PR-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: PR-8: 30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him] : and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him; PR-8: 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men. PR-8: 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways. PR-8: 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. PR-8: 34 Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. PR-8: 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. PR-8: 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. PR-9: 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: PR-9: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. PR-9: 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, PR-9: 4 Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, PR-9: 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled. PR-9: 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. PR-9: 7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot. PR-9: 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. PR-9: 9 Give [instruction] to a wise [man] , and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man] , and he will increase in learning. PR-9: 10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding. PR-9: 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. PR-9: 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it] . PR-9: 13 A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing. PR-9: 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, PR-9: 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: PR-9: 16 Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, PR-9: 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant. PR-9: 18 But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of hell. PR-10: 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother. PR-10: 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. PR-10: 3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. PR-10: 4 He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. PR-10: 5 He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame. PR-10: 6 Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. PR-10: 7 The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. PR-10: 8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. PR-10: 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. PR-10: 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. PR-10: 11 The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. PR-10: 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. PR-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. PR-10: 14 Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction. PR-10: 15 The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty. PR-10: 16 The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. PR-10: 17 He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. PR-10: 18 He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool. PR-10: 19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise. PR-10: 20 The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. PR-10: 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. PR-10: 22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. PR-10: 23 [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. PR-10: 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. PR-10: 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more] : but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation. PR-10: 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him. PR-10: 27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. PR-10: 28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. PR-10: 29 The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity. PR-10: 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. PR-10: 31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. PR-10: 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness. PR-11: 1 A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight. PR-11: 2 [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom. PR-11: 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. PR-11: 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. PR-11: 5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. PR-11: 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness. PR-11: 7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth. PR-11: 8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. PR-11: 9 An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. PR-11: 10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting. PR-11: 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. PR-11: 12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. PR-11: 13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. PR-11: 14 Where no counsel [is] , the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety. PR-11: 15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it] : and he that hateth suretiship is sure. PR-11: 16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain riches. PR-11: 17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh. PR-11: 18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward. PR-11: 19 As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death. PR-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. PR-11: 21 [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. PR-11: 22 [As] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion. PR-11: 23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath. PR-11: 24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty. PR-11: 25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. PR-11: 26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it] . PR-11: 27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. PR-11: 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. PR-11: 29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart. PR-11: 30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise. PR-11: 31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. PR-12: 1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish. PR-12: 2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. PR-12: 3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. PR-12: 4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones. PR-12: 5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit. PR-12: 6 The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. PR-12: 7 The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. PR-12: 8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. PR-12: 9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. PR-12: 10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel. PR-12: 11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding. PR-12: 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men] : but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] . PR-12: 13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. PR-12: 14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. PR-12: 15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise. PR-12: 16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame. PR-12: 17 [He that] speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. PR-12: 18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health. PR-12: 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment. PR-12: 20 Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy. PR-12: 21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. PR-12: 22 Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight. PR-12: 23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. PR-12: 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. PR-12: 25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. PR-12: 26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. PR-12: 27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious. PR-12: 28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death. PR-13: 1 A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. PR-13: 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence. PR-13: 3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. PR-13: 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. PR-13: 5 A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame. PR-13: 6 Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. PR-13: 7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches. PR-13: 8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. PR-13: 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. PR-13: 10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom. PR-13: 11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. PR-13: 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life. PR-13: 13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. PR-13: 14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. PR-13: 15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard. PR-13: 16 Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly. PR-13: 17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health. PR-13: 18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. PR-13: 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil. PR-13: 20 He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. PR-13: 21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. PR-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. PR-13: 23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment. PR-13: 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. PR-13: 25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. PR-14: 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. PR-14: 2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him. PR-14: 3 In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. PR-14: 4 Where no oxen [are] , the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox. PR-14: 5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. PR-14: 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth. PR-14: 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge. PR-14: 8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit. PR-14: 9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour. PR-14: 10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. PR-14: 11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. PR-14: 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death. PR-14: 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness. PR-14: 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself. PR-14: 15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going. PR-14: 16 A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. PR-14: 17 [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. PR-14: 18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. PR-14: 19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. PR-14: 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends. PR-14: 21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he. PR-14: 22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good. PR-14: 23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury. PR-14: 24 The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly. PR-14: 25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies. PR-14: 26 In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. PR-14: 27 The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. PR-14: 28 In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince. PR-14: 29 [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. PR-14: 30 A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. PR-14: 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. PR-14: 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. PR-14: 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known. PR-14: 34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people. PR-14: 35 The king's favour [is] toward a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame. PR-15: 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. PR-15: 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. PR-15: 3 The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good. PR-15: 4 A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit. PR-15: 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. PR-15: 6 In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. PR-15: 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so. PR-15: 8 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight. PR-15: 9 The way of the wicked [is] an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. PR-15: 10 Correction [is] grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: [and] he that hateth reproof shall die. PR-15: 11 Hell and destruction [are] before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? PR-15: 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. PR-15: 13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. PR-15: 14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. PR-15: 15 All the days of the afflicted [are] evil: but he that is of a merry heart [hath] a continual feast. PR-15: 16 Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. PR-15: 17 Better [is] a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. PR-15: 18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife. PR-15: 19 The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain. PR-15: 20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. PR-15: 21 Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. PR-15: 22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. PR-15: 23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it] ! PR-15: 24 The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. PR-15: 25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. PR-15: 26 The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words. PR-15: 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. PR-15: 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. PR-15: 29 The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. PR-15: 30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat. PR-15: 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. PR-15: 32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. PR-15: 33 The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour [is] humility. PR-16: 1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD. PR-16: 2 All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.  ~~~~~~