Proverbs Chapter 1
[1] The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:[2] That men may know wisdom and instruction, understand words of insight,[3] receive instruction in wise dealing,righteousness, justice, and equity;[4] that prudence may be given…
Proverbs Chapter 2
[1] My son, if you receive my wordsand treasure up my commandments with you,[2] making your ear attentive to wisdomand inclining your heart to understanding;[3] yes, if you cry out for insightand raise your voice…
Proverbs Chapter 3
[1] My son, do not forget my teaching,but let your heart keep my commandments;[2] for length of days and years of lifeand abundant welfare will they give you.[3] Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;bind…
Proverbs Chapter 4
[1] Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction,and be attentive, that you may gain insight;[2] for I give you good precepts:do not forsake my teaching.[3] When I was a son with my father,tender, the only one…
Proverbs Chapter 5
[1] My son, be attentive to my wisdom,incline your ear to my understanding;[2] that you may keep discretion,and your lips may guard knowledge.[3] For the lips of a loose woman drip honey,and her speech is…
Proverbs Chapter 6
[1] My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,have given your pledge for a stranger;[2] if you are snared in the utterance of your lips,caught in the words of your mouth;[3] then do…
Proverbs Chapter 7
[1] My son, keep my wordsand treasure up my commandments with you;[2] keep my commandments and live,keep my teachings as the apple of your eye;[3] bind them on your fingers,write them on the tablet of…
Proverbs Chapter 8
[1] Does not wisdom call,does not understanding raise her voice?[2] On the heights beside the way,in the paths she takes her stand;[3] beside the gates in front of the town,at the entrance of the portals…
Proverbs Chapter 9
[1] Wisdom has built her house,she has set up her seven pillars.[2] She has slaughtered her beasts, she has mixed her wine,she has also set her table.[3] She has sent out her maids to callfrom…
Proverbs Chapter 10
[1] The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father,but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.[2] Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,but righteousness delivers from death.[3] The LORD does…
Proverbs Chapter 11
[1] A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,but a just weight is his delight.[2] When pride comes, then comes disgrace;but with the humble is wisdom.[3] The integrity of the upright guides them,but the…
Proverbs Chapter 12
[1] Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,but he who hates reproof is stupid.[2] A good man obtains favor from the LORD,but a man of evil devices he condemns.[3] A man is not established by wickedness,but the…
Proverbs Chapter 13
[1] A wise son hears his father’s instruction,but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.[2] From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good,but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.[3] He…
Proverbs Chapter 14
[1] Wisdom builds her house,but folly with her own hands tears it down.[2] He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD,but he who is devious in his ways despises him.[3] The talk of a fool…
Proverbs Chapter 15
[1] A soft answer turns away wrath,but a harsh word stirs up anger.[2] The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge,but the mouths of fools pour out folly.[3] The eyes of the LORD are in every…
Proverbs Chapter 16
[1] The plans of the mind belong to man,but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.[2] All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,but the LORD weighs the spirit.[3]…
Proverbs Chapter 17
[1] Better is a dry morsel with quietthan a house full of feasting with strife.[2] A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,and will share the inheritance as one of…
Proverbs Chapter 18
[1] He who is estranged seeks pretextsto break out against all sound judgment.[2] A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,but only in expressing his opinion.[3] When wickedness comes, contempt comes also;and with dishonor comes disgrace.[4]…
Proverbs Chapter 19
[1] Better is a poor man who walks in his integritythan a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.[2] It is not good for a man to be without knowledge,and he who…
Proverbs Chapter 20
[1] Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.[2] The dread wrath of a king is like the growling of a lion;he who provokes him to…
Proverbs Chapter 21
[1] The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD;he turns it wherever he will.[2] Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,but the LORD weighs the…
Proverbs Chapter 22
[1] A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,and favor is better than silver or gold.[2] The rich and the poor meet together;the LORD is the maker of them all.[3] A prudent…
Proverbs Chapter 23
[1] When you sit down to eat with a ruler,observe carefully what is before you;[2] and put a knife to your throatif you are a man given to appetite.[3] Do not desire his delicacies,for they…
Proverbs Chapter 24
[1] Be not envious of evil men,nor desire to be with them;[2] for their minds devise violence,and their lips talk of mischief.[3] By wisdom a house is built,and by understanding it is established;[4] by knowledge…
Proverbs Chapter 25
[1] These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezeki’ah king of Judah copied.[2] It is the glory of God to conceal things,but the glory of kings is to search things out.[3] As…
Proverbs Chapter 26
[1] Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,so honor is not fitting for a fool.[2] Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,a curse that is causeless does not alight.[3]…
Proverbs Chapter 27
[1] Do not boast about tomorrow,for you do not know what a day may bring forth.[2] Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;a stranger, and not your own lips.[3] A stone is heavy,…
Proverbs Chapter 28
[1] The wicked flee when no one pursues,but the righteous are bold as a lion.[2] When a land transgressesit has many rulers;but with men of understanding and knowledgeits stability will long continue.[3] A poor man…
Proverbs Chapter 29
[1] He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neckwill suddenly be broken beyond healing.[2] When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;but when the wicked rule, the people groan.[3] He who loves wisdom…
Proverbs Chapter 30
[1] The words of Agur son of Jakeh of Massa. The man says to Ith’i-el,to Ith’i-el and Ucal:[2] Surely I am too stupid to be a man.I have not the understanding of a man.[3] I…
Proverbs Chapter 31
[1] The words of Lemuel, king of Massa, which his mother taught him:[2] What, my son? What, son of my womb?What, son of my vows?[3] Give not your strength to women,your ways to those who…