 0376: he that loveth 0157 wine 03196 and oil 08081 shall not be rich 06238. pleasure: or, sport
18 The wicked 07563 shall be a ransom 03724 for the righteous 06662, and the transgressor 0898 for the upright 03477.
19 It is better 02896 to dwell 03427 in the wilderness 0776, 4057, than with a contentious 04079, 4066 and an angry 03708 woman 0802. in…: Heb. in the land of the desert
20 There is a treasure 0214 to be desired 02530 and oil 08081 in the dwelling 05116 of the wise 02450; but a foolish 03684 man 0120 spendeth it up 01104.
21 He that followeth 07291 after righteousness 06666 and mercy 02617 findeth 04672 life 02416, righteousness 06666, and honour 03519.
22 A wise 02450 man scaleth 05927 the city 05892 of the mighty 01368, and casteth down 03381 the strength 05797 of its confidence 04009.
23 Whoever keepeth 08104 his mouth 06310 and his tongue 03956 keepeth 08104 his soul 05315 from troubles 06869.
24 Proud 02086 and haughty 03093 scorner 03887 is his name 08034, who dealeth 06213 in proud 02087 wrath 05678. in proud…: Heb. in the wrath of pride
25 The desire 08378 of the slothful 06102 killeth 04191 him; for his hands 03027 refuse 03985 to labour 06213.
26 He coveteth 0183 greedily 08378 all the day 03117 long: but the righteous 06662 giveth 05414 and spareth 02820 not.
27 The sacrifice 02077 of the wicked 07563 is abomination 08441: how much more, when he bringeth 0935 it with a wicked mind 02154? with…: Heb. in wickedness?
28 A false 03577 witness 05707 shall perish 06: but the man 0376 that heareth 08085 speaketh 01696 constantly 05331. A…: Heb. A witness of lies
29 A wicked 07563 man 0376 hardeneth 05810 his face 06440: but as for the upright 03477, he directeth 0995, 3559 his way 01870. directeth: or, considereth
30 There is no wisdom 02451 nor understanding 08394 nor counsel 06098 against the LORD 03068.
31 The horse 05483 is prepared 03559 for the day 03117 of battle 04421: but safety 08668 is from the LORD 03068. safety: or, victory
1 A good name 08034 is rather to be chosen 0977 than great 07227 riches 06239, and loving 02896 favour 02580 rather than silver 03701 and gold 02091. loving…: or, favour is better than, etc
2 The rich 06223 and poor 07326 meet together 06298: the LORD 03068 is the maker 06213 of them all.
3 A prudent 06175 man foreseeth 07200 the evil 07451, and hideth 05641 himself: but the simple 06612 pass on 05674, and are punished 06064.
4 By 06118 humility 06038 and the fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 are riches 06239, and honour 03519, and life 02416. By…: or, The reward of humility, etc
5 Thorns 06791 and snares 06341 are in the way 01870 of the perverse 06141: he that doth keep 08104 his soul 05315 shall be far 07368 from them.
6 Train up 02596 a child 05288 in the way 01870 he should go 06310: and when he is old 02204, he will not depart 05493 from it. Train…: or, Catechisein…: Heb. in his way
7 The rich 06223 ruleth 04910 over the poor 07326, and the borrower 03867 is servant 05650 to the lender 0376, 3867. the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth
8 He that soweth 02232 iniquity 05766 shall reap 07114 vanity 0205: and the rod 07626 of his anger 05678 shall fail 03615. the rod…: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed
9 He that hath a bountiful 02896 eye 05869 shall be blessed 01288; for he giveth 05414 of his bread 03899 to the poor 01800. He that…: Heb. Good of eye
10 Cast out 01644 the scorner 03887, and contention 04066 shall end 03318; yea, strife 01779 and reproach 07036 shall cease 07673.
11 He that loveth 0157 pureness 02890, 2889 of heart 03820, for the grace 02580 of his lips 08193 the king 04428 shall be his friend 07453. for…: or, and hath grace in his lips
12 The eyes 05869 of the LORD 03068 preserve 05341 knowledge 01847, and he overthroweth 05557 the words 01697 of the transgressor 0898. the words: or, the matters
13 The slothful 06102 man saith 0559, There is a lion 0738 outside 02351, I shall be slain 07523 in 08432 the streets 07339.
14 The mouth 06310 of an adulteress 02114 is a deep 06013 pit 07745: he that is abhorred 02194 by the LORD 03068 shall fall 05307 in it.
15 Foolishness 0200 is bound 07194 in the heart 03820 of a child 05288; but the rod 07626 of correction 04148 shall drive it far 07368 from him.
16 He that oppresseth 06231 the poor 01800 to increase 07235 his riches, and he that giveth 05414 to the rich 06223, shall surely come to want 04270.
17 Bow down 05186 thy ear 0241, and hear 08085 the words 01697 of the wise 02450, and apply 07896 thy heart 03820 to my knowledge 01847.
18 For it is a pleasant thing 05273 if thou keepest 08104 them within 0990 thee; they shall all 03162 be ready 03559 on thy lips 08193. within…: Heb. in thy belly
19 That thy trust 04009 may be in the LORD 03068, I have made known 03045 to thee this day 03117, even to thee. even…: or, trust thou also
20 Have not I written 03789 to thee 08032 excellent things 07991 in counsels 04156 and knowledge 01847,
21 That I might make thee know 03045 the certainty 07189 of the words 0561 of truth 0571; that thou mightest answer 07725 the words 0561 of truth 0571 to them that send 07971 to thee? to them…: or, to those that send thee?
22 Rob 01497 not the poor 01800, because he is poor 01800: neither oppress 01792 the afflicted 06041 in the gate 08179:
23 For the LORD 03068 will plead 07378 their cause 07379, and spoil 06906 the soul 05315 of those that spoiled 06906 them.
24 Make no friendship 07462 with an angry 0639 man 01167; and with a furious 02534 man 0376 thou shalt not go 0935:
25 Lest thou learn 0502 his ways 0734, and get 03947 a snare 04170 to thy soul 05315.
26 Be not thou one of them that strike 08628 hands 03709, or of them that are sureties 06148 for debts 04859.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay 07999, why should he take away 03947 thy bed 04904 from under thee?
28 Remove 05253 not the ancient 05769 landmark 01366, which thy fathers 01 have set 06213. landmark: or, bound
29 Seest 02372 thou a man 0376 diligent 04106 in his business 04399? he shall stand 03320 before 06440 kings 04428; he shall not stand 03320 before 06440 obscure 02823 men. mean…: Heb. obscure men
1 When thou sittest 03427 to eat 03898 with a ruler 04910, consider 0995 diligently 0995 what is before 06440 thee:
2 And put 07760 a knife 07915 to thy throat 03930, if thou art a man given 01167 to appetite 05315.
3 Be not desirous 0183 of his dainties 04303: for they are deceitful 03577 food 03899.
4 Labour 03021 not to be rich 06238: cease 02308 from thy own wisdom 0998.
5 Wilt thou set 05774 thy eyes 05869 upon that which is not? for riches certainly 06213 make 06213 to themselves wings 03671; they fly away 05774 as an eagle 05404 toward heaven 08064. set…: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon
6 Eat 03898 thou not the bread 03899 of him that hath an evil 07451 eye 05869, neither desire 0183 thou his delicacies 04303:
7 For as he thinketh 08176 in his heart 05315, so is he: Eat 0398 and drink 08354, saith 0559 he to thee; but his heart 03820 is not with thee.
8 The morsel 06595 which thou hast eaten 0398 shalt thou vomit up 06958, and lose 07843 thy sweet 05273 words 01697.
9 Speak 01696 not in the ears 0241 of a fool 03684: for he will despise 0936 the wisdom 07922 of thy words 04405.
10 Remove 05253 not the old 05769 landmark 01366; and enter 0935 not into the fields 07704 of the fatherless 03490: landmark: or, bound
11 For their redeemer 01350 is mighty 02389; he shall plead 07378 their cause 07379 with thee.
12 Apply 0935 thy heart 03820 to instruction 04148, and thy ears 0241 to the words 0561 of knowledge 01847.
13 Withhold 04513 not correction 04148 from the child 05288: for if thou beatest 05221 him with the rod 07626, he shall not die 04191.
14 Thou shalt beat 05221 him with the rod 07626, and shalt deliver 05337 his soul 05315 from hell 07585.
15 My son 01121, if thy heart 03820 be wise 02449, my heart 03820 shall rejoice 08055, even mine 0589. even…: or, even I will rejoice
16 Yea, my reins 03629 shall rejoice 05937, when thy lips 08193 speak 01696 right things 04339.
17 Let not thy heart 03820 envy 07065 sinners 02400: but be thou in the fear 03374 of the LORD 03068 all the day 03117 long.
18 For surely there is 03426 an end 0319; and thy expectation 08615 shall not be cut off 03772. end: or, reward
19 Hear 08085 thou, my son 01121, and be wise 02449, and guide 0833 thy heart 03820 in the way 01870.
20 Be not among winebibbers 03196, 5433; among gluttonous eaters 02151 of flesh 01320: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh
21 For the drunkard 05433 and the glutton 02151 shall come to poverty 03423: and drowsiness 05124 shall clothe 03847 a man with rags 07168.
22 Hearken 08085 to thy father 01 that begat 03205 thee, and despise 0936 not thy mother 0517 when she is old 02204.
23 Buy 07069 the truth 0571, and sell 04376 it not; also wisdom 02451, and instruction 04148, and understanding 0998.
24 The father 01 of the righteous 06662 shall greatly 01524 rejoice 01523: and he that begetteth 03205 a wise 02450 child shall have joy 08055 of him.
25 Thy father 01 and thy mother 0517 shall be glad 08055, and she that bore 03205 thee shall rejoice 01523.
26 My son 01121, give 05414 me thy heart 03820, and let thy eyes 05869 observe 07521, 5341 my ways 01870.
27 For an harlot 02181 is a deep 06013 ditch 07745; and an adulteress 05237 is a narrow 06862 pit 0875.
28 She also lieth in wait 0693 as for a prey 02863, and increaseth 03254 the transgressors 0898 among men 0120. as for…: or, as a robber
29 Who hath woe 0188? who hath sorrow 017? who hath contentions 04079, 4066? who hath babbling 07879? who hath wounds 06482 without cause 02600? who hath redness 02448 of eyes 05869?
30 They that tarry long 0309 at the wine 03196; they that go 0935 to seek 02713 mixed wine 04469.
31 Look 07200 not thou upon the wine 03196 when it is red 0119, when it giveth 05414 its colour 05869 in the cup 03563, 3599, when it moveth 01980 itself aright 04339.
32 At the last 0319 it biteth 05391 like a serpent 05175, and stingeth 06567 like an adder 06848. an…: or, a cockatrice
33 Thy eyes 05869 shall behold 07200 strange things 02114, and thy heart 03820 shall utter 01696 perverse things 08419.
34 And thou shalt be as he that lieth down 07901 in the midst 03820 of the sea 03220, or as he that lieth 07901 upon the top 07218 of a mast 02260. the midst…: Heb. the heart of the sea
35 They have stricken 05221 me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick 02470; they have beaten 01986 me, and I felt 03045 it not: when shall I awake 06974? I will seek 01245 it yet 03254 again. I felt…: Heb. I knew it not
1 Be not thou envious 07065 against evil 07451 men 0582, neither desire 0183 to be with them.
2 For their heart 03820 studieth 01897 destruction 07701, and their lips 08193 talk 01696 of mischief 05999.
3 Through wisdom 02451 is an house 01004 built 01129; and by understanding 08394 it is established 03559:
4 And by knowledge 01847 shall the chambers 02315 be filled 04390 with all precious 03368 and pleasant 05273 riches 01952.
5 A wise 02450 man 01397 is strong 05797; and a man 0376 of knowledge 01847 increaseth 0553 strength 03581. is strong: Heb. is in strengthincreaseth…: Heb. strengtheneth might
6 For by wise counsel 08458 thou shalt make 06213 thy war 04421: and in multitude 07230 of counsellors 03289 there is safety 08668.
7 Wisdom 02454 is too high 07311 for a fool 0191: he openeth 06605 not his mouth 06310 in the gate 08179.
8 He that deviseth 02803 to do evil 07489 shall be called 07121 a mischievous 04209 person 01167.
9 The thought 02154 of foolishness 0200 is sin 02403: and the scorner 03887 is an abomination 08441 to men 0120.
10 If thou faintest 07503 in the day 03117 of adversity 06869, thy strength 03581 is small 06862. small: Heb. narrow
11 If thou refraineth 02820 to deliver 05337 them that are drawn 03947 to death 04194, and those that are ready 04131 to be slain 02027;
12 If thou sayest 0559, Behold, we knew 03045 it not; doth not he that weigheth 08505 the heart 03826 consider 0995 it? and he that keepeth 05341 thy soul 05315, doth not he know 03045 it? and shall not he render 07725 to every man 0120 according to his works 06467?
13 My son 01121, eat 0398 thou honey 01706, because it is good 02896; and the honeycomb 05317, which is sweet 04966 to thy taste 02441: to…: Heb. upon thy palate
14 So shall the knowledge 03045 of wisdom 02451 be to thy soul 05315: when thou hast found 04672 it, then there shall be 03426 a reward 0319, and thy expectation 08615 shall not be cut off 03772.
15 Lay not wait 0693, O wicked 07563 man, against the dwelling 05116 of the righteous 06662; destroy 07703 not his resting place 07258:
16 For a just 06662 man falleth 05307 seven times 07651, and riseth again 06965: but the wicked 07563 shall fall 03782 into mischief 07451.
17 Rejoice 08055 not when thy enemy 0341 falleth 05307, and let not thy heart 03820 be glad 01523 when he stumbleth 03782:
18 Lest the LORD 03068 see 07200 it, and it displease 07489, 5869 him, and he turn away 07725 his wrath 0639 from him. it displease…: Heb. it be evil in his eyes
19 Fret 02734 not thyself because of evil 07489 men, neither be thou envious 07065 at the wicked 07563; Fret…: or, Keep not company with the wicked
20 For there shall be no reward 0319 to the evil 07451 man; the lamp 05216 of the wicked 07563 shall be put out 01846. candle: or, lamp
21 My son 01121, fear 03372 thou the LORD 03068 and the king 04428: and meddle 06148 not with them that are given to change 08138: them…: Heb. changers
22 For their calamity 0343 shall rise 06965 suddenly 06597; and who knoweth 03045 the ruin 06365 of them both 08147?
23 These things also belong to the wise 02450. It is not good 02896 to have respect 05234 of persons 06440 in judgment 04941.
24 He that saith 0559 to the wicked 07563, Thou art righteous 06662; him shall the people 05971 curse 05344, nations 03816 shall abhor 02194 him:
25 But to them that rebuke 03198 him shall be delight 05276, and a good 02896 blessing 01293 shall come 0935 upon them. a good…: Heb. a blessing of good
26 Every man shall kiss 05401 his lips 08193 that giveth 07725 a right 05228 answer 01697. that…: Heb. that answereth right words
27 Prepare 03559 thy work 04399 outside 02351, and make it fit 06257 for thyself in the field 07704; and afterwards 0310 build 01129 thy house 01004.
28 Be not a witness 05707 against thy neighbour 07453 without cause 02600; and deceive 06601 not with thy lips 08193.
29 Say 0559 not, I will do 06213 so to him as he hath done 06213 to me: I will render 07725 to the man 0376 according to his work 06467.
30 I went 05674 by the field 07704 of the slothful 0376, 6102, and by the vineyard 03754 of the man 0120 void 02638 of understanding 03820;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over 05927 with thorns 07063, and nettles 02738 had covered 03680 the face 06440 of it, and its stone 068 wall 01444 was broken down 02040.
32 Then I saw 02372, and considered it well 07896, 3820: I looked 07200 upon it, and received 03947 instruction 04148. considered…: Heb. set my heart
33 Yet a little 04592 sleep 08142, a little 04592 slumber 08572, a little 04592 folding 02264 of the hands 03027 to sleep 07901:
34 So shall thy poverty 07389 come 0935 as one that travelleth 01980; and thy want 04270 as an armed 04043 man 0376. an…: Heb. a man of shield
1 These are also proverbs 04912 of Solomon 08010, which the men 0582 of Hezekiah 02396 king 04428 of Judah 03063 copied out 06275.
2 It is the glory 03519 of God 0430 to conceal 05641 a thing 01697: but the honour 03519 of kings 04428 is to search out 02713 a matter 01697.
3 The heaven 08064 for height 07312, and the earth 0776 for depth 06011, and the heart 03820 of kings 04428 is unsearchable 02714. is…: Heb. there is no searching
4 Take away 01898 the dross 05509 from the silver 03701, and there shall come forth 03318 a vessel 03627 for the refiner 06884.
5 Take away 01898 the wicked 07563 from before 06440 the king 04428, and his throne 03678 shall be established 03559 in righteousness 06664.
6 Put not forth 01921 thyself in the presence 06440 of the king 04428, and stand 05975 not in the place 04725 of great 01419 men: Put…: Heb. Set not out thy glory
7 For better 02896 it is that it be said 0559 to thee, Come up 05927 here; than that thou shouldest be put lower 08213 in the presence 06440 of the prince 05081 whom thy eyes 05869 have seen 07200.
8 Go not forth 03318 hastily 04118 to strive 07378, lest thou know not what to do 06213 in its end 0319, when thy neighbour 07453 hath put thee to shame 03637.
9 Debate 07378 thy cause 07379 with thy neighbour 07453 himself; and reveal 01540 not a secret 05475 to another 0312: a secret…: or, the secret of
10 Lest he that heareth 08085 it put thee to shame 02616, and thy infamy 01681 turn not away 07725.
11 A word 01697 fitly 0212, 655 spoken 01696 is like apples 08598 of gold 02091 in pictures 04906 of silver 03701. fitly…: Heb. spoken upon his wheels
12 As an earring 05141 of gold 02091, and an ornament 02481 of fine gold 03800, so is a wise 02450 reprover 03198 upon an obedient 08085 ear 0241.
13 As the cold 06793 of snow 07950 in the time 03117 of harvest 07105, so is a faithful 0539 messenger 06735 to them that send 07971 him: for he refresheth 07725 the soul 05315 of his masters 0113.
14 Whoever 0376 boasteth 01984 himself of a false 08267 gift 04991 is like clouds 05387 and wind 07307 without rain 01653. of a…: Heb. in a gift of falsehood
15 By long 0753 forbearing 0639 is a prince 07101 persuaded 06601, and a soft 07390 tongue 03956 breaketh 07665 the bone 01634.
16 Hast thou found 04672 honey 01706? eat 0398 so much as is sufficient 01767 for thee, lest thou be filled 07646 with it, and vomit 06958 it.
17 Withdraw 03365 thy foot 07272 from thy neighbour’s 07453 house 01004; lest he be weary 07646 of thee, and so hate 08130 thee. Withdraw…: or, Let thy foot be seldom inweary…: Heb. full of thee
18 A man 0376 that beareth 06030 false 08267 witness 05707 against his neighbour 07453 is a club 04650, and a sword 02719, and a sharp 08150 arrow 02671.
19 Confidence 04009 in an unfaithful man 0898 in time 03117 of trouble 06869 is like a broken 07465 tooth 08127, and a foot 07272 out of joint 04154.
20 As he that taketh away 05710 a garment 0899 in cold 07135 weather 03117, and as vinegar 02558 upon soda 05427, so is he that singeth 07891 songs 07892 to an heavy 07451 heart 03820.
21 If thy enemy 08130 shall hunger 07457, give him bread 03899 to eat 0398; and if he shall thirst 06771, give him water 04325 to drink 08248:
22 For thou shalt heap 02846 coals of fire 01513 upon his head 07218, and the LORD 03068 shall reward 07999 thee.
23 The north 06828 wind 07307 driveth away 02342 rain 01653: so doth an angry 02194 countenance 06440 a backbiting 05643 tongue 03956. driveth…: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance
24 It is better 02896 to dwell 03427 in a corner 06438 of the housetop 01406, than with a brawling 04079, 4066 woman 0802 and in a wide 02267 house 01004.
25 As cold 07119 waters 04325 to a thirsty 05889 soul 05315, so is good 02896 news 08052 from a far 04801 country 0776.
26 A righteous 06662 man falling down 04131 before 06440 the wicked 07563 is as a troubled 07515 fountain 04599, and a corrupt 07843 spring 04726.
27 It is not good 02896 to eat 0398 much 07235 honey 01706: so for men to search 02714 their own glory 03519 is not glory 03519.
28 He 0376 that hath no rule 04623 over his own spirit 07307 is like a city 05892 that is broken down 06555, and without walls 02346.
1 As snow 07950 in summer 07019, and as rain 04306 in harvest 07105, so honour 03519 is not proper 05000 for a fool 03684.
2 As the bird 06833 by wandering 05110, as the swallow 01866 by flying 05774, so the curse 07045 causeless 02600 shall not come 0935.
3 A whip 07752 for the horse 05483, a bridle 04964 for the donkey 02543, and a rod 07626 for the fool’s 03684 back 01460.
4 Answer 06030 not a fool 03684 according to his folly 0200, lest thou also be like 07737 him.
5 Answer 06030 a fool 03684 according to his folly 0200, lest he be wise 02450 in his own conceit 05869. conceit: Heb. eyes
6 He that sendeth 07971 a message 01697 by the hand 03027 of a fool 03684 cutteth off 07096 the feet 07272, and drinketh 08354 violence 02555. damage: or, violence
7 The legs 07785 of the lame 06455 are not equal 01809: so is a parable 04912 in the mouth 06310 of fools 03684. are…: Heb. are lifted up
8 As he that bindeth 06872, 6887 a stone 068 in a sling 04773, so is he that giveth 05414 honour 03519 to a fool 03684. bindeth…: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones
9 As a thorn 02336 goeth up 05927 into the hand 03027 of a drunkard 07910, so is a parable 04912 in the mouth 06310 of fools 03684.
10 The great 07227 God that formed 02342 all things both rewardeth 07936 the fool 03684, and rewardeth 07936 transgressors 05674. The great…: or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors
11 As a dog 03611 returneth 07725 to his vomit 06892, so a fool 03684 returneth 08138 to his folly 0200. returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly
12 Seest 07200 thou a man 0376 wise 02450 in his own conceit 05869? there is more hope 08615 of a fool 03684 than of him.
13 The slothful 06102 man saith 0559, There is a lion 07826 in the way 01870; a lion 0738 is in the streets 07339.
14 As the door 01817 turneth 05437 upon its hinges 06735, so doth the slothful 06102 upon his bed 04296.
15 The slothful 06102 hideth 02934 his hand 03027 in his bosom 06747; it grieveth 03811 him to bring it again 07725 to his mouth 06310. it grieveth…: or, he is weary
16 The sluggard 06102 is wiser 02450 in his own conceit 05869 than seven men 07651 that can render 07725 a reason 02940.
17 He that passeth by 05674, and meddleth 05674 with strife 07379 belonging not to him, is like one that taketh 02388 a dog 03611 by the ears 0241. meddleth: or, is enraged
18 As a mad 03856 man who casteth 03384 firebrands 02131, arrows 02671, and death 04194, firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks
19 So is the man 0376 that deceiveth 07411 his neighbour 07453, and saith 0559, Am not I in sport 07832?
20 Where no 0657 wood 06086 is, there the fire 0784 goeth out 03518: so where there is no talebearer 05372, the strife 04066 ceaseth 08367. Where no…: Heb. Without woodtalebearer: or, whispererceaseth: Heb. is silent
21 As coals 06352 are to burning coals 01513, and wood 06086 to fire 0784; so is a contentious 04079, 4066 man 0376 to kindle 02787 strife 07379.
22 The words 01697 of a talebearer 05372 are as wounds 03859, and they go down 03381 into the innermost parts 02315 of the belly 0990. innermost…: Heb. chambers
23 Burning 01814 lips 08193 and a wicked 07451 heart 03820 are like a potsherd 02789 covered 06823 with silver 03701 dross 05509.
24 He that hateth 08130 disguiseth 05234 with his lips 08193, and layeth up 07896 deceit 04820 within 07130 him; dissembleth: or, is known
25 When he speaketh 06963 kindly 02603, believe 0539 him not: for there are seven 07651 abominations 08441 in his heart 03820. speaketh…: Heb. maketh his voice gracious
26 Whose hatred 08135 is covered 03680 by deceit 04860, his wickedness 07451 shall be revealed 01540 before the whole congregation 06951. by…: or, in secret
27 Whoever diggeth 03738 a pit 07845 shall fall 05307 into it: and he that rolleth 01556 a stone 068, it will return 07725 upon him.
28 A lying 08267 tongue 03956 hateth 08130 those that are afflicted 01790 by it; and a flattering 02509 mouth 06310 worketh 06213 ruin 04072.
1 Boast 01984 not thyself of to morrow 04279; for thou knowest 03045 not what a day 03117 may bring forth 03205. to…: Heb. to morrow day
2 Let another man 02114 praise 01984 thee, and not thy own mouth 06310; a stranger 05237, and not thy own lips 08193.
3 A stone 068 is heavy 03514, and the sand 02344 weighty 05192; but a fool’s 0191 wrath 03708 is heavier 03515 than both 08147. heavy: Heb. heaviness
4 Wrath 02534 is cruel 0395, and anger 0639 is outrageous 07858; but who is able to stand 05975 before 06440 envy 07068? Wrath…: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowingenvy: or, jealousy?
5 Open 01540 rebuke 08433 is better 02896 than secret 05641 love 0160.
6 Faithful 0539 are the wounds 06482 of a friend 0157; but the kisses 05390 of an enemy 08130 are deceitful 06280. deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent
7 The full 07649 soul 05315 loatheth 0947 an honeycomb 05317; but to the hungry 07457 soul 05315 every bitter thing 04751 is sweet 04966. loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot
8 As a bird 06833 that wandereth 05074 from her nest 07064, so is a man 0376 that wandereth 05074 from his place 04725.
9 Ointment 08081 and perfume 07004 rejoice 08055 the heart 03820: so doth the sweetness 04986 of a man’s friend 07453 by hearty 05315 counsel 06098. by…: Heb. from the counsel of the soul
10 Thy own friend 07453, and thy father’s 01 friend 07453, forsake 05800 not; neither go 0935 into thy brother’s 0251 house 01004 in the day 03117 of thy calamity 0343: for better 02896 is a neighbour 07934 that is near 07138 than a brother 0251 far off 07350.
11 My son 01121, be wise 02449, and make my heart 03820 glad 08055, that I may answer 07725, 1697 him that reproacheth 02778 me.
12 A prudent 06175 man foreseeth 07200 the evil 07451, and hideth 05641 himself; but the simple 06612 pass on 05674, and are punished 06064.
13 Take 03947 his garment 0899 that is surety 06148 for a stranger 02114, and take a pledge 02254 of him for adulteress 05237.
14 He that blesseth 01288 his friend 07453 with a loud 01419 voice 06963, rising early 07925 in the morning 01242, it shall be counted 02803 a curse 07045 to him.
15 A continual 02956 dropping 01812 in a very rainy 05464 day 03117 and a contentious 04079, 4066 woman 0802 are alike 07737.
16 Whoever hideth 06845 her hideth 06845 the wind 07307, and the ointment 08081 of his right hand 03225, which betrayeth 07121 itself.
17 Iron 01270 sharpeneth 02300 iron 01270; so a man 0376 sharpeneth 02300 the countenance 06440 of his friend 07453.
18 He that keepeth 05341 the fig tree 08384 shall eat 0398 the fruit 06529 of it: so he that waiteth 08104 on his master 0113 shall be honoured 03513.
19 As in water 04325 face 06440 answereth to face 06440, so the heart 03820 of man 0120 to man 0120.
20 Hell 07585 and destruction 011, 10 are never 03808 full 07646; so the eyes 05869 of man 0120 are never satisfied 07646. never: Heb. not
21 As the refining pot 04715 for silver 03701, and the furnace 03564 for gold 02091; so is a man 0376 to 06310 his praise 04110.
22 Though thou shouldest crush 03806 a fool 0191 in a mortar 04388 among 08432 grain 07383 with a pestle 05940, yet his foolishness 0200 will not depart 05493 from him.
23 Be thou diligent 03045 to know 03045 the state 06440 of thy flocks 06629, and look 07896 well 03820 to thy herds 05739. look…: Heb. set thy heart
24 For riches 02633 are not for ever 05769: and doth the crown 05145 endure to every 01755 generation 01755? riches: Heb. strengthto…: Heb. to generation and generation?
25 The plant 02682 appeareth 01540, and the tender grass 01877 showeth 07200 itself, and herbs 06212 of the mountains 02022 are gathered 0622.
26 The lambs 03532 are for thy clothing 03830, and the goats 06260 are the price 04242 of the field 07704.
27 And thou shalt have goats 05795’ milk 02461 enough 01767 for thy food 03899, for the food 03899 of thy household 01004, and for maintenance 02416 for thy maidens 05291. maintenance: Heb. life
1 The wicked 07563 flee 05127 when no man pursueth 07291: but the righteous 06662 are bold 0982 as a lion 03715.
2 For the transgression 06588 of a land 0776 many 07227 are its princes 08269: but by a man 0120 of understanding 0995 and knowledge 03045 its state 03651 shall be prolonged 0748. by…: or, by men of understanding and wisdom shall they likewise be prolonged
3 A poor 07326 man 01397 that oppresseth 06231 the poor 01800 is like a sweeping 05502 rain 04306 which leaveth no food 03899. which…: Heb. without food
4 They that forsake 05800 the law 08451 praise 01984 the wicked 07563: but such as keep 08104 the law 08451 contend 01624 with them.
5 Evil 07451 men 0582 understand 0995 not judgment 04941: but they that seek 01245 the LORD 03068 understand 0995 all things.
6 Better 02896 is the poor 07326 that walketh 01980 in his uprightness 08537, than he that is perverse 06141 in his ways 01870, though he is rich 06223.
7 He who keepeth 05341 the law 08451 is a wise 0995 son 01121: but he that is a companion 07462 of gluttonous 02151 men shameth 03637 his father 01. is a companion…: or, feedeth gluttons
8 He that by interest 05392 and unjust gain 08636 increaseth 07235 his substance 01952, he shall gather 06908 it for him that will pity 02603 the poor 01800. unjust…: Heb. by increase
9 He that turneth away 05493 his ear 0241 from hearing 08085 the law 08451, even his prayer 08605 shall be abomination 08441.
10 Whoever causeth the righteous 03477 to go astray 07686 in an evil 07451 way 01870, he shall fall 05307 himself into his own pit 07816: but the upright 08549 shall have good 02896 things in possession 05157.
11 The rich 06223 man 0376 is wise 02450 in his own conceit 05869; but the poor 01800 that hath understanding 0995 searcheth him out 02713. own…: Heb. eyes
12 When righteous 06662 men rejoice 05970, there is great 07227 glory 08597: but when the wicked 07563 rise 06965, a man 0120 is hidden 02664. hidden: or, sought for
13 He that covereth 03680 his sins 06588 shall not prosper 06743: but he who confesseth 03034 and forsaketh 05800 them shall have mercy 07355.
14 Happy 0835 is the man 0120 that feareth 06342 always 08548: but he that hardeneth 07185 his heart 03820 shall fall 05307 into mischief 07451.
15 As a roaring 05098 lion 0738, and a ranging 08264 bear 01677; so is a wicked 07563 ruler 04910 over the poor 01800 people 05971.
16 The prince 05057 that lacketh 02638 understanding 08394 is also a great 07227 oppressor 04642: but he that hateth 08130 covetousness 01215 shall prolong 0748 his days 03117.
17 A man 0120 that doeth violence 06231 to the blood 01818 of any person 05315 shall flee 05127 to the pit 0953; let no man sustain 08551 him.
18 He who walketh 01980 uprightly 08549 shall be saved 03467: but he that is perverse 06140 in his ways 01870 shall fall 05307 at once 0259.
19 He that tilleth 05647 his land 0127 shall have plenty 07646 of bread 03899: but he that followeth 07291 after vain 07386 persons shall have poverty enough 07389.
20 A faithful 0530 man 0376 shall abound 07227 with blessings 01293: but he that maketh haste 0213 to be rich 06238 shall not be innocent 05352. innocent: or, unpunished
21 To have respect 05234 of persons 06440 is not good 02896: for for a piece 06595 of bread 03899 that man 01397 will transgress 06586.
22 He 0376 that hasteneth 0926 to be rich 01952 hath an evil 07451 eye 05869, and considereth 03045 not that poverty 02639 shall come 0935 upon him. hasteth…: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich
23 He that rebuketh 03198 a man 0120 afterward 0310 shall find 04672 more favour 02580 than he that flattereth 02505 with the tongue 03956.
24 He that robbeth 01497 his father 01 or his mother 0517, and saith 0559, It is no transgression 06588; the same is the companion 02270 of a destroyer 0376, 7843. a destroyer: Heb. a man destroying
25 He that is of a proud 07342 heart 05315 stirreth up 01624 strife 04066: but he that putteth his trust 0982 in the LORD 03068 shall be made fat 01878.
26 He that trusteth 0982 in his own heart 03820 is a fool 03684: but whoever walketh 01980 wisely 02451, he shall be delivered 04422.
27 He that giveth 05414 to the poor 07326 shall not want 04270: but he that hideth 05956 his eyes 05869 shall have many 07227 a curse 03994.
28 When the wicked 07563 rise 06965, men 0120 hide 05641 themselves: but when they perish 06, the righteous 06662 increase 07235.
1 He 0376, that being often reproved 08433 hardeneth 07185 his neck 06203, shall suddenly 06621 be destroyed 07665, and that without remedy 04832. He…: Heb. A man of reproofs
2 When the righteous 06662 are in authority 07235, the people 05971 rejoice 08055: but when the wicked 07563 beareth rule 04910, the people 05971 mourn 0584. in…: or, increased
3 He that 0376 loveth 0157 wisdom 02451 rejoiceth 08055 his father 01: but he that keepeth company 07462 with harlots 02181 spendeth 06 his substance 01952.
4 The king 04428 by judgment 04941 establisheth 05975 the land 0776: but he 0376 that exacteth gifts 08641 overthroweth 02040 it. he…: Heb. a man of oblations
5 A man 01397 that flattereth 02505 his neighbour 07453 spreadeth 06566 a net 07568 for his feet 06471.
6 In the transgression 06588 of an evil 07451 man 0376 there is a snare 04170: but the righteous 06662 doth sing 07442 and rejoice 08056.
7 The righteous 06662 considereth 03045 the cause 01779 of the poor 01800: but the wicked 07563 regardeth 0995 not to know 01847 it.
8 Scornful 03944 men 0582 bring 06315 a city 07151 into a snare 06315: but wise 02450 men turn away 07725 wrath 0639. bring…: or, set a city on fire
9 If a wise 02450 man 0376 contendeth 08199 with a foolish 0191 man 0376, whether he rageth 07264 or laugheth 07832, there is no rest 05183.
10 The bloodthirsty 0582, 1818 hate 08130 the upright 08535: but the just 03477 seek 01245 his soul 05315. The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood
11 A fool 03684 uttereth 03318 all his mind 07307: but a wise 02450 man keepeth 07623 it in till afterwards 0268.
12 If a ruler 04910 hearkeneth 07181 to lies 01697, 8267, all his servants 08334 are wicked 07563.
13 The poor 07326 and the deceitful 08501 man 0376 meet together 06298: the LORD 03068 giveth light to 0215 both 08147 their eyes 05869. the deceitful…: or, the usurer
14 The king 04428 that faithfully 0571 judgeth 08199 the poor 01800, his throne 03678 shall be established 03559 for ever 05703.
15 The rod 07626 and reproof 08433 give 05414 wisdom 02451: but a child 05288 left 07971 to himself bringeth his mother 0517 to shame 0954.
16 When the wicked 07563 are multiplied 07235, transgression 06588 increaseth 07235: but the righteous 06662 shall see 07200 their fall 04658.
17 Correct 03256 thy son 01121, and he shall give thee rest 05117; yea, he shall give 05414 delight 04574 to thy soul 05315.
18 Where there is no vision 02377, the people 05971 perish 06544: but he that keepeth 08104 the law 08451, happy 0835 is he. perish: or, is made naked
19 A servant 05650 will not be corrected 03256 by words 01697: for though he understandeth 0995 he will not answer 04617.
20 Seest 02372 thou a man 0376 that is hasty 0213 in his words 01697? there is more hope 08615 of a fool 03684 than of him. words: or, matters?
21 He that delicately bringeth up 06445 his servant 05650 from a child 05290 shall have him at length 0319 become his son 04497.
22 An angry 0639 man 0376 stirreth up 01624 strife 04066, and a furious 02534 man 01167 aboundeth in 07227 transgression 06588.
23 A man’s 0120 pride 01346 shall bring him low 08213: but honour 03519 shall uphold 08551 the humble 08217 in spirit 07307.
24 Whoever is partner 02505 with a thief 01590 hateth 08130 his own soul 05315: he heareth 08085 cursing 0423, and revealeth 05046 it not.
25 The fear 02731 of man 0120 bringeth 05414 a snare 04170: but he who putteth his trust 0982 in the LORD 03068 shall be safe 07682. safe: Heb. set on high
26 Many 07227 seek 01245 the ruler’s 04910 favour 06440; but every man’s 0376 judgment 04941 cometh from the LORD 03068. the ruler’s…: Heb. the face of a ruler
27 An unjust 05766 man 0376 is an abomination 08441 to the just 06662: and he that is upright 03477 in the way 01870 is abomination 08441 to the wicked 07563.
1 The words 01697 of Agur 094 the son 01121 of Jakeh 03348, even the prophecy 04853: the man 01397 spoke 05002 to Ithiel 0384, even to Ithiel 0384 and Ucal 0401,
2 Surely I am more stupid 01198 than any man 0376, and have not the understanding 0998 of a man 0120.
3 I neither learned 03925 wisdom 02451, nor have 03045 the knowledge 01847 of the holy 06918. have: Heb. know
4 Who hath ascended 05927 into heaven 08064, or descended 03381? who hath gathered 0622 the wind 07307 in his fists 02651? who hath bound 06887 the waters 04325 in a garment 08071? who hath established 06965 all the ends 0657 of the earth 0776? what is his name 08034, and what is his son’s 01121 name 08034, if thou canst tell 03045?
5 Every word 0565 of God 0433 is pure 06884: he is a shield 04043 to them that put their trust 02620 in him. pure: Heb. purified
6 Add 03254 thou not to his words 01697, lest he reprove 03198 thee, and thou be found a liar 03576.
7 Two 08147 things have I required 07592 of thee; deny 04513 them not to me before I die 04191: deny…: Heb. withhold not from me
8 Remove far 07368 from me vanity 07723 and lies 01697, 3577: give 05414 me neither poverty 07389 nor riches 06239; feed 02963 me with food 03899 convenient 02706 for me: convenient…: Heb. of my allowance
9 Lest I be full 07646, and deny 03584 thee, and say 0559, Who is the LORD 03068? or lest I be poor 03423, and steal 01589, and take 08610 the name 08034 of my God 0430 in vain. deny…: Heb. belie thee
10 Accuse 03960 not a servant 05650 to his master 0113, lest he curse 07043 thee, and thou be found guilty 0816. Accuse…: Heb. Hurt not with thy tongue
11 There is a generation 01755 that curseth 07043 their father 01, and doth not bless 01288 their mother 0517.
12 There is a generation 01755 that are pure 02889 in their own eyes 05869, and yet are not washed 07364 from their filthiness 06675.
13 There is a generation 01755, O how lofty 07311 are their eyes 05869! and their eyelids 06079 are lifted up 05375.
14 There is a generation 01755, whose teeth 08127 are as swords 02719, and their jaw teeth 04973 as knives 03979, to devour 0398 the poor 06041 from off the earth 0776, and the needy 034 from among men 0120.
15 The horseleach 05936 hath two 08147 daughters 01323, crying, Give 03051, give 03051. There are three 07969 things that are never satisfied 07646, yea, four 0702 things say 0559 not, It is enough 01952: It is…: Heb. Wealth
16 The grave 07585; and the barren 06115 womb 07356; the earth 0776 that is not filled 07646 with water 04325; and the fire 0784 that saith 0559 not, It is enough 01952.
17 The eye 05869 that mocketh 03932 at its father 01, and despiseth 0936 to obey 03349 its mother 0517, the ravens 06158 of the valley 05158 shall pick it out 05365, and the young 01121 eagles 05404 shall eat 0398 it. the valley: or, the brook
18 There are three 07969 things which are too wonderful 06381 for me, yea, four 0702 which I know 03045 not:
19 The way 01870 of an eagle 05404 in the air 08064; the way 01870 of a serpent 05175 upon a rock 06697; the way 01870 of a ship 0591 in the midst 03820 of the sea 03220; and the way 01870 of a man 01397 with a maid 05959. midst: Heb. heart
20 Such is the way 01870 of an adulterous 05003 woman 0802; she eateth 0398, and wipeth 04229 her mouth 06310, and saith 0559, I have done 06466 no wickedness 0205.
21 For three 07969 things the earth 0776 is disquieted 07264, and for four 0702 which it cannot 03201 bear 05375:
22 For a servant 05650 when he reigneth 04427; and a fool 05036 when he is filled 07646 with food 03899;
23 For an odious 08130 woman when she is married 01166; and an handmaid 08198 that is heir 03423 to her mistress 01404.
24 There are four 0702 things which are little 06996 upon the earth 0776, but they are very 02449 wise 02450: exceeding…: Heb. wise, made wise
25 The ants 05244 are a people 05971 not strong 05794, yet they prepare 03559 their food 03899 in the summer 07019;
26 The conies 08227 are but a feeble 06099 people 05971, yet they make 07760 their houses 01004 in the rocks 05553;
27 The locusts 0697 have no king 04428, yet go they forth 03318 all of them by bands 02686; by…: Heb. gathered together
28 The spider 08079 taketh hold 08610 with her hands 03027, and is in kings 04428’ palaces 01964.
29 There are three 07969 things which go 06806 well 03190, yea, four 0702 are stately 02895 in going 03212:
30 A lion 03918 which is strongest 01368 among beasts 0929, and turneth not away 07725 for 06440 any;
31 A greyhound 04975, 2223; a male goat 08495 also 0176; and a king 04428, against whom there is no rising up 0510. greyhound: or, horse: Heb. girt in the loins
32 If thou hast done foolishly 05034 in lifting up 05375 thyself, or if thou hast thought evil 02161, lay thy hand 03027 upon thy mouth 06310.
33 Surely the churning 04330 of milk 02461 bringeth forth 03318 butter 02529, and the wringing 04330 of the nose 0639 bringeth forth 03318 blood 01818: so the forcing 04330 of wrath 0639 bringeth forth 03318 strife 07379.
1 The words 01697 of king 04428 Lemuel 03927, the prophecy 04853 that his mother 0517 taught 03256 him.
2 What, my son 01248? and what, the son 01248 of my womb 0990? and what, the son 01248 of my vows 05088?
3 Give 05414 not thy strength 02428 to women 0802, nor thy ways 01870 to that which destroyeth 04229 kings 04428.
4 It is not for kings 04428, O Lemuel 03927, it is not for kings 04428 to drink 08354 wine 03196; nor for 0335, 176 princes 07336 strong drink 07941:
5 Lest they drink 08354, and forget 07911 the law 02710, and pervert 08138 the judgment 01779 of any of the afflicted 01121, 6040. pervert: Heb. alterof any…: Heb. of all the sons of affliction
6 Give 05414 strong drink 07941 to him that is ready to perish 06, and wine 03196 to those that are of heavy 04751 hearts 05315. of…: Heb. bitter of soul
7 Let him drink 08354, and forget 07911 his poverty 07389, and remember 02142 his misery 05999 no more.
8 Open 06605 thy mouth 06310 for the dumb 0483 in the cause 01779 of all such as are appointed 01121 to destruction 02475. such…: Heb. the sons of destruction
9 Open 06605 thy mouth 06310, judge 08199 righteously 06664, and plead 01777 the cause of the poor 06041 and needy 034.
10 Who can find 04672 a virtuous 02428 woman 0802? for her price 04377 is far 07350 above rubies 06443.
11 The heart 03820 of her husband 01167 doth safely trust 0982 in her, so that he shall have no need 02637 of spoil 07998.
12 She will do 01580 him good 02896 and not evil 07451 all the days 03117 of her life 02416.
13 She seeketh 01875 wool 06785, and flax 06593, and worketh 06213 willingly 02656 with her hands 03709.
14 She is like the merchant 05503 ships 0591; she bringeth 0935 her food 03899 from afar 04801.
15 She riseth 06965 also while it is yet night 03915, and giveth 05414 food 02964 to her household 01004, and a portion 02706 to her maidens 05291.
16 She considereth 02161 a field 07704, and buyeth 03947 it: with the fruit 06529 of her hands 03709 she planteth 05193 a vineyard 03754. buyeth: Heb. taketh
17 She girdeth 02296 her loins 04975 with strength 05797, and strengtheneth 0553 her arms 02220.
18 She perceiveth 02938 that her merchandise 05504 is good 02896: her lamp 05216 goeth not out 03518 by night 03915. She…: Heb. She tasteth
19 She layeth 07971 her hands 03027 to the spindle 03601, and her hands 03709 hold 08551 the distaff 06418.
20 She stretcheth out 06566 her hand 03709 to the poor 06041; yea, she reacheth forth 07971 her hands 03027 to the needy 034. She…: Heb. She spreadeth
21 She is not afraid 03372 of the snow 07950 for her household 01004: for all her household 01004 are clothed 03847 with scarlet 08144. scarlet: or, double garments
22 She maketh 06213 herself coverings of tapestry 04765; her clothing 03830 is silk 08336 and purple 0713.
23 Her husband 01167 is known 03045 in the gates 08179, when he sitteth 03427 among the elders 02205 of the land 0776.
24 She maketh 06213 fine linen 05466, and selleth 04376 it; and delivereth 05414 waistbands 02289 to the merchant 03669.
25 Strength 05797 and honour 01926 are her clothing 03830; and she shall rejoice 07832 in time 03117 to come 0314.
26 She openeth 06605 her mouth 06310 with wisdom 02451; and on her tongue 03956 is the law 08451 of kindness 02617.
27 She looketh well 06822 to the ways 01979, 1979 of her household 01004, and eateth 0398 not the bread 03899 of idleness 06104.
28 Her children 01121 rise up 06965, and call her blessed 0833; her husband 01167 also, and he praiseth 01984 her.
29 Many 07227 daughters 01323 have done 06213 virtuously 02428, but thou excellest 05927 them all. have…: or, have gotten riches
30 Favour 02580 is deceitful 08267, and beauty 03308 is vain 01892: but a woman 0802 that feareth 03373 the LORD 03068, she shall be praised 01984.
31 Give 05414 her of the fruit 06529 of her hands 03027; and let her own works 04639 praise 01984 her in the gates 08179.