148:1Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights. 148:2Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts. 148:3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light. 148:4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. 148:5Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created: 148:6And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass. 148:7Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; 148:8Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word; 148:9Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars; 148:10Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl; 148:11Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth; 148:12Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, 148:13Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens. 148:14And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!
149:1Hallelujah! Sing unto Jehovah a new song; [sing] his praise in the congregation of the godly. 149:2Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King. 149:3Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing psalms unto him with the tambour and harp. 149:4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation. 149:5Let the godly exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds. 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand: 149:7To execute vengeance against the nations, [and] punishment among the peoples; 149:8To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 149:9To execute upon them the judgment written. This honour have all his saints. Hallelujah!
150:1Hallelujah! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power. 150:2Praise him in his mighty acts; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness. 150:3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp; 150:4Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe; 150:5Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals. 150:6Let everything that hath breath praise Jah. Hallelujah!
Proverbs
1:1Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: 1:2to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding; 1:3to receive the instruction of wisdom, righteousness and judgment, and equity; 1:4to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 1:5He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels: 1:6to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas. 1:7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction. 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; 1:9for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not. 1:11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; 1:12let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those that go down into the pit; 1:13we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 1:14cast in thy lot among us; we will all have one purse: 1:15my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path; 1:16for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. 1:17For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings. 1:18And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives. 1:19So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors. 1:20Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways; 1:21she calleth in the chief [place] of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words: 1:22How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge? 1:23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words. 1:24Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded; 1:25and ye have rejected all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 1:26I also will laugh in your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh; 1:27when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you: 1:28then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me. 1:29Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah; 1:30they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof: 1:31therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way, and be filled with their own devices. 1:32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish. 1:33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be at rest from fear of evil.
2:1My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee, 2:2so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom [and] thou apply thy heart to understanding; 2:3yea, if thou criest after discernment [and] liftest up thy voice to understanding; 2:4if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures: 2:5then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God. 2:6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding. 2:7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [he] is a shield to them that walk in integrity; 2:8guarding the paths of just judgment and keeping the way of his godly ones. 2:9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity: every good path. 2:10When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, 2:11discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee: 2:12To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things; 2:13[from those] who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 2:14who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of evil; 2:15whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course: 2:16To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words; 2:17who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God; 2:18for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead; 2:19none that go unto her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life: 2:20that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, and keep the paths of the righteous. 2:21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it; 2:22but the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful shall be plucked up out of it.
3:1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments; 3:2for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee. 3:3Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart: 3:4and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 3:5Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence; 3:6in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths. 3:7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: 3:8it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones. 3:9Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase; 3:10so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine. 3:11My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement; 3:12for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 3:13Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. 3:14For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold. 3:15She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her. 3:16Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour. 3:17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 3:18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her. 3:19Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens. 3:20By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew. 3:21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion: 3:22so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck. 3:23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble; 3:24when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet. 3:25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh; 3:26for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken. 3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it. 3:28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee. 3:29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 3:30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 3:31Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways. 3:32For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright. 3:33The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. 3:34He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 3:35The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.
4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence; 4:2for I give you good doctrine: forsake ye not my law. 4:3For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother. 4:4And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live. 4:5Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee; love her, and she shall preserve thee. 4:7The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence. 4:8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her. 4:9She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee. 4:10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied. 4:11I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness. 4:12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 4:13Take fast hold of instruction, let [her] not go: keep her, for she is thy life. 4:14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]: 4:15avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass away. 4:16For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused [some] to fall. 4:17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come. 4:19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. 4:20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 4:21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. 4:22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 4:23Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life. 4:24Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee. 4:25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 4:26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered. 4:27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil.
5:1My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding; 5:2that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge. 5:3For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; 5:4but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol. 5:6Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither]. 5:7And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 5:9lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel; 5:10lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger; 5:11and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed; 5:12and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof! 5:13and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me; 5:14I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 5:15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 5:16Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways. 5:17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 5:18Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth. 5:19As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love. 5:20And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths. 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. 5:23He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
6:1My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger, 6:2thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 6:3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend. 6:4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids: 6:5deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise: 6:7which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, 6:8provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest. 6:9How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 6:10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! 6:11So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. 6:12A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth; 6:13he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 6:14deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords. 6:15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy. 6:16These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood; 6:18a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief; 6:19a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren. 6:20My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; 6:21bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck: 6:22when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 6:24to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids; 6:26for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul. 6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned? 6:28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? 6:29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 6:30They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry: 6:31and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 6:32Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 6:33A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 6:34For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance; 6:35he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.
7:1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 7:2Keep my commandments, and live; and my teaching, as the apple of thine eye. 7:3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the tablet of thy heart. 7:4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence [thy] kinswoman: 7:5that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words. 7:6For at the window of my house, I looked forth through my lattice, 7:7and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the sons, a young man void of understanding, 7:8passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 7:9in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness. 7:10And behold, there met him a woman in the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart. 7:11She is clamorous and unmanageable; her feet abide not in her house: 7:12now without, now in the broadways, and she lieth in wait at every corner. 7:13And she caught him and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, 7:14I have peace-offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows: 7:15therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek earnestly thy face, and I have found thee. 7:16I have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from Egypt; 7:17I have perfumed my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 7:18Come, let us revel in love until the morning, let us delight ourselves with loves. 7:19For the husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey; 7:20he hath taken the money-bag with him, he will come home on the day of the full moon. 7:21With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him. 7:22He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks [serve] for the correction of the fool; 7:23till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life. 7:24And now, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth. 7:25Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths: 7:26for she hath cast down many wounded, and all slain by her were strong. 7:27Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.
8:1Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice? 8:2On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand. 8:3Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud. 8:4Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man: 8:5O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense. 8:6Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 8:7For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8:8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them. 8:9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. 8:10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold: 8:11for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it. 8:12I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection. 8:13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate. 8:14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength. 8:15By me kings reign, and rulers make just decrees; 8:16by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth. 8:17I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me. 8:18Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness. 8:19My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 8:20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 8:21that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries. 8:22Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 8:23I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was. 8:24When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water. 8:25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth; 8:26while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world. 8:27When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep; 8:28when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong; 8:29when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 8:30then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 8:31rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men. 8:32And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways: 8:33hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not. 8:34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 8:35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah; 8:36but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
9:1Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars; 9:2she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table; 9:3she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city, 9:4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith, 9:5Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled. 9:6Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence. 9:7He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot. 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee. 9:9Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning. 9:10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence. 9:11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee. 9:12If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. 9:13The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing. 9:14And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 9:15to call passers-by who go right on their ways: 9:16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith, 9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant. 9:18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; [that] her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
10:1The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother. 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death. 10:3Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous [man] to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked. 10:4He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 10:6Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [man]; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence. 10:7The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot. 10:8The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall. 10:9He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10:10He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall. 10:11The mouth of a righteous [man] is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence. 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions. 10:13In the lips of an intelligent [man] wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. 10:14The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction. 10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty. 10:16The labour of a righteous [man] [tendeth] to life; the revenue of a wicked [man], to sin. 10:17Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray. 10:18He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool. 10:19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely. 10:20The tongue of the righteous [man] is [as] choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth. 10:21The lips of a righteous [man] feed many; but fools die for want of understanding. 10:22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it. 10:23It is as sport to a foolish [man] to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom. 10:24The fear of a wicked [man], it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 10:25As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no [more]; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 10:27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 10:29The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect [man], but destruction to the workers of iniquity. 10:30The righteous [man] shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land. 10:31The mouth of a righteous [man] putteth forth wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 10:32The lips of a righteous [man] know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.
11:1A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight. 11:2[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom. 11:3The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroyeth them. 11:4Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death. 11:5The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness. 11:6The righteousness of the upright delivereth them; but the treacherous are taken in their own craving. 11:7When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth. 11:8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 11:9With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered. 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. 11:11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 11:12He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 11:13He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. 11:14Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 11:15It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure. 11:16A gracious woman retaineth honour; and the violent retain riches. 11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh. 11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. 11:19As righteousness [tendeth] to life, so he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death. 11:20The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in [their] way are his delight. 11:21Hand for hand! an evil [man] shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. 11:22A fair woman who is without discretion, is [as] a gold ring in a swine's snout. 11:23The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath. 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want. 11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 11:26He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 11:27He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him. 11:28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a leaf. 11:29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls. 11:31Behold, the righteous shall be requited on the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner.
12:1Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish. 12:2A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn. 12:3A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. 12:4A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit. 12:6The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 12:7Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand. 12:8A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised. 12:9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 12:10A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding. 12:12The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit]. 12:13In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble. 12:14A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel. 12:16The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent [man] covereth shame. 12:17He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit. 12:18There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health. 12:19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment. 12:20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy. 12:21There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. 12:22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight. 12:23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly. 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute. 12:25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad. 12:26The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them. 12:27The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent. 12:28In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
13:1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke. 13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence. 13:3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips. 13:4A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. 13:5A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame. 13:6Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. 13:7There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth. 13:8The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke. 13:9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 13:10By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom. 13:11Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it]. 13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life. 13:13Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. 13:14The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death. 13:15Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard. 13:16Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly. 13:17A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health. 13:18Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. 13:19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil. 13:20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved. 13:21Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid. 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man]. 13:23Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment. 13:24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 13:25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
14:1The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands. 14:2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him. 14:3In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 14:4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox. 14:5A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies. 14:6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent. 14:7Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge. 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit. 14:9Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour. 14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. 14:11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish. 14:12There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death. 14:13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness. 14:14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself. 14:15The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going. 14:16A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident. 14:17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated. 14:18The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 14:19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man]. 14:20He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends. 14:21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he. 14:22Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good. 14:23In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want. 14:24The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly. 14:25A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies. 14:26In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge. 14:27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death. 14:28In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince. 14:29He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 14:30A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones. 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy. 14:32The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death. 14:33Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent [man]; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known. 14:34Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples. 14:35The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.
15:1A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger. 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly. 15:3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 15:4Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit. 15:5A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent. 15:6In the house of a righteous [man] is much treasure; but in the revenue of a wicked [man] is disturbance. 15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish. 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight. 15:9The way of a wicked [man] is an abomination to Jehovah; but him that pursueth righteousness he loveth. 15:10Grievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die. 15:11Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah; how much more then the hearts of the children of men! 15:12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise. 15:13A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. 15:14The heart of an intelligent [man] seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly. 15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast. 15:16Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith. 15:17Better is a meal of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred therewith. 15:18A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 15:19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain. 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 15:21Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding regulateth his walk. 15:22Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. 15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it! 15:24The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath. 15:25Jehovah plucketh up the house of the proud; but he establisheth the boundary of the widow. 15:26The thoughts of the evil [man] are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant. 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. 15:28The heart of a righteous [man] studieth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 15:29Jehovah is far from the wicked; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 15:30That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat. 15:31The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise. 15:32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth reproof getteth sense. 15:33The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour [goeth] humility.
16:1The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. 16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits. 16:3Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established. 16:4Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 16:5Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent. 16:6By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil. 16:7When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. 16:8Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right. 16:9The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps. 16:10An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment. 16:11The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work. 16:12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness. 16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright. 16:14The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it. 16:15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver! 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul. 16:18Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 16:19Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud. 16:20He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he. 16:21The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 16:22Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. 16:23The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning. 16:24Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones. 16:25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death. 16:26The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on. 16:27A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire. 16:28A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends. 16:29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good. 16:30He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass. 16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of righteousness. 16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. 16:33The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole decision is of Jehovah.