Holy Bible
Proverbs
1.1 The Proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel.
1.2 To know wisdom and instruction, to understand the words of understanding.
1.3 To receive instruction in righteousness, justice, and equity.
1.4 To give cunning to the simple, to a young man of knowledge and counsel.
1.5 A wise man will hear and add learning, and a prudent man will acquire cunning.
1.6 To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
1.7 The fear of YHVH is the beginning of wisdom. but the admonition of the foolish is contempt.
1.8 Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother.
1.9 For they are a crown of grace to your head, and jewels to your neck.
1.10 My son, if he commits sins, do not come.
1.11 If they say, "Come with us, we will lie in wait for blood, we will hide ourselves for nothing."
1.12 They are swallowed up alive like Sheol, and the innocent like those who go down to the pit.
1.13 Every precious treasure found, our houses will be filled with spoil.
1.14 Your lot will fall among us, we will all have one bag.
1.15 My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot from their path.
1.16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
1.17 For the net of the stranger is a gift in the sight of every winged thing.
1.18 And they will lie in wait for their own blood, they will lie in wait for their own life.
1.19 So shall every covetous man take away the soul of his owner.
1.20 Wisdom will sing in the streets, she will give her voice in the streets.
1.21 At the head of the hundreds you shall call out at the entrance of the gates of the city of Amariah, saying.
1.22 How long will fools love fools and fools who love to mock, and fools hate knowledge?
1.23 Turn ye to my reproof. behold, I will speak unto you, my spirit will declare unto you, and I will speak unto you.
1.24 For I have called and trembled, I have stretched out my hand, but no one listens.
1.25 And ye have despised all my counsel, and my reproof was not for you.
1.26 I too will play with you, I will mock at your fear.
1.27 When your fear comes, and your hand is at the end, trouble and distress will come upon you.
1.28 Then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will search for me, but they will not find me.
1.29 Instead of hating knowledge and the fear of YHVH, they did not choose
1.30 They did not take my advice, they despised all my reproof.
1.31 And they shall eat of the fruit of their way, and be satisfied with their own counsels.
1.32 For the multitude of fools will kill them, and the multitude of fools will destroy them.
1.33 And he that hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and be at ease from fear of evil.
2.1 My son, if you will receive my words and my commandments, you will treasure them up with you.
2.2 Listen to wisdom, and incline your heart to understanding.
2.3 For if you call out to understanding, you will give your voice to understanding.
2.4 If you seek them as silver, and search for them as for hidden treasures,
2.5 Then you will understand the fear of YHVH, and find the knowledge of God.
2.6 For YHVH gives wisdom from his mouth, knowledge and understanding.
2.7 And prudence is a secret for the upright, a defense against the ways of the blameless.
2.8 For a Christian has the ways of judgment, and the way of his faithful one he will keep.
2.9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice, and will make every good circle straight.
2.10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
2.11 A plot will keep you safe, but understanding will protect you.
2.12 To deliver you from the evil way, from the man who speaks perverse things.
2.13 Those who leave their homes walk in the ways of darkness.
2.14 Those who delight in doing evil will find evil in the end.
2.15 Whose houses are stubborn and perverse in their ways,
2.16 To save you from a strange woman, from her treacherous ways, from her slippery ways.
2.17 She has forsaken the champion of her youth and forgotten the covenant of her God.
2.18 For she swims to death in her house, and to the ghosts in her circles.
2.19 All who come will not return nor attain to the dwellings of life.
2.20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good, and keep the paths of the righteous.
2.21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the blameless shall increase therein.
2.22 And the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the treacherous shall be driven out of it.
3.1 My son, do not forget my law, and do not set your heart on my commandments.
3.2 For length of days and years of life and peace will be added to you.
3.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee. bind them upon thy necks; write them upon the tablet of thine heart.
3.4 And he found favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
3.5 Trust in YHVH with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
3.6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.
3.7 Be not wise in thine own eyes. fear YHVH, and depart from evil.
3.8 You will be healing to your heart and refreshment to your bones.
3.9 Honor YHVH with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce.
3.10 And your barns shall be filled with seven, and your winepresses shall burst out with new wine.
3.11 My son, do not despise the discipline of YHVH, nor be discouraged by his rebuke.
3.12 For whom YHVH loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth the son of his delight.
3.13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
3.14 For her trade is good, the trade of money, and the threshing of her grain.
3.15 She is precious in your sight, and all your possessions cannot be compared to her.
3.16 Long live YHVH, in the land of Shemuel, ten and honor.
3.17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
3.18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who uphold her are stronger than
3.19 YHVH by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.
3.20 At his command the depths were split open, and the clouds poured down dew.
3.21 My son, let them not depart from your sight, O son of a son, and a son of
3.22 And they shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy throat.
3.23 Then you will walk in safety on your way, and your foot will not stumble.
3.24 If you lie down, you will not be afraid; you will lie down and your sleep will be secure.
3.25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh.
3.26 For YHVH will be with you, and will keep your foot from being caught.
3.27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
3.28 Do not say to your neighbor, "Go and come again, and tomorrow I will give," and it will be with you.
3.29 Do not plot evil against your neighbor, and he will dwell securely with you.
3.30 Do not quarrel with a man without cause, unless you repay him evil.
3.31 Do not envy a man of wrath, nor choose any of his ways.
3.32 For YHVH abhors the perverse, but his secret is with the upright.
3.33 YHVH's dwelling place is in the house of the wicked, but he will bless the dwelling place of the righteous.
3.34 If he mocks the mockers, he will show favor to the poor.
3.35 The wise shall inherit honor, but fools shall be disgraced.
4.1 Sons hear the instruction of a father, and incline their ear to knowledge of understanding.
4.2 For I have given you good instruction, my law; do not forsake it.
4.3 For I was a tender son to my father, and an only son before my mother.
4.4 And he cried unto me, and said unto me, Let the words of thine heart be established, saying, Keep my commandments, and live.
4.5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
4.6 Do not forsake, but let love keep you and consume you.
4.7 The beginning of wisdom is to acquire wisdom, and with all your acquisitions, acquire understanding.
4.8 A basket and you will be exalted, for you will be honored, because you embrace it.
4.9 You shall give to your head a graceful garland, a crown of splendor, your defense.
4.10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be multiplied.
4.11 I have instructed you in the way of wisdom, I have guided you in the paths of uprightness.
4.12 When you walk, your steps will not be hindered; and if you run, you will not stumble.
4.13 Hold fast to morality, do not forsake your faith, for it is your life.
4.14 Do not enter the house of the wicked, and do not stand in the way of evil people.
4.15 Pharaoh said, "Do not pass by him." He swerved from him and passed by.
4.16 For they will not sleep unless they are troubled, and their sleep will be robbed unless they stumble.
4.17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of wrath.
4.18 And the host of the righteous shall shine as the shining light that shineth, and shineth unto the perfect day.
4.19 The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble.
4.20 My son, listen to the words of YHVH,
4.21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
4.22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
4.23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for from it are the issues of life.
4.24 Remove from thee a stubborn mouth, and perverse lips far from thee.
4.25 Your eyes will look straight ahead, and your eyelids will be straight ahead of you.
4.26 Make the path of your feet straight, and all your ways shall be established.
4.27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left. remove thy foot from evil.
5.1 My son, listen to my wisdom, incline your ear to my understanding.
5.2 Keep the counsels of your lips, and they will be preserved.
5.3 For a foreigner's lips will be filled with oil, and a portion of oil will wait.
5.4 And her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a sword of fairies.
5.5 Her feet shall go down to Sheol, her steps shall be supported.
5.6 I will live a life, lest it wander, its paths be turned, and you will not know it.
5.7 And now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
5.8 Keep your way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house.
5.9 Lest you give your glory to others, and your years to the cruel.
5.10 Lest strangers be filled with your strength and your sorrows in a strange house.
5.11 And you will roar at your last, in the consummation of your flesh and your rest.
5.12 And you said, How I have hated instruction, and reproof is an abomination to my heart!
5.13 And I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to my instructor.
5.14 I was almost in every evil in the midst of a council.
5.15 Drink blessed water flowing from a well.
5.16 Your presence will be rewarded, crossing the broad expanses of the rivers of water.
5.17 You will have them alone, and no strangers will be with you.
5.18 May your birth be blessed and joyful from the wife of your hand.
5.19 Eilat loves and Yalet is the beauty of the heart of YHVH, she will always be gentle in her love.
5.20 And why do you go astray, O daughter of a foreigner, and embrace the law of a foreigner?
5.21 For the eyes of YHVH are upon the ways of man, and all his goings are level.
5.22 His own iniquities will ensnare the wicked, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sins.
5.23 He will die without discipline, and in his many ways he will err.
6.1 My son, if you have pledged your allegiance to your neighbor, you have put your hands on a stranger.
6.2 You are caught in the words of your mouth, you are caught in the words of your mouth.
6.3 Do this, my son, and be saved, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, and be afraid of your neighbor.
6.4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
6.5 Deliver yourself like a deer from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the hunter.
6.6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; see its ways and be wise.
6.7 Which has no officer, no bill, no counsel.
6.8 Prepare your food in the summer, and in the harvest you will eat.
6.9 How long wilt thou lie down, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise from thy sleep?
6.10 A few years, a few naps, a few clasped hands to lie down
6.11 And he came as your head, and as your back, as a shield.
6.12 A wicked man, a man of violence, walks stubbornly here.
6.13 He winked with his eye, spoke with his foot, and bit his toes.
6.14 The wicked will be deceived by his own heart, and he will always send out evil thoughts.
6.15 Therefore the plague shall come suddenly, and suddenly it shall break forth, and there shall be no healing.
6.16 Six things YHVH hateth, and seven things his soul abhorreth.
6.17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.
6.18 A heart that is deaf to evil thoughts, feet that are hasty to run to evil.
6.19 He will spread lies and sow discord among brothers.
6.20 My son, keep the commandments of your father, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
6.21 Bind them upon your heart continually, wear them on your neck.
6.22 When you walk, it will guide you; when you lie down, it will guard you; and when you wake up, it will speak to you.
6.23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is a light, and the reproofs of instruction are the way of life.
6.24 To keep you from the evil woman who speaks a strange tongue.
6.25 Do not covet her beauty in your heart, nor be taken with her eyelids.
6.26 For a prostitute will be sold for a loaf of bread, and a man's wife will be hunted for a precious soul.
6.27 A man may be set on fire in his bosom, but his clothes will not be burned.
6.28 If a man walks on hot coals, his feet will not be scorched.
6.29 He who goes in to his neighbor's wife will not be cleansed from all that touches her.
6.30 A thief is not despised, because he steals to fill his soul, because he is hungry.
6.31 And if it is found that he shall pay sevenfold, he shall give all the wealth of his house.
6.32 A heartless adulterer who destroys his own soul will do it.
6.33 He will find disgrace and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
6.34 For jealousy is the fury of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
6.35 No village will be proud or proud, because the wicked will multiply.
7.1 My son, keep my commandments, and keep my commandments with you.
7.2 Keep my commandments and live, and my law as the apple of your eye.
7.3 Bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart.
7.4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call knowledge to understanding.
7.5 To keep you from a strange woman, from her daughters, from the slippery Amariah.
7.6 For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattices.
7.7 And I saw in the foolishness of the children a youth without heart,
7.8 He passed by Pena in the market, and on his way to her house he walked.
7.9 At the evening ball in the dead of night and darkness
7.10 And behold, a woman met him, a harlot, and a Nazarene of heart.
7.11 She is a prostitute and a pervert in her house; her feet will not abide.
7.12 Sometimes outside, sometimes in the open spaces, and at every corner you will lie in wait.
7.13 And she took hold of him, and kissed him boldly on the cheek, and said unto him,
7.14 My peace offerings are upon me today, I have fulfilled my vows.
7.15 Therefore I went out to meet you in the morning, and I found you.
7.16 From the beds of my bed, the beds of the groves of the Aton of Egypt
7.17 My land is covered with myrrh and cinnamon.
7.18 Let us go, O Neve Dedim, and make love until morning.
7.19 For the man is not at home, but is on a journey far away.
7.20 He took the bundle of money in his hand, and on the day of the throne he entered his house.
7.21 She has taken a great deal of her own, and her lips have deceived us.
7.22 He who follows her suddenly comes like an ox to the slaughter, and a donkey to the slaughter of a poor man.
7.23 Until an arrow pierces his heart like a bird rushing to the snare, and he does not know that it is in his soul.
7.24 And now, children, hearken unto me, and hearken unto the words of my mouth.
7.25 Let not your heart wander to her ways, nor wander in her paths.
7.26 For many are the slain that she hath cast down, and all her slain are mighty.
7.27 The ways of Sheol, her house, go down to the chambers of death.
8.1 Shall not wisdom cry, and understanding utter her voice?
8.2 On the top of the hill, the road to Beth Netivot is set up.
8.3 At the gates by the entrance of the gatehouse,
8.4 I will call to you, O men, and my voice to men.
8.5 The simple understand deceit, and fools understand heart.
8.6 Hear, for I will speak with judgment, and the opening of my lips shall be upright.
8.7 For I will speak truth, and wicked lips are an abomination.
8.8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is no crookedness or stubbornness in them.
8.9 They are all present to him who understands, and are upright to those who find knowledge.
8.10 Take my morals and not money and knowledge from a diligent worker.
8.11 For wisdom is better than pearls, and all other things cannot be compared to it.
8.12 I am wise, I have lived in deceit, and I will find knowledge of schemes.
8.13 The fear of YHVH is to hate evil, pride and arrogance; I hate the evil way and the perverse mouth.
8.14 I have counsel and prudence; I have understanding and strength.
8.15 In me kings will reign, and princes will decree justice.
8.16 I sing uprightly and generously, all the judges of justice.
8.17 I will love her, and her lover will find me.
8.18 Riches and honor are with me, great wealth and righteousness.
8.19 My fruit is good, and my harvest is choice silver.
8.20 In the way of righteousness I will walk in the paths of judgment.
8.21 I will give to those I love, and I will fill their treasures.
8.22 YHVH has prepared me from the beginning of his way, his works from the beginning.
8.23 I have been a prince from the beginning of the earth.
8.24 I have defiled without a cause, without a cause, the fountains of precious waters.
8.25 Before the mountains were submerged, before the hills I was defiled.
8.26 Until he made the earth and the skies, and the top of the dust of the world.
8.27 When he prepared the heavens, there I, by his law, circled the face of the deep.
8.28 They have grasped the heavens above, they have strengthened the eyes of the deep.
8.29 When they set their law upon the sea, and the waters shall not pass through its mouth, they are the rulers of the earth.
8.30 And I will be with him, and I will be his delight, playing before him every day at all times.
8.31 You play in the world, your land, and you amuse people.
8.32 And now, children, listen to me, and let them keep my ways.
8.33 Hear instruction and wisdom, and do not rebel.
8.34 Blessed is the man that hearkeneth unto me, watching daily at my doors, keeping watch over the latch of my doors.
8.35 For I have found life, and the pleasure of YHVH has been fulfilled.
8.36 And the sinners have enraged his soul. all they that hate him love death.
9.1 Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars.
9.2 A slaughtered slaughtered mask wine even prepared a meal
9.3 She sent her maidens to call upon the branches of the trees of Meribah,
9.4 Who is a fool to be ashamed of, but he who is without heart, she said to him?
9.5 Go, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine of my hand.
9.6 Forsake the simple and live, and be happy in the way of wisdom.
9.7 A slanderer takes away his disgrace, and he reproves the wicked for his own wickedness.
9.8 Do not reprove a fool, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9.9 Give to the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and Joseph will learn.
9.10 The beginning of wisdom is the fear of YHVH, and the knowledge of the saints is understanding.
9.11 For by me your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you.
9.12 If you are wise, you will bear the burden alone.
9.13 The woman of Kesilah is a woman of deceit, and she knows not what.
9.14 And she sat at the door of her house upon a chair of cedar.
9.15 To call to mind the way of the upright, their habitations
9.16 Who is foolish and lacking in heart? And she said to him,
9.17 Stolen water will be sweet, and hidden bread will be pleasant.
9.18 And he knew not that there were ghosts in the valleys of Sheol,
Proverbs 10.1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
10.2 The treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing. but righteousness shall deliver from death.
10.3 YHVH will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry, but the life of the wicked he will cast away.
10.4 The head of a deceitful hand will make a man rich, but the hand of the diligent will make him rich.
10.5 A wise man gathers in summer, but a shameful man sleeps in harvest.
10.6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but wrath covers the mouth of the wicked.
10.7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
10.8 The wise in heart will receive instruction, but the foolish in lips will be dismayed.
10.9 He who walks in their ways will walk securely, but he who holds fast to his ways will know
10.10 A wink of the eye brings sorrow, and the oil of the lips brings grief.
10.11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life. but the mouth of the wicked shall be covered with wrath.
10.12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.
10.13 In the lips of the wise you will find wisdom, but in the tribe of the foolish you will find wisdom.
10.14 Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of the wicked is a cause for shame.
10.15 Rich wealth, Kiryat Azú, the wealth of the poor, Risham
10.16 The work of the righteous leads to life, but the fruit of the wicked leads to sin.
10.17 He who keeps discipline will live, and he who forsakes reproof will go astray.
10.18 A lying tongue covers hatred, and a fool finds a way out.
10.19 In the multitude of words he will not cease to transgress, and the darkness of his lips is wise.
10.20 Silver is choice for the tongue of the righteous, but the heart of the wicked is near.
10.21 The lips of the righteous shall feed many. but the foolish shall perish for want of heart.
10.22 The blessing of YHVH, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
10.23 It is a mockery to a fool to do wicked things, but wisdom is to a man of understanding.
10.24 The habitation of the wicked is his coming, but the signs of the righteous he will give.
10.25 After the storm, there is neither wicked nor righteous, the foundation of the world.
10.26 As leaven to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to his servants.
10.27 The fear of YHVH prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
10.28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked will perish.
10.29 The way of YHVH is a stronghold for the workers of iniquity, and a stronghold for the workers of iniquity.
10.30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
10.31 The mouth of the righteous will bring forth wisdom, but the tongue of perverseness will be cut off.
10.32 The lips of the righteous know what is right, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
11.1 A deceitful balance is an abomination to YHVH, and a stone of Solomon is his delight.
11.2 Malice comes, and disgrace comes, but wisdom comes to the humble.
11.3 You will comfort the righteous, but you will pervert the traitors and the wicked.
11.4 Wealth will not profit in the day of transgression, but righteousness will deliver from death.
11.5 The righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight, but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
11.6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but they will be caught in the midst of their garments.
11.7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and the hope of the helpless perishes.
11.8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his place.
11.9 With a flattering mouth he will destroy his neighbor, but by the knowledge of the righteous they will be delivered.
11.10 By the good of the righteous a city is saved, but by the destruction of the wicked it is destroyed.
11.11 By the blessing of the righteous you will prosper, but by the mouth of the wicked you will be destroyed.
11.12 A fool despises his neighbor, but a man of understanding will keep silent.
11.13 A gossip goes about and reveals a secret, but a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
11.14 Without counsel a people falleth. but in the multitude of counsellors there is salvation.
11.15 It is a bad thing that a stranger is a friend, and he who hates false witnesses trusts.
11.16 A gracious woman will uphold honor, but tyrants will uphold ten.
11.17 A kind man redeems his soul, but a cruel man is cruel to his soul.
11.18 The wicked worketh falsehood. but the seed of righteousness bringeth a true reward.
11.19 So righteousness leads to life, and the pursuit of evil leads to death.
11.20 YHVH detests the stubborn in heart, but his delight is in the upright in heart.
11.21 Hand to hand will not cleanse evil, but the seed of the righteous will escape.
11.22 A gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who is devoid of taste.
11.23 The desire of the righteous is good, but the hope of the wicked perishes.
11.24 There is one who scatters and adds more, and darkness leads only to scarcity.
11.25 A blessed soul shall be fat and satisfied. he also shall fear.
11.26 A bar will be raised up for the nation, and a blessing for the head of the Shabir.
11.27 A good dawn will seek a favor, but evil will come upon us.
11.28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a leaf.
11.29 He that troubleth his own house shall bring trouble upon himself. and a wicked servant shall be a wise man of heart.
11.30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise win souls.
11.31 For the righteous in the land will be rewarded, even though he is wicked and sinful.
12.1 He who loves discipline loves knowledge, but hates reproof.
12.2 Good will please YHVH, but a deceitful man will be condemned.
12.3 A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
12.4 A virtuous wife is her husband's crown, but rottenness in his bones brings shame.
12.5 The thoughts of the righteous are judgment, but the plots of the wicked are deceit.
12.6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
12.7 Let the wicked be overthrown, and they shall be no more. but the house of the righteous shall stand.
12.8 A man shall be praised according to his understanding. but he that is perverse in heart shall be despised.
12.9 Better is he who is humble and serves than he who is honored and lacks bread.
12.10 The righteous man knows the soul of his beast, but the wicked man is cruel.
12.11 A servant of his land will be satisfied with bread, but a heartless man will pursue empty things.
12.12 The wicked man covets the wicked, but he gives the root of the righteous.
12.13 By the transgression of the lips the wicked is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
12.14 He that openeth his mouth shall be satisfied with good. and the recompense of a man's hands shall return unto him.
12.15 The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, but heeds the counsel of the wise.
12.16 Woe to him who knows his wrath in the day, and covers his naked shame!
12.17 He who speaks truth will speak truth, but he who speaks lies will speak deceitfully.
12.18 There is a man who speaks harshly like the stabs of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
12.19 The tongue of truth shall be established for ever, and a lying tongue shall be silenced.
12.20 Deceit in the heart of those who sow evil, and those who counsel peace, joy.
12.21 The righteous will not enjoy any iniquity, but the wicked are full of evil.
12.22 Lying lips are an abomination to YHVH. but do faithfully his will.
12.23 A naked man, with a covered mind and a heart of fools, shall be called a fool.
12.24 The hand of the diligent will rule, and deceit will be a tribute.
12.25 Worry in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word cheers him up.
12.26 The righteous is more than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will perish.
12.27 Deceit will not burn his side, but the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
12.28 In the way of righteousness there is life, but the way leads to death.
13.1 A wise son is a father who corrects, but a fool does not listen to rebuke.
13.2 A man who is full of the fruit of his mouth will eat good, but his soul will wear out his clothes.
13.3 He who guards his mouth keeps his soul; he who opens his lips is a witness against him.
13.4 He who desires, and his soul is not lazy, but the soul of the diligent shall be fat.
13.5 A righteous man hates a lying word, but a wicked man is ashamed and disgraced.
13.6 Righteousness will make a perfect way, but wickedness will pervert sin.
13.7 There is one who becomes rich, and none who becomes poor, and there is great wealth.
13.8 A man's soul is a ransom for his tenth, and a rich man does not hear rebuke.
13.9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked is put out.
13.10 Only with malice will he give bread, and those who advise him will be wise.
13.11 Wealth from Abel will diminish, but it will be gathered by the hand of the rich.
13.12 Expectation is a disease of the heart, but desire is a tree of life.
13.13 He who despises a word will be harmed, but he who fears a commandment will repay.
13.14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
13.15 A good understanding will give grace, and a way will give strong clothing.
13.16 Every naked man will act with wisdom, and a fool will spread a net.
13.17 A wicked angel will fall into evil, but a faithful messenger will bring healing.
13.18 A rich man is a disgrace to those who break the law, but a man who keeps reproof is honored.
13.19 Lust becomes a distraction for the soul, and it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
13.20 He who walks with the wise, and is wise, and the wicked, as fools, is wicked.
13.21 Evil pursues sinners, but good rewards the righteous.
13.22 It is good for a righteous man to inherit children, and a righteous man to inherit a sinner.
13.23 Many have eaten the fat of the heads, and some have perished without judgment.
13.24 The darkness of his tribe hates his son, and he who loves light teaches him righteousness.
13.25 The righteous eats to the full, but the stomach of the wicked will be empty.
14.1 A wise woman builds her house, but the wicked with her hands tears it down.
14.2 He who walks in righteousness fears YHVH, but he who walks in dishonors him.
14.3 In the mouth of the wicked is a snare of pride. but the lips of the wise shalt thou preserve them.
14.4 Where there are not thousands of wild animals, and much grain is produced by the strength of an ox,
14.5 A faithful witness will not lie, nor will he utter lies until he lies.
14.6 A fool seeks wisdom, but there is none; but knowledge is easy for the prudent.
14.7 Go against a foolish man, and know not the words of knowledge.
14.8 The wisdom of the naked man is understanding his way, but a multitude of fools is deceitful.
14.9 The wicked will be punished, but among the upright there will be peace.
14.10 A heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger will not share in its joy.
14.11 The house of the wicked shall be destroyed. but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
14.12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
14.13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, but after that joy sorrow turns to grief.
14.14 A kind heart will be satisfied with his ways, and a good man will be above him.
14.15 A simpleton believes everything, but a fool understands his own evil.
14.16 A wise man fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and confident.
14.17 A short-tempered person will cause trouble, and a man of deceit will be hated.
14.18 The simple shall inherit a vineyard, and the naked shall be crowned with knowledge.
14.19 The evil swim before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
14.20 The rich man also hates his neighbor, and many are the lovers of the rich.
14.21 Blessed is he who despises his neighbor, a sinner who gives to the poor.
14.22 Shall not they that sow evil err, and they that sow goodness and truth err?
14.23 In every sorrow it will be permissible, and the speech of the tongues will be for want.
14.24 The crown of the wise is like the crown of fools.
14.25 He saves souls with truth, and utters lies with deceit.
14.26 In the fear of YHVH is strong confidence, and his children shall have a refuge.
14.27 The fear of YHVH is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
14.28 In many is the glory of a king, and in none is the mother of a woman of thinness.
14.29 Long-suffering, wise, and short-tempered, Miriam Olat
14.30 The life of flesh is a healing heart, and envy rots the bones.
14.31 He who oppresses the poor is despised, and he who shows mercy to the needy is honored.
14.32 He will reject the wicked in his evil, but he will spare the death of the righteous.
14.33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the prudent, but knowledge is in the midst of fools.
14.34 Righteousness exalts a nation, and kindness to the nations is a sin.
14.35 A king's desire is for a wise servant, but his transgression will be shameful.
15.1 A soft answer turneth away wrath. but grievous words stir up anger.
15.2 The tongue of the wise bringeth forth knowledge. but the mouth of fools poureth out trouble.
15.3 The eyes of YHVH are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
15.4 He heals the tongue of the tree of life and perverts it, breaking it in the spirit.
15.5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but he keeps the rebuke of his father.
15.6 The house of the righteous prospers, but the fruit of the wicked is uprooted.
15.7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of fools is not so.
15.8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to YHVH. but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
15.9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to YHVH. but he loveth him that pursueth righteousness.
15.10 It is bad manners to leave a guest; he who hates rebuke will die.
15.11 Saul and destruction are before YHVH, though the hearts of men are
15.12 He will not love a scoundrel; he will be proved right, but he will not go to the wise.
15.13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but a broken spirit is a broken spirit.
15.14 The heart of the prudent seeks knowledge, but the face of fools is like a scoundrel.
15.15 All the days of the poor are evil, but the good of heart has a continual feast.
15.16 Better is a little with the fear of YHVH than great treasure and turmoil therein.
15.17 Better is a garden of herbs with love there than an ox in a manger with hatred there.
15.18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but a slow-tempered man quiets strife.
15.19 The way of the lazy is like a thornbush, but the way of the upright is paved with paths.
15.20 A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
15.21 A grove is a joy to the foolish, but a man of understanding will walk uprightly.
15.22 Destroy thoughts without secret, and in the multitude of counselors you will be established.
15.23 A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, what is good.
15.24 I will give life above to the wise, that they may depart from hell below.
15.25 YHVH will destroy the house of the proud, and establish the boundary of the widow.
15.26 Evil thoughts are an abomination to YHVH. but pure words are pleasant.
15.27 The wicked man is greedy for money and hates the gift of life.
15.28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked utters evil.
15.29 YHVH is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
15.30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones fat.
15.31 If you have heard the rebuke of life among the wise, you will remain there.
15.32 He who transgresses discipline grieves his soul, but he who hears reproof gains heart.
15.33 The fear of YHVH is the instruction of wisdom. and before honor is humility.
16.1 A man deviseth the devices of the heart. but YHVH answereth the tongue.
16.2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the spirits of YHVH are determined.
16.3 Commit your works to YHVH, and he will establish your thoughts.
16.4 YHVH has made everything for his own good, even the wicked for the day of evil.
16.5 Every proud heart, hand and foot, is an abomination to YHVH.
16.6 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for. and in the fear of YHVH departeth from evil.
16.7 In the ways of YHVH a man shall repay even his enemies.
16.8 Better is a little with righteousness than much grain without judgment.
16.9 A man's heart plans his way, but YHVH directs his steps.
16.10 A charm is on the lips of a king in judgment; his mouth will not be moved.
16.11 The scales and balances of judgment are YHVH's work, all the stones of his pocket.
16.12 It is an abomination to kings to do wickedness. for by righteousness shall a throne be established.
16.13 The desire of kings is the lips of righteousness, and the words of the upright.
16.14 The wrath of the king is an angel of death, but a wise man will atone for it.
16.15 In the light of the king's countenance there is life, and his will is as the light of a candle.
16.16 Buy wisdom, which is better than labor, and understanding is better than silver.
16.17 The path of the righteous is to depart from evil, he who keeps his soul, he who keeps his way.
16.18 Before destruction there is wisdom, and before failure there is haughtiness.
16.19 It is better to humble the poor than to divide the spoils of the proud.
16.20 He who is wise in a matter will find good; he who trusts in YHVH, blessed is he.
16.21 The wise in heart will be called prudent, and the sweet of lips will add learning.
16.22 A fountain of life to all who possess it, and a source of strength to those who are weak.
16.23 A wise heart instructs his mouth, and adds teaching to his lips.
16.24 The nectar of Amri Noam honey is sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
16.25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
16.26 A soul of labor is labor for him, because his mouth is oppressed.
16.27 A wicked man digs up evil, and on his lips is a burning fire.
16.28 A man of rebellion will send a sword, and a wrathful man will separate a champion.
16.29 A man of wrath will entice his neighbor, and lead him into a way that is not good.
16.30 The counsel of his eyes is to calculate reversals, the wink of his lips is an evil bride.
16.31 A crown of glory will be found in the way of righteousness.
16.32 Better is he that is patient than a mighty man, and a ruler in his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
16.33 In his bosom he casts the lot, and all his judgment is with YHVH.
17.1 Better is a morsel of bread with peace in it than a house full of sacrifices of strife.
17.2 A wise servant will rule over a shameful son, and will divide the inheritance among brothers.
17.3 He is a refiner for silver and a refiner for gold, and he tests the hearts of YHVH.
17.4 An evil person listens to the mouth of a liar, and a lying person feeds on the tongue of a liar.
17.5 He who mocks the king with contempt makes him happy, but he will not be cleansed.
17.6 The crown of the aged is their children's children, and the glory of children is their fathers.
17.7 It is not fitting for a wicked man to speak much, nor for a generous man to speak falsely.
17.8 A precious stone is a bribe in the eyes of its owner; whoever turns to it will be wise.
17.9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, and a change in a matter separates a champion.
17.10 A rebuke to a wise man is worth a hundred blows to a fool.
17.11 But a wicked man seeks evil, and a cruel angel will send him.
17.12 A bear will meet a bereaved man, and a fool will meet a fool in his own way.
17.13 He who repays evil for good will not cause evil to depart from his house.
17.14 A water-drinker is the first to be judged, and before the quarrel breaks out, it is abandoned.
17.15 He who justifies the wicked and condemns the righteous, both of them are an abomination to YHVH.
17.16 Why is it a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, when there is no heart?
17.17 He who loves evil at all times is a brother to trouble.
17.18 A heartless man thrusts a willow branch before his neighbor.
17.19 He who loves transgression loves unleavened bread, he who opens his mouth seeks a break.
17.20 A stubborn heart will not find good, and a perverse tongue will fall into evil.
17.21 A foolish child is a cause of sorrow, and the father of a wicked man will not rejoice.
17.22 A joyful heart makes the body better, but a crushed spirit dries up the stomach.
17.23 He who removes the lap of the wicked will take to pervert the paths of justice.
17.24 I will show you the face of one who understands wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are at the ends of the earth.
17.25 A foolish son is the wrath of his father, and the bitterness of his mother.
17.26 Even if a righteous man is punished, it is not good to strike the generous for being honest.
17.27 Darkness is a man of knowledge, but a man of understanding is cool of spirit.
17.28 Even a wise fool who keeps his mouth shut will think he is wise.
18.1 For lust shall seek a separate place, and all her devices shall be revealed.
18.2 A fool will not desire wisdom, but rather the revelation of his own heart.
18.3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace comes disgrace.
18.4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.
18.5 It is not good to favor the wicked over the righteous in judgment.
18.6 The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth will call for blows.
18.7 A fool's mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
18.8 The words of a man are like those of a quarrelsome man, and they go down into the inner chambers of his belly.
18.9 He who is slack in his work is also a brother to a husband who destroys.
18.10 The name of YHVH is a strong tower; the righteous and exalted run into it.
18.11 Rich wealth is Kiryat Azzu, and its wall is lofty in its strength.
18.12 Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but before honor humility.
18.13 He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is a calamity and a curse to him.
18.14 A man's spirit is consumed by his illness, and a crushed spirit who can bear?
18.15 A prudent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
18.16 A man's giving will increase him, and before great men he will rest.
18.17 The first righteous man in his dispute will come to his neighbor and question him.
18.18 The lot will break up the mighty, and will separate the mighty.
18.19 A brother who is wicked from Kirjath-az and from Medon, like a palace
18.20 From the fruit of a man's mouth his belly shall be filled; from the fruit of his lips he shall be satisfied.
18.21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
18.22 He who finds a wife finds good and obtains favor from YHVH.
18.23 The poor will plead, but the rich will answer boldly.
18.24 A man is a man of evil to be shaken, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
19.1 It is good for a fool to walk in his ways, but he who holds back his lips is a fool.
19.2 Even without conscience it is not good, and a sinner is hasty in his steps.
19.3 The wickedness of man perverts his way, and his heart is grieved against YHVH.
19.4 Wealth increases many poor people, but a poor person is separated from his neighbor.
19.5 Unless he purifies lies and spreads lies, he will not escape.
19.6 Many will love the face of a generous man, but all evil will befall a giver.
19.7 All the brothers of Resh hated him, even though they were far from him, pursuing him, saying, "They are not like him."
19.8 He who loves his own soul gains understanding to find good.
19.9 Until he purges away lies and spreads falsehood, he will perish.
19.10 It is not fitting for a fool to delight in pleasure, even to serve the flesh.
19.11 Every man that prolongeth his nose, and is proud, hath committed iniquity.
19.12 The king's wrath roars like a blasphemer, and the dew falls on the grass of his desire.
19.13 He became a foolish son to his father, and a troublemaker in the affairs of women.
19.14 House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, but a prudent wife is from YHVH.
19.15 The slothful will fall asleep, and a deceitful soul will go hungry.
19.16 He who keeps a commandment keeps his soul; he who despises his ways shall die.
19.17 YHVH is gracious to the poor, and will repay him for his work.
19.18 Let your son be comforted, for there is hope; and do not take your life to his death.
19.19 Grell Hama bore the punishment, but if you save, and more will be added.
19.20 Hear counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your later life.
19.21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but the counsel of YHVH shall stand.
19.22 A man's desire is his own kindness, and goodness is better than a false man.
19.23 The fear of YHVH leads to life and to fullness of life, and no evil shall befall him.
19.24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
19.25 Strike a fool, and a fool will be deceived, but rebuke a wise man, and he will understand knowledge.
19.26 He who robs a father will flee from his mother, and his son will be disgraced and disgraced.
19.27 My son has ceased to hear the teaching of error, the sayings of wisdom.
19.28 Until Belial forsake judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity.
19.29 Judges are prepared for mockers, and blows for fools.
20.1 Wine is a poison, and drunkenness is a poison, and whoever errs in it will not be wise.
20.2 He roars like an infidel, the terror of a king who transgresses, a sinner in his soul.
20.3 A man of honor is a man of contention, and every wicked man will be exposed.
20.4 A lazy person will not plow, nor will he ask for harvest, nor will he beg for it.
20.5 Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters, but a man of understanding will guide him.
20.6 Many a man shall call upon a man of mercy. but a faithful man who can find?
20.7 The righteous walketh in his righteousness. blessed are his children after him.
20.8 A king sits on the throne of judgment, and all evil is foreign to his eyes.
20.9 Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?"
20.10 A stone and a stone, in any place, are both an abomination to YHVH.
20.11 Even a young man will be distinguished by his deeds, whether he is pure and upright in his actions.
20.12 The ear hears, and the eye sees. YHVH hath made them both.
20.13 Do not love a year, lest you inherit a year that will open your eyes to the fullness of bread.
20.14 The buyer will say, "Woe to you, O wicked one!" and if he runs out, then he will boast.
20.15 There is gold, and many pearls, and precious jewels, and the lips of wisdom.
20.16 He took his garment, because it was surety for a stranger, and for the sake of foreigners he was bound.
20.17 A man is guaranteed a false bread, and another man fills his mouth with gravel.
20.18 Prepare thoughts with counsel, and wage war with cunning.
20.19 A secret exile goes astray, and his lips are not to be interfered with.
20.20 Cursing his father and mother, you will see a light in the darkness.
20.21 An inheritance shall be blessed from the beginning, and the latter shall not be blessed.
20.22 Say not, I am not well. hope in YHVH, and he will save thee.
20.23 A stone and a stone, and a deceitful balance, are an abomination to YHVH.
20.24 The steps of a man are of YHVH. and how can man understand his way?
20.25 A man's mine is sacred, and after vows to visit
20.26 A wise king casts out the wicked, and sits over them in judgment.
20.27 The candle of YHVH is the soul of man, searching all the inward parts.
20.28 Mercy and truth shall establish a king. and mercy shall sustain his throne.
20.29 The glory of young men is like heat, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
20.30 Friends of the Wounded One, Tamir Bad and Abdominal Beatings
21.1 The rivers of water are a king's heart in the hand of YHVH. they turn it over to whomsoever he will.
21.2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the heart of YHVH is steadfast.
21.3 Do righteousness and justice, choose an altar to YHVH.
21.4 Haughty eyes and a broad heart are the lamp of the wicked, and sin is theirs.
21.5 The thoughts of the diligent only lead to excess, and all haste only to poverty.
21.6 He who works deceitfully with a lying tongue, who seeks death,
21.7 The wicked will be destroyed because they refuse to do justice.
21.8 The way of a man is fickle, and the way of a stranger is upright, and the way of a righteous man is upright.
21.9 It is better to dwell on a corner of a housetop than on a Midianite woman and in a friend's house.
21.10 The soul of a wicked man, who does evil, will not be pleased with his neighbor.
21.11 By punishing a fool, the simple will be wise, and by punishing a wise man, the prudent will gain understanding.
21.12 A righteous man is wise in the house of the wicked, but he turns the wicked to evil.
21.13 He who stops his ear from the cry of the poor, he too will call and not be answered.
21.14 A gift in secret will compel wrath, and a bribe will bring fierce wrath.
21.15 There is joy for the righteous in doing justice, but there is rejoicing for the workers of iniquity.
21.16 A man who strays from the path of reason will rest in the company of ghosts.
21.17 A poor man loves mirth, he loves wine and oil, but he will not be rich.
21.18 A wicked man is a refuge for the righteous, and a traitor is under the upright.
21.19 A good Sabbath in the land is better than a woman speaking in anger and bitterness.
21.20 A wise man will swallow up a pleasant and fat treasure, but a foolish man will swallow it up.
21.21 He that pursueth righteousness and mercy shall find life, righteousness and honour.
21.22 A city of men, wise men ascended and mighty men descended from hope.
21.23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from troubles.
21.24 The arrogant one, whose name is a liar, commits a wicked sin.
21.25 The desire of the lazy man is to be destroyed, because his hands are weary of doing it.
21.26 All day long the desire is the desire, but the righteous will give and not be darkened.
21.27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, though they bring it with bribery.
21.28 A false witness will perish, but he who hears will speak forever.
21.29 A wicked man is bold in his face, but the upright will prepare his ways.
21.30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against YHVH.
21.31 A horse prepared for the day of battle, and salvation belongs to YHVH.
22.1 A great tithe of silver and fine gold was chosen there.
22.2 The rich and the poor meet together; YHVH makes them all.
22.3 The naked see evil and hide themselves, but the simple pass by and are punished.
22.4 The result of humility is the fear of YHVH, riches, honor, and life.
22.5 There are thorny thorns in the way of the stubborn; he who guards his soul will be far from them.
22.6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.
22.7 The rich man will rule over the powerful, and the borrower will serve the lender.
22.8 He who sows iniquity will reap iniquity, and the tribe of his transgression will perish.
22.9 He who has a good eye will be blessed, because he gives of his wealth to the poor.
22.10 He casts out a liar, and he goes out from judgment, and he sits in judgment and shame.
22.11 He who loves with a pure heart, with gracious lips, is a king to his neighbor.
22.12 The eyes of YHVH are upon knowledge, and he perverteth the words of the wicked.
22.13 The lazy man said, "I am a lion outside, I will kill in the open fields."
22.14 The mouth of a foreigner is a deep pit, YHVH will fall into it.
22.15 A lute is tied to the heart of a young man, the tribe of Musar, far from him.
22.16 The poor man, who had much, gave to the rich, but to his poverty.
22.17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my counsel.
22.18 For it is pleasant to keep them in your belly, they shall be gathered together upon your lips.
22.19 To be in YHVH your trust, I have declared to you today also.
22.20 Didn't I write to you the day before yesterday with advice and knowledge?
22.21 To inform you, speak the truth, to answer, speak the truth to those who send you.
22.22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not oppress the needy in the gate.
22.23 For YHVH will contend with their contentions, and will establish their cause in their own soul.
22.24 Do not rebuke a husband who is angry, and do not approach a man who is angry with you.
22.25 Lest you tame his host and take a snare for your soul.
22.26 Don't be in the palm of your hand in the evenings, burdens.
22.27 If you have nothing to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
22.28 Do not remove the boundary of the world that your ancestors set.
22.29 The vision of a man who is swift in his work will stand before kings, but will not stand before darkness.
23.1 For when you return to fight against the ruler of the land, you will understand what is before you.
23.2 And thou shalt put the Shekinah in thy bosom, if thou hast a soul.
23.3 Do not be deceived by his words, for he is a bread of lies.
23.4 Do not strive to become rich beyond your own understanding.
23.5 Your eyes will fly over him, and he is not. He who makes him will make him wings like an eagle and fly to the heavens.
23.6 Do not eat the bread of a wicked person, nor desire its delicacies.
23.7 For as a door is in his soul, so he eats and drinks, saying, "You are the one who is with you."
23.8 You have eaten your vomit, and your pleasant words have been spoiled.
23.9 Speak not in the ears of a fool. for he will despise thy understanding.
23.10 Do not remove the boundary of the world, and do not enter into the breasts of orphans.
23.11 For their ransom is strong, he will contend with their cause against you.
23.12 Apply your heart to discipline and your ear to the words of knowledge.
23.13 Do not withhold discipline from a young man, for your seed in the tribe will not die.
23.14 You are in the tribe of your fathers, and you will deliver his soul from Saul.
23.15 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will rejoice, and I also will rejoice.
23.16 And my kidneys rejoice at the word of thy righteous lips.
23.17 Let not thine heart envy sinners, but fear YHVH all the day long.
23.18 For if there is an end, and your hope will not be cut off,
23.19 Hear, my son, and be wise, and walk in the way of thine heart.
23.20 Do not be among those who drink too much wine, among those who eat too much meat.
23.21 For a grandfather and a devourer of an heir, and a garment of tears,
23.22 Hearken unto thy father, he is thy son, and despise not thy mother because she is old.
23.23 Buy truth and do not sell it; wisdom, morality, and understanding.
23.24 The father of a righteous man will beget a wise man, and he will rejoice in him.
23.25 Your father and mother will rejoice, and she who bore you will be glad.
23.26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
23.27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a strange woman is a narrow well.
23.28 She also lies in wait like a traitor, and treacherous men are added to a man.
23.29 Woe to whom, woe to whom, judgments to whom, tribulation to whom, wounds without cause to whom, eye-splitting.
23.30 For those who are late for wine, for those who come to explore the screen
23.31 Do not be afraid of wine, for it will make a man wise, if he puts it in his pocket, he will walk uprightly.
23.32 His end will be like a serpent, and like a hawk he will fly away.
23.33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will speak perverse things.
23.34 And you will be like someone lying in the heart of the sea, like someone lying on the head of a rope.
23.35 I'm not sick, I'm sick, I don't know when I'll get better, I'll ask for more.
24.1 Do not envy evil people or desire to be with them.
24.2 For a devil will speak in their heart, and their lips will speak in vain.
24.3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is prepared.
24.4 And by knowledge they shall fill the chambers with all precious and pleasant riches.
24.5 A wise man is strong, and a man of understanding exerts strength.
24.6 For by cunning you will wage war, and through great counsel you will be saved.
24.7 Ramoth-le-Ail, wise men in the gate, will not open his mouth.
24.8 He who devises evil will be called a man of deceit.
24.9 The plotting of a wicked woman is a sin and an abomination to a wicked man.
24.10 A relief in the day of trouble is like a waiting room.
24.11 The shadow of death and the shadow of death, if it is dark,
24.12 If you say, "We did not know this," do not you think that he will understand and preserve your soul? He knows and will repay a man according to his work.
24.13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and a sweet fragrance to the palate.
24.14 So is wisdom for your soul, if you have found it, and there is an end, and your hope will not be cut off.
24.15 Let not the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, nor rob his dwelling.
24.16 For the righteous shall fall seven times, and rise again. but the wicked shall stumble in evil.
24.17 Do not rejoice when your enemies fall, and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble.
24.18 Lest YHVH see it, and it displease him, and turn away his wrath from him.
24.19 Do not be envious of evildoers, do not be envious of the wicked.
24.20 For there shall be no end to evil. the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
24.21 Fear YHVH, my son, and do not mix with the king of different peoples.
24.22 For suddenly he will arise, and the sword of both of them, who knows?
24.23 These also are for the wise, to show favoritism in judgment without good.
24.24 He said to the wicked, "You are righteous." The peoples will burn him, the nations will rage against him.
24.25 And to those who rebuke, it will be pleasant, and a blessing of good will come upon them.
24.26 The lips of Isaac answer the words of the present.
24.27 Prepare your work outside, and prepare it in the field; then go and build your house.
24.28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, nor deceive with your lips.
24.29 Do not say, "I will do to him as he did to me; I will repay a man according to his work."
24.30 I passed by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of heart.
24.31 And behold, it was all covered with thorns, its face was covered with thorns, and its stone wall was broken down.
24.32 And I will take hold of it, I will set my heart upon it, I have seen, I have taken instruction.
24.33 A few years, a few naps, a few clasped hands to lie down
24.34 And he will come walking around, your strength and your lack, like a man of protection.
25.1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
25.2 The honor of God is to conceal a matter, but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
25.3 The heavens are high, and the earth is low; yet the heart of kings is unsearchable.
25.4 He made silver dross and went out to make vessels.
25.5 A wicked man is brought before a king, and he establishes his throne in righteousness.
25.6 Do not boast before the king, nor stand in the place of great men.
25.7 For it is well said to you, Come up from your lowly position before the Benefactor, whom your eyes have seen.
25.8 Do not go out to the rabbi in haste, lest at the end you do what your neighbor has done to you.
25.9 Fight your battles with your neighbor, and do not reveal another's secret.
25.10 Lest your mercy hear, and your complaint be not returned.
25.11 Apples of gold in settings of silver, a word spoken in his ears.
25.12 A golden ring and a blemish prove a wise man to hear.
25.13 Like the frost of snow in the day of harvest, the faithful reaper is faithful to his reapers, and he restores the soul of his master.
25.14 Princes and wind and rain, no one boasts of a false gift.
25.15 A long nose will seduce a prince, and a smooth tongue will break a yoke.
25.16 You found honey, eat it, lest you be full and vomit it.
25.17 Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house, lest he be filled with you and hate you.
25.18 A messenger, a sword, and a sharp arrow, each one answering his neighbor with lies.
25.19 A bad tooth and a stumbling foot are like a treacherous trust in a day of trouble.
25.20 A garment that is torn in pieces on a cold day is leaven on a loaf of bread, and a song of meat on a bad heart.
25.21 If he is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
25.22 For you will heap coals of fire on his head, and YHVH will reward you.
25.23 The north wind brings rain, and an angry face and a lying tongue.
25.24 A Sabbath on a roofed corner is better than a woman from the Medes and the house of a friend.
25.25 Cold water to a weary soul is like good news from a distant land.
25.26 A fountain of mud and a fountain of oil for the righteous is a scumbag before the wicked.
25.27 He who eats the honey of many is not good, and he who examines their honor is honorable.
25.28 A city is broken through, there is no wall, no man whose spirit is not restrained.
26.1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
26.2 As a bird wanders, as a swallow flies, so a curse will not come without cause.
26.3 A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a tribe of fools.
26.4 Do not answer a fool like him, lest you also be like him.
26.5 A fool answers like his master, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
26.6 A drunkard who has drunk wine sends things into the hands of a fool.
26.7 The buckets of sackcloth are like the Passover, and a parable is in the mouth of fools.
26.8 As a bundle of stones in mortar, so honor is given to a fool.
26.9 A proverb is in the hand of a drunkard, and a proverb in the mouth of fools.
26.10 A multitude corrupts all, and the reward of a fool, and the reward of a fool.
26.11 Like a dog that is turned back to the pasture, so is a fool who is turned aside from his own ways.
26.12 You have seen a man who is wise in his own eyes, but you have put your trust in a fool.
26.13 The lazy one who wanders along the road of lions among the broad places said,
26.14 The door will turn on its hinges, and the lazy one on his bed.
26.15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, tired of bringing it back to his mouth.
26.16 A wise man is lazy in his own eyes, more than seven who return a taste.
26.17 He who holds a dog by the ears, goes over a quarrel that is not his.
26.18 Like a wild beast, he shot arrows and death.
26.19 So one deceived his neighbor, and said, Am I not playing?
26.20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out, and where there is no anger, the thunder is silenced.
26.21 Coals for embers, and wood for fire, and a man of strife to kindle strife.
26.22 The words of a man are like those of a man who is angry, and they go down into the inner chambers of his belly.
26.23 Silver is dross, and the lips of the deaf are dross, and the heart is evil.
26.24 He who hates will be alienated by his tongue, and you will put deceit in his heart.
26.25 Though his voice be gracious, believe him not. for seven abominations are in his heart.
26.26 Cover up hatred with a slanderer, reveal his evil in the crowd.
26.27 A pit that he digs will fall, and a stone rolled away will return to him.
26.28 A lying tongue shall be hated by those who speak it, and a flattering mouth shall be rejected.
27.1 Boast not thyself of to morrow. for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
27.2 A stranger shall praise thee, and not thy own mouth. and unto thy own lips shall a stranger praise thee.
27.3 The weight of a stone and the burden of sand, and the anger of a fool is heavier than both.
27.4 Cruelty is hot and furious, and who can stand before envy?
27.5 Goodness reveals reproof, but love conceals.
27.6 The wounds of a lover are faithful, and the kisses of a hater are answered.
27.7 A full soul will be crushed by a sieve, but a hungry soul will find every bitter thing sweet.
27.8 As a bird wanders from its nest, so a man wanders from his place.
27.9 Oil and frankincense rejoice the heart, and a friend is sweet from the counsel of the soul.
27.10 Do not forsake your neighbor and your father's neighbor, and do not enter your brother's house on the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far off.
27.11 My son is wise, and my heart rejoices, and I answer him that reproacheth me.
27.12 The naked see evil, the innocent are hidden, they are punished.
27.13 Take his garment, for he is surety for a stranger, and for a stranger he is bound.
27.14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be considered a curse to him.
27.15 A leak is a nuisance on a rainy day, and a woman of Medon is drunk.
27.16 Zephaniah, the spirit of Zephaniah, and the oil of our days, shall be called
27.17 Iron meets iron, and each one meets his neighbor.
27.18 A fig tree will eat its own fruit, and the one who guards it will honor his master.
27.19 As water to face, so is the heart of man to man.
27.20 Sheol and Perdition shall not be sworn, neither shall the eyes of man be sworn.
27.21 A refiner for silver, and a refiner for gold, and a man according to his praise.
27.22 If you crush the poor in a mortar in the midst of the fields, you will not remove his lamp from him.
27.23 Know the faces of your sheep, and set your heart on the flocks.
27.24 For it is not good for ever, nor for a crown from generation to generation.
27.25 He discovered the grass, and saw the grass, and the herbs of the mountains were gathered.
27.26 Sheep for your clothing, and the price of a field for provisions.
27.27 And goats' milk shall be enough for your bread, for the bread of your household, and for the life of your maidens.
28.1 The wicked flee, and no one pursues them; and the righteous, like the unbeliever, will trust in them.
28.2 For the transgression of a land many are its rulers, but to a man of understanding knowledge will extend it.
28.3 A man is poor and oppresses the poor; a storm of destruction and no bread.
28.4 Those who forsake the Law will praise the wicked, but those who keep the Law will be provoked by them.
28.5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek YHVH understand everything.
28.6 It is good for a rich man to walk in the way of the wicked, and to be rich.
28.7 The Torah is created, and the son understands, and the wicked devour the temples of his father.
28.8 He who increases his wealth by biting and by cultivating it, he gathers it for the poor.
28.9 He who turns away his ear from the sound of the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
28.10 If the upright err in an evil way, he will fall in his own way, but the innocent will inherit good.
28.11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man understands and will search us.
28.12 In the presence of the righteous there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, a man will seek them out.
28.13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
28.14 Blessed is the man that feareth alway. and his heart is hardened, that he may fall into evil.
28.15 A roaring lion and a roaring bear are a proverb of a wicked man against a poor people.
28.16 A ruler who lacks wisdom and is full of deceit, who is greedy for gain, will live long.
28.17 A man who has oppressed a person with the blood of a soul shall flee to the pit, and no one will support him.
28.18 He who walks blamelessly will be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways will fall at once.
28.19 He who works his land will be satisfied with bread, and he who pursues the sky will be satisfied with plenty.
28.20 A man of faith is full of blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not be cleansed.
28.21 A man will transgress for a piece of bread, and he will not be able to recognize a good person.
28.22 A man with an evil eye is terrified by fortune, and does not know that he will be deprived of his wisdom.
28.23 He that reproveth a man after grace shall find him that smootheth the tongue.
28.24 He who robs his father and mother and says, "It is no sin," is a companion of a corrupter.
28.25 He who is generous will avoid judgment, but he who trusts in YHVH will be made fat.
28.26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks wisely will be delivered.
28.27 He who gives to the poor lacks nothing, and he who lifts up his eyes to many evils.
28.28 When the wicked rise, a man hides himself, but when they perish, the righteous increase.
29.1 A man who rebukes hardens the neck; suddenly it is broken, and there is no healing.
29.2 In the multitude of the righteous the people rejoice. but in the multitude of the wicked the people sigh.
29.3 A man who loves wisdom will make his father glad, but a man who commits adultery will lose his wealth.
29.4 A king in judgment establishes a land, but a man of bribes destroys it.
29.5 A man throws a net over his neighbor, spreading it over his feet.
29.6 In transgression a wicked man is snared, but the righteous rejoices and is glad.
29.7 The righteous knoweth the judgment of the poor. but the wicked understandeth not knowledge.
29.8 Scornful men will make a noise, but wise men will turn away wrath.
29.9 A wise man judges a wicked man, and he becomes angry and mocks, and there is no peace.
29.10 Bloodthirsty men hate the innocent, but they seek his life.
29.11 A fool utters all his spirit, but a wise man will be praised afterward.
29.12 A man that giveth ear to lies, all his servants are wicked.
29.13 A king and a man of intrigue meet together. YHVH enlighteneth the eyes of them both.
29.14 A king who judges the poor in righteousness will establish his throne forever.
29.15 A rebuke and a rebuke give wisdom. but a child left to his own devices bringeth shame to his mother.
29.16 When the wicked are many, transgression increases, but the righteous are afraid of their downfall.
29.17 May your son be comforted and give you rest, and may he give you delicacies for your soul.
29.18 Where there is no vision, a people perishes; but the one who keeps the law will be blessed.
29.19 A servant will not be removed by words, for he understands and there is no answer.
29.20 If you see a man hasty in his words, you will put more hope in a fool than he.
29.21 He who pampers his servant, his youth will be a blessing in his future.
29.22 A man is too angry to judge, and a man of anger is full of transgression.
29.23 The pride of man will bring him low, but humility of spirit will uphold honor.
29.24 He who shares with a thief hates his own soul, but he will hear and not speak.
29.25 The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in YHVH will be exalted.
29.26 Many seek the face of the ruler, but YHVH gives justice to every man.
29.27 The righteous abhor a wicked man, and the upright in his way abomination to the wicked.
30.1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the burden, the man spake unto Ithiel, and ate.
30.2 For I am more angry than any man, and I have no understanding of man.
30.3 And I have not learned wisdom, nor have I known the knowledge of the saints.
30.4 Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has gathered the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name? And what is the name of his son? Do you know?
30.5 Every word of God is pure, a shield to those who take refuge in him.
30.6 Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you and you be proved wrong.
30.7 I have asked you twice. do not deny me before I die.
30.8 Keep far from me vanity and lying words. give me not the head and the tithe, nor the bread of the trifle.
30.9 Lest I swear and lie, and say, Who is YHVH? Lest I take an oath and steal, and take the name of my God.
30.10 Do not backbite a servant to his master, lest he curse you and you be blamed.
30.11 His father's generation will curse him, and his mother will not bless him.
30.12 A generation that is pure in his own eyes, and yet is found unwashed.
30.13 What generation has lifted up its eyes, and its eyelids are lifted up?
30.14 A generation of swords and worms devour the poor from the land and the needy from man.
30.15 The leech has two daughters, the father the father, three, behold, it will not be satisfied, four, they did not say fortune.
30.16 Saul and Asher, the womb of the earth, not satisfied with water, and the fire, not saying goodbye.
30.17 The eye mocks the father, and despises the son of man, if the ravenous birds of the valley call it, and the eagles eat it.
30.18 Three things are too wonderful for me, and four I do not know.
30.19 The way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man in a virgin.
30.20 Like an adulteress, she eats and wipes her mouth, saying, "I have done no wrong."
30.21 Under three the land is troubled, and under four it cannot prevail.
30.22 A servant is like a king, and a wicked man is like a man who is satisfied with bread.
30.23 A hated woman, because she is a husband, and a maid, because she inherits her mistress.
30.24 Four are the little ones of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise.
30.25 The ants are not a strong people, and they prepare in the summer to keep warm.
30.26 Rabbits are a people not mighty, and they will set their house in the rock.
30.27 The locust has no king, and all the gravel has gone out.
30.28 A gecko is caught in the hands, and is in the palaces of kings.
30.29 Three things are good in walking, and four are good in walking.
30.30 He is a mighty man among beasts, and he will not turn back from any
30.31 A starling of jackals or a goat, and a king of gods with him.
30.32 If we are arrogant and put our hand over our mouth,
30.33 For the milk of milk bringeth forth butter, and the milk of the nose bringeth forth blood, and the juice of the nose bringeth forth strife.
31.1 The words of Lemuel, king of Mesha, which his mother taught him.
31.2 What is the fruit of my womb, and what is the fruit of my womb?
31.3 Do not give women your strength and your ways to defy their kings.
31.4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to drink strong drink.
31.5 Lest he drink and forget the lawgiver, and pervert the judgment of all the children of the poor.
31.6 Give wages to the lost, and wine to the bitter in spirit.
31.7 He will drink and forget his thirst, and will remember his labor no more.
31.8 Open your mouth to the mute, to the judgment of all the sons of the transgressors.
31.9 Open your mouth to judge righteously and to defend the rights of the poor and needy.
31.10 Who can find a virtuous woman? And far from being a pearl, she is a mine.
31.11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and there will be no lack of spoil.
31.12 You have rewarded him with good and not evil all the days of his life.
31.13 She sought wool and flax, and wrought with her own hands.
31.14 She was like merchant ships from afar, bringing bread to Hama.
31.15 And she arose in the night, and gave prey to her house, and played for her maidens.
31.16 She has planted a field and taken its produce, and planted a vineyard.
31.17 She girded her loins with strength and strengthened her seed.
31.18 She tasted that her trade was good, and her lamp did not go out at night.
31.19 Her hands stretched out with skill, and her hands held a spear.
31.20 She stretched out her hand to the poor, and stretched out her hands to the needy.
31.21 She shall not fear the snow for her house, for all her house is clothed with snow.
31.22 She made her clothing of fine linen and scarlet.
31.23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits with the elders of the land.
31.24 She made a sheet and sold it, and gave a belt to the Canaanite.
31.25 The brave and the glorious will wear shame and play until the last day.
31.26 Her mouth opens with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
31.27 She watches over the goings of her house, and she will not eat the bread of idleness.
31.28 Her children arose, and her husband blessed her, and praised her.
31.29 Many daughters have done bravely, and you have risen up against their daughters-in-law.
31.30 Grace is false and vain; a beautiful woman who fears YHVH will be praised.
31.31 Give her the fruit of her hands, and praise her in the gates for her deeds.