Proverbs

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

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.

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.