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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.
25
These
are
also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2
It is
the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings
is
to search out a matter.
3
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings
is
unsearchable.
4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5
Take away the wicked
from
before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great
men:
7
For better
it is
that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest
thou know not
what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour
himself;
and discover not a secret to another:
10
Lest he that heareth
it
put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11
A word fitly spoken
is like
apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12
As
an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
so is
a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
so is
a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift
is like
clouds and wind without rain.
15
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and
so
hate thee.
18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour
is
a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
is like
a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20
As
he that taketh away a garment in cold weather,
and as
vinegar upon nitre, so
is
he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
23
The north wind driveth away rain: so
doth
an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24
It is
better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25
As
cold waters to a thirsty soul, so
is
good news from a far country.
26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked
is as
a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27
It is
not good to eat much honey: so
for men
to search their own glory
is not
glory.
28
He that
hath
no rule over his own spirit
is like
a city
that is
broken down,
and
without walls.
26
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet,
and
drinketh damage.
7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so
is
a parable in the mouth of fools.
8
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so
is
he that giveth honour to a fool.
9
As
a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so
is
a parable in the mouth of fools.
10
The great
God
that formed all
things
both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
11
As a dog returneth to his vomit,
so
a fool returneth to his folly.
12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?
there is
more hope of a fool than of him.
13
The slothful
man
saith,
There is
a lion in the way; a lion
is
in the streets.
14
As
the door turneth upon his hinges, so
doth
the slothful upon his bed.
15
The slothful hideth his hand in
his
bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16
The sluggard
is
wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17
He that passeth by,
and
meddleth with strife
belonging
not to him,
is like
one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18
As a mad
man
who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19
So
is
the man
that
deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20
Where no wood is,
there
the fire goeth out: so where
there is
no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21
As
coals
are
to burning coals, and wood to fire; so
is
a contentious man to kindle strife.
22
The words of a talebearer
are
as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23
Burning lips and a wicked heart
are like
a potsherd covered with silver dross.
24
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for
there are
seven abominations in his heart.
26
Whose
hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the
whole
congregation.
27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28
A lying tongue hateth
those that are
afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
27
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3
A stone
is
heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath
is
heavier than them both.
4
Wrath
is
cruel, and anger
is
outrageous; but who
is
able to stand before envy?
5
Open rebuke
is
better than secret love.
6
Faithful
are
the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are
deceitful.
7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so
is
a man that wandereth from his place.
9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so
doth
the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:
for
better
is
a neighbour
that is
near than a brother far off.
11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12
A prudent
man
foreseeth the evil,
and
hideth himself;
but
the simple pass on,
and
are punished.
13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand,
which
bewrayeth
itself.
17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19
As in water face
answereth
to face, so the heart of man to man.
20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21
As
the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so
is
a man to his praise.
22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle,
yet
will not his foolishness depart from him.
23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
and
look well to thy herds.
24
For riches
are
not for ever: and doth the crown
endure
to every generation?
25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26
The lambs
are
for thy clothing, and the goats
are
the price of the field.
27
And
thou shalt have
goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and
for
the maintenance for thy maidens.
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