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18
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh
and
intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3
When the wicked cometh,
then
cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4
The words of a man’s mouth
are as
deep waters,
and
the wellspring of wisdom
as
a flowing brook.
5
It is
not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7
A fool’s mouth
is
his destruction, and his lips
are
the snare of his soul.
8
The words of a talebearer
are
as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
10
The name of the LORD
is
a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11
The rich man’s wealth
is
his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour
is
humility.
13
He that answereth a matter before he heareth
it,
it
is
folly and shame unto him.
14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
17
He that is
first in his own cause
seemeth
just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
19
A brother offended
is harder to be won
than a strong city: and
their
contentions
are
like the bars of a castle.
20
A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;
and
with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21
Death and life
are
in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22
Whoso
findeth a wife findeth a good
thing,
and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24
A man
that hath
friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend
that
sticketh closer than a brother.
19
Better
is
the poor that walketh in his integrity, than
he that is
perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2
Also,
that
the soul
be
without knowledge,
it is
not good; and he that hasteth with
his
feet sinneth.
3
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
4
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and
he that
speaketh lies shall not escape.
6
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man
is
a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth
them with
words,
yet
they
are
wanting
to him.
8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:
he that
keepeth understanding shall find good.
9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and
it is
his glory to pass over a transgression.
12
The king’s wrath
is
as the roaring of a lion; but his favour
is
as dew upon the grass.
13
A foolish son
is
the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife
are
a continual dropping.
14
House and riches
are
the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife
is
from the LORD.
15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;
but
he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver
him,
yet thou must do it again.
20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21
There are
many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22
The desire of a man
is
his kindness: and a poor man
is
better than a liar.
23
The fear of the LORD
tendeth
to life: and
he that hath it
shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24
A slothful
man
hideth his hand in
his
bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding,
and
he will understand knowledge.
26
He that wasteth
his
father,
and
chaseth away
his
mother,
is
a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction
that causeth
to err from the words of knowledge.
28
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
20
Wine
is
a mocker, strong drink
is
raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
2
The fear of a king
is
as the roaring of a lion:
whoso
provoketh him to anger sinneth
against
his own soul.
3
It is
an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;
therefore
shall he beg in harvest, and
have
nothing.
5
Counsel in the heart of man
is like
deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
7
The just
man
walketh in his integrity: his children
are
blessed after him.
8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
10
Divers weights,
and
divers measures, both of them
are
alike abomination to the LORD.
11
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work
be
pure, and whether
it be
right.
12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes,
and
thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14
It is
naught,
it is
naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge
are
a precious jewel.
16
Take his garment that is surety
for
a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
17
Bread of deceit
is
sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18
Every
purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
19
He that goeth about
as
a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21
An inheritance
may be
gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil;
but
wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23
Divers weights
are
an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance
is
not good.
24
Man’s goings
are
of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
25
It is
a snare to the man
who
devoureth
that which is
holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27
The spirit of man
is
the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
29
The glory of young men
is
their strength: and the beauty of old men
is
the grey head.
30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so
do
stripes the inward parts of the belly.
21
The king’s heart
is
in the hand of the LORD,
as
the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
2
Every way of a man
is
right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
3
To do justice and judgment
is
more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4
An high look, and a proud heart,
and
the plowing of the wicked,
is
sin.
5
The thoughts of the diligent
tend
only to plenteousness; but of every one
that is
hasty only to want.
6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is
a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
8
The way of man
is
froward and strange: but
as for
the pure, his work
is
right.
9
It is
better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12
The righteous
man
wisely considereth the house of the wicked:
but God
overthroweth the wicked for
their
wickedness.
13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
15
It is
joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction
shall be
to the workers of iniquity.
16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17
He that loveth pleasure
shall be
a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
18
The wicked
shall be
a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19
It is
better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
20
There is
treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
21
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
22
A wise
man
scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
24
Proud
and
haughty scorner
is
his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
27
The sacrifice of the wicked
is
abomination: how much more,
when
he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
28
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
29
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but
as for
the upright, he directeth his way.
30
There is
no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
31
The horse
is
prepared against the day of battle: but safety
is
of the LORD.
22
A
good
name
is
rather to be chosen than great riches,
and
loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD
is
the maker of them all.
3
A prudent
man
foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4
By humility
and
the fear of the LORD
are
riches, and honour, and life.
5
Thorns
and
snares
are
in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower
is
servant to the lender.
8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11
He that loveth pureness of heart,
for
the grace of his lips the king
shall be
his friend.
12
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
13
The slothful
man
saith,
There is
a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14
The mouth of strange women
is
a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15
Foolishness
is
bound in the heart of a child;
but
the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his
riches, and
he that giveth to the rich,
shall
surely
come
to want.
17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18
For
it is
a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
19
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
22
Rob not the poor, because he
is
poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26
Be not thou
one
of them that strike hands,
or
of them that are sureties for debts.
27
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean
men.
23
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what
is
before thee:
2
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou
be
a man given to appetite.
3
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they
are
deceitful meat.
4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for
riches
certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6
Eat thou not the bread of
him that hath
an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so
is
he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart
is
not with thee.
8
The morsel
which
thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11
For their redeemer
is
mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
12
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13
Withhold not correction from the child: for
if
thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
15
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
16
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
17
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but
be thou
in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
18
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe
a man
with rags.
22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23
Buy the truth, and sell
it
not;
also
wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise
child
shall have joy of him.
25
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27
For a whore
is
a deep ditch; and a strange woman
is
a narrow pit.
28
She also lieth in wait as
for
a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup,
when
it moveth itself aright.
32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35
They have stricken me,
shalt thou say, and
I was not sick; they have beaten me,
and
I felt
it
not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
24
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5
A wise man
is
strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors
there is
safety.
7
Wisdom
is
too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9
The thought of foolishness
is
sin: and the scorner
is
an abomination to men.
10
If
thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength
is
small.
11
If thou forbear to deliver
them that are
drawn unto death, and
those that are
ready to be slain;
12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider
it?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth
not
he know
it?
and shall
not
he render to
every
man according to his works?
13
My son, eat thou honey, because
it is
good; and the honeycomb,
which is
sweet to thy taste:
14
So
shall
the knowledge of wisdom
be
unto thy soul: when thou hast found
it,
then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
15
Lay not wait, O wicked
man,
against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16
For a just
man
falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18
Lest the LORD see
it,
and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19
Fret not thyself because of evil
men,
neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20
For there shall be no reward to the evil
man;
the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king:
and
meddle not with them that are given to change:
22
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23
These
things
also
belong
to the wise.
It is
not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou
art
righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25
But to them that rebuke
him
shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26
Every man
shall kiss
his
lips that giveth a right answer.
27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive
not
with thy lips.
29
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
and
nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32
Then I saw,
and
considered
it
well: I looked upon
it, and
received instruction.
33
Yet
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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