Proverbs 1

 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 the words <0561> of understanding <0998>;

 3 To receive <03947> the instruction <04148> of wisdom <07919>,

justice <06664>, and judgment <04941>, and equity <04339>;

 4 To give <05414> subtilty <06195> to the simple <06612>, to

the young <05288> man knowledge <01847> and discretion <04209>.

 5 A wise <02450> [man] will hear <08085>, and will increase

<03254> learning <03948>; and a man of understanding <0995>

shall attain <07069> unto wise counsels <08458>:

 6 To understand <0995> a proverb <04912>, and the

interpretation <04426>; the words <01697> of the wise <02450>,

and their dark <02420> sayings <02420>.

 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>.

 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> unto

thy head <07218>, and chains <06060> about thy neck <01621>.

 10. My son <01121>, if <0518> sinners <02400> entice <06601>

thee, consent <014> thou not.

 11 If <0518> they say <0559>, Come <03212> with us, let us lay

wait <0693> for blood <01818>, let us lurk <06845> privily for

the innocent <05355> without <02600> cause <02600>:

 12 Let us swallow <01104> them up alive <02416> as the grave

<07585>; and whole <08549>, as those that go <03381> down

<03381> into the pit <0953>:

 13 We shall find <04672> all <03605> 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

<03605> have <01961> one <0259> purse <03599>:

 15 My son <01121>, walk <03212> not thou in the way <01870>

with them; refrain <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 <03588> in vain <02600> the net <07568> is spread

<02219> in the sight <05869> of any <03605> bird.

 18 And they lay wait <0693> for their [own] blood <01818>; they

lurk <06845> privily for their [own] lives <05315>.

 19 So <03651> [are] the ways <0734> of every <03605> one that

is greedy <01214> of gain <01214>; [which] taketh <03947> away

the life <05315> of the owners <01167> thereof.

 20. Wisdom <02454> crieth <07442> without <02351>; she uttereth

<05414> her voice <06963> in the streets <07339>:

 21 She crieth <07121> in the chief <07218> place of concourse

<01993>, in the openings <06607> of the gates <08179>: in the

city <05892> she uttereth <0559> her words <0561>, [saying],

 22 How <05704> long <05704>, ye simple <06612> ones, will ye

love <0157> simplicity <06612>? and the scorners <03887> delight

<02531> in their scorning <03944>, and fools <03684> hate

<08130> knowledge <01847>?

 23 Turn <07725> you at my reproof <08433>: behold <02009>, I

will pour <05042> out my spirit <07307> unto you, I will make

known <03045> my words <01697> unto you.

 24 Because <03282> I have called <07121>, and ye refused

<03985>; I have stretched <05186> out my hand <03027>, and no

<0369> man regarded <07181>;

 25 But ye have set at <06544> nought <06544> all <03605> my

counsel <06098>, and would <014> none <03808> of my reproof

<08433>:

 26 I also <01571> 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 <07584>,

and your destruction <0343> cometh <0857> as a whirlwind <05492>;

 when distress <06869> and anguish <06695> cometh <0935> upon

you.

 28 Then <0227> shall they call <07121> upon me, but I will not

answer <06030>; they shall seek <07836> me early <07836>, but

they shall not find <04672> me:

 29 For that they hated <08130> knowledge <01847>, and did not

choose <0977> the fear <03374> of the LORD <03068>:

 30 They would <014> none <03808> of my counsel <06098>: they

despised <05006> all <03605> 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 <04878> away of the simple <06612> shall

slay <02026> them, and the prosperity <07962> of fools <03684>

shall destroy <06> them.

 33 But whoso hearkeneth <08085> unto me shall dwell <07931>

safely <0983>, and shall be quiet <07599> from fear <06343> of

evil <07451>.

Proverbs 2

 1. My son <01121>, if <0518> thou wilt receive <03947> my words

<0561>, and hide <06845> my commandments <04687> with thee;

 2 So that thou incline <07181> thine ear <0241> unto wisdom

<02451>, [and] apply <05186> thine heart <03820> to

understanding <08394>;

 3 Yea <03588>, if <0518> thou criest <07121> after knowledge

<0998>, [and] liftest <05414> up thy voice <06963> for

understanding <08394>;

 4 If <0518> thou seekest <01245> her as silver <03701>, and

searchest <02664> for her as [for] hid <04301> treasures <04301>;

 5 Then <0227> 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 <06845> up sound <08454> wisdom <08454> for the

righteous <03477>: [he is] a buckler <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 <0227> shalt thou understand <0995> righteousness

<06664>, and judgment <04941>, and equity <04339>; [yea], every

<03605> good <02896> path <04570>.

 10. When <03588> wisdom <02451> entereth <0935> into thine

heart <03820>, and knowledge <01847> is pleasant <05276> unto

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> froward

<08419> things;

 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 frowardness <08419> of the wicked <07451>;

 15 Whose <0834> ways <0734> [are] crooked <06141>, and [they]

froward <03868> in their paths <04570>:

 16 To deliver <05337> thee from the strange <02114> woman

<0802>, [even] from the stranger <05237> [which] flattereth

<02505> with her words <0561>;

 17 Which forsaketh <05800> the guide <0441> of her youth

<05271>, and forgetteth <07913> the covenant <01285> of her God

<0430>.

 18 For her house <01004> inclineth <07743> unto death <04194>,

and her paths <04570> unto the dead <07496>.

 19 None <03808> that go <0935> unto her return <07725> again

<07725>, neither take <05381> they 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 <03772> off from the

earth <0776>, and the transgressors <0898> shall be rooted

<05255> out of it.

Proverbs 3

 1. My son <01121>, forget <07911> not my law <08451>; but let

thine heart <03820> keep <05341> my commandments <04687>:

 2 For length <0753> of days <03117>, and long <0753> life

<02416>, and peace <07965>, shall they add <03254> to thee.

 3 Let not mercy <02617> and truth <0571> forsake <05800> thee:

bind <07194> them about <05921> thy neck <01621>; write <03789>

them upon the table <03871> of thine 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>.

 5 Trust <0982> in the LORD <03068> with all <03605> thine heart

<03820>; and lean <08172> not unto thine own understanding

<0998>.

 6 In all <03605> thy ways <01870> acknowledge <03045> him, and

he shall direct <03474> thy paths <0734>.

 7. Be not wise <02450> in thine 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>.

 9 Honour <03513> the LORD <03068> with thy substance <01952>,

and with the firstfruits <07225> of all <03605> thine increase

<08393>:

 10 So shall thy barns <0618> be filled <04390> with plenty

<07647>, and thy presses <03342> shall burst <06555> out with

new <08492> wine <08492>.

 11 My son <01121>, despise <03988> not the chastening <04148>

of the LORD <03068>; neither <0408> 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>.

 14 For the merchandise <05504> of it [is] better <02896> than

the merchandise <05505> of silver <03701>, and the gain <08393>

thereof than fine gold <02742>.

 15 She [is] more precious <03368> than rubies <06443>: and all

<03605> the things thou canst desire <02656> are not to be

compared <07737> unto her.

 16 Length <0753> of days <03117> [is] in her right <03225> hand

<03225>; [and] in her left <08040> hand <08040> riches <06239>

and honour <03519>.

 17 Her ways <01870> [are] ways <01870> of pleasantness <05278>,

and all <03605> 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 <0835> [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>.

 20 By his knowledge <01847> the depths <08415> are broken

<01234> up, and the clouds <07834> drop <07491> down <07491> the

dew <02919>.

 21. My son <01121>, let not them depart <03868> from thine eyes

<05869>: keep <05341> sound <08454> wisdom <08454> and

discretion <04209>:

 22 So shall they be life <02416> unto thy soul <05315>, and

grace <02580> to thy neck <01621>.

 23 Then <0227> shalt thou walk <03212> in thy way <01870>

safely <0983>, and thy foot <07272> shall not stumble <05062>.

 24 When <0518> thou liest <07901> down <07901>, thou shalt not

be afraid <06342>: yea, thou shalt lie <07901> down <07901>, and

thy sleep <08142> shall be sweet <06148>.

 25 Be not afraid <03372> of sudden <06597> fear <06343>,

neither of the desolation <07722> of the wicked <07563>, when

<03588> 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 thine hand

<03027> to do <06213> [it].

 28 Say <0559> not unto thy neighbour <07453>, Go <03212>, and

come <07725> again <07725>, and to morrow <04279> I will give

<05414>; when thou hast <03426> it by thee.

 29 Devise <02790> not evil <07451> against <05921> thy

neighbour <07453>, seeing <07200> he dwelleth <03427> securely

<0983> by thee.

 30 Strive <07378> not with a man <0120> without <02600> cause

<02600>, if <0518> he have done <01580> thee no <03808> harm

<07451>.

 31 Envy <07065> thou not the oppressor, and choose <0977> none

<0408> of his ways <01870>.

 32 For the froward <03868> [is] 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 <0518> he scorneth <03887> the scorners <03887>: but

he giveth <05414> grace <02580> unto the lowly <06041>.

 35 The wise <02450> shall inherit <05157> glory <03519>: but

shame <07036> shall be the promotion <07311> of fools <03684>.

Proverbs 4

 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> unto me, Let thine

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 <0408> 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 <07225> thing; [therefore]

get <07069> wisdom <02451>: and with all <03605> thy getting

<07069> get <07069> understanding <0998>.

 8 Exalt <05549> her, and she shall promote <07311> thee: she

shall bring <03513> thee to honour <03513>, when <03588> thou

dost embrace <02263> her.

 9 She shall give <05414> to thine head <07218> an ornament

<03880> of grace <02580>: a crown <05850> of glory <08597> shall

she deliver <04042> to thee.

 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

straitened <03334>; and when <0518> thou runnest <07323>, thou

shalt not stumble <03782>.

 13 Take <02388> 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 <05674> away.

 16 For they sleep <03462> not, except they have done mischief

<07489>; and their sleep <08142> is taken <01497> 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

unto the perfect <03559> day <03117>.

 19 The way <01870> of the wicked <07563> [is] as darkness

<0653>: they know <03045> not at what <04100> they stumble

<03782>.

 20. My son <01121>, attend <07181> to my words <01697>; incline

<05186> thine ear <0241> unto my sayings <0561>.

 21 Let them not depart <03868> from thine eyes <05869>; keep

<08104> them in the midst <08432> of thine heart <03824>.

 22 For they [are] life <02416> unto those that find <04672>

them, and health <04832> to all <03605> their flesh <01320>.

 23 Keep <05341> thy heart <03820> with all <03605> diligence

<04929>; for out of it [are] the issues <08444> of life <02416>.

 24 Put <05493> away <05493> from thee a froward <06143> mouth

<06310>, and perverse <03891> lips <08193> put <07368> far

<07368> from thee.

 25 Let thine eyes <05869> look <05027> right <05227> on, and

let thine eyelids <06079> look straight <03474> before <05048>

thee.

 26 Ponder <06424> the path <04570> of thy feet <07272>, and let

all <03605> thy ways <01870> be established <03559>.

 27 Turn <05186> not to the right <03225> hand <03227> nor to

the left <08040>: remove <05493> thy foot <07272> from evil

<07451>.

Proverbs 5

 1. My son <01121>, attend <07181> unto my wisdom <02451>, [and]

bow <05186> thine 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 a strange <02114> woman drop <05197>

[as] an honeycomb <05317>, and her mouth <02441> [is] smoother

<02513> than oil <08081>:

 4 But her end <0319> is bitter <04751> as wormwood <03939>,

sharp <02290> as a twoedged <06310> sword <02719>.

 5 Her feet <07272> go <03381> down <03381> to death <04194>;

her steps <06806> take <08551> hold <08551> on hell <07585>.

 6 Lest <06435> thou shouldest ponder <06424> the path <0734> of

life <02416>, her ways <04570> are moveable <05128>, [that] thou

canst not know <03045> [them].

 7 Hear <08085> me now <06258> 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

<07126> not nigh <07126> the door <06607> of her house <01004>:

 9 Lest <06435> thou give <05414> thine honour <01935> unto

others <0312>, and thy years <08141> unto the cruel <0394>:

 10 Lest <06435> strangers <02114> be filled <07646> with thy

wealth <03581>; and thy labours <06089> [be] in the house

<01004> of a stranger <05237>;

 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 <0349> 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 <03808> inclined <05186> mine ear <0241> to them

that instructed <03925> me!

 14 I was almost <04592> in all <03605> evil <07451> in the

midst <08432> of the congregation <06951> and assembly <05712>.

 15. Drink <08354> waters <04325> out of thine own cistern

<0953>, and running <05140> waters out of thine 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 thine own <0249>, and not 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 <03605> times <06256>; and be thou ravished <07686>

always <08548> with her love <0160>.

 20 And why wilt thou, my son <01121>, be ravished <07686> with

a strange <02114> woman, 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

<03605> his goings <04570>.

 22 His own <0249> iniquities <05771> shall take <03920> the

wicked <07563> himself, and he shall be holden <08551> with the

cords <02256> of his sins <02403>.

 23 He shall die <04191> without <0369> instruction <04148>; and

in the greatness <07230> of his folly <0200> he shall go <07686>

astray <07686>.

Proverbs 6

 1. My son <01121>, if <0518> thou be surety <06148> for thy

friend <07453>, [if] thou hast stricken <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 <02063> now <0645>, my son <01121>, and

deliver <05337> thyself, when <03588> thou art come <0935> into

the hand <03709> of thy friend <07453>; go <03212>, humble

<07511> thyself, and make sure <07292> thy friend <07453>.

 4 Give <05414> not sleep <08142> to thine eyes <05869>, nor

slumber <08572> to thine eyelids <06079>.

 5 Deliver <05337> thyself as a roe <06643> from the hand

<03027> [of the hunter <06718>], 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 <0834> having no <0369> guide <07101>, overseer <07860>,

 or ruler <04910>,

 8 Provideth <03559> her meat <03899> in the summer <07019>,

[and] gathereth <0103> her food <03978> in the harvest <07105>.

 9 How <05704> long <05704> wilt thou sleep <07901>, O sluggard

<06102>? when <04970> 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 naughty <01100> person <0120>, a wicked <0205> man <0376>,

 walketh <01980> with a froward <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 Frowardness <08419> [is] in his heart <03820>, he deviseth

<02790> mischief <07451> continually; he soweth <07971> discord

<04066>.

 15 Therefore shall his calamity <0343> come <0935> suddenly

<06597>; suddenly <06621> shall he be broken <07665> without

<0369> remedy <04832>.

 16 These <02007> six <08337> [things] doth the LORD <03068>

hate <08130>: yea, seven <07651> [are] an abomination <08441>

unto him:

 17 A proud <07311> look <05869>, a lying <08267> tongue <03956>,

 and hands <03027> that shed <08210> innocent <05355> blood

<01818>,

 18 An heart <03820> that deviseth <02790> wicked <0205>

imaginations <04284>, feet <07272> that be swift <04116> in

running <07323> to mischief <07451>,

 19 A false <08267> witness <05707> [that] speaketh <06315> lies

<03576>, and he that soweth <07971> discord <04090> among <0996>

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 thine heart

<03820>, [and] tie <06029> them about <05921> 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>:

 24 To keep <08104> thee from the evil <07451> woman <0802>,

from the flattery <02513> of the tongue <03956> of a strange

<05237> woman.

 25 Lust <02530> not after her beauty <03308> in thine heart

<03824>; neither <0408> let her take <03947> thee with her

eyelids <06079>.

 26 For by means <01157> of a whorish <02181> woman <0802> [a

man is brought] to a piece <03603> of bread <03899>: and the

adulteress will hunt <06679> for the precious <03368> life

<05315>.

 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 <03651> he that goeth <0935> in to his neighbour's

<07453> wife <0802>; whosoever <03605> toucheth <05060> her

shall not be innocent <05352>.

 30 [Men] do not despise <0936> a thief <01590>, if he steal

<01589> to satisfy <04390> his soul <05315> when <03588> he is

hungry <07456>;

 31 But [if] he be found <04672>, he shall restore <07999>

sevenfold <07659>; he shall give <05414> all <03605> the

substance <01952> of his house <01004>.

 32 [But] whoso committeth <05003> adultery <05003> with a woman

<0802> lacketh <02638> understanding <03820>: he [that] doeth

<06213> it destroyeth <07843> his own soul <05315>.

 33 A wound <05061> and dishonour <07036> shall he get <04672>;

and his reproach <02781> shall not be wiped <04229> away.

 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 any <03605> ransom <03724>; neither

<03808> will he rest content <014>, though <03588> thou givest

many <07235> gifts <07810>.

Proverbs 7

 1. My son <01121>, keep <08104> my words <0561>, and lay

<06845> up my commandments <04687> with thee.

 2 Keep <08104> my commandments <04687>, and live <02421>; and

my law <08451> as the apple <0380> of thine eye <05869>.

 3 Bind <07194> them upon thy fingers <0676>, write <03789> them

upon the table <03871> of thine heart <03820>.

 4 Say <0559> unto wisdom <02451>, Thou [art] my sister <0269>;

and call <07121> understanding <0998> [thy] kinswoman <04129>:

 5 That they may keep <08104> thee from the strange <02114>

woman <0802>, 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 <06612> ones, I discerned

<0995> among the youths <01121>, a young <05288> man void

<02638> of understanding <03820>,

 8 Passing <05674> through the street <07784> near <0681> her

corner <06438>; and he went <06805> the way <01870> to her house

<01004>,

 9 In the twilight <05399>, in the evening <06153>, in the black

<0380> and dark <0653> night <03915>:

 10 And, behold <02009>, 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 <07937> not in her house <01004>:

 12 Now <06471> [is she] without <02351>, now <06471> in the

streets <07339>, and lieth in wait <0693> at <0681> every

<03605> corner <06438>.)

 13 So she caught <02388> him, and kissed <05401> him, [and]

with an impudent <05810> face <06440> said <0559> unto him,

 14 [I have] peace <08002> offerings with me; this day <03117>

have I payed <07999> my vows <05088>.

 15 Therefore came <03318> I forth <03318> to meet <07125> thee,

diligently <07836> 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 <0948>

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 <05704> the morning <01242>: let us solace <05965>

ourselves with loves <0159>.

 19 For the goodman <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, [and] will come <0935> home <01004> at the day <03117>

appointed <03677>.

 21 With her much <07230> fair <03948> speech <03948> she caused

him to yield <05186>, with the flattering <02506> of her lips

<08193> she forced <05080> him.

 22 He goeth <01980> after <0310> her straightway <06597>, as an

ox <07794> goeth <0925> to the slaughter <02875>, or as a fool

<0191> to the correction <04148> of the stocks <05914>;

 23 Till <05704> a dart <02671> strike <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. Hearken <08085> unto me now <06258> therefore, O ye

children <01121>, and attend <07181> to the words <0561> of my

mouth <06310>.

 25 Let not thine heart <03820> decline <07847> to her ways

<01870>, go <08582> not astray <08582> in her paths <05410>.

 26 For she hath cast <05307> down many <07227> wounded <02491>:

yea, many <03605> strong <06099> [men <0582>] have been slain

<02026> by her.

 27 Her house <01004> [is] the way <01870> to hell <07585>,

going <03381> down <03381> to the chambers <02315> of death

<04194>.

Proverbs 8

 1. Doth not wisdom <02451> cry <07121>? and understanding

<08394> put <05414> forth her voice <06963>?

 2 She standeth <05324> in the top <07218> of high <04791>

places, by the way <01870> in the places <01004> of the paths

<05410>.

 3 She crieth <07442> at <03027> the gates <08179>, at <03027>

the entry <06310> of the city <07176>, at the coming <03996> in

at the doors <06607>.

 4 Unto 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 <05057>

things; and the opening <04669> of my lips <08193> [shall be]

right <04339> things.

 7 For my mouth <02441> shall speak <01897> truth <0571>; and

wickedness <07562> [is] an abomination <08441> to my lips

<08193>.

 8 All <03605> the words <0561> of my mouth <06310> [are] in

righteousness <06664>; [there is] nothing <0369> froward <06617>

or perverse <06141> in them.

 9 They [are] all <03605> 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 <0408> than choice <0977>

gold <02742>.

 11 For wisdom <02451> [is] better <02896> than rubies <06443>;

and all <03605> 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 <04672> out knowledge <01847> of witty inventions <04209>.

 13 The fear <03374> of the LORD <03068> [is] to hate <08130>

evil <07451>: pride <01344>, and arrogancy <01347>, and the evil

<07451> way <01870>, and the froward <08419> mouth <06310>, do I

hate <08130>.

 14 Counsel <06098> [is] mine, and sound <08454> 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 <03605> the judges <08199> of the earth <0776>.

 17 I love <0157> them that love <0157> me; and those that seek

<07836> 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>:

 21 That I may cause those that love <0157> me to inherit

<05157> substance <03426>; and I will fill <04390> their

treasures <0214>.

 22. The LORD <03068> possessed <07069> me in the beginning

<07225> of his way <01870>, before <06924> his works <04659> of

old <0227>.

 23 I was set <05258> up from everlasting <05769>, from the

beginning <07218>, or ever <06924> the earth <0776> was.

 24 When [there were] no <0369> depths <08415>, I was brought

<02342> forth <02342>; when [there were] no <0369> fountains

<04599> abounding with water <04325>.

 25 Before <02962> the mountains <02022> were settled <02883>,

before <06440> the hills <01389> was I brought <02342> forth

<02342>:

 26 While as yet <05704> he had not made <06213> the earth

<0776>, nor the fields <02351>, nor the highest <07218> part of

the dust <06083> of the world <08398>.

 27 When he prepared <03559> the heavens <08064>, I [was] there

<08033>: when he set <02710> a compass <02329> upon the face

<06440> of the depth <08415>:

 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 <04146> of

the earth <0776>:

 30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought <0539> up [with him]:

and I was daily <03117> [his] delight <08191>, rejoicing <07832>

always before <06440> him;

 31 Rejoicing <07832> in the habitable <08398> part of his earth

<0776>; and my delights <08191> [were] with the sons <01121> of

men <0120>.

 32. Now <06258> therefore hearken <08085> unto 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> at <05921> my gates <01817>,

waiting <08104> at the posts <04201> of my doors <06607>.

 35 For whoso findeth <04672> me findeth <04672> life <02416>,

and shall obtain <06329> favour <07522> of the LORD <03068>.

 36 But he that sinneth <02398> against me wrongeth <02554> his

own soul <05315>: all <03605> they that hate <08130> me love

<0157> death <04194>.

Proverbs 9

 1. Wisdom <02454> hath builded <01129> her house <01004>, she

hath hewn <02672> out her seven <07651> pillars <05982>:

 2 She hath killed <02873> her beasts <02874>; she hath mingled

<04537> her wine <03196>; she hath also <0637> furnished <06186>

her table <07979>.

 3 She hath sent <07971> forth her maidens <05291>: she crieth

<07121> upon the highest <04791> places of the city <07176>,

 4 Whoso <04310> [is] simple <06612>, let him turn <05493> in

hither: [as for] him that wanteth <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 mingled <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 <06435> he hate

<08130> thee: rebuke <03198> a wise <02450> man, and he will

love <0157> thee.

 9 Give <05414> [instruction] to a wise <02450> [man], and he

will be yet <05750> 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

<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 <0518> thou be wise <02449>, thou shalt be wise <02449>

for thyself: but [if] thou scornest <03887>, thou alone <0905>

shalt bear <05375> [it].

 13. A foolish <03687> woman <0802> [is] clamorous <01993>: [she

is] simple <06612>, and knoweth <03045> nothing.

 14 For she sitteth <03427> at the door <06607> of her house

<01004>, on <05921> a seat <03678> in the high <04791> places of

the city <07176>,

 15 To call <07121> passengers who go right <03474> on their

ways <0734>:

 16 Whoso <04310> [is] simple <06612>, let him turn <05493> in

hither: and [as for] him that wanteth <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>.

 18 But he knoweth <03045> not that the dead <07496> [are] there

<08033>; [and that] her guests <07121> [are] in the depths

<06010> of hell <07585>.

Proverbs 10

 1. The proverbs <04912> of Solomon <08010>. A wise <02450> son

<01121> maketh a glad <08056> 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 <03808>: but righteousness <06666> delivereth <05337>

from death <04194>.

 3 The LORD <03068> will not suffer the soul <05315> of the

righteous <06662> to famish <07456>: but he casteth <01920> away

<01920> the substance <01942> of the wicked <07563>.

 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 rot <07537>.

 8. The wise <02450> in heart <03820> will receive <03947>

commandments <04687>: but a prating <08193> fool <0191> shall

fall <03832>.

 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>.

 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 <05782> up strifes <04090>: but

love <0160> covereth <03680> all <03605> 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 <01458> of him that is void <02638> of understanding

<03820>.

 14. Wise <02450> [men] lay <06845> up knowledge <01847>: but

the mouth <06310> of the foolish <0191> [is] near <07138>

destruction <04288>.

 15. The rich <06223> man's 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>.

 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 wanteth

<02308> not sin <06588>: but he that refraineth <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 <04592> worth.

 21 The lips <08193> of the righteous <06662> feed <07462> many

<07227>: but fools <0191> die <04191> for want <02638> of wisdom

<03820>.

 22. The blessing <01293> of the LORD <03068>, it maketh rich

<06238>, and he addeth <03254> no <03808> 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 passeth <05674>, so [is] the wicked <07563>

no <0369> [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>.

 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 be removed <04131>: but

the wicked <07563> shall not inhabit <07931> the earth <0776>.

 31. The mouth <06310> of the just <06662> bringeth <05107>

forth <05107> wisdom <02451>: but the froward <08419> tongue

<03956> shall be cut <03772> out.

 32 The lips <08193> of the righteous <06662> know <03045> what

is acceptable <07522>: but the mouth <06310> of the wicked

<07563> [speaketh] frowardness <08419>.

Proverbs 11

 1. A false <04820> balance <03976> [is] abomination <08441> to

the LORD <03068>: but a just <08003> weight <068> [is] his

delight <07522>.

 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>.

 6 The righteousness <06666> of the upright <03477> shall

deliver <05337> them: but transgressors <0898> shall be taken

<03920> in [their own] naughtiness <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 <02502> out of trouble

<06869>, and the wicked <07563> cometh <0935> in his stead

<08478>.

 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 it goeth well <02898> with the righteous <06662>, 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 <02790> his peace <02790>.

 13 A talebearer revealeth <01540> secrets <04575>: but he that

is of a faithful <0539> spirit <07307> concealeth <03680> the

matter <01697>.

 14. Where no <0369> 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 [for it]: and he that hateth <08130> suretiship <08628> is

sure <0982>.

 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 <01580> 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 froward <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> which is

without <05493> discretion <02940>.

 23. The desire <08378> of the righteous <06662> [is] only

<0389> good <02896>: [but] the expectation <08615> of the wicked

<07563> [is] wrath <05678>.

 24. There is that scattereth <06340>, and yet <05750>

increaseth <03254>; and [there is] that withholdeth <02820> more

than is meet <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

<01571> himself <01931>.

 26. He that withholdeth <04513> corn <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 <07836> seeketh <07836> good <02896>

procureth <01245> favour <07522>: but he that seeketh <01875>

mischief <07451>, it shall come <0935> unto 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>.

 31. Behold <02005>, the righteous <06662> shall be recompensed

<07999> in the earth <0776>: much <0637> more the wicked <07563>

and the sinner <02398>.

Proverbs 12

 1. Whoso loveth <0157> instruction <04148> loveth <0157>

knowledge <01847>: but he that hateth <08130> reproof <08433>

[is] brutish <01197>.

 2. A good <02896> [man] obtaineth <06329> favour <07522> of the

LORD <03068>: but a man <0376> of wicked <04209> devices <04209>

will he 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>.

 9. [He that is] despised <07034>, and hath a servant <05650>,

[is] better <02896> than he that honoureth <03513> himself, and

lacketh <02638> 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>.

 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 <04686> of evil

<07451> [men]: but the root <08328> of the righteous <06662>

yieldeth <05414> [fruit].

 13. The wicked <07451> is snared <04170> by the transgression

<06588> of [his] lips <08193>: but the just <06662> shall come

<03318> out of trouble <06869>.

 14. A man <0376> shall be satisfied <07646> with good <02896>

by the fruit <06529> of [his] mouth <06310>: and the recompence

of a man's <0120> hands <03027> shall be rendered <07725> unto

him.

 15. The way <01870> of a fool <0191> [is] right <03477> in his

own eyes <05869>: but he that hearkeneth <08085> unto 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>.

 17. [He that] speaketh <06315> truth <0530> sheweth <05046>

forth righteousness <06664>: but a false <08267> witness <05707>

deceit <04820>.

 18. There is 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 <07281>.

 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 <03808> 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 <04910>

rule <04910>: but the slothful <07423> shall be under tribute

<04522>.

 25. Heaviness <01674> in the heart <03820> of man <0376> maketh

it stoop <07812>: but a good <02896> word <01697> maketh it glad

<08056>.

 26. The righteous <06662> [is] more excellent <08446> than his

neighbour <07453>: but the way <01870> of the wicked <07563>

seduceth <08582> them.

 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 [thereof there is] no <0408> death

<04194>.

Proverbs 13

 1. A wise <02450> son <01121> [heareth <08085>] 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 <06589> wide his lips

<08193> shall have destruction <04288>.

 4. The soul <05315> of the sluggard <06102> desireth <0183>,

and [hath] nothing <0369>: but the soul <05315> of the diligent

<02742> shall be made fat <01878>.

 5. A righteous <06662> [man] hateth <08130> lying: 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>.

 7. There is that maketh himself rich <06238>, yet [hath]

nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor <07326>, yet [hath]

great <07227> riches <01952>.

 8. The ransom <03724> of a man's <0376> life <05315> [are] 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 <01846>

out.

 10. Only <07535> 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>.

 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. Whoso despiseth <0936> the word <01697> shall be destroyed

<02254>: but he that feareth <03373> the commandment <04687>

shall be rewarded <07999>.

 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 <03605> prudent <06175> [man] dealeth <06213> with

knowledge <01847>: but a fool <03684> layeth open <06566> [his]

folly <0200>.

 17. A wicked <07563> messenger <04397> falleth <05307> into

mischief <07451>: but a faithful <0529> ambassador <06735> [is]

health <04832>.

 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 <06148> 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>.

 21. Evil <07451> pursueth <07291> sinners <02400>: but to the

righteous <06662> good <02896> shall be repayed <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 <06845> up for the just <06662>.

 23. Much <07230> food <0400> [is in] the tillage <05215> of the

poor <07326>: but there is [that is] destroyed <05595> for want

<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 betimes <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>.

Proverbs 14

 1. Every wise <02454> woman <0802> buildeth <01129> her house

<01004>: but the foolish <0200> plucketh <02040> it down <08045>

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 <0369> oxen <05091> [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 <03576>: but

a false <08267> witness <05707> will utter <06315> lies <03576>.

 6. A scorner <03887> seeketh <01245> wisdom <02451>, and

[findeth <04672> it] not: but knowledge <01847> [is] easy

<07043> unto 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

<0996> the righteous <03477> [there is] favour <07522>.

 10. The heart <03820> knoweth <03045> his own <05315>

bitterness <04751>; and a stranger <02114> doth not intermeddle

<06148> with his joy <08057>.

 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 a way <01870> which seemeth <06440> right <03477>

unto a man <0376>, but the end <0319> thereof [are] the ways

<01870> of death <04194>.

 13. Even <01571> 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 <03605> word

<01697>: but the prudent <06175> [man] looketh <0995> 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 <04209> 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 <01571> of his own

neighbour <07453>: but the rich <06223> [hath] many <07227>

friends <0157>.

 21. He that despiseth <0936> his neighbour <07453> sinneth

<02398>: but he that hath mercy <02603> on the poor, 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 <03605> labour <06089> there is profit <04195>: but

the talk <01697> of the lips <08193> [tendeth] only <0389> to

penury <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

<03576>.

 26. In the fear <03374> of the LORD <03068> [is] strong <05797>

confidence <04009>: and his children <01121> shall have <01961>

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 want <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>.

 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 <01760> away 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>.

 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>.

Proverbs 15

 1. A soft <07390> answer <04617> turneth <07725> away wrath

<02534>: but grievous <06089> words <01697> stir <05927> up

anger <0639>.

 2. The tongue <03956> of the wise <02450> useth knowledge

<01847> aright <03190>: but the mouth <06310> of fools <03684>

poureth <05042> out foolishness <0200>.

 3. The eyes <05869> of the LORD <03068> [are] in every <03605>

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> therein [is] a breach

<07667> in the spirit <07307>.

 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 <03651>.

 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> unto the LORD <03068>: but he loveth <0157> him that

followeth <07291> after righteousness <06666>.

 10. Correction <04148> [is] grievous <07451> unto him that

forsaketh <05800> the way <0734>: [and] he that hateth <08130>

reproof <08433> shall die <04191>.

 11. Hell <07585> and destruction <011> [are] before <06440> the

LORD <03068>: how <0637> much <0637> 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 <03808> will he go <03212> unto 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> of

fools <03684> feedeth <07462> on foolishness <0200>.

 15. All <03605> 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> therewith.

 17 Better <02896> [is] a dinner <0737> of herbs <03419> where

<08033> love <0160> is, than a stalled <075> ox <07794> and

hatred <08135> therewith.

 18. A wrathful <02534> man <0376> stirreth <01624> up 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>.

 20. A wise <02450> son <01121> maketh a glad <08056> 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 <01980> uprightly <03474>.

 22. Without <0369> 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 <04100> good <02896> [is it]!

 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.

 27. He that is greedy <01214> of gain <01214> troubleth <05916>

his own house <01004>; but he that hateth <08130> gifts <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 <07451> things.

 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 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>.

 33. The fear <03374> of the LORD <03068> [is] the instruction

<04148> of wisdom <02451>; and before <06440> honour <03519>

[is] humility <06038>.

Proverbs 16

 1. The preparations <04633> of the heart <03820> in man <0120>,

and the answer <04617> of the tongue <03956>, [is] from the LORD

<03068>.

 2. All <03605> 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> unto the LORD <03068>, and

thy thoughts <04284> shall be established <03559>.

 4. The LORD <03068> hath made <06466> all <03605> [things] for

himself <04617>: yea <01571>, even <01571> the wicked <07563>

for the day <03117> of evil <07451>.

 5. Every <03605> 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>.

 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 <01571> his enemies <0341> to be at

<05921> peace <07999> with him.

 8. Better <02896> [is] a little <04592> with righteousness

<06666> than great <07230> revenues <08393> without <03808>

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 <07081> sentence <07081> [is] in the lips <08193>

of the king <04428>: his mouth <06310> transgresseth <04603> not

in judgment <04941>.

 11. A just <04941> weight <06425> and balance <03976> [are] the

LORD'S <03068>: all <03605> the weights <068> of the bag <03599>

[are] his work <04639>.

 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 the king's <04428> countenance

<06440> [is] life <02416>; and his favour <07522> [is] as a

cloud <05645> of the latter <04456> rain <04456>.

 16. How <04100> 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 <08213> spirit

<07307> with the lowly <06041>, than to divide <02505> the spoil

<07998> with the proud <01343>.

 20. He that handleth <05921> a matter <01697> wisely <07919>

shall find <04672> good <02896>: and whoso trusteth <0982> in

the LORD <03068>, happy <0835> [is] he.

 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> unto 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>.

 24. Pleasant <05278> words <0561> [are as] an honeycomb, sweet

<04966> to the soul <05315>, and health <04832> to the bones

<06106>.

 25. There is a way <01870> that seemeth <06440> right <03477>

unto a man <0376>, but the end <0319> thereof [are] the ways

<01870> of death <04194>.

 26. He that laboureth <06001> laboureth <05998> for himself;

for his mouth <06310> craveth <0404> it of him.

 27. An ungodly <01100> man <0376> diggeth <03738> up evil

<07451>: and in his lips <08193> [there is] as a burning <06867>

fire <0784>.

 28 A froward <08419> man <0376> soweth <07971> strife <04066>:

and a whisperer <05372> separateth <06504> chief <0441> friends

<0441>.

 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>

froward <08419> things: moving <07169> his lips <08193> he

bringeth <03615> evil <07451> to pass <03615>.

 31. The hoary <07872> head [is] a crown <05850> of glory

<08597>, [if] it be 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

the whole <03605> disposing <04941> thereof [is] of the LORD

<03068>.

Proverbs 17

 1. Better <02896> [is] a dry <02720> morsel <06595>, and

quietness <07962> therewith, than an house <01004> full <04392>

of sacrifices <02077> [with] strife <07379>.

 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 fining <04715> 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 <07489> doer giveth heed <07181> to false <0205>

lips <08193>; [and] a liar <08267> giveth ear <0238> to a

naughty <01942> tongue <03956>.

 5. Whoso mocketh <03932> the poor <07326> reproacheth <02778>

his Maker <06213>: [and] he that is glad <08056> at calamities

<0343> shall not be unpunished <05352>.

 6. Children's <01121> children <01121> [are] the crown <05850>

of old <02205> men; and the glory <08597> of children <01121>

[are] their fathers <01>.

 7. Excellent <03499> speech <08193> becometh <05000> not a fool

<05036>: much <0637> less do lying <08267> lips <08193> a prince

<05081>.

 8. A gift <07810> [is as] a precious <02580> stone <068> in the

eyes <05869> of him that hath <01167> it: whithersoever it

turneth <06437>, it prospereth <07919>.

 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>.

 10. A reproof <01606> entereth <05181> more into a wise <0995>

man than an hundred <03967> stripes <05221> into a fool <03684>.

 11. An evil <07451> [man] seeketh <01245> only <0389> 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 <0408> than a fool <03684> in his

folly <0200>.

 13. Whoso 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 <06362> out water <04325>: therefore leave <05203> off

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 <01571> they both

<08147> [are] abomination <08441> to the LORD <03068>.

 16. Wherefore [is there] a price <04242> in the hand <03027> of

a fool <03684> to get <07069> wisdom <02451>, seeing [he hath]

no <0369> heart <03820> [to it]?

 17. A friend <07453> loveth <0157> at all <03605> 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>.

 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 froward <06141> heart <03820> findeth

<04672> no <03808> good <02896>: and he that hath a perverse

<02015> tongue <03956> falleth <05307> into mischief <07451>.

 21. He that begetteth <03205> a fool <03684> [doeth it] to his

sorrow <08424>: and the father <01> of a fool <05036> hath no

<03808> joy <08056>.

 22. A merry <08056> heart <03820> doeth good <03190> [like] a

medicine <01456>: but a broken <05218> spirit <07307> drieth

<03001> the bones <01634>.

 23. A wicked <07563> [man] taketh <03947> a gift <07810> out of

the bosom <02436> to pervert <05186> the ways <0734> of judgment

<04941>.

 24. Wisdom <02451> [is] before him that hath understanding

<0995>; 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 bare <03205> him.

 26. Also <01571> to punish <06064> the just <06662> [is] not

good <02896>, [nor] to strike <05221> princes <05081> for equity

<03476>.

 27. He that hath knowledge <01847> spareth <02820> his words

<0561>: [and] a man <0376> of understanding <08394> is of an

excellent <07119> spirit <07307>.

 28 Even <01571> a fool <0191>, when he holdeth <02790> his

peace <02790>, is counted <02803> wise <02450>: [and] he that

shutteth <0331> his lips <08193> [is esteemed] a man of

understanding <0995>.

Proverbs 18

 1. Through desire <08378> a man, having separated <06504>

himself, seeketh <01245> [and] intermeddleth <01566> with all

<03605> wisdom <08454>.

 2. A fool <03684> hath no <03808> 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 <01571> 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 <03381> down <03381> into the innermost

<02315> parts of the belly <0990>.

 9. He also <01571> 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>.

 11. The rich <06223> man's 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 <02962>

he heareth <08085> [it], it [is] folly <0200> and shame <03639>

unto him.

 14. The spirit <07307> of a man <0376> will sustain <03557> his

infirmity <04245>; but a wounded <05218> spirit <07307> who

<04310> 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 <01419> men.

 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 <0996> the mighty <06099>.

 19. A brother <0251> offended <06586> [is harder to be won]

than a strong <05797> city <07151>: and [their] contentions

<04079> [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> thereof.

 22. [Whoso] findeth <04672> a wife <0802> findeth <04672> a

good <02896> [thing], and obtaineth <06329> favour <07522> of

the LORD <03068>.

 23. The poor <07326> useth <01696> intreaties <08469>; but the

rich <06223> answereth <06030> roughly <05794>.

 24. A man <0376> [that hath] friends <07453> must shew himself

friendly <07489>: and there is a friend <0157> [that] sticketh

<01695> closer than a brother <0251>.

Proverbs 19

 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 <01571>, [that] the soul <05315> [be] without <03808>

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

<05921> the LORD <03068>.

 4. Wealth <01952> maketh 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 <03576> shall not

escape <04422>.

 6. Many <07227> will intreat <02470> the favour <06440> of the

prince <05081>: and every <03605> man [is] a friend <07453> to

him that giveth gifts <04976>.

 7 All <03605> the brethren <0251> of the poor <07326> do hate

<08130> him: how <0637> much <0637> more do his friends <04828>

go <07368> far <07368> from him? he pursueth <07291> [them with]

words <0561>, [yet] they [are] wanting <03808> [to him].

 8. He that getteth <07069> wisdom <03820> loveth <0157> his own

soul <05315>: he that keepeth <08104> understanding <08394>

shall find <04672> good <02896>.

 9. A false <08267> witness <05707> shall not be unpunished

<05352>, and [he that] speaketh <06315> lies <03576> shall

perish <06>.

 10. Delight <08588> is not seemly <05000> for a fool <03684>;

much <0637> less for a servant <05650> to have rule <04910> over

princes <08269>.