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Proverbs 1





1. The proverbs <4912> of Solomon <8010> the son < 1121> of
David <1732>, king <4428> of Israel <3478>;



2 To know <3045> wisdom <2451> and instruction < 4148>; to
perceive the words <0561> of understanding <0998>;



3 To receive <3947> the instruction <4148> of wisdom <7919>,
justice <6664>, and judgment <4941>, and equity < 4339>;



4 To give <5414> subtilty <6195> to the simple < 6612>, to the
young <5288> man knowledge <1847> and discretion < 4209>.



5 A wise <2450> [man] will hear <8085>, and will increase
<3254> learning <3948>; and a man of understanding <0995> shall
attain <7069> unto wise counsels <8458>:



6 To understand <0995> a proverb <4912>, and the interpretation
<4426>; the words <1697> of the wise <2450>, and their dark
<2420> sayings <2420>.



7. The fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> [is] the beginning <7225>
of knowledge <1847>: [but] fools <0191> despise < 0936> wisdom
<2451> and instruction <4148>.



8 My son <1121>, hear <8085> the instruction < 4148> of thy
father <1>, and forsake <5203> not the law < 8451> of thy mother
<0517>:



9 For they [shall be] an ornament <3880> of grace < 2580> unto
thy head <7218>, and chains <6060> about thy neck < 1621>.



10. My son <1121>, if <0518> sinners <2400> entice <6601> thee,
consent <14> thou not.



11 If <0518> they say <0559>, Come <3212> with us, let us lay
wait <0693> for blood <1818>, let us lurk <6845> privily for the
innocent <5355> without <2600> cause <2600>:



12 Let us swallow <1104> them up alive <2416> as the grave
<7585>; and whole <8549>, as those that go < 3381> down <3381>
into the pit <0953>:



13 We shall find <4672> all <3605> precious < 3368> substance
<1952>, we shall fill <4390> our houses <1004> with spoil <7998>:



14 Cast <5307> in thy lot <1486> among <8432> us; let us all
<3605> have <1961> one <0259> purse <3599> :



15 My son <1121>, walk <3212> not thou in the way <1870> with
them; refrain <4513> thy foot <7272> from their path <5410>:



16 For their feet <7272> run <7323> to evil < 7451>, and make
haste <4116> to shed <8210> blood <1818>.



17 Surely <3588> in vain <2600> the net <7568> is spread <2219>
in the sight <5869> of any <3605> bird.



18 And they lay wait <0693> for their [own] blood < 1818>; they
lurk <6845> privily for their [own] lives <5315>.



19 So <3651> [are] the ways <0734> of every < 3605> one that is
greedy <1214> of gain <1214>; [which] taketh < 3947> away the
life <5315> of the owners <1167> thereof.



20. Wisdom <2454> crieth <7442> without <2351>; she uttereth
<5414> her voice <6963> in the streets <7339>:



21 She crieth <7121> in the chief <7218> place of concourse
<1993>, in the openings <6607> of the gates < 8179>: in the city
<5892> she uttereth <0559> her words <0561>, [saying],



22 How <5704> long <5704>, ye simple <6612> ones, will ye love
<0157> simplicity <6612>? and the scorners < 3887> delight <2531>
in their scorning <3944>, and fools <3684> hate < 8130> knowledge
<1847>?



23 Turn <7725> you at my reproof <8433>: behold < 2009>, I will
pour <5042> out my spirit <7307> unto you, I will make known
<3045> my words <1697> unto you.



24 Because <3282> I have called <7121>, and ye refused <3985>;
I have stretched <5186> out my hand <3027>, and no <0369> man
regarded <7181>;



25 But ye have set at <6544> nought <6544> all < 3605> my
counsel <6098>, and would <14> none <3808> of my reproof <8433>:



26 I also <1571> will laugh <7832> at your calamity <0343>; I
will mock <3932> when your fear <6343> cometh < 0935>;



27 When your fear <6343> cometh <0935> as desolation <7584>,
and your destruction <0343> cometh <0857> as a whirlwind <5492>;
when distress <6869> and anguish <6695> cometh < 0935> upon you.



28 Then <0227> shall they call <7121> upon me, but I will not
answer <6030>; they shall seek <7836> me early < 7836>, but they
shall not find <4672> me:



29 For that they hated <8130> knowledge <1847>, and did not
choose <0977> the fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> :



30 They would <14> none <3808> of my counsel < 6098>: they
despised <5006> all <3605> my reproof <8433>.



31 Therefore shall they eat <0398> of the fruit < 6529> of their
own way <1870>, and be filled <7646> with their own devices
<4156>.



32 For the turning <4878> away of the simple <6612> shall slay
<2026> them, and the prosperity <7962> of fools < 3684> shall
destroy <6> them.



33 But whoso hearkeneth <8085> unto me shall dwell < 7931>
safely <0983>, and shall be quiet <7599> from fear <6343> of
evil <7451>.



Proverbs 2



1. My son <1121>, if <0518> thou wilt receive < 3947> my words
<0561>, and hide <6845> my commandments <4687> with thee;



2 So that thou incline <7181> thine ear <0241> unto wisdom
<2451>, [and] apply <5186> thine heart <3820> to understanding
<8394>;



3 Yea <3588>, if <0518> thou criest <7121> after knowledge
<0998>, [and] liftest <5414> up thy voice <6963> for
understanding <8394>;



4 If <0518> thou seekest <1245> her as silver < 3701>, and
searchest <2664> for her as [for] hid <4301> treasures <4301>;



5 Then <0227> shalt thou understand <0995> the fear <3374> of
the LORD <3068>, and find <4672> the knowledge < 1847> of God
<0430>.



6 For the LORD <3068> giveth <5414> wisdom < 2451>: out of his
mouth <6310> [cometh] knowledge <1847> and understanding <8394>.



7 He layeth <6845> up sound <8454> wisdom < 8454> for the
righteous <3477>: [he is] a buckler <4043> to them that walk
<1980> uprightly <8537>.



8 He keepeth <5341> the paths <0734> of judgment < 4941>, and
preserveth <8104> the way <1870> of his saints < 2623>.



9 Then <0227> shalt thou understand <0995> righteousness <6664>,
and judgment <4941>, and equity <4339>; [yea], every <3605>
good <2896> path <4570>.



10. When <3588> wisdom <2451> entereth <0935> into thine heart
<3820>, and knowledge <1847> is pleasant <5276> unto thy soul
<5315>;



11 Discretion <4209> shall preserve <8104> thee, understanding
<8394> shall keep <5341> thee:



12 To deliver <5337> thee from the way <1870> of the evil
<7451> [man], from the man <0376> that speaketh < 1696> froward
<8419> things;



13 Who leave <5800> the paths <0734> of uprightness <3476>, to
walk <3212> in the ways <1870> of darkness < 2822>;



14 Who rejoice <8056> to do <6213> evil <7451>, [and] delight
<1523> in the frowardness <8419> of the wicked < 7451>;



15 Whose <0834> ways <0734> [are] crooked < 6141>, and [they]
froward <3868> in their paths <4570>:



16 To deliver <5337> thee from the strange <2114> woman <0802>,
[even] from the stranger <5237> [which] flattereth < 2505> with
her words <0561>;



17 Which forsaketh <5800> the guide <0441> of her youth <5271>,
and forgetteth <7913> the covenant <1285> of her God <0430>.



18 For her house <1004> inclineth <7743> unto death <4194>, and
her paths <4570> unto the dead <7496>.



19 None <3808> that go <0935> unto her return < 7725> again
<7725>, neither take <5381> they hold <5381> of the paths <0734>
of life <2416>.



20 That thou mayest walk <3212> in the way <1870> of good
<2896> [men], and keep <8104> the paths <0734> of the righteous
<6662>.



21 For the upright <3477> shall dwell <7931> in the land <0776>,
and the perfect <8549> shall remain <3498> in it.



22 But the wicked <7563> shall be cut <3772> off from the earth
<0776>, and the transgressors <0898> shall be rooted <5255> out
of it.



Proverbs 3



1. My son <1121>, forget <7911> not my law < 8451>; but let
thine heart <3820> keep <5341> my commandments < 4687>:



2 For length <0753> of days <3117>, and long < 0753> life <2416>,
and peace <7965>, shall they add <3254> to thee.



3 Let not mercy <2617> and truth <0571> forsake < 5800> thee:
bind <7194> them about <5921> thy neck <1621>; write <3789> them
upon the table <3871> of thine heart <3820>:



4 So shalt thou find <4672> favour <2580> and good <2896>
understanding <7922> in the sight <5869> of God < 0430> and man
<0120>.



5 Trust <0982> in the LORD <3068> with all < 3605> thine heart
<3820>; and lean <8172> not unto thine own understanding <0998>.



6 In all <3605> thy ways <1870> acknowledge < 3045> him, and he
shall direct <3474> thy paths <0734>.



7. Be not wise <2450> in thine own eyes <5869>: fear <3372> the
LORD <3068>, and depart <5493> from evil <7451>.



8 It shall be health <7500> to thy navel <8270>, and marrow
<8250> to thy bones <6106>.



9 Honour <3513> the LORD <3068> with thy substance <1952>, and
with the firstfruits <7225> of all <3605> thine increase <8393>:



10 So shall thy barns <0618> be filled <4390> with plenty
<7647>, and thy presses <3342> shall burst < 6555> out with new
<8492> wine <8492>.



11 My son <1121>, despise <3988> not the chastening <4148> of
the LORD <3068>; neither <0408> be weary <6973> of his
correction <8433>:



12 For whom the LORD <3068> loveth <0157> he correcteth <3198>;
even as a father <1> the son <1121> [in whom] he delighteth
<7521>.



13. Happy <0835> [is] the man <0120> [that] findeth <4672>
wisdom <2451>, and the man <0120> [that] getteth < 6329>
understanding <8394>.



14 For the merchandise <5504> of it [is] better < 2896> than the
merchandise <5505> of silver <3701>, and the gain < 8393> thereof
than fine gold <2742>.



15 She [is] more precious <3368> than rubies <6443>: and all
<3605> the things thou canst desire <2656> are not to be
compared <7737> unto her.



16 Length <0753> of days <3117> [is] in her right <3225> hand
<3225>; [and] in her left <8040> hand <8040> riches <6239> and
honour <3519>.



17 Her ways <1870> [are] ways <1870> of pleasantness <5278>,
and all <3605> her paths <5410> [are] peace < 7965>.



18 She [is] a tree <6086> of life <2416> to them that lay hold
<2388> upon her: and happy <0835> [is every one] that retaineth
<8551> her.



19 The LORD <3068> by wisdom <2451> hath founded < 3245> the
earth <0776>; by understanding <8394> hath he established <3559>
the heavens <8064>.



20 By his knowledge <1847> the depths <8415> are broken <1234>
up, and the clouds <7834> drop <7491> down < 7491> the dew <2919>.



21. My son <1121>, let not them depart <3868> from thine eyes
<5869>: keep <5341> sound <8454> wisdom < 8454> and discretion
<4209>:



22 So shall they be life <2416> unto thy soul <5315>, and grace
<2580> to thy neck <1621>.



23 Then <0227> shalt thou walk <3212> in thy way < 1870> safely
<0983>, and thy foot <7272> shall not stumble < 5062>.



24 When <0518> thou liest <7901> down <7901>, thou shalt not be
afraid <6342>: yea, thou shalt lie <7901> down < 7901>, and thy
sleep <8142> shall be sweet <6148>.



25 Be not afraid <3372> of sudden <6597> fear < 6343>, neither
of the desolation <7722> of the wicked <7563>, when <3588> it
cometh <0935>.



26 For the LORD <3068> shall be thy confidence <3689> , and
shall keep <8104> thy foot <7272> from being taken <3921>.



27. Withhold <4513> not good <2896> from them to whom it is due
<1167>, when it is in the power <0410> of thine hand <3027> to
do <6213> [it].



28 Say <0559> not unto thy neighbour <7453>, Go < 3212>, and
come <7725> again <7725>, and to morrow <4279> I will give
<5414>; when thou hast <3426> it by thee.



29 Devise <2790> not evil <7451> against <5921> thy neighbour
<7453>, seeing <7200> he dwelleth <3427> securely <0983> by thee.



30 Strive <7378> not with a man <0120> without < 2600> cause
<2600>, if <0518> he have done <1580> thee no <3808> harm <7451>.



31 Envy <7065> thou not the oppressor, and choose < 0977> none
<0408> of his ways <1870>.



32 For the froward <3868> [is] abomination <8441> to the LORD
<3068>: but his secret <5475> [is] with the righteous <3477>.



33 The curse <3994> of the LORD <3068> [is] in the house <1004>
of the wicked <7563>: but he blesseth <1288> the habitation
<5116> of the just <6662>.



34 Surely <0518> he scorneth <3887> the scorners < 3887>: but he
giveth <5414> grace <2580> unto the lowly <6041> .



35 The wise <2450> shall inherit <5157> glory < 3519>: but shame
<7036> shall be the promotion <7311> of fools < 3684>.



Proverbs 4



1. Hear <8085>, ye children <1121>, the instruction <4148> of a
father <1>, and attend <7181> to know <3045> understanding
<0998>.



2 For I give <5414> you good <2896> doctrine < 3948>, forsake
<5800> ye not my law <8451>.



3 For I was my father's <1> son <1121>, tender < 7390> and only
<3173> [beloved] in the sight <6440> of my mother < 0517>.



4 He taught <3384> me also, and said <0559> unto me, Let thine
heart <3820> retain <8551> my words <1697>: keep <8104> my
commandments <4687>, and live <2421>.



5 Get <7069> wisdom <2451>, get <7069> understanding <0998>:
forget <7911> [it] not; neither <0408> decline < 5186> from the
words <0561> of my mouth <6310>.



6 Forsake <5800> her not, and she shall preserve < 8104> thee:
love <0157> her, and she shall keep <5341> thee.



7 Wisdom <2451> [is] the principal <7225> thing; [therefore]
get <7069> wisdom <2451>: and with all <3605> thy getting <7069>
get <7069> understanding <0998>.



8 Exalt <5549> her, and she shall promote <7311> thee: she
shall bring <3513> thee to honour <3513>, when < 3588> thou dost
embrace <2263> her.



9 She shall give <5414> to thine head <7218> an ornament <3880>
of grace <2580>: a crown <5850> of glory <8597> shall she
deliver <4042> to thee.



10 Hear <8085>, O my son <1121>, and receive < 3947> my sayings
<0561>; and the years <8141> of thy life <2416> shall be many
<7235>.



11 I have taught <3384> thee in the way <1870> of wisdom <2451>;
I have led <1869> thee in right <3476> paths < 4570>.



12 When thou goest <3212>, thy steps <6806> shall not be
straitened <3334>; and when <0518> thou runnest < 7323>, thou
shalt not stumble <3782>.



13 Take <2388> fast hold <2388> of instruction < 4148>; let
[her] not go <7503>: keep <5341> her; for she [is] thy life
<2416>.



14. Enter <0935> not into the path <0734> of the wicked <7563>,
and go <0833> not in the way <1870> of evil < 7451> [men].



15 Avoid <6544> it, pass <5674> not by it, turn < 7847> from it,
and pass <5674> away.



16 For they sleep <3462> not, except they have done mischief
<7489>; and their sleep <8142> is taken <1497> away <1497>,
unless they cause [some] to fall <3782>.



17 For they eat <3898> the bread <3899> of wickedness <7562>,
and drink <8354> the wine <3196> of violence < 2555>.



18 But the path <0734> of the just <6662> [is] as the shining
<5051> light <0216>, that shineth <0215> more <1980> and more
unto the perfect <3559> day <3117>.



19 The way <1870> of the wicked <7563> [is] as darkness <0653>:
they know <3045> not at what <4100> they stumble < 3782>.



20. My son <1121>, attend <7181> to my words < 1697>; incline
<5186> thine ear <0241> unto my sayings <0561>.



21 Let them not depart <3868> from thine eyes <5869>; keep
<8104> them in the midst <8432> of thine heart < 3824>.



22 For they [are] life <2416> unto those that find < 4672> them,
and health <4832> to all <3605> their flesh < 1320>.



23 Keep <5341> thy heart <3820> with all <3605> diligence
<4929>; for out of it [are] the issues <8444> of life <2416>.



24 Put <5493> away <5493> from thee a froward < 6143> mouth
<6310>, and perverse <3891> lips <8193> put < 7368> far <7368>
from thee.



25 Let thine eyes <5869> look <5027> right < 5227> on, and let
thine eyelids <6079> look straight <3474> before < 5048> thee.



26 Ponder <6424> the path <4570> of thy feet < 7272>, and let
all <3605> thy ways <1870> be established <3559> .



27 Turn <5186> not to the right <3225> hand < 3227> nor to the
left <8040>: remove <5493> thy foot <7272> from evil <7451>.



Proverbs 5



1. My son <1121>, attend <7181> unto my wisdom < 2451>, [and]
bow <5186> thine ear <0241> to my understanding < 8394>:



2 That thou mayest regard <8104> discretion <4209>, and [that]
thy lips <8193> may keep <5341> knowledge <1847> .



3 For the lips <8193> of a strange <2114> woman drop <5197>
[as] an honeycomb <5317>, and her mouth <2441> [is] smoother
<2513> than oil <8081>:



4 But her end <0319> is bitter <4751> as wormwood <3939>, sharp
<2290> as a twoedged <6310> sword <2719>.



5 Her feet <7272> go <3381> down <3381> to death <4194>; her
steps <6806> take <8551> hold <8551> on hell <7585>.



6 Lest <6435> thou shouldest ponder <6424> the path <0734> of
life <2416>, her ways <4570> are moveable <5128> , [that] thou
canst not know <3045> [them].



7 Hear <8085> me now <6258> therefore, O ye children <1121>,
and depart <5493> not from the words <0561> of my mouth <6310>.



8 Remove <7368> thy way <1870> far <7368> from her, and come
<7126> not nigh <7126> the door <6607> of her house <1004>:



9 Lest <6435> thou give <5414> thine honour < 1935> unto others
<0312>, and thy years <8141> unto the cruel < 0394>:



10 Lest <6435> strangers <2114> be filled < 7646> with thy
wealth <3581>; and thy labours <6089> [be] in the house <1004>
of a stranger <5237>;



11 And thou mourn <5098> at the last <0319>, when thy flesh
<1320> and thy body <7607> are consumed <3615>,



12 And say <0559>, How <0349> have I hated < 8130> instruction
<4148>, and my heart <3820> despised <5006> reproof <8433>;



13 And have not obeyed <8085> the voice <6963> of my teachers
<3384>, nor <3808> inclined <5186> mine ear < 0241> to them that
instructed <3925> me!



14 I was almost <4592> in all <3605> evil < 7451> in the midst
<8432> of the congregation <6951> and assembly < 5712>.



15. Drink <8354> waters <4325> out of thine own cistern <0953>,
and running <5140> waters out of thine own well <0875> .



16 Let thy fountains <4599> be dispersed <6327> abroad <2351>,
[and] rivers <6388> of waters <4325> in the streets <7339>.



17 Let them be only thine own <0249>, and not strangers <2114>'
with thee.



18 Let thy fountain <4726> be blessed <1288>: and rejoice
<8055> with the wife <0802> of thy youth <5271>.



19 [Let her be as] the loving <0158> hind <0365> and pleasant
<2580> roe <3280>; let her breasts <1717> satisfy <7301> thee at
all <3605> times <6256>; and be thou ravished < 7686> always
<8548> with her love <0160>.



20 And why wilt thou, my son <1121>, be ravished < 7686> with a
strange <2114> woman, and embrace <2263> the bosom <2436> of a
stranger <5237>?



21 For the ways <1870> of man <0376> [are] before <5227> the
eyes <5869> of the LORD <3068>, and he pondereth < 6424> all
<3605> his goings <4570>.



22 His own <0249> iniquities <5771> shall take < 3920> the
wicked <7563> himself, and he shall be holden <8551> with the
cords <2256> of his sins <2403>.



23 He shall die <4191> without <0369> instruction <4148>; and
in the greatness <7230> of his folly <0200> he shall go <7686>
astray <7686>.



Proverbs 6



1. My son <1121>, if <0518> thou be surety < 6148> for thy
friend <7453>, [if] thou hast stricken <8628> thy hand <3709>
with a stranger <2114>,



2 Thou art snared <3369> with the words <0561> of thy mouth
<6310>, thou art taken <3920> with the words < 0561> of thy mouth
<6310>.



3 Do <6213> this <2063> now <0645>, my son < 1121>, and deliver
<5337> thyself, when <3588> thou art come <0935> into the hand
<3709> of thy friend <7453>; go <3212>, humble <7511> thyself,
and make sure <7292> thy friend <7453>.



4 Give <5414> not sleep <8142> to thine eyes < 5869>, nor
slumber <8572> to thine eyelids <6079>.



5 Deliver <5337> thyself as a roe <6643> from the hand <3027>
[of the hunter <6718>], and as a bird <6833> from the hand
<3027> of the fowler <3353>.



6. Go <3212> to the ant <5244>, thou sluggard < 6102>; consider
<7200> her ways <1870>, and be wise <2449>:



7 Which <0834> having no <0369> guide <7101>, overseer <7860>,
or ruler <4910>,



8 Provideth <3559> her meat <3899> in the summer < 7019>, [and]
gathereth <0103> her food <3978> in the harvest < 7105>.



9 How <5704> long <5704> wilt thou sleep <7901> , O sluggard
<6102>? when <4970> wilt thou arise <6965> out of thy sleep
<8142>?



10 [Yet] a little <4592> sleep <8142>, a little < 4592> slumber
<8572>, a little <4592> folding <2264> of the hands <3027> to
sleep <7901>:



11 So shall thy poverty <7389> come <0935> as one that
travelleth <1980>, and thy want <4270> as an armed <4043> man
<0376>.



12. A naughty <1100> person <0120>, a wicked < 0205> man <0376>,
walketh <1980> with a froward <6143> mouth < 6310>.



13 He winketh <7169> with his eyes <5869>, he speaketh <4448>
with his feet <7272>, he teacheth <3384> with his fingers <0676>;



14 Frowardness <8419> [is] in his heart <3820>, he deviseth
<2790> mischief <7451> continually; he soweth < 7971> discord
<4066>.



15 Therefore shall his calamity <0343> come <0935> suddenly
<6597>; suddenly <6621> shall he be broken < 7665> without <0369>
remedy <4832>.



16 These <2007> six <8337> [things] doth the LORD <3068> hate
<8130>: yea, seven <7651> [are] an abomination < 8441> unto him:



17 A proud <7311> look <5869>, a lying <8267> tongue <3956>,
and hands <3027> that shed <8210> innocent < 5355> blood <1818>,



18 An heart <3820> that deviseth <2790> wicked < 0205>
imaginations <4284>, feet <7272> that be swift < 4116> in running
<7323> to mischief <7451>,



19 A false <8267> witness <5707> [that] speaketh < 6315> lies
<3576>, and he that soweth <7971> discord <4090> among <0996>
brethren <0251>.



20. My son <1121>, keep <5341> thy father's <1> commandment
<4687>, and forsake <5203> not the law <8451> of thy mother
<0517>:



21 Bind <7194> them continually <8548> upon thine heart <3820>,
[and] tie <6029> them about <5921> thy neck < 1621>.



22 When thou goest <1980>, it shall lead <5148> thee; when thou
sleepest <7901>, it shall keep <8104> thee; and [when] thou
awakest <6974>, it shall talk <7878> with thee.



23 For the commandment <4687> [is] a lamp <5216>; and the law
<8451> [is] light <0216>; and reproofs <8433> of instruction
<4148> [are] the way <1870> of life <2416>:



24 To keep <8104> thee from the evil <7451> woman <0802>, from
the flattery <2513> of the tongue <3956> of a strange <5237>
woman.



25 Lust <2530> not after her beauty <3308> in thine heart
<3824>; neither <0408> let her take <3947> thee with her eyelids
<6079>.



26 For by means <1157> of a whorish <2181> woman < 0802> [a man
is brought] to a piece <3603> of bread <3899>: and the
adulteress will hunt <6679> for the precious <3368> life <5315>.



27 Can a man <0376> take <2846> fire <0784> in his bosom <2436>,
and his clothes <0899> not be burned <8313>?



28 Can one <0376> go <1980> upon hot coals < 1513>, and his feet
<7272> not be burned <3554>?



29 So <3651> he that goeth <0935> in to his neighbour's <7453>
wife <0802>; whosoever <3605> toucheth <5060> her shall not be
innocent <5352>.



30 [Men] do not despise <0936> a thief <1590>, if he steal
<1589> to satisfy <4390> his soul <5315> when <3588> he is
hungry <7456>;



31 But [if] he be found <4672>, he shall restore < 7999>
sevenfold <7659>; he shall give <5414> all < 3605> the substance
<1952> of his house <1004>.



32 [But] whoso committeth <5003> adultery <5003> with a woman
<0802> lacketh <2638> understanding <3820>: he [that] doeth
<6213> it destroyeth <7843> his own soul <5315>.



33 A wound <5061> and dishonour <7036> shall he get <4672>; and
his reproach <2781> shall not be wiped <4229> away.



34 For jealousy <7068> [is] the rage <2534> of a man <1397>:
therefore he will not spare <2550> in the day <3117> of
vengeance <5359>.



35 He will not regard any <3605> ransom <3724>; neither <3808>
will he rest content <14>, though <3588> thou givest many <7235>
gifts <7810>.



Proverbs 7



1. My son <1121>, keep <8104> my words <0561>, and lay <6845>
up my commandments <4687> with thee.



2 Keep <8104> my commandments <4687>, and live < 2421>; and my
law <8451> as the apple <0380> of thine eye < 5869>.



3 Bind <7194> them upon thy fingers <0676>, write <3789> them
upon the table <3871> of thine heart <3820>.



4 Say <0559> unto wisdom <2451>, Thou [art] my sister <0269>;
and call <7121> understanding <0998> [thy] kinswoman <4129>:



5 That they may keep <8104> thee from the strange < 2114> woman
<0802>, from the stranger <5237> [which] flattereth <2505> with
her words <0561>.



6. For at the window <2474> of my house <1004> I looked <8259>
through my casement <0822>,



7 And beheld <7200> among the simple <6612> ones, I discerned
<0995> among the youths <1121>, a young <5288> man void <2638>
of understanding <3820>,



8 Passing <5674> through the street <7784> near < 0681> her
corner <6438>; and he went <6805> the way <1870> to her house
<1004>,



9 In the twilight <5399>, in the evening <6153>, in the black
<0380> and dark <0653> night <3915>:



10 And, behold <2009>, there met <7125> him a woman <0802>
[with] the attire <7897> of an harlot <2181>, and subtil <5341>
of heart <3820>.



11 (She [is] loud <1993> and stubborn <5637>; her feet <7272>
abide <7937> not in her house <1004>:



12 Now <6471> [is she] without <2351>, now < 6471> in the
streets <7339>, and lieth in wait <0693> at < 0681> every <3605>
corner <6438>.)



13 So she caught <2388> him, and kissed <5401> him, [and] with
an impudent <5810> face <6440> said <0559> unto him,



14 [I have] peace <8002> offerings with me; this day < 3117>
have I payed <7999> my vows <5088>.



15 Therefore came <3318> I forth <3318> to meet < 7125> thee,
diligently <7836> to seek <7836> thy face <6440> , and I have
found <4672> thee.



16 I have decked <7234> my bed <6210> with coverings <4765> of
tapestry, with carved <2405> [works], with fine linen < 0948> of
Egypt <4714>.



17 I have perfumed <5130> my bed <4904> with myrrh <4753>,
aloes <0174>, and cinnamon <7076>.



18 Come <3212>, let us take our fill <7301> of love <1730>
until <5704> the morning <1242>: let us solace < 5965> ourselves
with loves <0159>.



19 For the goodman <0376> [is] not at home <1004>, he is gone
<1980> a long <7350> journey <1870>:



20 He hath taken <3947> a bag <6872> of money < 3701> with him,
[and] will come <0935> home <1004> at the day < 3117> appointed
<3677>.



21 With her much <7230> fair <3948> speech < 3948> she caused
him to yield <5186>, with the flattering <2506> of her lips
<8193> she forced <5080> him.



22 He goeth <1980> after <0310> her straightway < 6597>, as an
ox <7794> goeth <0925> to the slaughter <2875>, or as a fool
<0191> to the correction <4148> of the stocks < 5914>;



23 Till <5704> a dart <2671> strike <6398> through his liver
<3516>; as a bird <6833> hasteth <4116> to the snare <6341>, and
knoweth <3045> not that it [is] for his life <5315>.



24. Hearken <8085> unto me now <6258> therefore, O ye children
<1121>, and attend <7181> to the words <0561> of my mouth <6310>.



25 Let not thine heart <3820> decline <7847> to her ways <1870>,
go <8582> not astray <8582> in her paths <5410> .



26 For she hath cast <5307> down many <7227> wounded <2491>:
yea, many <3605> strong <6099> [men <0582>] have been slain
<2026> by her.



27 Her house <1004> [is] the way <1870> to hell < 7585>, going
<3381> down <3381> to the chambers <2315> of death <4194>.



Proverbs 8



1. Doth not wisdom <2451> cry <7121>? and understanding <8394>
put <5414> forth her voice <6963>?



2 She standeth <5324> in the top <7218> of high < 4791> places,
by the way <1870> in the places <1004> of the paths <5410>.



3 She crieth <7442> at <3027> the gates <8179>, at <3027> the
entry <6310> of the city <7176>, at the coming < 3996> in at the
doors <6607>.



4 Unto you, O men <0376>, I call <7121>; and my voice <6963>
[is] to the sons <1121> of man <0120>.



5 O ye simple <6612>, understand <0995> wisdom < 6195>: and, ye
fools <3684>, be ye of an understanding <0995> heart <3820>.



6 Hear <8085>; for I will speak <1696> of excellent <5057>
things; and the opening <4669> of my lips <8193> [shall be]
right <4339> things.



7 For my mouth <2441> shall speak <1897> truth < 0571>; and
wickedness <7562> [is] an abomination <8441> to my lips <8193>.



8 All <3605> the words <0561> of my mouth < 6310> [are] in
righteousness <6664>; [there is] nothing <0369> froward <6617>
or perverse <6141> in them.



9 They [are] all <3605> plain <5228> to him that understandeth
<0995>, and right <3477> to them that find < 4672> knowledge
<1847>.



10 Receive <3947> my instruction <4148>, and not silver <3701>;
and knowledge <1847> rather <0408> than choice < 0977> gold
<2742>.



11 For wisdom <2451> [is] better <2896> than rubies <6443>; and
all <3605> the things that may be desired <2656> are not to be
compared <7737> to it.



12. I wisdom <2451> dwell <7931> with prudence < 6195>, and find
<4672> out knowledge <1847> of witty inventions < 4209>.



13 The fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> [is] to hate <8130> evil
<7451>: pride <1344>, and arrogancy <1347>, and the evil <7451>
way <1870>, and the froward <8419> mouth <6310>, do I hate
<8130>.



14 Counsel <6098> [is] mine, and sound <8454> wisdom <8454>: I
[am] understanding <0998>; I have strength <1369>.



15 By me kings <4428> reign <4427>, and princes < 7336> decree
<2710> justice <6664>.



16 By me princes <8269> rule <8323>, and nobles < 5081>, [even]
all <3605> the judges <8199> of the earth <0776> .



17 I love <0157> them that love <0157> me; and those that seek
<7836> me early <7836> shall find <4672> me.



18 Riches <6239> and honour <3519> [are] with me; [yea],
durable <6276> riches <1952> and righteousness < 6666>.



19 My fruit <6529> [is] better <2896> than gold < 2742>, yea,
than fine gold <6337>; and my revenue <8393> than choice <0977>
silver <3701>.



20 I lead <1980> in the way <0734> of righteousness <6666>, in
the midst <8432> of the paths <5410> of judgment < 4941>:



21 That I may cause those that love <0157> me to inherit <5157>
substance <3426>; and I will fill <4390> their treasures <0214>.



22. The LORD <3068> possessed <7069> me in the beginning <7225>
of his way <1870>, before <6924> his works < 4659> of old <0227>.



23 I was set <5258> up from everlasting <5769>, from the
beginning <7218>, or ever <6924> the earth < 0776> was.



24 When [there were] no <0369> depths <8415>, I was brought
<2342> forth <2342>; when [there were] no <0369> fountains
<4599> abounding with water <4325>.



25 Before <2962> the mountains <2022> were settled <2883>,
before <6440> the hills <1389> was I brought < 2342> forth <2342>:



26 While as yet <5704> he had not made <6213> the earth <0776>,
nor the fields <2351>, nor the highest <7218> part of the dust
<6083> of the world <8398>.



27 When he prepared <3559> the heavens <8064>, I [was] there
<8033>: when he set <2710> a compass <2329> upon the face <6440>
of the depth <8415>:



28 When he established <0553> the clouds <7834> above <4605>:
when he strengthened <5810> the fountains <5869> of the deep
<8415>:



29 When he gave <7760> to the sea <3220> his decree <2706>,
that the waters <4325> should not pass <5674> his commandment
<6310>: when he appointed <2710> the foundations < 4146> of the
earth <0776>:



30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought <0539> up [with him]:
and I was daily <3117> [his] delight <8191>, rejoicing <7832>
always before <6440> him;



31 Rejoicing <7832> in the habitable <8398> part of his earth
<0776>; and my delights <8191> [were] with the sons <1121> of
men <0120>.



32. Now <6258> therefore hearken <8085> unto me, O ye children
<1121>: for blessed <0835> [are they that] keep < 8104> my ways
<1870>.



33 Hear <8085> instruction <4148>, and be wise < 2449>, and
refuse <6544> it not.



34 Blessed <0835> [is] the man <0120> that heareth <8085> me,
watching <8245> daily <3117> at <5921> my gates <1817>, waiting
<8104> at the posts <4201> of my doors <6607>.



35 For whoso findeth <4672> me findeth <4672> life <2416>, and
shall obtain <6329> favour <7522> of the LORD < 3068>.



36 But he that sinneth <2398> against me wrongeth < 2554> his
own soul <5315>: all <3605> they that hate < 8130> me love <0157>
death <4194>.



Proverbs 9



1. Wisdom <2454> hath builded <1129> her house < 1004>, she hath
hewn <2672> out her seven <7651> pillars <5982>:



2 She hath killed <2873> her beasts <2874>; she hath mingled
<4537> her wine <3196>; she hath also <0637> furnished <6186>
her table <7979>.



3 She hath sent <7971> forth her maidens <5291>: she crieth
<7121> upon the highest <4791> places of the city < 7176>,



4 Whoso <4310> [is] simple <6612>, let him turn < 5493> in
hither: [as for] him that wanteth <2638> understanding < 3820>,
she saith <0559> to him,



5 Come <3212>, eat <3898> of my bread <3899>, and drink <8354>
of the wine <3196> [which] I have mingled <4537>.



6 Forsake <5800> the foolish <6612>, and live < 2421>; and go
<0833> in the way <1870> of understanding <0998> .



7 He that reproveth <3256> a scorner <3887> getteth <3947> to
himself shame <7036>: and he that rebuketh <3198> a wicked
<7563> [man getteth] himself a blot <3971>.



8 Reprove <3198> not a scorner <3887>, lest < 6435> he hate
<8130> thee: rebuke <3198> a wise <2450> man, and he will love
<0157> thee.



9 Give <5414> [instruction] to a wise <2450> [man], and he will
be yet <5750> wiser <2449>: teach <3045> a just <6662> [man],
and he will increase <3254> in learning <3948>.



10 The fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> [is] the beginning <8462>
of wisdom <2451>: and the knowledge <1847> of the holy <6918>
[is] understanding <0998>.



11 For by me thy days <3117> shall be multiplied < 7235>, and
the years <8141> of thy life <2416> shall be increased <3254>.



12 If <0518> thou be wise <2449>, thou shalt be wise <2449> for
thyself: but [if] thou scornest <3887>, thou alone < 0905> shalt
bear <5375> [it].



13. A foolish <3687> woman <0802> [is] clamorous < 1993>: [she
is] simple <6612>, and knoweth <3045> nothing.



14 For she sitteth <3427> at the door <6607> of her house
<1004>, on <5921> a seat <3678> in the high < 4791> places of the
city <7176>,



15 To call <7121> passengers who go right <3474> on their ways
<0734>:



16 Whoso <4310> [is] simple <6612>, let him turn < 5493> in
hither: and [as for] him that wanteth <2638> understanding
<3820>, she saith <0559> to him,



17 Stolen <1589> waters <4325> are sweet <4985> , and bread
<3899> [eaten] in secret <5643> is pleasant < 5276>.



18 But he knoweth <3045> not that the dead <7496> [are] there
<8033>; [and that] her guests <7121> [are] in the depths <6010>
of hell <7585>.



Proverbs 10



1. The proverbs <4912> of Solomon <8010>. A wise < 2450> son
<1121> maketh a glad <8056> father <1>: but a foolish <3684> son
<1121> [is] the heaviness <8424> of his mother < 0517>.



2. Treasures <0214> of wickedness <7562> profit < 3276> nothing
<3808>: but righteousness <6666> delivereth < 5337> from death
<4194>.



3 The LORD <3068> will not suffer the soul <5315> of the
righteous <6662> to famish <7456>: but he casteth < 1920> away
<1920> the substance <1942> of the wicked <7563> .



4. He becometh poor <7326> that dealeth <6213> [with] a slack
<7423> hand <3709>: but the hand <3027> of the diligent <2742>
maketh rich <6238>.



5. He that gathereth <0103> in summer <7019> [is] a wise <7919>
son <1121>: [but] he that sleepeth <7290> in harvest <7105> [is]
a son <1121> that causeth shame <0954>.



6. Blessings <1293> [are] upon the head <7218> of the just
<6662>: but violence <2555> covereth <3680> the mouth <6310> of
the wicked <7563>.



7. The memory <2143> of the just <6662> [is] blessed <1293>:
but the name <8034> of the wicked <7563> shall rot <7537>.



8. The wise <2450> in heart <3820> will receive < 3947>
commandments <4687>: but a prating <8193> fool < 0191> shall fall
<3832>.



9. He that walketh <3212> uprightly <8537> walketh <1980>
surely <0983>: but he that perverteth <6140> his ways <1870>
shall be known <3045>.



10. He that winketh <7169> with the eye <5869> causeth <5414>
sorrow <6094>: but a prating <8193> fool <0191> shall fall
<3832>.



11. The mouth <6310> of a righteous <6662> [man is] a well
<4726> of life <2416>: but violence <2555> covereth <3680> the
mouth <6310> of the wicked <7563>.



12. Hatred <8135> stirreth <5782> up strifes < 4090>: but love
<0160> covereth <3680> all <3605> sins < 6588>.



13. In the lips <8193> of him that hath understanding < 0995>
wisdom <2451> is found <4672>: but a rod <7626> [is] for the
back <1458> of him that is void <2638> of understanding <3820>.



14. Wise <2450> [men] lay <6845> up knowledge < 1847>: but the
mouth <6310> of the foolish <0191> [is] near < 7138> destruction
<4288>.



15. The rich <6223> man's wealth <1952> [is] his strong <5797>
city <7151>: the destruction <4288> of the poor < 1800> [is]
their poverty <7389>.



16. The labour <6468> of the righteous <6662> [tendeth] to life
<2416>: the fruit <8393> of the wicked <7563> to sin <2403>.



17. He [is in] the way <0734> of life <2416> that keepeth
<8104> instruction <4148>: but he that refuseth < 5800> reproof
<8433> erreth <8582>.



18. He that hideth <3680> hatred <8135> [with] lying <8267>
lips <8193>, and he that uttereth <3318> a slander <1681>, [is]
a fool <3684>.



19. In the multitude <7230> of words <1697> there wanteth
<2308> not sin <6588>: but he that refraineth < 2820> his lips
<8193> [is] wise <7919>.



20. The tongue <3956> of the just <6662> [is as] choice <0977>
silver <3701>: the heart <3820> of the wicked < 7563> [is] little
<4592> worth.



21 The lips <8193> of the righteous <6662> feed < 7462> many
<7227>: but fools <0191> die <4191> for want <2638> of wisdom
<3820>.



22. The blessing <1293> of the LORD <3068>, it maketh rich
<6238>, and he addeth <3254> no <3808> sorrow <6089> with it.



23. [It is] as sport <7814> to a fool <3684> to do <6213>
mischief <2154>: but a man <0376> of understanding <8394> hath
wisdom <2451>.



24. The fear <4034> of the wicked <7563>, it shall come <0935>
upon him: but the desire <8378> of the righteous < 6662> shall be
granted <5414>.



25 As the whirlwind passeth <5674>, so [is] the wicked < 7563>
no <0369> [more]: but the righteous <6662> [is] an everlasting
<5769> foundation <3247>.



26. As vinegar <2558> to the teeth <8127>, and as smoke <6227>
to the eyes <5869>, so [is] the sluggard <6102> to them that
send <7971> him.



27. The fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> prolongeth <3254> days
<3117>: but the years <8141> of the wicked < 7563> shall be
shortened <7114>.



28 The hope <8431> of the righteous <6662> [shall be] gladness
<8057>: but the expectation <8615> of the wicked < 7563> shall
perish <6>.



29. The way <1870> of the LORD <3068> [is] strength <4581> to
the upright <8537>: but destruction <4288> [shall be] to the
workers <6466> of iniquity <0205>.



30 The righteous <6662> shall never be removed <4131> : but the
wicked <7563> shall not inhabit <7931> the earth < 0776>.



31. The mouth <6310> of the just <6662> bringeth < 5107> forth
<5107> wisdom <2451>: but the froward <8419> tongue <3956> shall
be cut <3772> out.



32 The lips <8193> of the righteous <6662> know < 3045> what is
acceptable <7522>: but the mouth <6310> of the wicked <7563>
[speaketh] frowardness <8419>.



Proverbs 11



1. A false <4820> balance <3976> [is] abomination <8441> to the
LORD <3068>: but a just <8003> weight <68> [is] his delight
<7522>.



2. [When] pride <2087> cometh <0935>, then cometh <0935> shame
<7036>: but with the lowly <6800> [is] wisdom < 2451>.



3. The integrity <8538> of the upright <3477> shall guide
<5148> them: but the perverseness <5558> of transgressors <0898>
shall destroy <7703> them.



4. Riches <1952> profit <3276> not in the day < 3117> of wrath
<5678>: but righteousness <6666> delivereth < 5337> from death
<4194>.



5. The righteousness <6666> of the perfect <8549> shall direct
<3474> his way <1870>: but the wicked <7563> shall fall <5307>
by his own wickedness <7564>.



6 The righteousness <6666> of the upright <3477> shall deliver
<5337> them: but transgressors <0898> shall be taken <3920> in
[their own] naughtiness <1942>.



7. When a wicked <7563> man <0120> dieth <4194> , [his]
expectation <8615> shall perish <6>: and the hope < 8431> of
unjust <0205> [men] perisheth <6>.



8. The righteous <6662> is delivered <2502> out of trouble
<6869>, and the wicked <7563> cometh <0935> in his stead <8478>.



9. An hypocrite <2611> with [his] mouth <6310> destroyeth
<7843> his neighbour <7453>: but through knowledge <1847> shall
the just <6662> be delivered <2502>.



10. When it goeth well <2898> with the righteous < 6662>, the
city <7151> rejoiceth <5970>: and when the wicked < 7563> perish
<6>, [there is] shouting <7440>.



11 By the blessing <1293> of the upright <3477> the city <7176>
is exalted <7311>: but it is overthrown <2040> by the mouth
<6310> of the wicked <7563>.



12. He that is void <2638> of wisdom <3820> despiseth <0936>
his neighbour <7453>: but a man <0376> of understanding <8394>
holdeth <2790> his peace <2790>.



13 A talebearer revealeth <1540> secrets <4575>: but he that is
of a faithful <0539> spirit <7307> concealeth < 3680> the matter
<1697>.



14. Where no <0369> counsel <8458> [is], the people <5971> fall
<5307>: but in the multitude <7230> of counsellors <3289> [there
is] safety <8668>.



15. He that is surety <6148> for a stranger <2114> shall smart
[for it]: and he that hateth <8130> suretiship <8628> is sure
<0982>.



16. A gracious <2580> woman <0802> retaineth < 8551> honour
<3519>: and strong <6184> [men] retain <8551> riches <6239>.



17. The merciful <2617> man <0376> doeth <1580> good <1580> to
his own soul <5315>: but [he that is] cruel <0394> troubleth
<5916> his own flesh <7607>.



18. The wicked <7563> worketh <6213> a deceitful < 8267> work
<6468>: but to him that soweth <2232> righteousness <6666>
[shall be] a sure <0571> reward <7938>.



19. As righteousness <6666> [tendeth] to life <2416>: so he
that pursueth <7291> evil <7451> [pursueth it] to his own death
<4194>.



20. They that are of a froward <6141> heart <3820> [are]
abomination <8441> to the LORD <3068>: but [such as are] upright
<8549> in [their] way <1870> [are] his delight < 7522>.



21. [Though] hand <3027> [join] in hand <3027>, the wicked
<7451> shall not be unpunished <5352>: but the seed <2233> of
the righteous <6662> shall be delivered <4422>.



22. [As] a jewel <5141> of gold <2091> in a swine's <2386>
snout <0639>, [so is] a fair <3303> woman <0802> which is
without <5493> discretion <2940>.



23. The desire <8378> of the righteous <6662> [is] only <0389>
good <2896>: [but] the expectation <8615> of the wicked <7563>
[is] wrath <5678>.



24. There is that scattereth <6340>, and yet <5750> increaseth
<3254>; and [there is] that withholdeth <2820> more than is meet
<3476>, but [it tendeth] to poverty <4270>.



25. The liberal <1293> soul <5315> shall be made fat <1878>:
and he that watereth <7301> shall be watered <3384> also <1571>
himself <1931>.



26. He that withholdeth <4513> corn <1250>, the people <3816>
shall curse <5344> him: but blessing <1293> [shall be] upon the
head <7218> of him that selleth <7666> [it].



27. He that diligently <7836> seeketh <7836> good <2896>
procureth <1245> favour <7522>: but he that seeketh <1875>
mischief <7451>, it shall come <0935> unto him.



28. He that trusteth <0982> in his riches <6239> shall fall
<5307>: but the righteous <6662> shall flourish < 6524> as a
branch <5929>.



29. He that troubleth <5916> his own house <1004> shall inherit
<5157> the wind <7307>: and the fool <0191> [shall be] servant
<5650> to the wise <2450> of heart <3820>.



30. The fruit <6529> of the righteous <6662> [is] a tree <6086>
of life <2416>; and he that winneth <3947> souls < 5315> [is]
wise <2450>.



31. Behold <2005>, the righteous <6662> shall be recompensed
<7999> in the earth <0776>: much <0637> more the wicked <7563>
and the sinner <2398>.



Proverbs 12



1. Whoso loveth <0157> instruction <4148> loveth < 0157>
knowledge <1847>: but he that hateth <8130> reproof <8433> [is]
brutish <1197>.



2. A good <2896> [man] obtaineth <6329> favour < 7522> of the
LORD <3068>: but a man <0376> of wicked <4209> devices <4209>
will he condemn <7561>.



3. A man <0120> shall not be established <3559> by wickedness
<7562>: but the root <8328> of the righteous < 6662> shall not be
moved <4131>.



4. A virtuous <2428> woman <0802> [is] a crown < 5850> to her
husband <1167>: but she that maketh ashamed <0954> [is] as
rottenness <7538> in his bones <6106>.



5. The thoughts <4284> of the righteous <6662> [are] right
<4941>: [but] the counsels <8458> of the wicked < 7563> [are]
deceit <4820>.



6. The words <1697> of the wicked <7563> [are] to lie in wait
<0693> for blood <1818>: but the mouth <6310> of the upright
<3477> shall deliver <5337> them.



7. The wicked <7563> are overthrown <2015>, and [are] not: but
the house <1004> of the righteous <6662> shall stand <5975>.



8. A man <0376> shall be commended <1984> according <6310> to
his wisdom <7922>: but he that is of a perverse <5753> heart
<3820> shall be despised <0937>.



9. [He that is] despised <7034>, and hath a servant < 5650>,
[is] better <2896> than he that honoureth <3513> himself, and
lacketh <2638> bread <3899>.



10. A righteous <6662> [man] regardeth <3045> the life <5315>
of his beast <0929>: but the tender mercies <7356> of the wicked
<7563> [are] cruel <0394>.



11. He that tilleth <5647> his land <0127> shall be satisfied
<7646> with bread <3899>: but he that followeth < 7291> vain
<7386> [persons is] void <2638> of understanding < 3820>.



12. The wicked <7563> desireth <2530> the net < 4686> of evil
<7451> [men]: but the root <8328> of the righteous <6662>
yieldeth <5414> [fruit].



13. The wicked <7451> is snared <4170> by the transgression
<6588> of [his] lips <8193>: but the just <6662> shall come
<3318> out of trouble <6869>.



14. A man <0376> shall be satisfied <7646> with good <2896> by
the fruit <6529> of [his] mouth <6310>: and the recompence of a
man's <0120> hands <3027> shall be rendered < 7725> unto him.



15. The way <1870> of a fool <0191> [is] right < 3477> in his
own eyes <5869>: but he that hearkeneth <8085> unto counsel
<6098> [is] wise <2450>.



16. A fool's <0191> wrath <3708> is presently < 3117> known
<3045>: but a prudent <6175> [man] covereth < 3680> shame <7036>.



17. [He that] speaketh <6315> truth <0530> sheweth <5046> forth
righteousness <6664>: but a false <8267> witness < 5707> deceit
<4820>.



18. There is that speaketh <0981> like the piercings < 4094> of
a sword <2719>: but the tongue <3956> of the wise < 2450> [is]
health <4832>.



19. The lip <8193> of truth <0571> shall be established <3559>
for ever <5703>: but a lying <8267> tongue < 3956> [is] but for a
moment <7281>.



20. Deceit <4820> [is] in the heart <3820> of them that imagine
<2790> evil <7451>: but to the counsellors < 3289> of peace
<7965> [is] joy <8057>.



21. There shall no <3808> evil <0205> happen < 0579> to the just
<6662>: but the wicked <7563> shall be filled < 4390> with
mischief <7451>.



22. Lying <8267> lips <8193> [are] abomination < 8441> to the
LORD <3068>: but they that deal <6213> truly < 0530> [are] his
delight <7522>.



23. A prudent <6175> man <0120> concealeth < 3680> knowledge
<1847>: but the heart <3820> of fools <3684> proclaimeth <7121>
foolishness <0200>.



24. The hand <3027> of the diligent <2742> shall bear <4910>
rule <4910>: but the slothful <7423> shall be under tribute
<4522>.



25. Heaviness <1674> in the heart <3820> of man < 0376> maketh
it stoop <7812>: but a good <2896> word <1697> maketh it glad
<8056>.



26. The righteous <6662> [is] more excellent <8446> than his
neighbour <7453>: but the way <1870> of the wicked <7563>
seduceth <8582> them.



27. The slothful <7423> [man] roasteth <2760> not that which he
took in hunting <6718>: but the substance <1952> of a diligent
<2742> man <0120> [is] precious <3368>.



28. In the way <0734> of righteousness <6666> [is] life <2416>;
and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no <0408> death < 4194>.



Proverbs 13



1. A wise <2450> son <1121> [heareth <8085>] his father's <1>
instruction <4148>: but a scorner <3887> heareth < 8085> not
rebuke <1606>.



2. A man <0376> shall eat <0398> good <2896> by the fruit
<6529> of [his] mouth <6310>: but the soul < 5315> of the
transgressors <0898> [shall eat] violence <2555>.



3. He that keepeth <5341> his mouth <6310> keepeth <8104> his
life <5315>: [but] he that openeth <6589> wide his lips <8193>
shall have destruction <4288>.



4. The soul <5315> of the sluggard <6102> desireth <0183>, and
[hath] nothing <0369>: but the soul <5315> of the diligent
<2742> shall be made fat <1878>.



5. A righteous <6662> [man] hateth <8130> lying: but a wicked
<7563> [man] is loathsome <0887>, and cometh to shame <2659>.



6. Righteousness <6666> keepeth <5341> [him that is] upright
<8537> in the way <1870>: but wickedness <7564> overthroweth
<5557> the sinner <2403>.



7. There is that maketh himself rich <6238>, yet [hath] nothing:
[there is] that maketh himself poor <7326>, yet [hath] great
<7227> riches <1952>.



8. The ransom <3724> of a man's <0376> life < 5315> [are] his
riches <6239>: but the poor <7326> heareth < 8085> not rebuke
<1606>.



9. The light <0216> of the righteous <6662> rejoiceth <8055>:
but the lamp <5216> of the wicked <7563> shall be put <1846> out.



10. Only <7535> by pride <2087> cometh <5414> contention <4683>:
but with the well advised <3289> [is] wisdom <2451>.



11. Wealth <1952> [gotten] by vanity <1892> shall be diminished
<4591>: but he that gathereth <6908> by labour < 3027> shall
increase <7235>.



12. Hope <8431> deferred <4900> maketh the heart < 3820> sick
<2470>: but [when] the desire <8378> cometh < 0935>, [it is] a
tree <6086> of life <2416>.



13. Whoso despiseth <0936> the word <1697> shall be destroyed
<2254>: but he that feareth <3373> the commandment <4687> shall
be rewarded <7999>.



14. The law <8451> of the wise <2450> [is] a fountain <4726> of
life <2416>, to depart <5493> from the snares < 4170> of death
<4194>.



15. Good <2896> understanding <7922> giveth < 5414> favour
<2580>: but the way <1870> of transgressors < 0898> [is] hard
<0386>.



16. Every <3605> prudent <6175> [man] dealeth < 6213> with
knowledge <1847>: but a fool <3684> layeth open < 6566> [his]
folly <0200>.



17. A wicked <7563> messenger <4397> falleth < 5307> into
mischief <7451>: but a faithful <0529> ambassador < 6735> [is]
health <4832>.



18. Poverty <7389> and shame <7036> [shall be to] him that
refuseth <6544> instruction <4148>: but he that regardeth <8104>
reproof <8433> shall be honoured <3513>.



19. The desire <8378> accomplished <1961> is sweet <6148> to
the soul <5315>: but [it is] abomination <8441> to fools <3684>
to depart <5493> from evil <7451>.



20. He that walketh <1980> with wise <2450> [men] shall be wise
<2449>: but a companion <7462> of fools <3684> shall be
destroyed <7321>.



21. Evil <7451> pursueth <7291> sinners <2400>: but to the
righteous <6662> good <2896> shall be repayed < 7999>.



22. A good <2896> [man] leaveth an inheritance <5157> to his
children's <1121> children <1121>: and the wealth < 2428> of the
sinner <2398> [is] laid <6845> up for the just < 6662>.



23. Much <7230> food <0400> [is in] the tillage < 5215> of the
poor <7326>: but there is [that is] destroyed <5595> for want
<3808> of judgment <4941>.



24. He that spareth <2820> his rod <7626> hateth < 8130> his son
<1121>: but he that loveth <0157> him chasteneth < 4148> him
betimes <7836>.



25. The righteous <6662> eateth <0398> to the satisfying <7648>
of his soul <5315>: but the belly <0990> of the wicked <7563>
shall want <2637>.



Proverbs 14



1. Every wise <2454> woman <0802> buildeth < 1129> her house
<1004>: but the foolish <0200> plucketh <2040> it down <8045>
with her hands <3027>.



2. He that walketh <1980> in his uprightness <3476> feareth
<3373> the LORD <3068>: but [he that is] perverse < 3868> in his
ways <1870> despiseth <0959> him.



3. In the mouth <6310> of the foolish <0191> [is] a rod <2415>
of pride <1346>: but the lips <8193> of the wise < 2450> shall
preserve <8104> them.



4. Where no <0369> oxen <5091> [are], the crib < 18> [is] clean
<1249>: but much <7230> increase <8393> [is] by the strength
<3581> of the ox <7794>.



5. A faithful <0529> witness <5707> will not lie < 3576>: but a
false <8267> witness <5707> will utter <6315> lies <3576>.



6. A scorner <3887> seeketh <1245> wisdom < 2451>, and [findeth
<4672> it] not: but knowledge <1847> [is] easy < 7043> unto him
that understandeth <0995>.



7. Go <3212> from the presence <5048> of a foolish <3684> man
<0376>, when thou perceivest <3045> not [in him] the lips <8193>
of knowledge <1847>.



8. The wisdom <2451> of the prudent <6175> [is] to understand
<0995> his way <1870>: but the folly <0200> of fools <3684> [is]
deceit <4820>.



9. Fools <0191> make a mock <3887> at sin < 0817>: but among
<0996> the righteous <3477> [there is] favour < 7522>.



10. The heart <3820> knoweth <3045> his own < 5315> bitterness
<4751>; and a stranger <2114> doth not intermeddle <6148> with
his joy <8057>.



11. The house <1004> of the wicked <7563> shall be overthrown
<8045>: but the tabernacle <0168> of the upright < 3477> shall
flourish <6524>.



12. There is a way <1870> which seemeth <6440> right <3477>
unto a man <0376>, but the end <0319> thereof [are] the ways
<1870> of death <4194>.



13. Even <1571> in laughter <7814> the heart < 3820> is
sorrowful <3510>; and the end <0319> of that mirth <8057> [is]
heaviness <8424>.



14. The backslider <5472> in heart <3820> shall be filled
<7646> with his own ways <1870>: and a good < 2896> man <0376>
[shall be satisfied] from himself.



15. The simple <6612> believeth <0539> every < 3605> word <1697>:
but the prudent <6175> [man] looketh <0995> well < 0995> to his
going <0838>.



16. A wise <2450> [man] feareth <3373>, and departeth <5493>
from evil <7451>: but the fool <3684> rageth < 5674>, and is
confident <0982>.



17. [He that is] soon <7116> angry <0639> dealeth <6213>
foolishly <0200>: and a man <0376> of wicked < 4209> devices
<4209> is hated <8130>.



18. The simple <6612> inherit <5157> folly < 0200>: but the
prudent <6175> are crowned <3803> with knowledge < 1847>.



19. The evil <7451> bow <7817> before <6440> the good <2896>;
and the wicked <7563> at the gates <8179> of the righteous
<6662>.



20. The poor <7326> is hated <8130> even <1571> of his own
neighbour <7453>: but the rich <6223> [hath] many < 7227> friends
<0157>.



21. He that despiseth <0936> his neighbour <7453> sinneth
<2398>: but he that hath mercy <2603> on the poor, happy <0835>
[is] he.



22. Do they not err <8582> that devise <2790> evil <7451>? but
mercy <2617> and truth <0571> [shall be] to them that devise
<2790> good <2896>.



23. In all <3605> labour <6089> there is profit < 4195>: but the
talk <1697> of the lips <8193> [tendeth] only < 0389> to penury
<4270>.



24. The crown <5850> of the wise <2450> [is] their riches
<6239>: [but] the foolishness <0200> of fools < 3684> [is] folly
<0200>.



25. A true <0571> witness <5707> delivereth < 5337> souls <5315>:
but a deceitful <4820> [witness] speaketh <6315> lies <3576>.



26. In the fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> [is] strong <5797>
confidence <4009>: and his children <1121> shall have <1961> a
place of refuge <4268>.



27 The fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> [is] a fountain <4726> of
life <2416>, to depart <5493> from the snares < 4170> of death
<4194>.



28. In the multitude <7230> of people <5971> [is] the king's
<4428> honour <1927>: but in the want <0657> of people <3816>
[is] the destruction <4288> of the prince <7333>.



29. [He that is] slow <0750> to wrath <0639> [is] of great
<7227> understanding <8394>: but [he that is] hasty <7116> of
spirit <7307> exalteth <7311> folly <0200>.



30. A sound <4832> heart <3820> [is] the life < 2416> of the
flesh <1320>: but envy <7068> the rottenness < 7538> of the bones
<6106>.



31. He that oppresseth <6231> the poor <1800> reproacheth
<2778> his Maker <6213>: but he that honoureth < 3513> him hath
mercy <2603> on the poor <34>.



32. The wicked <7563> is driven <1760> away in his wickedness
<7451>: but the righteous <6662> hath hope < 2620> in his death
<4194>.



33. Wisdom <2451> resteth <5117> in the heart < 3820> of him
that hath understanding <0995>: but [that which is] in the midst
<7130> of fools <3684> is made known <3045>.



34. Righteousness <6666> exalteth <7311> a nation <1471>: but
sin <2403> [is] a reproach <2617> to any people < 3816>.



35. The king's <4428> favour <7522> [is] toward a wise <7919>
servant <5650>: but his wrath <5678> is [against] him that
causeth shame <0954>.



Proverbs 15



1. A soft <7390> answer <4617> turneth <7725> away wrath <2534>:
but grievous <6089> words <1697> stir <5927> up anger <0639>.



2. The tongue <3956> of the wise <2450> useth knowledge <1847>
aright <3190>: but the mouth <6310> of fools < 3684> poureth
<5042> out foolishness <0200>.



3. The eyes <5869> of the LORD <3068> [are] in every <3605>
place <4725>, beholding <6822> the evil <7451> and the good
<2896>.



4. A wholesome <4832> tongue <3956> [is] a tree < 6086> of life
<2416>: but perverseness <5558> therein [is] a breach <7667> in
the spirit <7307>.



5. A fool <0191> despiseth <5006> his father's < 1> instruction
<4148>: but he that regardeth <8104> reproof < 8433> is prudent
<6191>.



6. In the house <1004> of the righteous <6662> [is] much <7227>
treasure <2633>: but in the revenues <8393> of the wicked <7563>
is trouble <5916>.



7. The lips <8193> of the wise <2450> disperse < 2219> knowledge
<1847>: but the heart <3820> of the foolish < 3684> [doeth] not
so <3651>.



8. The sacrifice <2077> of the wicked <7563> [is] an
abomination <8441> to the LORD <3068>: but the prayer <8605> of
the upright <3477> [is] his delight <7522>.



9. The way <1870> of the wicked <7563> [is] an abomination
<8441> unto the LORD <3068>: but he loveth < 0157> him that
followeth <7291> after righteousness <6666>.



10. Correction <4148> [is] grievous <7451> unto him that
forsaketh <5800> the way <0734>: [and] he that hateth <8130>
reproof <8433> shall die <4191>.



11. Hell <7585> and destruction <11> [are] before <6440> the
LORD <3068>: how <0637> much <0637> more then the hearts <3826>
of the children <1121> of men <0120>?



12. A scorner <3887> loveth <0157> not one that reproveth
<3198> him: neither <3808> will he go <3212> unto the wise
<2450>.



13. A merry <8056> heart <3820> maketh a cheerful <3190>
countenance <6440>: but by sorrow <6094> of the heart <3820> the
spirit <7307> is broken <5218>.



14. The heart <3820> of him that hath understanding < 0995>
seeketh <1245> knowledge <1847>: but the mouth < 6310> of fools
<3684> feedeth <7462> on foolishness <0200>.



15. All <3605> the days <3117> of the afflicted < 6041> [are]
evil <7451>: but he that is of a merry <2896> heart <3820>
[hath] a continual <8548> feast <4960>.



16. Better <2896> [is] little <4592> with the fear <3374> of
the LORD <3068> than great <7227> treasure < 0214> and trouble
<4103> therewith.



17 Better <2896> [is] a dinner <0737> of herbs < 3419> where
<8033> love <0160> is, than a stalled <75> ox <7794> and hatred
<8135> therewith.



18. A wrathful <2534> man <0376> stirreth < 1624> up strife
<4066>: but [he that is] slow <0750> to anger < 0639> appeaseth
<8252> strife <7379>.



19. The way <1870> of the slothful <6102> [man is] as an hedge
<4881> of thorns <2312>: but the way <0734> of the righteous
<3477> [is] made plain <5549>.



20. A wise <2450> son <1121> maketh a glad < 8056> father <1>:
but a foolish <3684> man <0120> despiseth <0959> his mother
<0517>.



21. Folly <0200> [is] joy <8057> to [him that is] destitute
<2638> of wisdom <3820>: but a man <0376> of understanding
<8394> walketh <1980> uprightly <3474>.



22. Without <0369> counsel <5475> purposes < 4284> are
disappointed <6565>: but in the multitude <7230> of counsellors
<3289> they are established <6965>.



23. A man <0376> hath joy <8057> by the answer < 4617> of his
mouth <6310>: and a word <1697> [spoken] in due season <6256>,
how <4100> good <2896> [is it]!



24. The way <0734> of life <2416> [is] above < 4605> to the wise
<7919>, that he may depart <5493> from hell < 7585> beneath
<4295>.



25. The LORD <3068> will destroy <5255> the house <1004> of the
proud <1343>: but he will establish <5324> the border <1366> of
the widow <0490>.



26. The thoughts <4284> of the wicked <7451> [are] an
abomination <8441> to the LORD <3068>: but [the words] of the
pure <2889> [are] pleasant <5278> words.



27. He that is greedy <1214> of gain <1214> troubleth <5916>
his own house <1004>; but he that hateth <8130> gifts <4979>
shall live <2421>.



28. The heart <3820> of the righteous <6662> studieth <1897> to
answer <6030>: but the mouth <6310> of the wicked < 7563> poureth
<5042> out evil <7451> things.



29. The LORD <3068> [is] far <7350> from the wicked <7563>: but
he heareth <8085> the prayer <8605> of the righteous <6662>.



30. The light <3974> of the eyes <5869> rejoiceth <8055> the
heart <3820>: [and] a good <2896> report <8052> maketh the bones
<6106> fat <1878>.



31. The ear <0241> that heareth <8085> the reproof <8433> of
life <2416> abideth <3885> among <7130> the wise <2450>.



32. He that refuseth <6544> instruction <4148> despiseth <3988>
his own soul <5315>: but he that heareth <8085> reproof <8433>
getteth <7069> understanding <3820>.



33. The fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> [is] the instruction
<4148> of wisdom <2451>; and before <6440> honour <3519> [is]
humility <6038>.



Proverbs 16



1. The preparations <4633> of the heart <3820> in man <0120>,
and the answer <4617> of the tongue <3956>, [is] from the LORD
<3068>.



2. All <3605> the ways <1870> of a man <0376> [are] clean
<2134> in his own eyes <5869>; but the LORD < 3068> weigheth
<8505> the spirits <7307>.



3. Commit <1556> thy works <4639> unto the LORD < 3068>, and thy
thoughts <4284> shall be established <3559>.



4. The LORD <3068> hath made <6466> all <3605> [things] for
himself <4617>: yea <1571>, even <1571> the wicked <7563> for
the day <3117> of evil <7451>.



5. Every <3605> one [that is] proud <1362> in heart <3820> [is]
an abomination <8441> to the LORD <3068>: [though] hand <3027>
[join] in hand <3027>, he shall not be unpunished < 5352>.



6. By mercy <2617> and truth <0571> iniquity < 5771> is purged
<3722>: and by the fear <3374> of the LORD < 3068> [men] depart
<5493> from evil <7451>.



7. When a man's <0376> ways <1870> please < 7521> the LORD
<3068>, he maketh even <1571> his enemies <0341> to be at <5921>
peace <7999> with him.



8. Better <2896> [is] a little <4592> with righteousness <6666>
than great <7230> revenues <8393> without <3808> right <4941>.



9. A man's <0120> heart <3820> deviseth <2803> his way <1870>:
but the LORD <3068> directeth <3559> his steps < 6806>.



10. A divine <7081> sentence <7081> [is] in the lips <8193> of
the king <4428>: his mouth <6310> transgresseth < 4603> not in
judgment <4941>.



11. A just <4941> weight <6425> and balance < 3976> [are] the
LORD'S <3068>: all <3605> the weights <68> of the bag <3599>
[are] his work <4639>.



12. [It is] an abomination <8441> to kings <4428> to commit
<6213> wickedness <7562>: for the throne <3678> is established
<3559> by righteousness <6666>.



13. Righteous <6664> lips <8193> [are] the delight <7522> of
kings <4428>; and they love <0157> him that speaketh <1696>
right <3477>.



14. The wrath <2534> of a king <4428> [is as] messengers <4397>
of death <4194>: but a wise <2450> man <0376> will pacify <3722>
it.



15 In the light <0216> of the king's <4428> countenance <6440>
[is] life <2416>; and his favour <7522> [is] as a cloud <5645>
of the latter <4456> rain <4456>.



16. How <4100> much better <2896> [is it] to get < 7069> wisdom
<2451> than gold <2742>! and to get <7069> understanding <0998>
rather to be chosen <0977> than silver <3701>!



17. The highway <4546> of the upright <3477> [is] to depart
<5493> from evil <7451>: he that keepeth <5341> his way <1870>
preserveth <8104> his soul <5315>.



18. Pride <1347> [goeth] before <6440> destruction <7667>, and
an haughty <1363> spirit <7307> before <6440> a fall <3783>.



19. Better <2896> [it is to be] of an humble <8213> spirit
<7307> with the lowly <6041>, than to divide < 2505> the spoil
<7998> with the proud <1343>.



20. He that handleth <5921> a matter <1697> wisely <7919> shall
find <4672> good <2896>: and whoso trusteth < 0982> in the LORD
<3068>, happy <0835> [is] he.



21. The wise <2450> in heart <3820> shall be called <7121>
prudent <0995>: and the sweetness <4986> of the lips <8193>
increaseth <3254> learning <3948>.



22. Understanding <7922> [is] a wellspring <4726> of life
<2416> unto him that hath <1167> it: but the instruction <4148>
of fools <0191> [is] folly <0200>.



23. The heart <3820> of the wise <2450> teacheth < 7919> his
mouth <6310>, and addeth <3254> learning <3948> to his lips
<8193>.



24. Pleasant <5278> words <0561> [are as] an honeycomb, sweet
<4966> to the soul <5315>, and health <4832> to the bones <6106>.



25. There is a way <1870> that seemeth <6440> right <3477> unto
a man <0376>, but the end <0319> thereof [are] the ways <1870>
of death <4194>.



26. He that laboureth <6001> laboureth <5998> for himself; for
his mouth <6310> craveth <0404> it of him.



27. An ungodly <1100> man <0376> diggeth <3738> up evil <7451>:
and in his lips <8193> [there is] as a burning <6867> fire
<0784>.



28 A froward <8419> man <0376> soweth <7971> strife <4066>: and
a whisperer <5372> separateth <6504> chief < 0441> friends <0441>.



29. A violent <2555> man <0376> enticeth <6601> his neighbour
<7453>, and leadeth <3212> him into the way < 1870> [that is] not
good <2896>.



30 He shutteth <6095> his eyes <5869> to devise < 2803> froward
<8419> things: moving <7169> his lips <8193> he bringeth <3615>
evil <7451> to pass <3615>.



31. The hoary <7872> head [is] a crown <5850> of glory <8597>,
[if] it be found <4672> in the way <1870> of righteousness
<6666>.



32. [He that is] slow <0750> to anger <0639> [is] better <2896>
than the mighty <1368>; and he that ruleth <4910> his spirit
<7307> than he that taketh <3920> a city <5892>.



33. The lot <1486> is cast <2904> into the lap < 2436>; but the
whole <3605> disposing <4941> thereof [is] of the LORD <3068>.



Proverbs 17



1. Better <2896> [is] a dry <2720> morsel < 6595>, and quietness
<7962> therewith, than an house <1004> full < 4392> of sacrifices
<2077> [with] strife <7379>.



2. A wise <7919> servant <5650> shall have rule < 4910> over a
son <1121> that causeth shame <0954>, and shall have part <2505>
of the inheritance <5159> among <8432> the brethren <0251>.



3. The fining <4715> pot <4715> [is] for silver < 3701>, and the
furnace <3564> for gold <2091>: but the LORD < 3068> trieth
<0974> the hearts <3826>.



4. A wicked <7489> doer giveth heed <7181> to false <0205> lips
<8193>; [and] a liar <8267> giveth ear <0238> to a naughty
<1942> tongue <3956>.



5. Whoso mocketh <3932> the poor <7326> reproacheth <2778> his
Maker <6213>: [and] he that is glad <8056> at calamities <0343>
shall not be unpunished <5352>.



6. Children's <1121> children <1121> [are] the crown <5850> of
old <2205> men; and the glory <8597> of children < 1121> [are]
their fathers <1>.



7. Excellent <3499> speech <8193> becometh < 5000> not a fool
<5036>: much <0637> less do lying <8267> lips <8193> a prince
<5081>.



8. A gift <7810> [is as] a precious <2580> stone < 68> in the
eyes <5869> of him that hath <1167> it: whithersoever it turneth
<6437>, it prospereth <7919>.



9. He that covereth <3680> a transgression <6588> seeketh
<1245> love <0160>; but he that repeateth <8138> a matter <1697>
separateth <6504> [very] friends <0441>.



10. A reproof <1606> entereth <5181> more into a wise <0995>
man than an hundred <3967> stripes <5221> into a fool <3684>.



11. An evil <7451> [man] seeketh <1245> only < 0389> rebellion
<4805>: therefore a cruel <0394> messenger < 4397> shall be sent
<7971> against him.



12. Let a bear <1677> robbed <7909> of her whelps meet <6298> a
man <0376>, rather <0408> than a fool <3684> in his folly <0200>.



13. Whoso rewardeth <7725> evil <7451> for good < 2896>, evil
<7451> shall not depart <4185> from his house < 1004>.



14. The beginning <7225> of strife <4066> [is as] when one
letteth <6362> out water <4325>: therefore leave < 5203> off
contention <7379>, before <6440> it be meddled < 1566> with.



15. He that justifieth <6663> the wicked <7563>, and he that
condemneth <7561> the just <6662>, even <1571> they both <8147>
[are] abomination <8441> to the LORD <3068>.



16. Wherefore [is there] a price <4242> in the hand < 3027> of a
fool <3684> to get <7069> wisdom <2451>, seeing [he hath] no
<0369> heart <3820> [to it]?



17. A friend <7453> loveth <0157> at all <3605> times <6256>,
and a brother <0251> is born <3205> for adversity < 6869>.



18. A man <0120> void <2638> of understanding < 3820> striketh
<8628> hands <3709>, [and] becometh <6148> surety <6161> in the
presence <6440> of his friend <7453>.



19. He loveth <0157> transgression <6588> that loveth <0157>
strife <4683>: [and] he that exalteth <1361> his gate <6607>
seeketh <1245> destruction <7667>.



20. He that hath a froward <6141> heart <3820> findeth <4672>
no <3808> good <2896>: and he that hath a perverse <2015> tongue
<3956> falleth <5307> into mischief <7451>.



21. He that begetteth <3205> a fool <3684> [doeth it] to his
sorrow <8424>: and the father <1> of a fool < 5036> hath no
<3808> joy <8056>.



22. A merry <8056> heart <3820> doeth good < 3190> [like] a
medicine <1456>: but a broken <5218> spirit < 7307> drieth <3001>
the bones <1634>.



23. A wicked <7563> [man] taketh <3947> a gift < 7810> out of
the bosom <2436> to pervert <5186> the ways < 0734> of judgment
<4941>.



24. Wisdom <2451> [is] before him that hath understanding
<0995>; but the eyes <5869> of a fool <3684> [are] in the ends
<7097> of the earth <0776>.



25. A foolish <3684> son <1121> [is] a grief < 3708> to his
father <1>, and bitterness <4470> to her that bare <3205> him.



26. Also <1571> to punish <6064> the just < 6662> [is] not good
<2896>, [nor] to strike <5221> princes <5081> for equity <3476>.



27. He that hath knowledge <1847> spareth <2820> his words
<0561>: [and] a man <0376> of understanding < 8394> is of an
excellent <7119> spirit <7307>.



28 Even <1571> a fool <0191>, when he holdeth < 2790> his peace
<2790>, is counted <2803> wise <2450>: [and] he that shutteth
<0331> his lips <8193> [is esteemed] a man of understanding
<0995>.



Proverbs 18



1. Through desire <8378> a man, having separated < 6504> himself,
seeketh <1245> [and] intermeddleth <1566> with all <3605>
wisdom <8454>.



2. A fool <3684> hath no <3808> delight <2654> in understanding
<8394>, but that his heart <3820> may discover < 1540> itself.



3. When the wicked <7563> cometh <0935>, [then] cometh <0935>
also <1571> contempt <0937>, and with ignominy < 7036> reproach
<2781>.



4. The words <1697> of a man's <0376> mouth < 6310> [are as]
deep <6013> waters <4325>, [and] the wellspring < 4726> of wisdom
<2451> [as] a flowing <5042> brook <5158>.



5. [It is] not good <2896> to accept <5375> the person <6440>
of the wicked <7563>, to overthrow <5186> the righteous <6662>
in judgment <4941>.



6. A fool's <3684> lips <8193> enter <0935> into contention
<7379>, and his mouth <6310> calleth <7121> for strokes <4112>.



7 A fool's <3684> mouth <6310> [is] his destruction <4288>, and
his lips <8193> [are] the snare <4170> of his soul <5315>.



8. The words <1697> of a talebearer <5372> [are] as wounds
<3859>, and they go <3381> down <3381> into the innermost <2315>
parts of the belly <0990>.



9. He also <1571> that is slothful <7503> in his work <4399> is
brother <0251> to him that is a great <1167> waster <7843>.



10. The name <8034> of the LORD <3068> [is] a strong <5797>
tower <4026>: the righteous <6662> runneth < 7323> into it, and
is safe <7682>.



11. The rich <6223> man's wealth <1952> [is] his strong <5797>
city <7151>, and as an high <7682> wall <2346> in his own
conceit <4906>.



12. Before <6440> destruction <7667> the heart < 3820> of man
<0376> is haughty <1361>, and before <6440> honour <3519> [is]
humility <6038>.



13. He that answereth <7725> a matter <1697> before <2962> he
heareth <8085> [it], it [is] folly <0200> and shame <3639> unto
him.



14. The spirit <7307> of a man <0376> will sustain <3557> his
infirmity <4245>; but a wounded <5218> spirit < 7307> who <4310>
can bear <5375>?



15. The heart <3820> of the prudent <0995> getteth <7069>
knowledge <1847>; and the ear <0241> of the wise < 2450> seeketh
<1245> knowledge <1847>.



16. A man's <0120> gift <4976> maketh room < 7337> for him, and
bringeth <5148> him before <6440> great <1419> men.



17. [He that is] first <7223> in his own cause <7379> [seemeth]
just <6662>; but his neighbour <7453> cometh < 0935> and
searcheth <2713> him.



18. The lot <1486> causeth contentions <4079> to cease <7673>,
and parteth <6504> between <0996> the mighty < 6099>.



19. A brother <0251> offended <6586> [is harder to be won] than
a strong <5797> city <7151>: and [their] contentions <4079>
[are] like the bars <1280> of a castle <0759>.



20. A man's <0376> belly <0990> shall be satisfied <7646> with
the fruit <6529> of his mouth <6310>; [and] with the increase
<8393> of his lips <8193> shall he be filled < 7646>.



21. Death <4194> and life <2416> [are] in the power <3027> of
the tongue <3956>: and they that love <0157> it shall eat <0398>
the fruit <6529> thereof.



22. [Whoso] findeth <4672> a wife <0802> findeth < 4672> a good
<2896> [thing], and obtaineth <6329> favour < 7522> of the LORD
<3068>.



23. The poor <7326> useth <1696> intreaties < 8469>; but the
rich <6223> answereth <6030> roughly <5794>.



24. A man <0376> [that hath] friends <7453> must shew himself
friendly <7489>: and there is a friend <0157> [that] sticketh
<1695> closer than a brother <0251>.



Proverbs 19



1. Better <2896> [is] the poor <7326> that walketh <1980> in
his integrity <8537>, than [he that is] perverse < 6141> in his
lips <8193>, and is a fool <3684>.



2. Also <1571>, [that] the soul <5315> [be] without <3808>
knowledge <1847>, [it is] not good <2896>; and he that hasteth
<0213> with [his] feet <7272> sinneth <2398>.



3. The foolishness <0200> of man <0120> perverteth <5557> his
way <1870>: and his heart <3820> fretteth <2196> against <5921>
the LORD <3068>.



4. Wealth <1952> maketh many <7227> friends < 7453>; but the
poor <1800> is separated <6504> from his neighbour <7453>.



5. A false <8267> witness <5707> shall not be unpunished <5352>,
and [he that] speaketh <6315> lies <3576> shall not escape
<4422>.



6. Many <7227> will intreat <2470> the favour < 6440> of the
prince <5081>: and every <3605> man [is] a friend < 7453> to him
that giveth gifts <4976>.



7 All <3605> the brethren <0251> of the poor < 7326> do hate
<8130> him: how <0637> much <0637> more do his friends <4828> go
<7368> far <7368> from him? he pursueth <7291> [them with] words
<0561>, [yet] they [are] wanting <3808> [to him].



8. He that getteth <7069> wisdom <3820> loveth < 0157> his own
soul <5315>: he that keepeth <8104> understanding < 8394> shall
find <4672> good <2896>.



9. A false <8267> witness <5707> shall not be unpunished <5352>,
and [he that] speaketh <6315> lies <3576> shall perish <6>.



10. Delight <8588> is not seemly <5000> for a fool <3684>; much
<0637> less for a servant <5650> to have rule < 4910> over
princes <8269>.



11. The discretion <7922> of a man <0120> deferreth <0748> his
anger <0639>; and [it is] his glory <8597> to pass <5674> over
<5921> a transgression <6588>.



12. The king's <4428> wrath <2197> [is] as the roaring <5099>
of a lion <3715>; but his favour <7522> [is] as dew <2919> upon
the grass <6212>.



13. A foolish <3684> son <1121> [is] the calamity <1942> of his
father <1>: and the contentions <4079> of a wife < 0802> [are] a
continual <2956> dropping <1812>.



14. House <1004> and riches <1952> [are] the inheritance <5159>
of fathers <1>: and a prudent <7919> wife <0802> [is] from the
LORD <3068>.



15. Slothfulness <6103> casteth <5307> into a deep <8639> sleep
<3462>; and an idle <7423> soul <5315> shall suffer hunger
<7456>.



16. He that keepeth <8104> the commandment <4687> keepeth
<8104> his own soul <5315>; [but] he that despiseth <0959> his
ways <1870> shall die <4191>.



17. He that hath pity <2603> upon the poor <1800> lendeth
<3867> unto the LORD <3068>; and that which he hath given <1576>
will he pay <7999> him again <7999>.



18. Chasten <3256> thy son <1121> while <3588> there is hope
<8615>, and let not thy soul <5315> spare <5375> for his crying
<4191>.



19. A man of great wrath <2534> shall suffer <5375> punishment
<6066>: for if <0518> thou deliver <5337> [him], yet <5750> thou
must do it again <3254>.



20. Hear <8085> counsel <6098>, and receive < 6901> instruction
<4148>, that thou mayest be wise <2449> in thy latter <0319> end.



21. [There are] many <7227> devices <4284> in a man's <0376>
heart <3820>; nevertheless the counsel <6098> of the LORD <3068>,
that shall stand <6965>.



22. The desire <8378> of a man <0120> [is] his kindness <2617>:
and a poor <7326> man [is] better <2896> than a liar <3576>.



23. The fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> [tendeth] to life <2416>:
and [he that hath it] shall abide <3885> satisfied < 7649>; he
shall not be visited <6485> with evil <7451>.



24. A slothful <6102> [man] hideth <2934> his hand <3027> in
[his] bosom <6747>, and will not so much <1571> as bring <7725>
it to his mouth <6310> again <7725>.



25. Smite <5221> a scorner <3887>, and the simple <6612> will
beware <6191>: and reprove <3198> one that hath understanding
<0995>, [and] he will understand <0995> knowledge < 1847>.



26. He that wasteth <7703> [his] father <1>, [and] chaseth
<1272> away [his] mother <0517>, [is] a son < 1121> that causeth
shame <0954>, and bringeth <2659> reproach < 2659>.



27. Cease <2308>, my son <1121>, to hear <8085> the instruction
<4148> [that causeth] to err <7686> from the words <0561> of
knowledge <1847>.



28. An ungodly <1100> witness <5707> scorneth < 3887> judgment
<4941>: and the mouth <6310> of the wicked < 7563> devoureth
<1104> iniquity <0205>.



29. Judgments <8201> are prepared <3559> for scorners <3887>,
and stripes <4112> for the back <1458> of fools < 3684>.



Proverbs 20



1. Wine <3196> [is] a mocker <3887>, strong drink <7941> [is]
raging <1993>: and whosoever <3605> is deceived < 7686> thereby
is not wise <2449>.



2. The fear <0367> of a king <4428> [is] as the roaring <5099>
of a lion <3715>: [whoso] provoketh <5674> him to anger <5674>
sinneth <2398> [against] his own soul <5315>.



3. [It is] an honour <3519> for a man <0376> to cease <7647>
from strife <7379>: but every <3605> fool <0191> will be
meddling <1566>.



4. The sluggard <6102> will not plow <2790> by reason of the
cold <2779>; [therefore] shall he beg <7592> in harvest <7105>,
and [have] nothing <0369>.



5. Counsel <6098> in the heart <3820> of man < 0376> [is like]
deep <6013> water <4325>; but a man <0376> of understanding
<8394> will draw <1802> it out.



6. Most <7230> men <0120> will proclaim <7121> every <0376> one
<0376> his own goodness <2617>: but a faithful < 0529> man <0376>
who <4310> can find <4672>?



7. The just <6662> [man] walketh <1980> in his integrity <8537>:
his children <1121> [are] blessed <0835> after < 0310> him.



8. A king <4428> that sitteth <3427> in the throne <3678> of
judgment <1779> scattereth <2219> away all < 3605> evil <7451>
with his eyes <5869>.



9. Who <4310> can say <0559>, I have made my heart <3820> clean
<2135>, I am pure <2891> from my sin <2403>?



10. Divers weights <68>, [and] divers measures <0374> , both
<8147> of them [are] alike <1571> abomination < 8441> to the LORD
<3068>.



11. Even <1571> a child <5288> is known <5234> by his doings
<4611>, whether <0518> his work <6467> [be] pure <2134>, and
whether <0518> [it be] right <3477>.



12. The hearing <8085> ear <0241>, and the seeing <7200> eye
<5869>, the LORD <3068> hath made <6213> even <1571> both <8147>
of them.



13. Love <0157> not sleep <8142>, lest <6435> thou come to
poverty <3423>; open <6491> thine eyes <5869>, [and] thou shalt
be satisfied <7646> with bread <3899>.



14. [It is] naught <7451>, [it is] naught <7451>, saith <0559>
the buyer <7069>: but when he is gone <0235> his way, then
<0227> he boasteth <1984>.



15. There is gold <2091>, and a multitude <7230> of rubies
<6443>: but the lips <8193> of knowledge <1847> [are] a precious
<3366> jewel <3627>.



16. Take <3947> his garment <0899> that is surety <6148> [for]
a stranger <2114>: and take <2254> a pledge < 2254> of him for a
strange <5237> woman.



17. Bread <3899> of deceit <8267> [is] sweet < 6149> to a man
<0376>; but afterwards <0310> his mouth <6310> shall be filled
<4390> with gravel <2687>.



18. [Every] purpose <4284> is established <3559> by counsel
<6098>: and with good advice <8458> make <6213> war <4421>.



19. He that goeth <1980> about <1980> [as] a talebearer <7400>
revealeth <1540> secrets <4575>: therefore meddle < 6148> not
with him that flattereth <6601> with his lips <8193>.



20. Whoso curseth <7043> his father <1> or his mother <0517>,
his lamp <5216> shall be put <1846> out in obscure <0380>
darkness <2822>.



21. An inheritance <5159> [may be] gotten hastily < 0926> at the
beginning <7223>; but the end <0319> thereof shall not be
blessed <1288>.



22. Say <0559> not thou, I will recompense <7999> evil <7451>;
[but] wait <6960> on the LORD <3068>, and he shall save <3467>
thee.



23. Divers weights <68> [are] an abomination <8441> unto the
LORD <3068>; and a false <4820> balance <3976> [is] not good
<2896>.



24. Man's <1397> goings <4703> [are] of the LORD < 3068>; how
<4100> can a man <0120> then understand <0995> his own way
<1870>?



25. [It is] a snare <4170> to the man <0120> [who] devoureth
<3216> [that which is] holy <6944>, and after < 0310> vows <5088>
to make enquiry <1239>.



26. A wise <2450> king <4428> scattereth <2219> the wicked
<7563>, and bringeth <7725> the wheel <0212> over <5921> them.



27. The spirit <5397> of man <0120> [is] the candle <5216> of
the LORD <3068>, searching <2664> all <3605> the inward <2315>
parts of the belly <0990>.



28. Mercy <2617> and truth <0571> preserve < 5341> the king
<4428>: and his throne <3678> is upholden <5582> by mercy <2617>.



29. The glory <8597> of young <0970> men [is] their strength
<3581>: and the beauty <1926> of old <2205> men [is] the gray
<7872> head.



30. The blueness <2250> of a wound <6482> cleanseth <8562> away
evil <7451>: so [do] stripes <4347> the inward < 2315> parts of
the belly <0990>.



Proverbs 21



1. The king's <4428> heart <3820> [is] in the hand <3027> of
the LORD <3068>, [as] the rivers <6388> of water < 4325>: he
turneth <5186> it whithersoever he will <2654>.



2. Every <3605> way <1870> of a man <0376> [is] right <3477> in
his own eyes <5869>: but the LORD <3068> pondereth <8505> the
hearts <3826>.



3. To do <6213> justice <6666> and judgment < 4941> [is] more
acceptable <0977> to the LORD <3068> than sacrifice <2077>.



4. An high <7312> look <5869>, and a proud < 7342> heart <3820>,
[and] the plowing <5215> of the wicked <7563>, [is] sin <2403>.



5. The thoughts <4284> of the diligent <2742> [tend] only
<0389> to plenteousness <4195>; but of every < 3605> one [that
is] hasty <0213> only <0389> to want <4270>.



6. The getting <6467> of treasures <0214> by a lying <8267>
tongue <3956> [is] a vanity <1892> tossed <5086> to and fro of
them that seek <1245> death <4194>.



7. The robbery <7701> of the wicked <7563> shall destroy <1641>
them; because <3588> they refuse <3985> to do < 6213> judgment
<4941>.



8. The way <1870> of man <0376> [is] froward < 2019> and strange
<2114>: but [as for] the pure <2134>, his work < 6467> [is] right
<3477>.



9. [It is] better <2896> to dwell <3427> in a corner <6438> of
the housetop <1406>, than with a brawling <4090> woman <0802> in
a wide <2267> house <1004>.



10. The soul <5315> of the wicked <7563> desireth <0183> evil
<7451>: his neighbour <7453> findeth no <3808> favour <2603> in
his eyes <5869>.



11. When the scorner <3887> is punished <6064>, the simple
<6612> is made wise <2449>: and when the wise < 2450> is
instructed <7919>, he receiveth <3947> knowledge < 1847>.



12. The righteous <6662> [man] wisely <7919> considereth <7919>
the house <1004> of the wicked <7563>: [but God] overthroweth
<5557> the wicked <7563> for [their] wickedness < 7451>.



13. Whoso stoppeth <0331> his ears <0241> at the cry <2201> of
the poor <1800>, he also <1571> shall cry <7121> himself <1931>,
but shall not be heard <6030>.



14. A gift <4976> in secret <5643> pacifieth < 3711> anger
<0639>: and a reward <7810> in the bosom <2436> strong <5794>
wrath <2534>.



15. [It is] joy <8057> to the just <6662> to do < 6213> judgment
<4941>: but destruction <4288> [shall be] to the workers <6466>
of iniquity <0205>.



16. The man <0120> that wandereth <8582> out of the way <1870>
of understanding <7919> shall remain <5117> in the congregation
<6951> of the dead <7496>.



17. He that loveth <0157> pleasure <8057> [shall be] a poor
<4270> man <0376>: he that loveth <0157> wine <3196> and oil
<8081> shall not be rich <6238>.



18. The wicked <7563> [shall be] a ransom <3724> for the
righteous <6662>, and the transgressor <0898> for the upright
<3477>.



19. [It is] better <2896> to dwell <3427> in the wilderness
<4057>, than with a contentious <4066> and an angry <3708> woman
<0802>.



20. [There is] treasure <0214> to be desired <2530> and oil
<8081> in the dwelling <5116> of the wise <2450> ; but a foolish
<3684> man <0120> spendeth <1104> it up.



21. He that followeth <7291> after righteousness < 6666> and
mercy <2617> findeth <4672> life <2416>, righteousness <6666>,
and honour <3519>.



22. A wise <2450> [man] scaleth <5927> the city < 5892> of the
mighty <1368>, and casteth <3381> down <3381> the strength
<5797> of the confidence <4009> thereof.



23. Whoso keepeth <8104> his mouth <6310> and his tongue <3956>
keepeth <8104> his soul <5315> from troubles < 6869>.



24. Proud <2086> [and] haughty <3093> scorner < 3887> [is] his
name <8034>, who dealeth <6213> in proud <2087> wrath <5678>.



25. The desire <8378> of the slothful <6102> killeth <4191> him;
for his hands <3027> refuse <3985> to labour < 6213>.



26 He coveteth <0183> greedily <8378> all < 3605> the day <3117>
long: but the righteous <6662> giveth <5414> and spareth <2820>
not.



27. The sacrifice <2077> of the wicked <7563> [is] abomination
<8441>: how <0637> much <0637> more, [when < 3588>] he bringeth
<0935> it with a wicked <2154> mind?



28. A false <3577> witness <5707> shall perish < 6>: but the man
<0376> that heareth <8085> speaketh <1696> constantly <5331>.



29. A wicked <7563> man <0376> hardeneth <5810> his face <6440>:
but [as for] the upright <3477>, he directeth <3559> his way
<1870>.



30. [There is] no <0369> wisdom <2451> nor < 0369> understanding
<8394> nor <0369> counsel <6098> against < 5048> the LORD <3068>.



31 The horse <5483> [is] prepared <3559> against the day <3117>
of battle <4421>: but safety <8668> [is] of the LORD <3068>.



Proverbs 22



1. A [good] name <8034> [is] rather to be chosen < 0977> than
great <7227> riches <6239>, [and] loving <2896> favour <2580>
rather than silver <3701> and gold <2091>.



2. The rich <6223> and poor <7326> meet <6298> together: the
LORD <3068> [is] the maker <6213> of them all < 3605>.



3. A prudent <6175> [man] foreseeth <7200> the evil <7451>, and
hideth <5641> himself: but the simple <6612> pass < 5674> on, and
are punished <6064>.



4. By humility <6038> [and] the fear <3374> of the LORD <3068>
[are] riches <6239>, and honour <3519>, and life < 2416>.



5. Thorns <6791> [and] snares <6341> [are] in the way <1870> of
the froward <6141>: he that doth keep <8104> his soul <5315>
shall be far <7368> from them.



6. Train <2596> up a child <5288> in the way < 1870> he should
go <6310>: and when <3588> he is old <2204>, he will not depart
<5493> from it.



7. The rich <6223> ruleth <4910> over the poor < 7326>, and the
borrower <3867> [is] servant <5650> to the lender < 3867>.



8. He that soweth <2232> iniquity <5766> shall reap <7114>
vanity <0205>: and the rod <7626> of his anger < 5678> shall fail
<3615>.



9. He that hath a bountiful <2896> eye <5869> shall be blessed
<1288>; for he giveth <5414> of his bread <3899> to the poor
<1800>.



10. Cast <1644> out the scorner <3887>, and contention <4066>
shall go <3318> out; yea, strife <1779> and reproach <7036>
shall cease <7673>.



11. He that loveth <0157> pureness <2890> of heart <3820>,
[for] the grace <2580> of his lips <8193> the king <4428> [shall
be] his friend <7453>.



12. The eyes <5869> of the LORD <3068> preserve < 5341>
knowledge <1847>, and he overthroweth <5557> the words <1697> of
the transgressor <0898>.



13. The slothful <6102> [man] saith <0559>, [There is] a lion
<0738> without <2351>, I shall be slain <7523> in the streets
<7339>.



14. The mouth <6310> of strange <2114> women [is] a deep <6013>
pit <7745>: he that is abhorred <2194> of the LORD <3068> shall
fall <5307> therein <8033>.



15. Foolishness <0200> [is] bound <7194> in the heart <3820> of
a child <5288>; [but] the rod <7626> of correction <4148> shall
drive it far <7368> from him.



16. He that oppresseth <6231> the poor <1800> to increase
<7235> his [riches, and] he that giveth <5414> to the rich
<6223>, [shall] surely <0389> [come] to want < 4270>.



17. Bow <5186> down <5186> thine ear <0241>, and hear <8085>
the words <1697> of the wise <2450>, and apply < 7896> thine
heart <3820> unto my knowledge <1847>.



18 For [it is] a pleasant <5273> thing if <3588> thou keep
<8104> them within <0990> thee; they shall withal < 3162> be
fitted <3559> in thy lips <8193>.



19 That thy trust <4009> may be in the LORD <3068>, I have made
known <3045> to thee this day <3117>, even < 0637> to thee.



20 Have not I written <3789> to thee excellent <7991> things in
counsels <4156> and knowledge <1847>,



21 That I might make thee know <3045> the certainty < 7189> of
the words <0561> of truth <0571>; that thou mightest answer
<7725> the words <0561> of truth <0571> to them that send <7971>
unto thee?



22. Rob <1497> not the poor <1800>, because < 3588> he [is] poor
<1800>: neither <3808> oppress <1792> the afflicted <6041> in
the gate <8179>:



23 For the LORD <3068> will plead <7378> their cause <7379>,
and spoil <6906> the soul <5315> of those that spoiled <6906>
them.



24. Make no <0408> friendship <7462> with an angry <0639> man
<1167>; and with a furious <2534> man <0376> thou shalt not go
<0935>:



25 Lest <6435> thou learn <0502> his ways < 0734>, and get
<3947> a snare <4170> to thy soul <5315>.



26. Be not thou [one] of them that strike <8628> hands < 3709>,
[or] of them that are sureties <6148> for debts <4859> .



27 If <0518> thou hast nothing <0369> to pay < 7999>, why <4100>
should he take <3947> away thy bed <4904> from under <8478> thee?



28. Remove <5253> not the ancient <5769> landmark <1366>, which
<0834> thy fathers <1> have set <6213>.



29. Seest <2372> thou a man <0376> diligent < 4106> in his
business <4399>? he shall stand <3320> before < 6440> kings
<4428>; he shall not stand <3320> before <6440> mean <2823>
[men].



Proverbs 23



1. When <3588> thou sittest <3427> to eat < 3898> with a ruler
<4910>, consider <0995> diligently what [is] before <6440> thee:



2 And put <7760> a knife <7915> to thy throat < 3930>, if <0518>
thou [be] a man <1167> given <1167> to appetite < 5315>.



3 Be not desirous <0183> of his dainties <4303>: for they [are]
deceitful <3577> meat <3899>.



4. Labour <3021> not to be rich <6238>: cease < 2308> from thine
own wisdom <0998>.



5 Wilt thou set <5774> thine eyes <5869> upon that which is
not? for [riches] certainly make <6213> themselves wings <3671>;
they fly <5774> away as an eagle <5404> toward heaven <8064>.



6. Eat <3898> thou not the bread <3899> of [him that hath] an
evil <7451> eye <5869>, neither <0408> desire <0183> thou his
dainty <4303> meats:



7 For as he thinketh <8176> in his heart <5315>, so <3651> [is]
he: Eat <0398> and drink <8354>, saith <0559> he to thee; but
his heart <3820> [is] not with thee.



8 The morsel <6595> [which] thou hast eaten <0398> shalt thou
vomit <6958> up, and lose <7843> thy sweet < 5273> words <1697>.



9. Speak <1696> not in the ears <0241> of a fool < 3684>: for he
will despise <0936> the wisdom <7922> of thy words <4405>.



10. Remove <5253> not the old <5769> landmark < 1366>; and enter
<0935> not into the fields <7704> of the fatherless <3490>:



11 For their redeemer <1350> [is] mighty <2389>; he shall plead
<7378> their cause <7379> with thee.



12. Apply <0935> thine heart <3820> unto instruction <4148>,
and thine ears <0241> to the words <0561> of knowledge <1847>.



13 Withhold <4513> not correction <4148> from the child <5288>:
for [if] thou beatest <5221> him with the rod <7626>, he shall
not die <4191>.



14 Thou shalt beat <5221> him with the rod <7626>, and shalt
deliver <5337> his soul <5315> from hell <7585>.



15 My son <1121>, if <0518> thine heart <3820> be wise <2449>,
my heart <3820> shall rejoice <8055>, even < 1571> mine <0589>.



16 Yea, my reins <3629> shall rejoice <5937>, when thy lips
<8193> speak <1696> right <4339> things.



17. Let not thine heart <3820> envy <7065> sinners <2400>: but
[be thou] in the fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> all <3605> the
day <3117> long.



18 For surely there is an end <0319>; and thine expectation
<8615> shall not be cut <3772> off.



19. Hear <8085> thou, my son <1121>, and be wise < 2449>, and
guide <0833> thine heart <3820> in the way < 1870>.



20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous <2151> eaters <2151>
of flesh <1320>:



21 For the drunkard <5435> and the glutton <2151> shall come to
poverty <3423>: and drowsiness <5124> shall clothe <3847> [a
man] with rags <7168>.



22 Hearken <8085> unto thy father <1> that begat < 3205> thee,
and despise <0936> not thy mother <0517> when < 3588> she is old
<2204>.



23 Buy <7069> the truth <0571>, and sell <4376> [it] not;
[also] wisdom <2451>, and instruction <4148>, and understanding
<0998>.



24 The father <1> of the righteous <6662> shall greatly rejoice
<1523>: and he that begetteth <3205> a wise < 2450> [child] shall
have joy <8056> of him.



25 Thy father <1> and thy mother <0517> shall be glad <8056>,
and she that bare <3205> thee shall rejoice <1523>.



26 My son <1121>, give <5414> me thine heart < 3820>, and let
thine eyes <5869> observe <5341> my ways <1870>.



27 For a whore <2181> [is] a deep <6013> ditch < 7745>; and a
strange <5237> woman [is] a narrow <6862> pit < 0875>.



28 She also <0637> lieth in wait <0693> as [for] a prey <2863>,
and increaseth <3254> the transgressors <0898> among men <0120>.



29. Who <4310> hath woe <0188>? who <4310> hath sorrow <17>?
who <4310> hath contentions <4079>? who <4310> hath babbling
<7879>? who <4310> hath wounds <6482> without <2600> cause
<2600>? who <4310> hath redness <2498> of eyes <5869>?



30 They that tarry <0309> long at <5921> the wine <3196>; they
that go <0935> to seek <2713> mixed <4469> wine <4469>.



31 Look <7200> not thou upon the wine <3196> when <3588> it is
red <0119>, when <3588> it giveth <5414> his colour <5869> in
the cup <3599>, [when] it moveth <1980> itself aright <4339>.



32 At the last <0319> it biteth <5391> like a serpent <5175>,
and stingeth <6567> like an adder <6848>.



33 Thine eyes <5869> shall behold <7200> strange < 2114> women,
and thine heart <3820> shall utter <1696> perverse <8419> things.



34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth <7901> down < 7901> in
the midst <3820> of the sea <3220>, or as he that lieth <7901>
upon the top <7218> of a mast <2260>.



35 They have stricken <5221> me, [shalt thou say < 0559>, and] I
was not sick <2470>; they have beaten <1986> me, [and] I felt
<3045> [it] not: when <4970> shall I awake < 6974>? I will seek
<1245> it yet again <5750>.



Proverbs 24



1. Be not thou envious <7065> against evil <7451> men <0582>,
neither <0408> desire <0183> to be with them.



2 For their heart <3820> studieth <1897> destruction <7701>,
and their lips <8193> talk <1696> of mischief < 5999>.



3. Through wisdom <2451> is an house <1004> builded <1129>; and
by understanding <8394> it is established <3559>:



4 And by knowledge <1847> shall the chambers <2315> be filled
<4390> with all <3605> precious <3368> and pleasant <5273>
riches <1952>.



5 A wise <2450> man <1397> [is] strong <5797>; yea, a man
<0376> of knowledge <1847> increaseth <0553> strength <3581>.



6 For by wise counsel <8458> thou shalt make thy war < 4421>:
and in multitude <7230> of counsellors <3289> [there is] safety
<8668>.



7. Wisdom <2454> [is] too high <7311> for a fool < 0191>: he
openeth <6605> not his mouth <6310> in the gate < 8179>.



8 He that deviseth <2803> to do evil <7489> shall be called
<7121> a mischievous <4209> person <1167>.



9 The thought <2154> of foolishness <0200> [is] sin <2403>: and
the scorner <3887> [is] an abomination <8441> to men <0120>.



10. [If] thou faint <7503> in the day <3117> of adversity
<6869>, thy strength <3581> [is] small <6862>.



11. If thou forbear <2820> to deliver <5337> [them that are]
drawn <3947> unto death <4194>, and [those that are] ready
<4131> to be slain <2027>;



12 If <3588> thou sayest <0559>, Behold <2005>, we knew <3045>
it not; doth not he that pondereth <8505> the heart < 3820>
consider <0995> [it]? and he that keepeth <5341> thy soul <5315>,
doth [not] he know <3045> [it]? and shall [not] he render
<7725> to [every] man <0120> according to his works <6467>?



13. My son <1121>, eat <0398> thou honey <1706> , because <3588>
[it is] good <2896>; and the honeycomb <5317>, [which is] sweet
<4966> to thy taste <2441>:



14 So <3651> [shall] the knowledge <3045> of wisdom <2451> [be]
unto thy soul <5315>: when <0518> thou hast found < 4672> [it],
then there shall be a reward <0319>, and thy expectation <8615>
shall not be cut <3772> off.



15. Lay not wait <0693>, O wicked <7563> [man < 0376>], against
the dwelling <5116> of the righteous <6662>; spoil <7703> not
his resting <7258> place:



16 For a just <6662> [man] falleth <5307> seven < 7651> times,
and riseth <6965> up again: but the wicked <7563> shall fall
<3782> into mischief <7451>.



17. Rejoice <8055> not when thine enemy <0341> falleth <5307>,
and let not thine heart <3820> be glad <1523> when he stumbleth
<3782>:



18 Lest <6435> the LORD <3068> see <7200> [it], and it
displease him, and he turn <7725> away his wrath < 0639> from him.



19. Fret <2734> not thyself because of evil <7489> [men],
neither <0408> be thou envious <7065> at the wicked <7563>;



20 For there shall be no <3808> reward <0319> to the evil
<7451> [man]; the candle <5216> of the wicked < 7563> shall be
put <1846> out.



21. My son <1121>, fear <3372> thou the LORD < 3068> and the
king <4428>: [and] meddle <6148> not with them that are given to
change <8138>:



22 For their calamity <0343> shall rise <6965> suddenly <6597>;
and who <4310> knoweth <3045> the ruin <6365> of them both
<8147>?



23. These <0428> [things] also <1571> [belong] to the wise
<2450>. [It is] not good <2896> to have respect < 5234> of
persons <6440> in judgment <4941>.



24 He that saith <0559> unto the wicked <7563>, Thou [art]
righteous <6662>; him shall the people <5971> curse <5344>,
nations <3816> shall abhor <2194> him:



25 But to them that rebuke <3198> [him] shall be delight <5276>,
and a good <2896> blessing <1293> shall come < 0935> upon them.



26 [Every man] shall kiss <5401> [his] lips <8193> that giveth
a right <5228> answer <1697>.



27. Prepare <3559> thy work <4399> without < 2351>, and make it
fit <6257> for thyself in the field <7704>; and afterwards
<0310> build <1129> thine house <1004>.



28. Be not a witness <5707> against thy neighbour < 7453>
without <2600> cause <2600>; and deceive <6601> [not] with thy
lips <8193>.



29 Say <0559> not, I will do <6213> so <3651> to him as he hath
done <6213> to me: I will render <7725> to the man <0376>
according to his work <6467>.



30. I went <5674> by the field <7704> of the slothful <6102>,
and by the vineyard <3754> of the man <0120> void < 2638> of
understanding <3820>;



31 And, lo <2009>, it was all <3605> grown < 5927> over <5927>
with thorns <7063>, [and] nettles <2738> had covered <3680> the
face <6440> thereof, and the stone <68> wall < 1444> thereof was
broken <2040> down <2040>.



32 Then I saw <2372>, [and] considered [it] well < 3190>: I
looked <7200> upon [it, and] received <3947> instruction <4148>.



33 [Yet] a little <4592> sleep <8142>, a little < 4592> slumber
<8572>, a little <4592> folding <2264> of the hands <3027> to
sleep <7901>:



34 So shall thy poverty <7389> come <0935> [as] one that
travelleth <1980>; and thy want <4270> as an armed <4043> man
<0376>.



Proverbs 25



1. These <0428> [are] also <1571> proverbs < 4912> of Solomon
<8010>, which <0834> the men <0582> of Hezekiah <2396> king
<4428> of Judah <3063> copied <6275> out.



2. [It is] the glory <3519> of God <0430> to conceal <5641> a
thing <1697>: but the honour <3519> of kings < 4428> [is] to
search <2713> out a matter <1697>.



3 The heaven <8064> for height <7312>, and the earth <0776> for
depth <6012>, and the heart <3820> of kings < 4428> [is]
unsearchable.



4. Take <1898> away <1898> the dross <5509> from the silver
<3701>, and there shall come <3318> forth <3318> a vessel <3627>
for the finer <6884>.



5 Take <1898> away <1898> the wicked <7563> [from] before
<6440> the king <4428>, and his throne <3678> shall be
established <3559> in righteousness <6664>.



6. Put <1921> not forth <1921> thyself in the presence <6440>
of the king <4428>, and stand <5975> not in the place <4725> of
great <1419> [men]:



7 For better <2896> [it is] that it be said <0559> unto thee,
Come <5927> up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower
<8213> in the presence <6440> of the prince < 5081> whom <0834>
thine eyes <5869> have seen <7200>.



8. Go <3318> not forth <3318> hastily <4118> to strive <7378>,
lest <6435> [thou know not] what <4100> to do < 6213> in the end
<0319> thereof, when thy neighbour <7453> hath put thee to shame
<3637>.



9 Debate <7378> thy cause <7379> with thy neighbour <7453>
[himself]; and discover <1540> not a secret <5475> to another
<0312>:



10 Lest <6435> he that heareth <8085> [it] put thee to shame
<2616>, and thine infamy <1681> turn <7725> not away.



11. A word <1697> fitly spoken <1696> [is like] apples <8598>
of gold <2091> in pictures <4906> of silver < 3701>.



12 [As] an earring <5141> of gold <2091>, and an ornament
<2481> of fine gold <3800>, [so is] a wise < 2450> reprover
<3198> upon an obedient <8085> ear <0241>.



13. As the cold <6793> of snow <7950> in the time <3117> of
harvest <7105>, [so is] a faithful <0539> messenger <6735> to
them that send <7971> him: for he refresheth <7725> the soul
<5315> of his masters <0113>.



14. Whoso boasteth <1984> himself of a false <8267> gift <4991>
[is like] clouds <5387> and wind <7307> without < 0369> rain
<1653>.



15. By long <0753> forbearing <0639> is a prince < 7101>
persuaded <6601>, and a soft <7390> tongue < 3956> breaketh
<7665> the bone <1634>.



16. Hast thou found <4672> honey <1706>? eat < 0398> so much
<1767> as is sufficient <1767> for thee, lest < 6435> thou be
filled <7646> therewith, and vomit <6958> it.



17. Withdraw <3365> thy foot <7272> from thy neighbour's <7453>
house <1004>; lest <6435> he be weary <7646> of thee, and [so]
hate <8130> thee.



18. A man <0376> that beareth <6030> false < 8267> witness
<5707> against his neighbour <7453> [is] a maul < 4650>, and a
sword <2719>, and a sharp <8150> arrow <2671>.



19. Confidence <4009> in an unfaithful <0898> man in time
<3117> of trouble <6869> [is like] a broken < 7465> tooth <8127>,
and a foot <7272> out of joint <4154>.



20. [As] he that taketh <5710> away <5710> a garment <0899> in
cold <7135> weather <3117>, [and as] vinegar < 2558> upon nitre
<5427>, so [is] he that singeth <7891> songs < 7892> to an heavy
<7451> heart <3820>.



21. If <0518> thine enemy <8130> be hungry < 7456>, give him
bread <3899> to eat <0398>; and if <0518> he be thirsty <6771>,
give him water <4325> to drink <8248>:



22 For thou shalt heap <2846> coals <1513> of fire upon his
head <7218>, and the LORD <3068> shall reward < 7999> thee.



23. The north <6828> wind <7307> driveth <2342> away rain
<1653>: so [doth] an angry <2194> countenance < 6440> a
backbiting <5643> tongue <3956>.



24. [It is] better <2896> to dwell <3427> in the corner <6438>
of the housetop <1406>, than with a brawling <4090> woman <0802>
and in a wide <2267> house <1004>.



25. [As] cold <7119> waters <4325> to a thirsty soul <5315>, so
[is] good <2896> news <8052> from a far <4801> country <0776>.



26. A righteous <6662> man falling <4131> down before <6440>
the wicked <7563> [is as] a troubled <7515> fountain <4599>, and
a corrupt <7843> spring <4726>.



27. [It is] not good <2896> to eat <0398> much < 7235> honey
<1706>: so [for men] to search <2714> their own glory <3519> [is
not] glory <3519>.



28. He that [hath] no <0369> rule <4623> over his own spirit
<7307> [is like] a city <5892> [that is] broken < 6555> down,
[and] without <0369> walls <2346>.



Proverbs 26



1. As snow <7950> in summer <7019>, and as rain < 4306> in
harvest <7105>, so <3651> honour <3519> is not seemly <5000> for
a fool <3684>.



2. As the bird <6833> by wandering <5110>, as the swallow
<1866> by flying <5774>, so <3651> the curse <7045> causeless
<2600> shall not come <0935>.



3. A whip <7752> for the horse <5483>, a bridle < 4964> for the
ass <2543>, and a rod <7626> for the fool's < 3684> back <1458>.



4. Answer <6030> not a fool <3684> according to his folly
<0200>, lest <6435> thou also <1571> be like <7737> unto him.



5 Answer <6030> a fool <3684> according to his folly <0200>,
lest <6435> he be wise <2450> in his own conceit < 5869>.



6. He that sendeth <7971> a message <1697> by the hand <3027>
of a fool <3684> cutteth <7096> off the feet < 7272>, [and]
drinketh <8354> damage <2555>.



7 The legs <7785> of the lame <6455> are not equal <1809>: so
[is] a parable <4912> in the mouth <6310> of fools <3684>.



8 As he that bindeth <6887> a stone <68> in a sling <4773>, so
<3651> [is] he that giveth <5414> honour <3519> to a fool <3684>.



9 [As] a thorn <2336> goeth <5927> up into the hand <3027> of a
drunkard <7910>, so [is] a parable <4912> in the mouth <6310> of
fools <3684>.



10. The great <7227> [God] that formed <2342> all <3605>
[things] both rewardeth <7936> the fool <3684>, and rewardeth
<7936> transgressors <5674>.



11. As a dog <3611> returneth <7725> to his vomit <6892>, [so]
a fool <3684> returneth <8138> to his folly < 0200>.



12. Seest <7200> thou a man <0376> wise <2450> in his own
conceit <5869>? [there is] more hope <8615> of a fool <3684>
than of him.



13. The slothful <6102> [man] saith <0559>, [There is] a lion
<0738> in the way <1870>; a lion <0738> [is] in the streets
<7339>.



14. [As] the door <1817> turneth <5437> upon his hinges <6735>,
so [doth] the slothful <6102> upon his bed <4296>.



15. The slothful <6102> hideth <2934> his hand < 3027> in [his]
bosom <6747>; it grieveth <3811> him to bring < 7725> it again
<7725> to his mouth <6310>.



16. The sluggard <6102> [is] wiser <2450> in his own conceit
<5869> than seven <7651> men that can render < 7725> a reason
<2940>.



17. He that passeth <5674> by, [and] meddleth <5674> with
strife <7379> [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh
<2388> a dog <3611> by the ears <0241>.



18. As a mad <3856> [man] who casteth <3384> firebrands <2131>,
arrows <2671>, and death <4194>,



19 So <3651> [is] the man <0376> [that] deceiveth <7411> his
neighbour <7453>, and saith <0559>, Am not I in sport <7832>?



20. Where <0657> no <0657> wood <6086> is, [there] the fire
<0784> goeth <3518> out: so where [there is] no < 0369>
talebearer <5372>, the strife <4066> ceaseth < 8367>.



21 [As] coals <6352> [are] to burning <1513> coals <1513>, and
wood <6086> to fire <0784>; so [is] a contentious < 4066> man
<0376> to kindle <2787> strife <7379>.



22 The words <1697> of a talebearer <5372> [are] as wounds
<3859>, and they go <3381> down <3381> into the innermost <2315>
parts of the belly <0990>.



23. Burning <1814> lips <8193> and a wicked < 7451> heart <3820>
[are like] a potsherd <2789> covered <6823> with silver <3701>
dross <5509>.



24. He that hateth <8130> dissembleth <5234> with his lips
<8193>, and layeth <7896> up deceit <4820> within <7130> him;



25 When <3588> he speaketh <6963> fair <2603>, believe <0539>
him not: for [there are] seven <7651> abominations < 8441> in his
heart <3820>.



26 [Whose] hatred <8135> is covered <3680> by deceit <4860>,
his wickedness <7451> shall be shewed <1540> before the [whole]
congregation <6951>.



27. Whoso diggeth <3738> a pit <7845> shall fall < 5307> therein:
and he that rolleth <1556> a stone <68>, it will return <7725>
upon him.



28. A lying <8267> tongue <3956> hateth <8130> [those that are]
afflicted <1790> by it; and a flattering <2509> mouth <6310>
worketh <6213> ruin <4072>.



Proverbs 27



1. Boast <1984> not thyself of to morrow <4279>; for thou
knowest <3045> not what <4100> a day <3117> may bring <3205>
forth <3205>.



2. Let another <2114> man praise <1984> thee, and not thine own
mouth <6310>; a stranger <5237>, and not thine own lips <8193>.



3. A stone <68> [is] heavy <3514>, and the sand < 2344> weighty
<5192>; but a fool's <0191> wrath <3708> [is] heavier <3513>
than them both <8147>.



4 Wrath <2534> [is] cruel <0395>, and anger < 0639> [is]
outrageous <7858>; but who <4310> [is] able to stand <5975>
before <6440> envy <7068>?



5. Open <1540> rebuke <8433> [is] better <2896> than secret
<5641> love <0160>.



6 Faithful <0539> [are] the wounds <6482> of a friend <0157>;
but the kisses <5390> of an enemy <8130> [are] deceitful <6280>.



7. The full <7646> soul <5315> loatheth <0947> an honeycomb
<5317>; but to the hungry <7456> soul <5315> every <3605> bitter
<4751> thing is sweet <4966>.



8. As a bird <6833> that wandereth <5074> from her nest <7064>,
so <3651> [is] a man <0376> that wandereth < 5074> from his place
<4725>.



9. Ointment <8081> and perfume <7004> rejoice < 8055> the heart
<3820>: so [doth] the sweetness <4986> of a man's friend <7453>
by hearty <5315> counsel <6098>.



10 Thine own friend <7453>, and thy father's <1> friend <7453>,
forsake <5800> not; neither <0408> go <0935> into thy brother's
<0251> house <1004> in the day <3117> of thy calamity <0343>:
[for] better <2896> [is] a neighbour <7934> [that is] near
<7138> than a brother <0251> far <7350> off.



11. My son <1121>, be wise <2449>, and make my heart <3820>
glad <8056>, that I may answer <1697> him that reproacheth
<2778> me.



12. A prudent <6175> [man] foreseeth <7200> the evil <7451>,
[and] hideth <5641> himself; [but] the simple <6612> pass <5674>
on, [and] are punished <6064>.



13. Take <3947> his garment <0899> that is surety <6148> for a
stranger <2114>, and take <2254> a pledge <2254> of him for a
strange <5237> woman.



14. He that blesseth <1288> his friend <7453> with a loud
<1419> voice <6963>, rising <7925> early < 7925> in the morning
<1242>, it shall be counted <2803> a curse < 7045> to him.



15. A continual <2956> dropping <1812> in a very < 5464> rainy
<5464> day <3117> and a contentious <4066> woman <0802> are
alike <7737>.



16 Whosoever hideth <6845> her hideth <6845> the wind <7307>,
and the ointment <8081> of his right <3225> hand < 3225>, [which]
bewrayeth <7121> [itself].



17. Iron <1270> sharpeneth <2300> iron <1270>; so a man <0376>
sharpeneth <2300> the countenance <6440> of his friend <7453>.



18. Whoso keepeth <5341> the fig <8384> tree shall eat <0398>
the fruit <6529> thereof: so he that waiteth <8104> on his
master <0113> shall be honoured <3513>.



19. As in water <4325> face <6440> [answereth] to face <6440>,
so <3651> the heart <3820> of man <0120> to man <0120>.



20. Hell <7585> and destruction <10> are never < 3808> full
<7646>; so the eyes <5869> of man <0120> are never <3808>
satisfied <7646>.



21. [As] the fining <4715> pot <4715> for silver < 3701>, and
the furnace <3564> for gold <2091>; so [is] a man < 0376> to his
praise <4110>.



22. Though <0518> thou shouldest bray <3806> a fool <0191> in a
mortar <4388> among <8432> wheat <7383> with a pestle <5940>,
[yet] will not his foolishness <0200> depart <5493> from him.



23. Be thou diligent to know <3045> the state <6440> of thy
flocks <6629>, [and] look <7896> well to thy herds <5739>.



24 For riches <2633> [are] not for ever <5769>: and doth the
crown <5145> [endure] to every generation <1755>?



25 The hay <2682> appeareth <1540>, and the tender grass <1877>
sheweth <7200> itself, and herbs <6212> of the mountains <2022>
are gathered <0622>.



26 The lambs <3532> [are] for thy clothing <3830>, and the
goats <6260> [are] the price <4242> of the field < 7704>.



27 And [thou shalt have] goats <5795>' milk <2461> enough
<1767> for thy food <3899>, for the food <3899> of thy household
<1004>, and [for] the maintenance <2416> for thy maidens <5291>.



Proverbs 28



1. The wicked <7563> flee <5127> when no <0369> man pursueth
<7291>: but the righteous <6662> are bold <0982> as a lion
<3715>.



2. For the transgression <6588> of a land <0776> many <7227>
[are] the princes <8269> thereof: but by a man <0120> of
understanding <0995> [and] knowledge <3045> the state <3651>
[thereof] shall be prolonged <0748>.



3. A poor <7326> man <1397> that oppresseth < 6231> the poor
<1800> [is like] a sweeping <5502> rain <4306> which leaveth no
<0369> food <3899>.



4. They that forsake <5800> the law <8451> praise <1984> the
wicked <7563>: but such as keep <8104> the law < 8451> contend
<1624> with them.



5. Evil <7451> men <0582> understand <0995> not judgment <4941>:
but they that seek <1245> the LORD <3068> understand <0995> all
<3605> [things].



6. Better <2896> [is] the poor <1800> that walketh <1980> in
his uprightness <8537>, than [he that is] perverse < 6141> [in
his] ways <1870>, though he [be] rich <6223>.



7. Whoso keepeth <5341> the law <8451> [is] a wise <0995> son
<1121>: but he that is a companion <7462> of riotous <2151>
[men] shameth <3637> his father <1>.



8. He that by usury <5392> and unjust <8636> gain <8636>
increaseth <7235> his substance <1952>, he shall gather <6908>
it for him that will pity <2603> the poor <1800>.



9. He that turneth <5493> away his ear <0241> from hearing
<8085> the law <8451>, even <1571> his prayer <8605> [shall be]
abomination <8441>.



10. Whoso causeth the righteous <3477> to go <7686> astray
<7686> in an evil <7451> way <1870>, he shall fall <5307>
himself <1931> into his own pit <7816>: but the upright <8549>
shall have good <2896> [things] in possession <5157>.



11. The rich <6223> man <0376> [is] wise <2450> in his own
conceit <5869>; but the poor <1800> that hath understanding
<0995> searcheth <2713> him out.



12. When righteous <6662> [men] do rejoice <5970>, [there is]
great <7227> glory <8597>: but when the wicked < 7563> rise
<6965>, a man <0120> is hidden <2664>.



13. He that covereth <3680> his sins <6588> shall not prosper
<6743>: but whoso confesseth <3034> and forsaketh < 5800> [them]
shall have mercy <7355>.



14. Happy <0835> [is] the man <0120> that feareth <6342> alway
<8548>: but he that hardeneth <7185> his heart < 3820> shall fall
<5307> into mischief <7451>.



15. [As] a roaring <5098> lion <0739>, and a ranging <8264>
bear <1677>; [so is] a wicked <7563> ruler < 4910> over <5921>
the poor <1800> people <5971>.



16. The prince <5057> that wanteth <2638> understanding <8394>
[is] also a great <7227> oppressor <4642>: [but] he that hateth
<8130> covetousness <1215> shall prolong <0748> [his] days
<3117>.



17. A man <0120> that doeth violence <6231> to the blood <1818>
of [any] person <5315> shall flee <5127> to the pit <0953>; let
no <0408> man <0376> stay <8551> him.



18. Whoso walketh <1980> uprightly <8549> shall be saved <3467>:
but [he that is] perverse <6140> [in his] ways <1870> shall
fall <5307> at once <0259>.



19. He that tilleth <5647> his land <0127> shall have plenty
<7646> of bread <3899>: but he that followeth < 7291> after vain
<7386> [persons] shall have poverty <7389> enough < 7644>.



20. A faithful <0530> man <0376> shall abound with blessings
<1293>: but he that maketh haste <0213> to be rich <6238> shall
not be innocent <5352>.



21. To have respect <5234> of persons <6440> [is] not good
<2896>: for for a piece <6595> of bread <3899> [that] man <1397>
will transgress <6586>.



22. He that hasteth <0926> to be rich <1952> [hath] an evil
<7451> eye <5869>, and considereth <3045> not that poverty
<2639> shall come <0935> upon him.



23. He that rebuketh <3198> a man <0120> afterwards <0310>
shall find <4672> more favour <2580> than he that flattereth
<2505> with the tongue <3956>.



24. Whoso robbeth <1497> his father <1> or his mother <0517>,
and saith <0559>, [It is] no <0369> transgression < 6588>; the
same <1931> [is] the companion <2270> of a destroyer <7843>.



25. He that is of a proud <7342> heart <5315> stirreth <1624>
up strife <4066>: but he that putteth his trust <0982> in the
LORD <3068> shall be made fat <1878>.



26. He that trusteth <0982> in his own heart <3820> is a fool
<3684>: but whoso walketh <1980> wisely <2451>, he shall be
delivered <4422>.



27. He that giveth <5414> unto the poor <7326> shall not lack
<4270>: but he that hideth <5956> his eyes < 5869> shall have
many <7227> a curse <3994>.



28. When the wicked <7563> rise <6965>, men < 0120> hide <5641>
themselves: but when they perish <6>, the righteous < 6662>
increase <7235>.



Proverbs 29



1. He, that being often reproved <8433> hardeneth < 7185> [his]
neck <6203>, shall suddenly <6621> be destroyed < 7665>, and that
without <0369> remedy <4832>.



2. When the righteous <6662> are in authority <7235>, the
people <5971> rejoice <8055>: but when the wicked < 7563> beareth
<4910> rule <4910>, the people <5971> mourn < 0584>.



3. Whoso loveth <0157> wisdom <2451> rejoiceth < 8055> his
father <1>: but he that keepeth company <7462> with harlots
<2181> spendeth <6> [his] substance <1952>.



4. The king <4428> by judgment <4941> establisheth <5975> the
land <0776>: but he that receiveth gifts <8641> overthroweth
<2040> it.



5. A man <1397> that flattereth <2505> his neighbour <7453>
spreadeth <6566> a net <7568> for his feet < 6471>.



6. In the transgression <6588> of an evil <7451> man <0376>
[there is] a snare <4170>: but the righteous <6662> doth sing
<7442> and rejoice <8055>.



7. The righteous <6662> considereth <3045> the cause <1779> of
the poor <1800>: [but] the wicked <7563> regardeth <0995> not to
know <1847> [it].



8. Scornful <3944> men <0582> bring <6315> a city <7151> into a
snare <6315>: but wise <2450> [men] turn <7725> away wrath
<0639>.



9. [If] a wise <2450> man <0376> contendeth < 8199> with a
foolish <0191> man <0376>, whether <0518> he rage <7264> or
laugh <7832>, [there is] no <0369> rest <5183>.



10. The bloodthirsty hate <8130> the upright <8535>: but the
just <3477> seek <1245> his soul <5315>.



11. A fool <3684> uttereth <3318> all <3605> his mind <7307>:
but a wise <2450> [man] keepeth <7623> it in till afterwards
<0268>.



12. If a ruler <4910> hearken <7181> to lies, all <3605> his
servants <8334> [are] wicked <7563>.



13. The poor <7326> and the deceitful <8501> man < 0376> meet
<6298> together: the LORD <3068> lighteneth < 0215> both <8147>
their eyes <5869>.



14. The king <4428> that faithfully <0571> judgeth <8199> the
poor <1800>, his throne <3678> shall be established <3559> for
ever <5703>.



15. The rod <7626> and reproof <8433> give < 5414> wisdom <2451>:
but a child <5288> left <7971> [to himself] bringeth his mother
<0517> to shame <0954>.



16. When the wicked <7563> are multiplied <7235>, transgression
<6588> increaseth <7235>: but the righteous < 6662> shall see
<7200> their fall <4658>.



17. Correct <3256> thy son <1121>, and he shall give thee rest
<5117>; yea, he shall give <5414> delight <4574> unto thy soul
<5315>.



18. Where [there is] no <0369> vision <2377>, the people <5971>
perish <6544>: but he that keepeth <8104> the law < 8451>, happy
<0835> [is] he.



19. A servant <5650> will not be corrected <3256> by words
<1697>: for though he understand <0995> he will not answer
<4617>.



20. Seest <2372> thou a man <0376> [that is] hasty <0213> in
his words <1697>? [there is] more hope <8615> of a fool <3684>
than of him.



21. He that delicately <6445> bringeth <6445> up his servant
<5650> from a child <5290> shall have him become < 1961> [his]
son <4497> at the length <0319>.



22. An angry <0639> man <0376> stirreth <1624> up strife <4066>,
and a furious <2534> man <1167> aboundeth in transgression
<6588>.



23. A man's <0120> pride <1346> shall bring < 8213> him low
<8213>: but honour <3519> shall uphold <8551> the humble <8217>
in spirit <7307>.



24. Whoso is partner <2505> with a thief <1590> hateth <8130>
his own soul <5315>: he heareth <8085> cursing < 0423>, and
bewrayeth <5046> [it] not.



25. The fear <2731> of man <0120> bringeth < 5414> a snare
<4170>: but whoso putteth his trust <0982> in the LORD <3068>
shall be safe <7682>.



26. Many <7227> seek <1245> the ruler's <4910> favour <6440>;
but [every] man's <0376> judgment <4941> [cometh] from the LORD
<3068>.



27. An unjust <5766> man <0376> [is] an abomination <8441> to
the just <6662>: and [he that is] upright <3477> in the way
<1870> [is] abomination <8441> to the wicked < 7563>.



Proverbs 30



1. The words <1697> of Agur <94> the son <1121> of Jakeh <3348>,
[even] the prophecy <4853>: the man <1397> spake < 5002> unto
Ithiel <0384>, even unto Ithiel <0384> and Ucal < 0401>,



2 Surely <3588> I [am] more brutish <1197> than [any] man
<0376>, and have not the understanding <0998> of a man <0120>.



3 I neither <3808> learned <3925> wisdom <2451> , nor have
<3045> the knowledge <1847> of the holy <6918>.



4 Who <4310> hath ascended <5927> up into heaven < 8064>, or
descended <3381>? who <4310> hath gathered < 0622> the wind
<7307> in his fists <2651>? who <4310> hath bound <6887> the
waters <4325> in a garment <8071>? who <4310> hath established
<6965> all <3605> the ends <0657> of the earth <0776>? what
<4100> [is] his name <8034>, and what <4100> [is] his son's
<1121> name <8034>, if thou canst tell <3045>?



5 Every <3605> word <0565> of God <0433> [is] pure <6884>: he
[is] a shield <4043> unto them that put their trust < 2620> in
him.



6 Add <3254> thou not unto his words <1697>, lest <6435> he
reprove <3198> thee, and thou be found a liar <3576>.



7. Two <8147> [things] have I required <7592> of thee; deny
<4513> me [them] not before <2962> I die <4191>:



8 Remove <7368> far <7369> from me vanity < 7723> and lies: give
<5414> me neither <0408> poverty <7389> nor riches <6239>; feed
<2963> me with food <3899> convenient <2706> for me:



9 Lest <6435> I be full <7646>, and deny <3584> [thee], and say
<0559>, Who <4310> [is] the LORD <3068>? or lest <6435> I be
poor <3423>, and steal <1589>, and take <8610> the name <8034>
of my God <0430> [in vain].



10. Accuse <3960> not a servant <5650> unto his master <0113>,
lest <6435> he curse <7043> thee, and thou be found guilty
<0816>.



11 [There is] a generation <1755> [that] curseth < 7043> their
father <1>, and doth not bless <1288> their mother <0517>.



12 [There is] a generation <1755> [that are] pure < 2889> in
their own eyes <5869>, and [yet] is not washed <7364> from their
filthiness <6675>.



13 [There is] a generation <1755>, O how <4100> lofty <7311>
are their eyes <5869>! and their eyelids <6079> are lifted
<5375> up.



14 [There is] a generation <1755>, whose teeth <8127> [are as]
swords <2719>, and their jaw <4973> teeth <4973> [as] knives
<3979>, to devour <0398> the poor <6041> from off the earth
<0776>, and the needy <34> from [among] men < 0120>.



15. The horseleach <5936> hath two <8147> daughters <1121>,
[crying], Give <3051>, give <3051>. There are three <7969>
[things that] are never <3808> satisfied <7646>, [yea], four
<0702> [things] say <0559> not, [It is] enough < 1952>:



16 The grave <7585>; and the barren <6115> womb < 7356>; the
earth <0776> [that] is not filled <7646> with water <4325>; and
the fire <0784> [that] saith <0559> not, [It is] enough <1952>.



17 The eye <5869> [that] mocketh <3932> at [his] father <1>,
and despiseth <0936> to obey <3349> [his] mother < 0517>, the
ravens <6158> of the valley <5158> shall pick < 5365> it out, and
the young <1121> eagles <5404> shall eat <0398> it.



18. There be three <7969> [things which] are too wonderful
<6381> for me, yea, four <0702> which <0834> I know <3045> not:



19 The way <1870> of an eagle <5404> in the air < 8064>; the way
<1870> of a serpent <5175> upon a rock <6697>; the way <1870> of
a ship <0591> in the midst <3820> of the sea < 3220>; and the way
<1870> of a man <1397> with a maid <5959>.



20 Such <3651> [is] the way <1870> of an adulterous <5003>
woman <0802>; she eateth <0398>, and wipeth < 4229> her mouth
<6310>, and saith <0559>, I have done <0466> no <3808>
wickedness <0205>.



21 For three <7969> [things] the earth <0776> is disquieted
<7264>, and for four <0702> [which] it cannot bear <5375>:



22 For a servant <5650> when <3588> he reigneth < 4427>; and a
fool <5030> when <3588> he is filled <7646> with meat <3899>;



23 For an odious <8130> [woman] when <3588> she is married
<1166>; and an handmaid <8198> that is heir < 3423> to her
mistress <1404>.



24. There be four <0702> [things which are] little < 6996> upon
the earth <0776>, but they [are] exceeding wise <2450> :



25 The ants <5244> [are] a people <5971> not strong <5794>, yet
they prepare <3559> their meat <3899> in the summer <7019>;



26 The conies <8226> [are but] a feeble <3808> folk <5971>, yet
make <7760> they their houses in the rocks <5553>;



27 The locusts <0697> have no <0369> king < 4428>, yet go <3318>
they forth <3318> all <3605> of them by bands < 2683>;



28 The spider <8079> taketh <8610> hold <8610> with her hands
<3027>, and is in kings <4428>' palaces <1964>.



29. There be three <7969> [things] which go <6806> well <3190>,
yea, four <0702> are comely <3190> in going < 3212>:



30 A lion <3918> [which is] strongest <1368> among beasts
<0929>, and turneth <7725> not away for any < 3605>;



31 A greyhound; an he goat <8495> also <0176>; and a king
<4428>, against <5973> whom <5973> [there is] no <0510> rising
<0510> up.



32 If <0518> thou hast done foolishly <5034> in lifting <5375>
up thyself, or if <0518> thou hast thought <2161> evil, [lay]
thine hand <3027> upon thy mouth <6310>.



33 Surely <3588> the churning <4330> of milk < 2461> bringeth
<3318> forth <3318> butter <2529>, and the wringing <4330> of
the nose <0639> bringeth <3318> forth <3318> blood <1818>: so
the forcing <4330> of wrath <0639> bringeth < 3318> forth <3318>
strife <7379>.



Proverbs 31



1. The words <1697> of king <4428> Lemuel < 3927>, the prophecy
<4853> that his mother <0517> taught <3256> him.



2 What <4100>, my son <1248>? and what <4100>, the son <1248>
of my womb <0990>? and what <4100>, the son < 1248> of my vows
<5088>?



3 Give <5414> not thy strength <2428> unto women < 0802>, nor
thy ways <1870> to that which destroyeth <4229> kings <4428>.



4 [It is] not for kings <4428>, O Lemuel <3927>, [it is] not
for kings <4428> to drink <8354> wine <3196>; nor <0408> for
princes <7336> strong drink <7941>:



5 Lest <6435> they drink <8354>, and forget < 7911> the law
<2710>, and pervert <8138> the judgment <1779> of any <3605> of
the afflicted <6040>.



6 Give <5414> strong drink <7941> unto him that is ready to
perish <6>, and wine <3196> unto those that be of heavy <4751>
hearts <5315>.



7 Let him drink <8354>, and forget <7911> his poverty <7389>,
and remember <2142> his misery <5999> no <3808> more <5750>.



8 Open <6605> thy mouth <6310> for the dumb < 0483> in the cause
<1779> of all <3605> such as are appointed < 1121> to destruction
<2475>.



9 Open <6605> thy mouth <6310>, judge <8199> righteously <6664>,
and plead <1777> the cause of the poor <6041> and needy <34>.



10. Who <4310> can find <4672> a virtuous < 2428> woman <0802>?
for her price <4377> [is] far <7350> above rubies < 6443>.



11 The heart <3820> of her husband <1167> doth safely trust
<0982> in her, so that he shall have no <3808> need <2637> of
spoil <7998>.



12 She will do <1580> him good <2896> and not evil <7451> all
<3605> the days <3117> of her life <2416>.



13 She seeketh <1875> wool <6785>, and flax < 6593>, and worketh
<6213> willingly <2656> with her hands <3709>.



14 She is like the merchants <5503>' ships <0591>; she bringeth
<0935> her food <3899> from afar <4801>.



15 She riseth <6965> also while it is yet <5750> night <3915>,
and giveth <5414> meat <2964> to her household < 1004>, and a
portion <2706> to her maidens <5291>.



16 She considereth <2161> a field <7704>, and buyeth <3947> it:
with the fruit <6529> of her hands <3709> she planteth <5192> a
vineyard <3754>.



17 She girdeth <2296> her loins <4975> with strength <5797>,
and strengtheneth <0553> her arms <2220>.



18 She perceiveth <2938> that her merchandise <5504> [is] good
<2896>: her candle <5216> goeth <3518> not out by night <3915>.



19 She layeth <7971> her hands <3027> to the spindle <3601>,
and her hands <3709> hold <8551> the distaff < 6418>.



20 She stretcheth <6566> out her hand <3709> to the poor <6041>;
yea, she reacheth <7971> forth <6566> her hands < 3027> to the
needy <34>.



21 She is not afraid <3372> of the snow <7950> for her
household <1004>: for all <3605> her household < 1004> [are]
clothed <3847> with scarlet <8144>.



22 She maketh <6213> herself coverings <4765> of tapestry; her
clothing <3830> [is] silk <8336> and purple < 0713>.



23 Her husband <1167> is known <3045> in the gates <8179>, when
he sitteth <3427> among <5973> the elders <2205> of the land
<0776>.



24 She maketh <6213> fine linen <5466>, and selleth <4376> [it];
and delivereth <5414> girdles <2289> unto the merchant <5503>.



25 Strength <5797> and honour <1926> [are] her clothing <3830>;
and she shall rejoice <7832> in time <3117> to come <0314>.



26 She openeth <6605> her mouth <6310> with wisdom <2451>; and
in her tongue <3956> [is] the law <8451> of kindness <2617>.



27 She looketh <6822> well <6822> to the ways < 1979> of her
household <1004>, and eateth <0398> not the bread < 3899> of
idleness <6104>.



28 Her children <1121> arise <6965> up, and call < 0833> her
blessed <0833>; her husband <1167> [also], and he praiseth
<1984> her.



29 Many <7227> daughters <1121> have done < 6466> virtuously
<2428>, but thou excellest <5927> them all < 3605>.



30 Favour <2580> [is] deceitful <8267>, and beauty <3308> [is]
vain <1892>: [but] a woman <0802> [that] feareth < 3373> the LORD
<3068>, she shall be praised <1984>.



31 Give <5414> her of the fruit <6529> of her hands <3027>; and
let her own works <4639> praise <1984> her in the gates <8179>.













  
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