PROVERBS 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of
Israel;
PROVERBS 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the
words of understanding;
PROVERBS 1:3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and
judgment, and equity;
PROVERBS 1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man
knowledge and discretion.
PROVERBS 1:5 A wise {man} will hear, and will increase learning;
and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
PROVERBS 1:6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the
words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
PROVERBS 1:7 The fear of the Lord {is} the beginning of
knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction.
PROVERBS 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and
forsake not the law of thy mother:
PROVERBS 1:9 For they {shall be} an ornament of grace unto thy
head, and chains about thy neck.
PROVERBS 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
PROVERBS 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for
blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
PROVERBS 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and
whole, as those that go down into the pit:
PROVERBS 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill
our houses with spoil:
PROVERBS 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one
purse:
PROVERBS 1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain
thy foot from their path:
PROVERBS 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed
blood.
PROVERBS 1:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of
any bird.
PROVERBS 1:18 And they lay wait for their {own} blood; they lurk
privily for their {own} lives.
PROVERBS 1:19 So {are} the ways of every one that is greedy of
gain; {which} taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
PROVERBS 1:20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in
the streets:
PROVERBS 1:21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the
openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words,
{saying},
PROVERBS 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate
knowledge?
PROVERBS 1:23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my
spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
PROVERBS 1:24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have
stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
PROVERBS 1:25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would
none of my reproof:
PROVERBS 1:26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock
when your fear cometh;
PROVERBS 1:27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your
destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish
cometh upon you.
PROVERBS 1:28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not
answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
PROVERBS 1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose
the fear of the Lord:
PROVERBS 1:30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my
reproof.
PROVERBS 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own
way, and be filled with their own devices.
PROVERBS 1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them,
and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
PROVERBS 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely,
and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
PROVERBS 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my
commandments with thee;
PROVERBS 2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, {and}
apply thine heart to understanding;
PROVERBS 2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, {and} liftest
up thy voice for understanding;
PROVERBS 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her
as {for} hid treasures;
PROVERBS 2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and
find the knowledge of God.
PROVERBS 2:6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth
{cometh} knowledge and understanding.
PROVERBS 2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: {he is}
a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
PROVERBS 2:8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the
way of his saints.
PROVERBS 2:9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and
judgment, and equity; {yea}, every good path.
PROVERBS 2:10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and
knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
PROVERBS 2:11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall
keep thee:
PROVERBS 2:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil {man},
from the man that speaketh froward things;
PROVERBS 2:13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the
ways of darkness;
PROVERBS 2:14 Who rejoice to do evil, {and} delight in the
frowardness of the wicked;
PROVERBS 2:15 Whose ways {are} crooked, and {they} froward in
their paths:
PROVERBS 2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, {even} from
the stranger {which} flattereth with her words;
PROVERBS 2:17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and
forgetteth the covenant of her God.
PROVERBS 2:18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths
unto the dead.
PROVERBS 2:19 None that go unto her return again, neither take
they hold of the paths of life.
PROVERBS 2:20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good {men}, and
keep the paths of the righteous.
PROVERBS 2:21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the
perfect shall remain in it.
PROVERBS 2:22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and
the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
PROVERBS 3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep
my commandments:
PROVERBS 3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall
they add to thee.
PROVERBS 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them
about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
PROVERBS 3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in
the sight of God and man.
PROVERBS 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not
unto thine own understanding.
PROVERBS 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct
thy paths.
PROVERBS 3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and
depart from evil.
PROVERBS 3:8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy
bones.
PROVERBS 3:9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the
firstfruits of all thine increase:
PROVERBS 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy
presses shall burst out with new wine.
PROVERBS 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord;
neither be weary of his correction:
PROVERBS 3:12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a
father the son {in whom} he delighteth.
PROVERBS 3:13 Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the
man {that} getteth understanding.
PROVERBS 3:14 For the merchandise of it {is} better than the
merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
PROVERBS 3:15 She {is} more precious than rubies: and all the
things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
PROVERBS 3:16 Length of days {is} in her right hand; {and} in her
left hand riches and honour.
PROVERBS 3:17 Her ways {are} ways of pleasantness, and all her
paths {are} peace.
PROVERBS 3:18 She {is} a tree of life to them that lay hold upon
her: and happy {is every one} that retaineth her.
PROVERBS 3:19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by
understanding hath he established the heavens.
PROVERBS 3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the
clouds drop down the dew.
PROVERBS 3:21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep
sound wisdom and discretion:
PROVERBS 3:22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to
thy neck.
PROVERBS 3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy
foot shall not stumble.
PROVERBS 3:24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:
yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
PROVERBS 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the
desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
PROVERBS 3:26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall
keep thy foot from being taken.
PROVERBS 3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when
it is in the power of thine hand to do {it}.
PROVERBS 3:28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and
to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
PROVERBS 3:29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he
dwelleth securely by thee.
PROVERBS 3:30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have
done thee no harm.
PROVERBS 3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his
ways.
PROVERBS 3:32 For the froward {is} abomination to the Lord: but
his secret {is} with the righteous.
PROVERBS 3:33 The curse of the Lord {is} in the house of the
wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
PROVERBS 3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth
grace unto the lowly.
PROVERBS 3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be
the promotion of fools.
PROVERBS 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and
attend to know understanding.
PROVERBS 4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
PROVERBS 4:3 For I was my father's son, tender and only {beloved}
in the sight of my mother.
PROVERBS 4:4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart
retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
PROVERBS 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget {it} not;
neither decline from the words of my mouth.
PROVERBS 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love
her, and she shall keep thee.
PROVERBS 4:7 Wisdom {is} the principal thing; {therefore} get
wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
PROVERBS 4:8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall
bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
PROVERBS 4:9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a
crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
PROVERBS 4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the
years of thy life shall be many.
PROVERBS 4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led
thee in right paths.
PROVERBS 4:12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened;
and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
PROVERBS 4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let {her} not go:
keep her; for she {is} thy life.
PROVERBS 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not
in the way of evil {men}.
PROVERBS 4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass
away.
PROVERBS 4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief;
and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause {some} to fall.
PROVERBS 4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the
wine of violence.
PROVERBS 4:18 But the path of the just {is} as the shining light,
that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
PROVERBS 4:19 The way of the wicked {is} as darkness: they know
not at what they stumble.
PROVERBS 4:20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto
my sayings.
PROVERBS 4:21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in
the midst of thine heart.
PROVERBS 4:22 For they {are} life unto those that find them, and
health to all their flesh.
PROVERBS 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it
{are} the issues of life.
PROVERBS 4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse
lips put far from thee.
PROVERBS 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids
look straight before thee.
PROVERBS 4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways
be established.
PROVERBS 4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove
thy foot from evil.
PROVERBS 5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, {and} bow thine ear
to my understanding:
PROVERBS 5:2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and {that} thy
lips may keep knowledge.
PROVERBS 5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop {as} an
honeycomb, and her mouth {is} smoother than oil:
PROVERBS 5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-
edged sword.
PROVERBS 5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on
hell.
PROVERBS 5:6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her
ways are moveable, {that} thou canst not know {them}.
PROVERBS 5:7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not
from the words of my mouth.
PROVERBS 5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the
door of her house:
PROVERBS 5:9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy
years unto the cruel:
PROVERBS 5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy
labours {be} in the house of a stranger;
PROVERBS 5:11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy
body are consumed,
PROVERBS 5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart
despised reproof;
PROVERBS 5:13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor
inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
PROVERBS 5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the
congregation and assembly.
PROVERBS 5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running
waters out of thine own well.
PROVERBS 5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, {and} rivers
of waters in the streets.
PROVERBS 5:17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with
thee.
PROVERBS 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the
wife of thy youth.
PROVERBS 5:19 {Let her be as} the loving hind and pleasant roe;
let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished
always with her love.
PROVERBS 5:20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a
strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
PROVERBS 5:21 For the ways of man {are} before the eyes of the
Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
PROVERBS 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself,
and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
PROVERBS 5:23 He shall die without instruction; and in the
greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
PROVERBS 6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, {if} thou
hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
PROVERBS 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou
art taken with the words of thy mouth.
PROVERBS 6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou
art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and
make sure thy friend.
PROVERBS 6:4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine
eyelids.
PROVERBS 6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the
hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
PROVERBS 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and
be wise:
PROVERBS 6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
PROVERBS 6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, {and} gathereth
her food in the harvest.
PROVERBS 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou
arise out of thy sleep?
PROVERBS 6:10 {Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little
folding of the hands to sleep:
PROVERBS 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
PROVERBS 6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a
froward mouth.
PROVERBS 6:13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his
feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
PROVERBS 6:14 Frowardness {is} in his heart, he deviseth mischief
continually; he soweth discord.
PROVERBS 6:15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
PROVERBS 6:16 These six {things} doth the Lord hate: yea, seven
{are} an abomination unto him:
PROVERBS 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed
innocent blood,
PROVERBS 6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet
that be swift in running to mischief,
PROVERBS 6:19 A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and he that
soweth discord among brethren.
PROVERBS 6:20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake
not the law of thy mother:
PROVERBS 6:21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, {and} tie
them about thy neck.
PROVERBS 6:22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou
sleepest, it shall keep thee; and {when} thou awakest, it shall
talk with thee.
PROVERBS 6:23 For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is}
light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
PROVERBS 6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery
of the tongue of a strange woman.
PROVERBS 6:25 Lust not after her {beauty} in thine heart; neither
let her take thee with her eyelids.
PROVERBS 6:26 For by means of a whorish woman {a man is brought}
to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the
precious life.
PROVERBS 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes
not be burned?
PROVERBS 6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be
burned?
PROVERBS 6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife;
whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
PROVERBS 6:30 {Men} do not despise a thief, if he steal to
satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
PROVERBS 6:31 But {if} he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
he shall give all the substance of his house.
PROVERBS 6:32 {But} whoso committeth adultery with a woman
lacketh understanding: he {that} doeth it destroyeth his own
soul.
PROVERBS 6:33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his
reproach shall not be wiped away.
PROVERBS 6:34 For jealousy {is} the rage of a man: therefore he
will not spare in the day of vengeance.
PROVERBS 6:35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest
content, though thou givest many gifts.
PROVERBS 7:1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments
with thee.
PROVERBS 7:2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the
apple of thine eye.
PROVERBS 7:3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the
table of thine heart.
PROVERBS 7:4 Say unto wisdom, Thou {art} my sister; and call
understanding {thy} kinswoman:
PROVERBS 7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from
the stranger {which} flattereth with her words.
PROVERBS 7:6 For at the window of my house I looked through my
casement,
PROVERBS 7:7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among
the youths, a young man void of understanding,
PROVERBS 7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he
went the way to her house,
PROVERBS 7:9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and
dark night:
PROVERBS 7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman {with} the
attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
PROVERBS 7:11 (She {is} loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in
her house:
PROVERBS 7:12 Now {is she} without, now in the streets, and lieth
in wait at every corner.)
PROVERBS 7:13 So she caught him, and kissed him, {and} with an
impudent face said unto him,
PROVERBS 7:14 {I have} peace offerings with me; this day have I
payed my vows.
PROVERBS 7:15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to
seek thy face, and I have found thee.
PROVERBS 7:16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry,
with carved {works}, with fine linen of Egypt.
PROVERBS 7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and
cinnamon.
PROVERBS 7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the
morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
PROVERBS 7:19 For the goodman {is} not at home, he is gone a long
journey:
PROVERBS 7:20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, {and} will
come home at the day appointed.
PROVERBS 7:21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield,
with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
PROVERBS 7:22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to
the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
PROVERBS 7:23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird
hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it {is} for his life.
PROVERBS 7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and
attend to the words of my mouth.
PROVERBS 7:25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not
astray in her paths.
PROVERBS 7:26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many
strong {men} have been slain by her.
PROVERBS 7:27 Her house {is} the way to hell, going down to the
chambers of death.
PROVERBS 8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her
voice?
PROVERBS 8:2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way
in the places of the paths.
PROVERBS 8:3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city,
at the coming in at the doors.
PROVERBS 8:4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice {is} to the
sons of man.
PROVERBS 8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye
of an understanding heart.
PROVERBS 8:6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the
opening of my lips {shall be} right things.
PROVERBS 8:7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness {is}
an abomination to my lips.
PROVERBS 8:8 All the words of my mouth {are} in righteousness;
{there is} nothing froward or perverse in them.
PROVERBS 8:9 They {are} all plain to him that understandeth, and
right to them that find knowledge.
PROVERBS 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and
knowledge rather than choice gold.
PROVERBS 8:11 For wisdom {is} better than rubies; and all the
things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
PROVERBS 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out
knowledge of witty inventions.
PROVERBS 8:13 The fear of the Lord {is} to hate evil: pride, and
arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
PROVERBS 8:14 Counsel {is} mine, and sound wisdom: I {am}
understanding; I have strength.
PROVERBS 8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
PROVERBS 8:16 By me princes rule, and nobles, {even} all the
judges of the earth.
PROVERBS 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me
early shall find me.
PROVERBS 8:18 Riches and honour {are} with me; {yea}, durable
riches and righteousness.
PROVERBS 8:19 My fruit {is} better than gold, yea, than fine
gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
PROVERBS 8:20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of
the paths of judgment:
PROVERBS 8:21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit
substance; and I will fill their treasures.
PROVERBS 8:22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way,
before his works of old.
PROVERBS 8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,
or ever the earth was.
PROVERBS 8:24 When {there were} no depths, I was brought forth;
when {there were} no fountains abounding with water.
PROVERBS 8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills
was I brought forth:
PROVERBS 8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the
fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
PROVERBS 8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I {was} there: when
he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
PROVERBS 8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he
strengthened the fountains of the deep:
PROVERBS 8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters
should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the
foundations of the earth:
PROVERBS 8:30 Then I was by him, {as} one brought up {with him}:
and I was daily {his} delight, rejoicing always before him;
PROVERBS 8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and
my delights {were} with the sons of men.
PROVERBS 8:32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for
blessed {are they that} keep my ways.
PROVERBS 8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
PROVERBS 8:34 Blessed {is} the man that heareth me, watching
daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
PROVERBS 8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain
favour of the Lord.
PROVERBS 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own
soul: all they that hate me love death.
PROVERBS 9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her
seven pillars:
PROVERBS 9:2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her
wine; she hath also furnished her table.
PROVERBS 9:3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the
highest places of the city,
PROVERBS 9:4 Whoso {is} simple, let him turn in hither: {as for}
him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
PROVERBS 9:5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine {which}
I have mingled.
PROVERBS 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of
understanding.
PROVERBS 9:7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself
shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked {man getteth} himself a
blot.
PROVERBS 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a
wise man, and he will love thee.
PROVERBS 9:9 Give {instruction} to a wise {man}, and he will be
yet wiser: teach a just {man}, and he will increase in learning.
PROVERBS 9:10 The fear of the Lord {is} the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy {is} understanding.
PROVERBS 9:11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the
years of thy life shall be increased.
PROVERBS 9:12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself:
but {if} thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear {it}.
PROVERBS 9:13 A foolish woman {is} clamorous: {she is} simple,
and knoweth nothing.
PROVERBS 9:14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat
in the high places of the city,
PROVERBS 9:15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:
PROVERBS 9:16 Whoso {is} simple, let him turn in hither: and {as
for} him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
PROVERBS 9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread {eaten} in
secret is pleasant.
PROVERBS 9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead {are} there; {and
that} her guests {are} in the depths of hell.
PROVERBS 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad
father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.
PROVERBS 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but
righteousness delivereth from death.
PROVERBS 10:3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous
to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
PROVERBS 10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand:
but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
PROVERBS 10:5 He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but}
he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
PROVERBS 10:6 Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but
violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
PROVERBS 10:7 The memory of the just {is} blessed: but the name
of the wicked shall rot.
PROVERBS 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a
prating fool shall fall.
PROVERBS 10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he
that perverteth his ways shall be known.
PROVERBS 10:10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a
prating fool shall fall.
PROVERBS 10:11 The mouth of a righteous {man is} a well of life:
but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
PROVERBS 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all
sins.
PROVERBS 10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom
is found: but a rod {is} for the back of him that is void of
understanding.
PROVERBS 10:14 Wise {men} lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the
foolish {is} near destruction.
PROVERBS 10:15 The rich man's wealth {is} his strong city: the
destruction of the poor {is} their poverty.
PROVERBS 10:16 The labour of the righteous {tendeth} to life: the
fruit of the wicked to sin.
PROVERBS 10:17 He {is in} the way of life that keepeth
instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
PROVERBS 10:18 He that hideth hatred {with} lying lips, and he
that uttereth a slander, {is} a fool.
PROVERBS 10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:
but he that refraineth his lips {is} wise.
PROVERBS 10:20 The tongue of the just {is as} choice silver: the
heart of the wicked {is} little worth.
PROVERBS 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die
for want of wisdom.
PROVERBS 10:22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he
addeth no sorrow with it.
PROVERBS 10:23 {It is} as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a
man of understanding hath wisdom.
PROVERBS 10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him:
but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
PROVERBS 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so {is} the wicked no
{more}: but the righteous {is} an everlasting foundation.
PROVERBS 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
so {is} the sluggard to them that send him.
PROVERBS 10:27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the
years of the wicked shall be shortened.
PROVERBS 10:28 The hope of the righteous {shall be} gladness: but
the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
PROVERBS 10:29 The way of the Lord {is} strength to the upright:
but destruction {shall be} to the workers of iniquity.
PROVERBS 10:30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the
wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
PROVERBS 10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but
the froward tongue shall be cut out.
PROVERBS 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable:
but the mouth of the wicked {speaketh} frowardness.
PROVERBS 11:1 A False balance {is} abomination to the Lord: but a
just weight {is} his delight.
PROVERBS 11:2 {When} pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with
the lowly {is} wisdom.
PROVERBS 11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but
the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
PROVERBS 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but
righteousness delivereth from death.
PROVERBS 11:5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his
way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
PROVERBS 11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver
them: but transgressors shall be taken in {their own}
naughtiness.
PROVERBS 11:7 When a wicked man dieth, {his} expectation shall
perish: and the hope of unjust {men} perisheth.
PROVERBS 11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the
wicked cometh in his stead.
PROVERBS 11:9 An hypocrite with {his} mouth destroyeth his
neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
PROVERBS 11:10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city
rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, {there is} shouting.
PROVERBS 11:11 By the blessing of the upright the city is
exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
PROVERBS 11:12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour:
but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
PROVERBS 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of
a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
PROVERBS 11:14 Where no counsel {is}, the people fall: but in the
multitude of counsellers {there is} safety.
PROVERBS 11:15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart {for
it}: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
PROVERBS 11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong
{men} retain riches.
PROVERBS 11:17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but
{he that is} cruel troubleth his own flesh.
PROVERBS 11:18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him
that soweth righteousness {shall be} a sure reward.
PROVERBS 11:19 As righteousness {tendeth} to life: so he that
pursueth evil {pursueth it} to his own death.
PROVERBS 11:20 They that are of a froward heart {are} abomination
to the Lord: but {such as are} upright in {their} way {are} his
delight.
PROVERBS 11:21 {Though} hand {join} in hand, the wicked shall not
be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
PROVERBS 11:22 {As} a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, {so is} a
fair woman which is without discretion.
PROVERBS 11:23 The desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but}
the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.
PROVERBS 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and
{there is} that withholdeth more than is meet, but {it tendeth}
to poverty.
PROVERBS 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that
watereth shall be watered also himself.
PROVERBS 11:26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse
him: but blessing {shall be} upon the head of him that selleth
{it}.
PROVERBS 11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour:
but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
PROVERBS 11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the
righteous shall flourish as a branch.
PROVERBS 11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the
wind: and the fool {shall be} servant to the wise of heart.
PROVERBS 11:30 The fruit of the righteous {is} a tree of life;
and he that winneth souls {is} wise.
PROVERBS 11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the
earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
PROVERBS 12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he
that hateth reproof {is} brutish.
PROVERBS 12:2 A good {man} obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a
man of wicked devices will he condemn.
PROVERBS 12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but
the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
PROVERBS 12:4 A virtuous woman {is} a crown to her husband: but
she that maketh ashamed {is} as rottenness in his bones.
PROVERBS 12:5 The thoughts of the righteous {are} right: {but}
the counsels of the wicked {are} deceit.
PROVERBS 12:6 The words of the wicked {are} to lie in wait for
blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
PROVERBS 12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and {are} not: but the
house of the righteous shall stand.
PROVERBS 12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom:
but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
PROVERBS 12:9 {He that is} despised, and hath a servant, {is}
better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
PROVERBS 12:10 A righteous {man} regardeth the life of his beast:
but the tender mercies of the wicked {are} cruel.
PROVERBS 12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with
bread: but he that followeth vain {persons is} void of
understanding.
PROVERBS 12:12 The wicked desireth the net of evil {men}: but the
root of the righteous yieldeth {fruit}.
PROVERBS 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of {his}
lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
PROVERBS 12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of
{his} mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be
rendered unto him.
PROVERBS 12:15 The way of a fool {is} right in his own eyes: but
he that hearkeneth unto counsel {is} wise.
PROVERBS 12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent
{man} covereth shame.
PROVERBS 12:17 {He that} speaketh truth sheweth forth
righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
PROVERBS 12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a
sword: but the tongue of the wise {is} health.
PROVERBS 12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever:
but a lying tongue {is} but for a moment.
PROVERBS 12:20 Deceit {is} in the heart of them that imagine
evil: but to the counsellers of peace {is} joy.
PROVERBS 12:21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the
wicked shall be filled with mischief.
PROVERBS 12:22 Lying lips {are} abomination to the Lord: but they
that deal truly {are} his delight.
PROVERBS 12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart
of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
PROVERBS 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the
slothful shall be under tribute.
PROVERBS 12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but
a good word maketh it glad.
PROVERBS 12:26 The righteous {is} more excellent than his
neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
PROVERBS 12:27 The slothful {man} roasteth not that which he took
in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man {is} precious.
PROVERBS 12:28 In the way of righteousness {is} life: and {in}
the pathway {thereof there is} no death.
PROVERBS 13:1 A Wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but
a scorner heareth not rebuke.
PROVERBS 13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of {his} mouth:
but the soul of the transgressors {shall eat} violence.
PROVERBS 13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: {but}
he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
PROVERBS 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath}
nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
PROVERBS 13:5 A righteous {man} hateth lying: but a wicked {man}
is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
PROVERBS 13:6 Righteousness keepeth {him that is} upright in the
way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
PROVERBS 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet {hath}
nothing: {there is} that maketh himself poor, yet {hath} great
riches.
PROVERBS 13:8 The ransom of a man's life {are} his riches: but
the poor heareth not rebuke.
PROVERBS 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp
of the wicked shall be put out.
PROVERBS 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well
advised {is} wisdom.
PROVERBS 13:11 Wealth {gotten} by vanity shall be diminished: but
he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
PROVERBS 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but {when}
the desire cometh, {it is} a tree of life.
PROVERBS 13:13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but
he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
PROVERBS 13:14 The law of the wise {is} a fountain of life, to
depart from the snares of death.
PROVERBS 13:15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of
transgressors {is} hard.
PROVERBS 13:16 Every prudent {man} dealeth with knowledge: but a
fool layeth open {his} folly.
PROVERBS 13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a
faithful ambassador {is} health.
PROVERBS 13:18 Poverty and shame {shall be to} him that refuseth
instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
PROVERBS 13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but
{it is} abomination to fools to depart from evil.
PROVERBS 13:20 He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but
a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
PROVERBS 13:21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good
shall be repayed.
PROVERBS 13:22 A good {man} leaveth an inheritance to his
children's children: and the wealth of the sinner {is} laid up
for the just.
PROVERBS 13:23 Much food {is in} the tillage of the poor: but
there is {that is} destroyed for want of judgment.
PROVERBS 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he
that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
PROVERBS 13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his
soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
PROVERBS 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the
foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
PROVERBS 14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the
Lord: but {he that is} perverse in his ways despiseth him.
PROVERBS 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish {is} a rod of pride:
but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
PROVERBS 14:4 Where no oxen {are}, the crib {is} clean: but much
increase {is} by the strength of the ox.
PROVERBS 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false
witness will utter lies.
PROVERBS 14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but
knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.
PROVERBS 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou
perceivest not {in him} the lips of knowledge.
PROVERBS 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent {is} to understand his
way: but the folly of fools {is} deceit.
PROVERBS 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous
{there is} favour.
PROVERBS 14:10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a
stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
PROVERBS 14:11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but
the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
PROVERBS 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but
the end thereof {are} the ways of death.
PROVERBS 14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the
end of that mirth {is} heaviness.
PROVERBS 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his
own ways: and a good man {shall be satisfied} from himself.
PROVERBS 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent
{man} looketh well to his going.
PROVERBS 14:16 A wise {man} feareth, and departeth from evil: but
the fool rageth, and is confident.
PROVERBS 14:17 {He that is} soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a
man of wicked devices is hated.
PROVERBS 14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are
crowned with knowledge.
PROVERBS 14:19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at
the gates of the righteous.
PROVERBS 14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but
the rich {hath} many friends.
PROVERBS 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he
that hath mercy on the poor, happy {is} he.
PROVERBS 14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and
truth {shall be} to them that devise good.
PROVERBS 14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the
lips {tendeth} only to penury.
PROVERBS 14:24 The crown of the wise {is} their riches: {but} the
foolishness of fools {is} folly.
PROVERBS 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful
{witness} speaketh lies.
PROVERBS 14:26 In the fear of the Lord {is} strong confidence:
and his children shall have a place of refuge.
PROVERBS 14:27 The fear of the Lord {is} a fountain of life, to
depart from the snares of death.
PROVERBS 14:28 In the multitude of people {is} the king's honour:
but in the want of people {is} the destruction of the prince.
PROVERBS 14:29 {He that is} slow to wrath {is} of great
understanding: but {he that is} hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
PROVERBS 14:30 A sound heart {is} the life of the flesh: but envy
the rottenness of the bones.
PROVERBS 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker:
but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
PROVERBS 14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but
the righteous hath hope in his death.
PROVERBS 14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath
understanding: but {that which is} in the midst of fools is made
known.
PROVERBS 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin {is} a
reproach to any people.
PROVERBS 14:35 The king's favour {is} toward a wise servant: but
his wrath is {against} him that causeth shame.
PROVERBS 15:1 A Soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous
words stir up anger.
PROVERBS 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but
the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord {are} in every place,
beholding the evil and the good.
PROVERBS 15:4 A wholesome tongue {is} a tree of life: but
perverseness therein {is} a breach in the spirit.
PROVERBS 15:5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he
that regardeth reproof is prudent.
PROVERBS 15:6 In the house of the righteous {is} much treasure:
but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
PROVERBS 15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the
heart of the foolish {doeth} not so.
PROVERBS 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked {is} an abomination to
the Lord: but the prayer of the upright {is} his delight.
PROVERBS 15:9 The way of the wicked {is} an abomination unto the
Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
PROVERBS 15:10 Correction {is} grievous unto him that forsaketh
the way: {and} he that hateth reproof shall die.
PROVERBS 15:11 Hell and destruction {are} before the Lord: how
much more then the hearts of the children of men?
PROVERBS 15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him:
neither will he go unto the wise.
PROVERBS 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but
by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
PROVERBS 15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh
knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
PROVERBS 15:15 All the days of the afflicted {are} evil: but he
that is of a merry heart {hath} a continual feast.
PROVERBS 15:16 Better {is} little with the fear of the Lord than
great treasure and trouble therewith.
PROVERBS 15:17 Better {is} a dinner of herbs where love is, than
a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
PROVERBS 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that
is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.
PROVERBS 15:19 The way of the slothful {man is} as an hedge of
thorns: but the way of the righteous {is} made plain.
PROVERBS 15:20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man
despiseth his mother.
PROVERBS 15:21 Folly {is} joy to {him that is} destitute of
wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
PROVERBS 15:22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in
the multitude of counsellers they are established.
PROVERBS 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a
word {spoken} in due season, how good {is it}!
PROVERBS 15:24 The way of life {is} above to the wise, that he
may depart from hell beneath.
PROVERBS 15:25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but
he will establish the border of the widow.
PROVERBS 15:26 The thoughts of the wicked {are} an abomination to
the Lord: but {the words} of the pure {are} pleasant words.
PROVERBS 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
but he that hateth gifts shall live.
PROVERBS 15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but
the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
PROVERBS 15:29 The Lord {is} far from the wicked: but he heareth
the prayer of the righteous.
PROVERBS 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: {and} a
good report maketh the bones fat.
PROVERBS 15:31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth
among the wise.
PROVERBS 15:32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own
soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
PROVERBS 15:33 The fear of the Lord {is} the instruction of
wisdom; and before honour {is} humility.
PROVERBS 16:1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the
answer of the tongue, {is} from the Lord.
PROVERBS 16:2 All the ways of a man {are} clean in his own eyes;
but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
PROVERBS 16:3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts
shall be established.
PROVERBS 16:4 The Lord hath made all {things} for himself: yea,
even the wicked for the day of evil.
PROVERBS 16:5 Every one {that is} proud in heart {is} an
abomination to the Lord: {though} hand {join} in hand, he shall
not be unpunished.
PROVERBS 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the
fear of the Lord {men} depart from evil.
PROVERBS 16:7 When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even
his enemies to be at peace with him.
PROVERBS 16:8 Better {is} a little with righteousness than great
revenues without right.
PROVERBS 16:9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord
directeth his steps.
PROVERBS 16:10 A divine sentence {is} in the lips of the king:
his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
PROVERBS 16:11 A just weight and balance {are} the Lord's: all
the weights of the bag {are} his work.
PROVERBS 16:12 {It is} an abomination to kings to commit
wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
PROVERBS 16:13 Righteous lips {are} the delight of kings; and
they love him that speaketh right.
PROVERBS 16:14 The wrath of a king {is as} messengers of death:
but a wise man will pacify it.
PROVERBS 16:15 In the light of the king's countenance {is} life;
and his favour {is as} a cloud of the latter rain.
PROVERBS 16:16 How much better {is it} to get wisdom than gold!
and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
PROVERBS 16:17 The highway of the upright {is} to depart from
evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
PROVERBS 16:18 Pride {goeth} before destruction, and an haughty
spirit before a fall.
PROVERBS 16:19 Better {it is to be} of an humble spirit with the
lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
PROVERBS 16:20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good:
and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy {is} he.
PROVERBS 16:21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the
sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
PROVERBS 16:22 Understanding {is} a wellspring of life unto him
that hath it: but the instruction of fools {is} folly.
PROVERBS 16:23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and
addeth learning to his lips.
PROVERBS 16:24 Pleasant words {are as} an honeycomb, sweet to the
soul, and health to the bones.
PROVERBS 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but
the end thereof {are} the ways of death.
PROVERBS 16:26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his
mouth craveth it of him.
PROVERBS 16:27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips
{there is} as a burning fire.
PROVERBS 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer
separateth chief friends.
PROVERBS 16:29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth
him into the way {that is} not good.
PROVERBS 16:30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things:
moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
PROVERBS 16:31 The hoary head {is} a crown of glory, {if} it be
found in the way of righteousness.
PROVERBS 16:32 He {that is} slow to anger {is} better than the
mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
PROVERBS 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole
disposing thereof {is} of the Lord.
PROVERBS 17:1 Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife.
PROVERBS 17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that
causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the
brethren.
PROVERBS 17:3 The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for
gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
PROVERBS 17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a
liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
PROVERBS 17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and}
he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
PROVERBS 17:6 Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and
the glory of children {are} their fathers.
PROVERBS 17:7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do
lying lips a prince.
PROVERBS 17:8 A gift {is as} a precious stone in the eyes of him
that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
PROVERBS 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but
he that repeateth a matter separateth {very} friends.
PROVERBS 17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an
hundred stripes into a fool.
PROVERBS 17:11 An evil {man} seeketh only rebellion: therefore a
cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
PROVERBS 17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather
than a fool in his folly.
PROVERBS 17:13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not
depart from his house.
PROVERBS 17:14 The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth
out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled
with.
PROVERBS 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that
condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the
Lord.
PROVERBS 17:16 Wherefore {is there} a price in the hand of a fool
to get wisdom, seeing {he hath} no heart {to it}?
PROVERBS 17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is
born for adversity.
PROVERBS 17:18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, {and}
becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
PROVERBS 17:19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: {and}
he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
PROVERBS 17:20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and
he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
PROVERBS 17:21 He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow:
and the father of a fool hath no joy.
PROVERBS 17:22 A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a
broken spirit drieth the bones.
PROVERBS 17:23 A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to
pervert the ways of judgment.
PROVERBS 17:24 Wisdom {is} before him that hath understanding;
but the eyes of a fool {are in} the ends of the earth.
PROVERBS 17:25 A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and
bitterness to her that bare him.
PROVERBS 17:26 Also to punish the just {is} not good, {nor} to
strike princes for equity.
PROVERBS 17:27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: {and} a
man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
PROVERBS 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted
wise: {and} he that shutteth his lips {is esteemed} a man of
understanding.
PROVERBS 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself,
seeketh {and} intermeddleth with all wisdom.
PROVERBS 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that
his heart may discover itself.
PROVERBS 18:3 When the wicked cometh, {then} cometh also
contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
PROVERBS 18:4 The words of a man's mouth {are as} deep waters,
{and} the wellspring of wisdom {as} a flowing brook.
PROVERBS 18:5 {It is} not good to accept the person of the
wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
PROVERBS 18:6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth
calleth for strokes.
PROVERBS 18:7 A fool's mouth {is} his destruction, and his lips
{are} the snare of his soul.
PROVERBS 18:8 The words of a talebearer {are} as wounds, and they
go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
PROVERBS 18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to
him that is a great waster.
PROVERBS 18:10 The name of the Lord {is} a strong tower: the
righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
PROVERBS 18:11 The rich man's wealth {is} his strong city, and as
an high wall in his own conceit.
PROVERBS 18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
and before honour {is} humility.
PROVERBS 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth {it},
it {is} folly and shame unto him.
PROVERBS 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;
but a wounded spirit who can bear?
PROVERBS 18:15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and
the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
PROVERBS 18:16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him
before great men.
PROVERBS 18:17 {He that is} first in his own cause {seemeth}
just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
PROVERBS 18:18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth
between the mighty.
PROVERBS 18:19 A brother offended {is harder to be won} than a
strong city: and {their} contentions {are} like the bars of a
castle.
PROVERBS 18:20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of
his mouth; {and} with the increase of his lips shall he be
filled.
PROVERBS 18:21 Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue:
and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
PROVERBS 18:22 {Whoso} findeth a wife findeth a good {thing}, and
obtaineth favour of the Lord.
PROVERBS 18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth
roughly.
PROVERBS 18:24 A man {that hath} friends must shew himself
friendly: and there is a friend {that} sticketh closer than a
brother.
PROVERBS 19:1 Better {is} the poor that walketh in his integrity,
than {he that is} perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
PROVERBS 19:2 Also, {that} the soul {be} without knowledge, {it
is} not good; and he that hasteth with {his} feet sinneth.
PROVERBS 19:3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his
heart fretteth against the Lord.
PROVERBS 19:4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is
separated from his neighbour.
PROVERBS 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and {he
that} speaketh lies shall not escape.
PROVERBS 19:6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and
every man {is} a friend to him that giveth gifts.
PROVERBS 19:7 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}.
PROVERBS 19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that
keepeth understanding shall find good.
PROVERBS 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and {he
that} speaketh lies shall perish.
PROVERBS 19:10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a
servant to have rule over princes.
PROVERBS 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and
{it is} his glory to pass over a transgression.
PROVERBS 19:12 The king's wrath {is} as the roaring of a lion;
but his favour {is} as dew upon the grass.
PROVERBS 19:13 A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and
the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.
PROVERBS 19:14 House and riches {are} the inheritance of fathers:
and a prudent wife {is} from the Lord.
PROVERBS 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an
idle soul shall suffer hunger.
PROVERBS 19:16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own
soul; {but} he that despiseth his ways shall die.
PROVERBS 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the
Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
PROVERBS 19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not
thy soul spare for his crying.
PROVERBS 19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for
if thou deliver {him}, yet thou must do it again.
PROVERBS 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou
mayest be wise in thy latter end.
PROVERBS 19:21 {There are} many devices in a man's heart;
nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
PROVERBS 19:22 The desire of a man {is} his kindness: and a poor
man {is} better than a liar.
PROVERBS 19:23 The fear of the Lord {tendeth} to life: and {he
that hath it} shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with
evil.
PROVERBS 19:24 A slothful {man} hideth his hand in {his} bosom,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
PROVERBS 19:25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and
reprove one that hath understanding, {and} he will understand
knowledge.
PROVERBS 19:26 He that wasteth {his} father, {and} chaseth away
{his} mother, {is} a son that causeth shame, and bringeth
reproach.
PROVERBS 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction {that
causeth} to err from the words of knowledge.
PROVERBS 19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the
mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
PROVERBS 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes
for the back of fools.
PROVERBS 20:1 Wine {is} a mocker, strong drink {is} raging: and
whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
PROVERBS 20:2 The fear of a king {is} as the roaring of a lion:
{whoso} provoketh him to anger sinneth {against} his own soul.
PROVERBS 20:3 {It is} an honour for a man to cease from strife:
but every fool will be meddling.
PROVERBS 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;
{therefore} shall he beg in harvest, and {have} nothing.
PROVERBS 20:5 Counsel in the heart of man {is like} deep water;
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
PROVERBS 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness:
but a faithful man who can find?
PROVERBS 20:7 The just {man} walketh in his integrity: his
children {are} blessed after him.
PROVERBS 20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment
scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
PROVERBS 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure
from my sin?
PROVERBS 20:10 Divers weights, {and} divers measures, both of
them {are} alike abomination to the Lord.
PROVERBS 20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his
work {be} pure, and whether {it be} right.
PROVERBS 20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath
made even both of them.
PROVERBS 20:13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open
thine eyes, {and} thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
PROVERBS 20:14 {It is} naught, {it is} naught, saith the buyer:
but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
PROVERBS 20:15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the
lips of knowledge {are} a precious jewel.
PROVERBS 20:16 Take his garment that is surety {for} a stranger:
and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
PROVERBS 20:17 Bread of deceit {is} sweet to a man; but
afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
PROVERBS 20:18 {Every} purpose is established by counsel: and
with good advice make war.
PROVERBS 20:19 He that goeth about {as} a talebearer revealeth
secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his
lips.
PROVERBS 20:20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp
shall be put out in obscure darkness.
PROVERBS 20:21 An inheritance {may be} gotten hastily at the
beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
PROVERBS 20:22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; {but} wait
on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
PROVERBS 20:23 Divers weights {are} an abomination unto the Lord;
and a false balance {is} not good.
PROVERBS 20:24 Man's goings {are} of the Lord; how can a man then
understand his own way?
PROVERBS 20:25 {It is} a snare to the man {who} devoureth {that
which is} holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
PROVERBS 20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth
the wheel over them.
PROVERBS 20:27 The spirit of man {is} the candle of the Lord,
searching all the inward parts of the belly.
PROVERBS 20:28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne
is upholden by mercy.
PROVERBS 20:29 The glory of young men {is} their strength: and
the beauty of old men {is} the gray head.
PROVERBS 20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so
{do} stripes the inward parts of the belly.
PROVERBS 21:1 The king's heart {is} in the hand of the Lord, {as}
the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
PROVERBS 21:2 Every way of a man {is} right in his own eyes: but
the Lord pondereth the hearts.
PROVERBS 21:3 To do justice and judgment {is} more acceptable to
the Lord than sacrifice.
PROVERBS 21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, {and} the plowing
of the wicked, {is} sin.
PROVERBS 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent {tend} only to
plenteousness; but of every one {that is} hasty only to want.
PROVERBS 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue {is} a
vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
PROVERBS 21:7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them;
because they refuse to do judgment.
PROVERBS 21:8 The way of man {is} froward and strange: but {as
for} the pure, his work {is} right.
PROVERBS 21:9 {It is} better to dwell in a corner of the
housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
PROVERBS 21:10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his
neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
PROVERBS 21:11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made
wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
PROVERBS 21:12 The righteous {man} wisely considereth the house
of the wicked: {but God} overthroweth the wicked for {their}
wickedness.
PROVERBS 21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he
also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
PROVERBS 21:14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in
the bosom strong wrath.
PROVERBS 21:15 {It is} joy to the just to do judgment: but
destruction {shall be} to the workers of iniquity.
PROVERBS 21:16 The man that wandereth out of the way of
understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
PROVERBS 21:17 He that loveth pleasure {shall be} a poor man: he
that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
PROVERBS 21:18 The wicked {shall be} a ransom for the righteous,
and the transgressor for the upright.
PROVERBS 21:19 {It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than
with a contentious and an angry woman.
PROVERBS 21:20 {There is} treasure to be desired and oil in the
dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
PROVERBS 21:21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy
findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
PROVERBS 21:22 A wise {man} scaleth the city of the mighty, and
casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
PROVERBS 21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his
soul from troubles.
PROVERBS 21:24 Proud {and} haughty scorner {is} his name, who
dealeth in proud wrath.
PROVERBS 21:25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his
hands refuse to labour.
PROVERBS 21:26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the
righteous giveth and spareth not.
PROVERBS 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked {is} abomination: how
much more, {when} he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
PROVERBS 21:28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that
heareth speaketh constantly.
PROVERBS 21:29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but {as for} the
upright, he directeth his way.
PROVERBS 21:30 {There is} no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel
against the Lord.
PROVERBS 21:31 The horse {is} prepared against the day of battle:
but safety {is} of the Lord.
PROVERBS 22:1 A {good} name {is} rather to be chosen than great
riches, {and} loving favour rather than silver and gold.
PROVERBS 22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord {is} the
maker of them all.
PROVERBS 22:3 A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, and hideth
himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
PROVERBS 22:4 By humility {and} the fear of the Lord {are}
riches, and honour, and life.
PROVERBS 22:5 Thorns {and} snares {are} in the way of the
froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
PROVERBS 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when
he is old, he will not depart from it.
PROVERBS 22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower
{is} servant to the lender.
PROVERBS 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the
rod of his anger shall fail.
PROVERBS 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for
he giveth of his bread to the poor.
PROVERBS 22:10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out;
yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
PROVERBS 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, {for} the grace
of his lips the king {shall be} his friend.
PROVERBS 22:12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he
overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
PROVERBS 22:13 The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion
without, I shall be slain in the streets.
PROVERBS 22:14 The mouth of strange women {is} a deep pit: he
that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
PROVERBS 22:15 Foolishness {is} bound in the heart of a child;
{but} the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
PROVERBS 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his
{riches, and} he that giveth to the rich, {shall} surely {come}
to want.
PROVERBS 22:17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the
wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
PROVERBS 22:18 For {it is} a pleasant thing if thou keep them
within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
PROVERBS 22:19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made
known to thee this day, even to thee.
PROVERBS 22:20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in
counsels and knowledge,
PROVERBS 22:21 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?
PROVERBS 22:22 Rob not the poor, because he {is} poor: neither
oppress the afflicted in the gate:
PROVERBS 22:23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the
soul of those that spoiled them.
PROVERBS 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a
furious man thou shalt not go:
PROVERBS 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy
soul.
PROVERBS 22:26 Be not thou {one} of them that strike hands, {or}
of them that are sureties for debts.
PROVERBS 22:27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take
away thy bed from under thee?
PROVERBS 22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers
have set.
PROVERBS 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he
shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean {men}.
PROVERBS 23:1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider
diligently what {is} before thee:
PROVERBS 23:2 And put a knife to thy Throat, if thou {be} a man
given to appetite.
PROVERBS 23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they {are}
deceitful meat.
PROVERBS 23:4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
PROVERBS 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?
for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an
eagle toward heaven.
PROVERBS 23:6 Eat thou not the bread of {him that hath} an evil
eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
PROVERBS 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so {is} he: Eat
and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart {is} not with thee.
PROVERBS 23:8 The morsel {which} thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit
up, and lose thy sweet words.
PROVERBS 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will
despise the wisdom of thy words.
PROVERBS 23:10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into
the fields of the fatherless:
PROVERBS 23:11 For their redeemer {is} mighty; he shall plead
their cause with thee.
PROVERBS 23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears
to the words of knowledge.
PROVERBS 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for {if}
thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
PROVERBS 23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt
deliver his soul from hell.
PROVERBS 23:15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall
rejoice, even mine.
PROVERBS 23:16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak
right things.
PROVERBS 23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in
the fear of the Lord all the day long.
PROVERBS 23:18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation
shall not be cut off.
PROVERBS 23:19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine
heart in the way.
PROVERBS 23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of
flesh:
PROVERBS 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to
poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe {a man} with rags.
PROVERBS 23:22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and
despise not thy mother when she is old.
PROVERBS 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell {it} not; {also} wisdom,
and instruction, and understanding.
PROVERBS 23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice:
and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.
PROVERBS 23:25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she
that bare thee shall rejoice.
PROVERBS 23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes
observe my ways.
PROVERBS 23:27 For a whore {is} a deep ditch; and a strange woman
{is} a narrow pit.
PROVERBS 23:28 She also lieth in wait as {for} a prey, and
increaseth the transgressors among men.
PROVERBS 23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath
contentions? who hath babbling?  who hath wounds without cause?
who hath redness of eyes?
PROVERBS 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to
seek mixed wine.
PROVERBS 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when
it giveth his colour in the cup, {when} it moveth itself aright.
PROVERBS 23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth
like an adder.
PROVERBS 23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine
heart shall utter perverse things.
PROVERBS 23:34 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.
PROVERBS 23:35 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.
PROVERBS 24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither
desire to be with them.
PROVERBS 24:2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their
lips talk of mischief.
PROVERBS 24:3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by
understanding it is established:
PROVERBS 24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with
all precious and pleasant riches.
PROVERBS 24:5 A wise man {is} strong; yea, a man of knowledge
increaseth strength.
PROVERBS 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in
multitude of counsellers {there is} safety.
PROVERBS 24:7 Wisdom {is} too high for a fool: he openeth not his
mouth in the gate.
PROVERBS 24:8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a
mischievous person.
PROVERBS 24:9 The thought of foolishness {is} sin: and the
scorner {is} an abomination to men.
PROVERBS 24:10 {If} thou faint in the day of adversity, thy
strength {is} small.
PROVERBS 24:11 If thou forbear to deliver {them that are} drawn
unto death, and {those that are} ready to be slain;
PROVERBS 24:12 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?
PROVERBS 24:13 My son, eat thou honey, because {it is} good; and
the honeycomb, {which is} sweet to thy taste:
PROVERBS 24:14 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.
PROVERBS 24:15 Lay not wait, O wicked {man}, against the dwelling
of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
PROVERBS 24:16 For a just {man} falleth seven times, and riseth
up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
PROVERBS 24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not
thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
PROVERBS 24:18 Lest the Lord see {it}, and it displease him, and
he turn away his wrath from him.
PROVERBS 24:19 Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be
thou envious at the wicked:
PROVERBS 24:20 For there shall be no reward to the evil {man};
the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
PROVERBS 24:21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: {and}
meddle not with them that are given to change:
PROVERBS 24:22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who
knoweth the ruin of them both?
PROVERBS 24:23 These {things} also {belong} to the wise. {It is}
not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
PROVERBS 24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou {art}
righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
PROVERBS 24:25 But to them that rebuke {him} shall be delight,
and a good blessing shall come upon them.
PROVERBS 24:26 {Every man} shall kiss {his} lips that giveth a
right answer.
PROVERBS 24:27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for
thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
PROVERBS 24:28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without
cause; and deceive {not} with thy lips.
PROVERBS 24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to
me: I will render to the man according to his work.
PROVERBS 24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the
vineyard of the man void of understanding;
PROVERBS 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, {and}
nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof
was broken down.
PROVERBS 24:32 Then I saw, {and} considered {it} well: I looked
upon {it, and} received instruction.
PROVERBS 24:33 {Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little
folding of the hands to sleep:
PROVERBS 24:34 So shall thy poverty come {as} one that
travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
PROVERBS 25:1 These {are} also proverbs of Solomon, which the men
of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
PROVERBS 25:2 {It is} the glory of God to conceal a thing: but
the honour of kings {is} to search out a matter.
PROVERBS 25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and
the heart of kings {is} unsearchable.
PROVERBS 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there
shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
PROVERBS 25:5 Take away the wicked {from} before the king, and
his throne shall be established in righteousness.
PROVERBS 25:6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,
and stand not in the place of great {men}:
PROVERBS 25:7 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.
PROVERBS 25:8 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.
PROVERBS 25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour {himself}; and
discover not a secret to another:
PROVERBS 25:10 Lest he that heareth {it} put thee to shame, and
thine infamy turn not away.
PROVERBS 25:11 A word fitly spoken {is like} apples of gold in
pictures of silver.
PROVERBS 25:12 {As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine
gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
PROVERBS 25:13 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.
PROVERBS 25:14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift {is like}
clouds and wind without rain.
PROVERBS 25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a
soft tongue breaketh the bone.
PROVERBS 25:16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is
sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
PROVERBS 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest
he be weary of thee, and {so} hate thee.
PROVERBS 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his
neighbour {is} a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
PROVERBS 25:19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
{is like} a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
PROVERBS 25:20 {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.
PROVERBS 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
PROVERBS 25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,
and the Lord shall reward thee.
PROVERBS 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so {doth} an
angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
PROVERBS 25:24 {It is} better to dwell in the corner of the
housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
PROVERBS 25:25 {As} cold waters to a thirsty soul, so {is} good
news from a far country.
PROVERBS 25:26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked {is
as} a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
PROVERBS 25:27 {It is} not good to eat much honey: so {for men}
to search their own glory {is not} glory.
PROVERBS 25:28 He that {hath} no rule over his own spirit {is
like} a city {that is} broken down, {and} without walls.
PROVERBS 26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so
honour is not seemly for a fool.
PROVERBS 26:2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying,
so the curse causeless shall not come.
PROVERBS 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a
rod for the fool's back.
PROVERBS 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou
also be like unto him.
PROVERBS 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be
wise in his own conceit.
PROVERBS 26:6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
cutteth off the feet, {and} drinketh damage.
PROVERBS 26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so {is} a
parable in the mouth of fools.
PROVERBS 26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so {is} he
that giveth honour to a fool.
PROVERBS 26:9 {As} a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,
so {is} a parable in the mouth of fools.
PROVERBS 26:10 The great {God} that formed all {things} both
rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
PROVERBS 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, {so} a fool
returneth to his folly.
PROVERBS 26:12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? {there
is} more hope of a fool than of him.
PROVERBS 26:13 The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion in the
way; a lion {is} in the streets.
PROVERBS 26:14 {As} the door turneth upon his hinges, so {doth}
the slothful upon his bed.
PROVERBS 26:15 The slothful hideth his hand in {his} bosom; it
grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
PROVERBS 26:16 The sluggard {is} wiser in his own conceit than
seven men that can render a reason.
PROVERBS 26:17 He that passeth by, {and} meddleth with strife
{belonging} not to him, {is like} one that taketh a dog by the
ears.
PROVERBS 26:18 As a mad {man} who casteth firebrands, arrows, and
death,
PROVERBS 26:19 So {is} the man {that} deceiveth his neighbour,
and saith, Am not I in sport?
PROVERBS 26:20 Where no wood is, {there} the fire goeth out: so
where {there is} no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
PROVERBS 26:21 {As} coals {are} to burning coals, and wood to
fire; so {is} a contentious man to kindle strife.
PROVERBS 26:22 The words of a talebearer {are} as wounds, and
they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
PROVERBS 26:23 Burning lips and a wicked heart {are like} a
potsherd covered with silver dross.
PROVERBS 26:24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and
layeth up deceit within him;
PROVERBS 26:25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for {there
are} seven abominations in his heart.
PROVERBS 26:26 {Whose} hatred is covered by deceit, his
wickedness shall be shewed before the {whole} congregation.
PROVERBS 26:27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he
that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
PROVERBS 26:28 A lying tongue hateth {those that are} afflicted
by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
PROVERBS 27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest
not what a day may bring forth.
PROVERBS 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own
mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
PROVERBS 27:3 A stone {is} heavy, and the sand weighty; but a
fool's wrath {is} heavier than them both.
PROVERBS 27:4 Wrath {is} cruel, and anger {is} outrageous; but
who {is} able to stand before envy?
PROVERBS 27:5 Open rebuke {is} better than secret love.
PROVERBS 27:6 Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the
kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful.
PROVERBS 27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the
hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
PROVERBS 27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so {is} a
man that wandereth from his place.
PROVERBS 27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so {doth}
the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
PROVERBS 27:10 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.
PROVERBS 27:11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I
may answer him that reproacheth me.
PROVERBS 27:12 A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, {and} hideth
himself; {but} the simple pass on, {and} are punished.
PROVERBS 27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger,
and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
PROVERBS 27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
PROVERBS 27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a
contentious woman are alike.
PROVERBS 27:16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the
ointment of his right hand, {which} bewrayeth {itself}.
PROVERBS 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the
countenance of his friend.
PROVERBS 27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit
thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
PROVERBS 27:19 As in water face {answereth} to face, so the heart
of man to man.
PROVERBS 27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes
of man are never satisfied.
PROVERBS 27:21 {As} the fining pot for silver, and the furnace
for gold; so {is} a man to his praise.
PROVERBS 27:22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar
among wheat with a pestle, {yet} will not his foolishness depart
from him.
PROVERBS 27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
{and} look well to thy herds.
PROVERBS 27:24 For riches {are} not for ever: and doth the crown
{endure} to every generation?
PROVERBS 27:25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth
itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
PROVERBS 27:26 The lambs {are} for thy clothing, and the goats
{are} the price of the field.
PROVERBS 27:27 And {thou shalt have} goats' milk enough for thy
food, for the food of thy household, and {for} the maintenance
for thy maidens.
PROVERBS 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the
righteous are bold as a lion.
PROVERBS 28:2 For the transgression of a land many {are} the
princes thereof: but by a man of understanding {and} knowledge
the state {thereof} shall be prolonged.
PROVERBS 28:3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor {is like} a
sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
PROVERBS 28:4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but
such as keep the law contend with them.
PROVERBS 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that
seek the Lord understand all {things}.
PROVERBS 28:6 Better {is} the poor that walketh in his
uprightness, than {he that is} perverse {in his} ways, though he
{be} rich.
PROVERBS 28:7 Whoso keepeth the law {is} a wise son: but he that
is a companion of riotous {men} shameth his father.
PROVERBS 28:8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his
substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
PROVERBS 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,
even his prayer {shall be} abomination.
PROVERBS 28:10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an
evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright
shall have good {things} in possession.
PROVERBS 28:11 The rich man {is} wise in his own conceit; but the
poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
PROVERBS 28:12 When righteous {men} do rejoice, {there is} great
glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
PROVERBS 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but
whoso confesseth and forsaketh {them} shall have mercy.
PROVERBS 28:14 Happy {is} the man that feareth alway: but he that
hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
PROVERBS 28:15 {As} a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; {so is} a
wicked ruler over the poor people.
PROVERBS 28:16 The prince that wanteth understanding {is} also a
great oppressor: {but} he that hateth covetousness shall prolong
{his} days.
PROVERBS 28:17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of {any}
person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
PROVERBS 28:18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but {he
that is} perverse {in his} ways shall fall at once.
PROVERBS 28:19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of
bread: but he that followeth after vain {persons} shall have
poverty enough.
PROVERBS 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he
that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
PROVERBS 28:21 To have respect of persons {is} not good: for for
a piece of bread {that} man will transgress.
PROVERBS 28:22 He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and
considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
PROVERBS 28:23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more
favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
PROVERBS 28:24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith,
{It is} no transgression; the same {is} the companion of a
destroyer.
PROVERBS 28:25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife:
but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.
PROVERBS 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but
whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
PROVERBS 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but
he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
PROVERBS 28:28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but
when they perish, the righteous increase.
PROVERBS 29:1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth {his} neck,
shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
PROVERBS 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people
rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
PROVERBS 29:3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he
that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.
PROVERBS 29:4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he
that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
PROVERBS 29:5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net
for his feet.
PROVERBS 29:6 In the transgression of an evil man {there is} a
snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
PROVERBS 29:7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor:
{but} the wicked regardeth not to know {it}.
PROVERBS 29:8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise
{men} turn away wrath.
PROVERBS 29:9 {If} a wise man contendeth with a foolish man,
whether he rage or laugh, {there is} no rest.
PROVERBS 29:10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just
seek his soul.
PROVERBS 29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise {man}
keepeth it in till afterwards.
PROVERBS 29:12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants {are}
wicked.
PROVERBS 29:13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the
Lord lighteneth both their eyes.
PROVERBS 29:14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his
throne shall be established for ever.
PROVERBS 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left
{to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.
PROVERBS 29:16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression
increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
PROVERBS 29:17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea,
he shall give delight unto thy soul.
PROVERBS 29:18 Where {there is} no vision, the people perish: but
he that keepeth the law, happy {is} he.
PROVERBS 29:19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for
though he understand he will not answer.
PROVERBS 29:20 Seest thou a man {that is} hasty in his words?
{there is} more hope of a fool than of him.
PROVERBS 29:21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a
child shall have him become {his} son at the length.
PROVERBS 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man
aboundeth in transgression.
PROVERBS 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour
shall uphold the humble in spirit.
PROVERBS 29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul:
he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth {it} not.
PROVERBS 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso
putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
PROVERBS 29:26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but {every} man's
judgment {cometh} from the Lord.
PROVERBS 29:27 An unjust man {is} an abomination to the just: and
{he that is} upright in the way {is} abomination to the wicked.
PROVERBS 30:1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, {even} the
prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
PROVERBS 30:2 Surely I {am} more brutish than {any} man, and have
not the understanding of a man.
PROVERBS 30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of
the holy.
PROVERBS 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who
hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in
a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what
{is} his name, and what {is} his son's name, if thou canst tell?
PROVERBS 30:5 Every word of God {is} pure: he {is} a shield unto
them that put their trust in him.
PROVERBS 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee,
and thou be found a liar.
PROVERBS 30:7 Two {things} have I required of thee; deny me
{them} not before I die:
PROVERBS 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither
poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
PROVERBS 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny {thee}, and say, Who {is}
the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my
God {in vain}.
PROVERBS 30:10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he
curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
PROVERBS 30:11 {There is} a generation {that} curseth their
father, and doth not bless their mother.
PROVERBS 30:12 {There is} a generation {that are} pure in their
own eyes, and {yet} is not washed from their filthiness.
PROVERBS 30:13 {There is} a generation, O how lofty are their
eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
PROVERBS 30:14 {There is} a generation, whose teeth {are as}
swords, and their jaw teeth {as} knives, to devour the poor from
off the earth, and the needy from {among} men.
PROVERBS 30:15 The horseleach hath two daughters, {crying}, Give,
give. There are three {things that} are never satisfied, {yea},
four {things} say not, {It is} enough:
PROVERBS 30:16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth {that}
is not filled with water; and the fire {that} saith not, {It is}
enough.
PROVERBS 30:17 The eye {that} mocketh at {his} father, and
despiseth to obey {his} mother, the ravens of the valley shall
pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
PROVERBS 30:18 There be three {things which} are too wonderful
for me, yea, four which I know not:
PROVERBS 30:19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a
serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea;
and the way of a man with a maid.
PROVERBS 30:20 Such {is} the way of an adulterous woman; she
eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no
wickedness.
PROVERBS 30:21 For three {things} the earth is disquieted, and
for four {which} it cannot bear:
PROVERBS 30:22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he
is filled with meat;
PROVERBS 30:23 For an odious {woman} when she is married; and an
handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
PROVERBS 30:24 There be four {things which are} little upon the
earth, but they {are} exceeding wise:
PROVERBS 30:25 The ants {are} a people not strong, yet they
prepare their meat in the summer;
PROVERBS 30:26 The conies {are but} a feeble folk, yet make they
their houses in the rocks;
PROVERBS 30:27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of
them by bands;
PROVERBS 30:28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in
kings' palaces.
PROVERBS 30:29 There be three {things} which go well, yea, four
are comely in going:
PROVERBS 30:30 A lion {which is} strongest among beasts, and
turneth not away {for any};
PROVERBS 30:31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against
whom {there is} no rising up.
PROVERBS 30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,
or if thou hast thought evil, {lay} thine hand upon thy mouth.
PROVERBS 30:33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter,
and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing
of wrath bringeth forth strife.
PROVERBS 31:1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his
mother taught him.
PROVERBS 31:2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and
what, the son of my vows?
PROVERBS 31:3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to
that which destroyeth kings.
PROVERBS 31:4 {It is} not for kings, O Lemuel, {it is} not for
kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
PROVERBS 31:5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert
the judgment of any of the afflicted.
PROVERBS 31:6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish,
and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
PROVERBS 31:7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember
his misery no more.
PROVERBS 31:8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all
such as are appointed to destruction.
PROVERBS 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the
cause of the poor and needy.
PROVERBS 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price {is}
far above rubies.
PROVERBS 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her,
so that he shall have no need of spoil.
PROVERBS 31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of
her life.
PROVERBS 31:13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly
with her hands.
PROVERBS 31:14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her
food from afar.
PROVERBS 31:15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth
meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
PROVERBS 31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the
fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
PROVERBS 31:17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and
strengtheneth her arms.
PROVERBS 31:18 She perceiveth that her merchandise {is} good: her
candle goeth not out by night.
PROVERBS 31:19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands
hold the distaff.
PROVERBS 31:20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she
reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
PROVERBS 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household:
for all her household {are} clothed with scarlet.
PROVERBS 31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her
clothing {is} silk and purple.
PROVERBS 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth
among the elders of the land.
PROVERBS 31:24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth {it}; and
delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
PROVERBS 31:25 Strength and honour {are} her clothing; and she
shall rejoice in time to come.
PROVERBS 31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her
tongue {is} the law of kindness.
PROVERBS 31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and
eateth not the bread of idleness.
PROVERBS 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her
husband {also}, and he praiseth her.
PROVERBS 31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou
excellest them all.
PROVERBS 31:30 Favour {is} deceitful, and beauty {is} vain: {but}
a woman {that} feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
PROVERBS 31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her
own works praise her in the gates.