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Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.

Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,

Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,

Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,

…to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.

Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,

But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

…to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,

…to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,

…from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,

…from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,

It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words

It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words

…but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

…for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.

Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.

So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.

Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,

Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.

Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

…to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

…to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

…that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.

…that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.

I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.

From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.

From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.

She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.

By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.

If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?

The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.

…or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,

Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.

A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.

Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

…there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

…there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.