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

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;

…then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

…then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.

She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

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

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

…then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

…winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

…winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

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

Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.

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

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

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.

He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”

With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.

With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.

For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.

When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

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

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.

The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.

A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

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

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

…for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with 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.

…through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.

…but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

…for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

…restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

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

…the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

…the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

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

Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

…the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

…a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

…a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.