Proverbs

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.