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turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—
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For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,
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Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
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Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.
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Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
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You will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!
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who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.
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a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
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Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.
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Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
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Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
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Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
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You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
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The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
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The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
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The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
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Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
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The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
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Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
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The righteous eat to their hearts’ content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
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Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
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Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.
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A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
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Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
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Death and Destruction lie open before the Lord— how much more do human hearts!
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A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.
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The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
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All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
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The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
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Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
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To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.
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The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
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In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.
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The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
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The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
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One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
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The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
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A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord.
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Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
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The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
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Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”?
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In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
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A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
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One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
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Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
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Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
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for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
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for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
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Saying 12
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
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Saying 14
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;
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Saying 15
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
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Saying 16
Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:
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Saying 18
My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
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for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.
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If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
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Saying 28
Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
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I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
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As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
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Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
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Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
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Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
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Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.
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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.
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Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
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As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
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Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
