Chronological
27 ¶ Boast not thyself of tomorrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 ¶ Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 ¶ A stone is heavy and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is impetuous, but who is able to stand before envy?
5 ¶ Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 ¶ The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 ¶ As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.
9 ¶ Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, so does the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake thine own friend and thy father’s friend, neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity, for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11 ¶ My son, be wise and make my heart glad that I may answer him that reproaches me.
12 ¶ A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are hurt by it.
13 ¶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger and take a pledge of him that is surety for a strange woman.
14 ¶ He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15 ¶ A continual dripping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Whosoever hides her hides the wind, because the oil in his right hand cries out.
17 ¶ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 ¶ Whosoever keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof, so he that waits on his master shall be honoured.
19 ¶ As in water face corresponds to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 ¶ Sheol and hell are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 ¶ As the fining pot tries the silver and the furnace the gold; so the man is tried by the mouth of whoever praises him.
22 ¶ Though thou should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23 ¶ Be thou diligent to know the countenance of thy sheep, and put thy heart into thy herds.
24 For riches are not for ever, and does the crown endure to every generation?
25 The tender grass shows itself, and the hay appears, and the herbs of the mountains are reaped.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are for the price of the field.
27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance of thy maidens.
28 ¶ The wicked flee when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a young lion.
2 ¶ By the rebellion of the land, many are its princes, but by the man of understanding and wisdom the land shall remain stable.
3 ¶ A poor man that oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
4 ¶ Those that forsake the law praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them.
5 ¶ Evil men do not understand judgment, but those that seek the LORD understand all things.
6 ¶ Better is the poor that walks in his perfection than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.
7 ¶ Whosoever keeps the law is a wise son, but he that is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
8 ¶ He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
9 ¶ He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
10 ¶ Whosoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit, but the perfect shall inherit every good thing.
11 ¶ The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but the poor that has understanding is wiser than he.
12 ¶ When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, the sane man hides himself.
13 ¶ He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall attain mercy.
14 ¶ Blessed is the man that fears God always, but he that hardens his heart shall fall into evil.
15 ¶ As a roaring lion and a hungry bear, so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16 ¶ The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor, but he that hates covetousness shall prolong his days.
17 ¶ A man that does violence to the blood of any person shall flee all the way to the grave, and no one shall sustain him.
18 ¶ Whosoever walks in integrity shall be saved, but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall into one of them.
19 ¶ He that tills his land shall be filled with bread, but he that follows after vain persons shall be filled with poverty.
20 ¶ The man of truth shall abound with blessings, but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be absolved.
21 ¶ To have respect of persons in judgment is not good; even for a piece of bread, man will transgress.
22 ¶ He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.
23 ¶ He that rebukes a man, afterwards shall find more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.
24 ¶ Whosoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of the destroyer.
25 ¶ He that is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he that puts his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26 ¶ He that trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whosoever walks in wisdom, he shall be saved.
27 ¶ He that gives unto the poor shall never lack, but he that hides his eyes from the poor shall have many a curse.
28 ¶ When the wicked rise, sane men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous multiply.
29 ¶ He that being often reproved hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed and that without remedy.
2 ¶ When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn.
3 ¶ Whosoever loves wisdom causes his father to rejoice, but he that maintains harlots shall lose his inheritance.
4 ¶ The king by judgment establishes the land, but he that receives gifts shall overthrow it.
5 ¶ The man that flatters his neighbour spreads a net for his feet.
6 ¶ In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare, but the righteous shall sing and rejoice.
7 ¶ The righteous considers the cause of the poor, but the wicked does not understand wisdom.
8 ¶ Scornful men bring a city into a snare, but wise men turn away wrath.
9 ¶ If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.
10 ¶ The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the just seek his soul.
11 ¶ The fool gives full rein to his spirit, but the wise man in the end will bring it into rest.
12 ¶ Of the ruler who hearkens unto the lying word, all his ministers are evil.
13 ¶ The poor and the usurer meet together; the LORD lightens both their eyes.
14 ¶ The king that judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
15 ¶ The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself shall bring his mother to shame.
16 ¶ When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases, but the righteous shall see their fall.
17 ¶ Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18 ¶ Without prophetic vision, the people shall perish, but he that keeps the law is blessed.
19 ¶ A slave will not be corrected by words, for though he understands he will not obey.
20 ¶ Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21 ¶ He that gives freely unto his slave from a child shall have him become his son in the end.
22 ¶ The angry man stirs up strife, and the furious man abounds in transgression.
23 ¶ A man’s pride shall bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24 ¶ Whosoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not disclose it.
25 ¶ The fear of man brings a snare, but whosoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be lifted up.
26 ¶ Many seek the ruler’s favour, but each man’s judgment comes from the LORD.
27 ¶ An unjust man is an abomination to the just, and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
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