PROVERBS CHAPTER 1

Proverbs 1:1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
1:2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,
1:3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,
1:4 For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.
1:5 (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)
1:6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
1:7 Fear of YHWH [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
1:8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
1:9 For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.
Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.
1:11 If they say, `Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
1:12 We swallow them as Sheol -- alive, And whole -- as those going down [to] the pit,
1:13 Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses [with] spoil,
1:14 Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is -- to all of us.'
1:15 My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,
1:16 For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.
1:17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.
1:18 And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.
1:19 So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.
Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,
1:21 At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:
1:22 `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
1:23 Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.
1:24 Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,
1:25 And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.
1:26 I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,
1:27 When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.
1:28 Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.
1:29 Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of YHWH have not chosen.
Proverbs 1:30 They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,
1:31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.
1:32 For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
1:33 And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And [is] quiet from fear of evil!'

PROVERBS CHAPTER 2

Proverbs 2:1 My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,
2:2 To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,
2:3 For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,
2:4 If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,
2:5 Then understandest thou fear of YHWH, And knowledge of God thou findest.
2:6 For YHWH giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.
2:7 Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.
2:8 To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.
2:9 Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.
Proverbs 2:10 For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,
2:11 Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,
2:12 To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,
2:13 Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,
2:14 Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,
2:15 Whose paths [are] crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.
2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,
2:17 Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.
2:18 For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.
2:19 None going in unto her turn back, Nor do they reach the paths of life.
Proverbs 2:20 That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.
2:21 For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,
2:22 And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 3

Proverbs 3:1 My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
3:2 For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.
3:3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
3:4 And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
3:5 Trust unto YHWH with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
3:6 In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.
3:8 Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
3:9 Honour YHWH from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
Proverbs 3:10 And filled are thy barns [with] plenty, And [with] new wine thy presses break forth.
3:11 Chastisement of YHWH, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,
3:12 For whom YHWH loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
3:13 O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding.
3:14 For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.
3:15 Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.
3:16 Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour.
3:17 Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.
3:18 A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.
3:19 YHWH by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
Proverbs 3:20 By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.
3:21 My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
3:22 And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
3:23 Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
3:24 If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
3:26 For YHWH is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
3:27 Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it].
3:28 Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
3:29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
Proverbs 3:30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
3:31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
3:32 For an abomination to YHWH [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
3:33 The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.
3:34 If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.
3:35 Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 4

Proverbs 4:1 Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
4:2 For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.
4:3 For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.
4:4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
4:6 Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.
4:7 The first thing [is] wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
4:8 Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
4:9 She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.
Proverbs 4:10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life [are] multiplied to thee.
4:11 In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
4:12 In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.
4:13 Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she [is] thy life.
4:14 Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
4:15 Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.
4:16 For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not [some] to stumble.
4:17 For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.
4:18 And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
4:19 The way of the wicked [is] as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
Proverbs 4:20 My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
4:21 Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
4:22 For life they [are] to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
4:23 Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
4:24 Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
4:25 Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.
4:26 Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways [are] established.
4:27 Incline not [to] the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 5

Proverbs 5:1 My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
5:2 To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.
5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil [is] her mouth,
5:4 And her latter end [is] bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword [with] mouths.
5:5 Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of.
5:6 The path of life -- lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths -- thou knowest not.
5:7 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.
5:8 Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,
5:9 Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,
Proverbs 5:10 Lest strangers be filled [with] thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,
5:11 And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food,
5:12 And hast said, `How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,
5:13 And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.
5:14 As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company.
5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.
5:16 Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.
5:17 Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.
5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,
5:19 A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.
Proverbs 5:20 And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?
5:21 For over-against the eyes of YHWH are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.
5:22 His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
5:23 He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 6

Proverbs 6:1 My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,
6:2 Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,
6:3 Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,
6:4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,
6:5 Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.
6:6 Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
6:7 Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,
6:8 She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.
6:9 Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
6:11 And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
6:12 A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,
6:13 Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,
6:14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.
6:15 Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken -- and no healing.
6:16 These six hath YHWH hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul.
6:17 Eyes high -- tongues false -- And hands shedding innocent blood --
6:18 A heart devising thoughts of vanity -- Feet hasting to run to evil --
6:19 A false witness [who] doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.
Proverbs 6:20 Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
6:21 Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.
6:22 In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh [with] thee.
6:23 For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
6:24 To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
6:25 Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.
6:26 For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
6:27 Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
6:28 Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?
6:29 So [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.
Proverbs 6:30 They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,
6:31 And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.
6:32 He who committeth adultery [with] a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.
6:33 A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,
6:34 For jealousy [is] the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.
6:35 He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 7

Proverbs 7:1 My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.
7:2 Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.
7:3 Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart.
7:4 Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou [art].' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'
7:5 To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.
7:6 For, at a window of my house, Through my casement I have looked out,
7:7 And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,
7:8 Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way [to] her house he doth step,
7:9 In the twilight -- in the evening of day, In the darkness of night and blackness.
Proverbs 7:10 And, lo, a woman to meet him -- (A harlot's dress, and watchful of heart,
7:11 Noisy she [is], and stubborn, In her house her feet rest not.
7:12 Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --
7:13 And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,
7:14 `Sacrifices of peace-offerings [are] by me, To-day I have completed my vows.
7:15 Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee.
7:16 [With] ornamental coverings I decked my couch, Carved works -- cotton of Egypt.
7:17 I sprinkled my bed -- myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:18 Come, we are filled [with] loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves.
7:19 For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey.
Proverbs 7:20 A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'
7:21 She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.
7:22 He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool,
7:23 Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it [is] for its life.
7:24 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.
7:25 Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,
7:26 For many [are] the wounded she caused to fall, And mighty [are] all her slain ones.
7:27 The ways of Sheol -- her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 8

Proverbs 8:1 Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?
8:2 At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,
8:3 At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,
8:4 `Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice [is] unto the sons of men.
8:5 Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,
8:6 Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness.
8:7 For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips [is] wickedness.
8:8 In righteousness [are] all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.
8:9 All of them [are] plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.
Proverbs 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.
8:11 For better [is] wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.
8:12 I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.
8:13 The fear of YHWH [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
8:14 Mine [is] counsel and substance, I [am] understanding, I have might.
8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness,
8:16 By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.
8:17 I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.
8:18 Wealth and honour [are] with me, Lasting substance and righteousness.
8:19 Better [is] my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.
Proverbs 8:20 In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,
8:21 To cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill.
8:22 YHWH possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.
8:23 From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.
8:24 In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters,
8:25 Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth.
8:26 While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world.
8:27 In His preparing the heavens I [am] there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,
8:28 In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,
8:29 In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,
Proverbs 8:30 Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,
8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights [are] with the sons of men.
8:32 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.
8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.
8:34 O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
8:35 For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from YHWH.
8:36 And whoso is missing me, is wronging his soul, All hating me have loved death!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 9

Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars -- seven.
9:2 She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
9:3 She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
9:4 `Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
9:5 `Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
9:6 Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
9:7 The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.
9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
9:9 Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
Proverbs 9:10 The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of YHWH, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
9:11 For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
9:12 If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest [it].
9:13 A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.
9:14 And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,
9:15 To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
9:16 `Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,
9:17 `Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
9:18 And he hath not known that Rephaim [are] there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 10

Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
10:3 YHWH causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
10:4 Poor [is] he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
10:5 Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
10:6 Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
10:7 The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
10:8 The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
10:9 Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
Proverbs 10:10 Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
10:11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
10:12 Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
10:13 In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
10:14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
10:15 The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
10:16 The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
10:17 A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
10:18 Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
10:19 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
Proverbs 10:20 The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
10:21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
10:22 The blessing of YHWH -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
10:23 To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
10:24 The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
10:25 As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
10:27 The fear of YHWH addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
10:28 The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
10:29 The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 10:30 The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
10:31 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
10:32 The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 11

Proverbs 11:1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
11:2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
11:3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
11:4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
11:5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
11:6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
11:7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
11:8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
11:9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
Proverbs 11:10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
11:11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
11:12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
11:13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
11:14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
11:15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
11:17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
11:18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
11:19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.
Proverbs 11:20 An abomination to YHWH [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
11:21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
11:22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
11:23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
11:24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
11:25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
11:26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
11:27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.
11:28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
11:29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
11:31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 12

Proverbs 12:1 Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof [is] brutish.
12:2 The good bringeth forth favour from YHWH, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.
12:3 A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
12:4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
12:5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.
12:6 The words of the wicked [are]: `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
12:7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.
12:8 According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.
12:9 Better [is] the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
Proverbs 12:10 The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
12:11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
12:12 The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
12:13 In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
12:14 From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.
12:15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise.
12:16 The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.
12:17 Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit.
12:18 A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
12:19 The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.
Proverbs 12:20 Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace [is] joy.
12:21 No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
12:22 An abomination to YHWH [are] lying lips, And stedfast doers [are] his delight.
12:23 A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
12:24 The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
12:25 Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.
12:26 The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
12:27 The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
12:28 In the path of righteousness [is] life, And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 13

Proverbs 13:1 A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.
13:2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.
13:3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
13:4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
13:5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
13:6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
13:7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
13:8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Proverbs 13:10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
13:11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
13:12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
13:13 Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
13:14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
13:15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
13:16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
13:18 Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
13:19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
Proverbs 13:20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
13:21 Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
13:22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
13:23 Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
13:24 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
13:25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 14

Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
14:2 Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing YHWH, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.
14:3 In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
14:4 Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
14:5 A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
14:6 A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
14:7 Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
14:8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
14:9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing.
Proverbs 14:10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.
14:11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
14:12 There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
14:13 Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
14:14 From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.
14:15 The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
14:16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
14:17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
14:18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
14:19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:20 Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.
14:21 Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
14:22 Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
14:23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
14:24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
14:25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
14:26 In the fear of YHWH [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
14:27 The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
14:28 In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
14:29 Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
Proverbs 14:30 A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
14:31 An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
14:32 In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.
14:33 In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
14:35 The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!

PROVERBS CHAPTER 15

Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
15:2 The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
15:3 In every place are the eyes of YHWH, Watching the evil and the good.
15:4 A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.
15:5 A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
15:6 [In] the house of the righteous [is] abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble.
15:7 The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools [is] not right.
15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to YHWH, And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
15:9 An abomination to YHWH [is] the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.
Proverbs 15:10 Chastisement [is] grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
15:11 Sheol and destruction [are] before YHWH, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.
15:12 A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.
15:13 A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.
15:14 The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.
15:15 All the days of the afflicted [are] evil, And gladness of heart [is] a perpetual banquet.
15:16 Better [is] a little with the fear of YHWH, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
15:17 Better [is] an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.
15:18 A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
15:19 The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
Proverbs 15:20 A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
15:21 Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth [his] going.
15:22 Without counsel [is] the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.
15:23 Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!
15:24 A path of life [is] on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
15:25 The house of the proud YHWH pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.
15:26 An abomination to YHWH [are] thoughts of wickedness, And pure [are] sayings of pleasantness.
15:27 A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.
15:28 The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.
15:29 Far [is] YHWH from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.
Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.
15:31 An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.
15:32 Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.
15:33 The fear of YHWH [is] the instruction of wisdom, And before honour [is] humility!

Psalms 111-150 - Proverbs 16-31