blessed.
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; butwait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23 Divers weights arean abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance isnot good.
24 Man's goings areof the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
25 It isa snare to the man whodevoureth that which isholy, and after vows to make enquiry.
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27 The spirit of man isthe candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
29 The glory of young men istheir strength: and the beauty of old men isthe gray head.
30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so dostripes the inward parts of the belly.
1 The king's heart isin the hand of the LORD, asthe rivers of water: he turneth it
whithersoever he will.
2 Every way of a man isright in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
3 To do justice and judgment ismore acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 An high look, and a proud heart, andthe plowing of the wicked, issin.
5 The thoughts of the diligent tendonly to plenteousness; but of every one that ishasty only to
want.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue isa vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek
death.
7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
8 The way of man isfroward and strange: but as forthe pure, his work isright.
9 It isbetter to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he
receiveth knowledge.
12 The righteous manwisely considereth the house of the wicked: but Godoverthroweth the
wicked for theirwickedness.
13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be
heard.
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
15 It isjoy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall beto the workers of iniquity.
16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of
the dead.
17 He that loveth pleasure shall bea poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
18 The wicked shall bea ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19 It isbetter to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
20 There istreasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man
spendeth it up.
21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
22 A wise manscaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence
thereof.
23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
24 Proud andhaughty scorner ishis name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked isabomination: how much more, whenhe bringeth it with a
wicked mind?
28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as forthe upright, he directeth his way.

30 There isno wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
31 The horse isprepared against the day of battle: but safety isof the LORD.
1 A goodname israther to be chosen than great riches, andloving favour rather than silver and
gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD isthe maker of them all.
3 A prudent manforeseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are
punished.
4 By humility andthe fear of the LORD areriches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns andsnares arein the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from
them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower isservant to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, forthe grace of his lips the king shall behis friend.
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the
transgressor.
13 The slothful mansaith, There isa lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women isa deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15 Foolishness isbound in the heart of a child; butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from
him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, andhe that giveth to the rich, shall
surely cometo want.
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my
knowledge.
18 For it isa pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy
lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
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?
22 Rob not the poor, because he ispoor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not thou oneof them that strike hands, orof them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand
before mean men.
1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what isbefore thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou bea man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they aredeceitful meat.
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for richescertainly make themselves wings;
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hathan evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so ishe: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart isnot

with thee.
8 The morsel whichthou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11 For their redeemer ismighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Withhold not correction from the child: for ifthou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thouin the fear of the LORD all the day long.
18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man
with rags.
22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23 Buy the truth, and sell itnot; alsowisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise childshall
have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 For a whore isa deep ditch; and a strange woman isa narrow pit.
28 She also lieth in wait as fora prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath
wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, whenit
moveth itself aright.
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
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.
35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, andI was not sick; they have beaten me, andI felt it
not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5 A wise man isstrong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there issafety.
7 Wisdom istoo high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9 The thought of foolishness issin: and the scorner isan abomination to men.
10 Ifthou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength issmall.
11 If thou forbear to deliver them that aredrawn unto death, and those that areready to be
slain;
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 nothe know it? and shall nothe render to everyman according to