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PROVERBS CHAPTER 8
- Proverbs 8:1 Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?
- 8:2 At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,
- 8:3 At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,
- 8:4 'Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice [is] unto the sons of men.
- 8:5 Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,
- 8:6 Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness.
- 8:7 For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips [is] wickedness.
- 8:8 In righteousness [are] all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.
- 8:9 All of them [are] plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.
- Proverbs 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.
- 8:11 For better [is] wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.
- 8:12 I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.
- 8:13 The fear of YHWH [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
- 8:14 Mine [is] counsel and substance, I [am] understanding, I have might.
- 8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness,
- 8:16 By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.
- 8:17 I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.
- 8:18 Wealth and honour [are] with me, Lasting substance and righteousness.
- 8:19 Better [is] my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.
- Proverbs 8:20 In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,
- 8:21 To cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill.
- 8:22 YHWH possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.
- 8:23 From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.
- 8:24 In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters,
- 8:25 Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth.
- 8:26 While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world.
- 8:27 In His preparing the heavens I [am] there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,
- 8:28 In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,
- 8:29 In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,
- Proverbs 8:30 Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,
- 8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights [are] with the sons of men.
- 8:32 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.
- 8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.
- 8:34 O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
- 8:35 For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from YHWH.
- 8:36 And whoso is missing me, is wronging his soul, All hating me have loved death!
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PROVERBS CHAPTER 9
- Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars -- seven.
- 9:2 She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
- 9:3 She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
- 9:4 'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
- 9:5 'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
- 9:6 Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
- 9:7 The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.
- 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
- 9:9 Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
- Proverbs 9:10 The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of YHWH, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
- 9:11 For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
- 9:12 If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest [it].
- 9:13 A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.
- 9:14 And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,
- 9:15 To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
- 9:16 'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,
- 9:17 'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
- 9:18 And he hath not known that Rephaim [are] there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!
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PROVERBS CHAPTER 10
- Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
- 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
- 10:3 YHWH causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
- 10:4 Poor [is] he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- 10:5 Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
- 10:6 Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
- 10:7 The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
- 10:8 The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
- 10:9 Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
- Proverbs 10:10 Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
- 10:11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
- 10:12 Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
- 10:13 In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
- 10:14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
- 10:15 The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
- 10:16 The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
- 10:17 A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
- 10:18 Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
- 10:19 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
- Proverbs 10:20 The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
- 10:21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
- 10:22 The blessing of YHWH -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
- 10:23 To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
- 10:24 The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
- 10:25 As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
- 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
- 10:27 The fear of YHWH addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
- 10:28 The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
- 10:29 The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 10:30 The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
- 10:31 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
- 10:32 The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
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PROVERBS CHAPTER 11
- Proverbs 11:1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
- 11:2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
- 11:3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
- 11:4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
- 11:5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
- 11:6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
- 11:7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
- 11:8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
- 11:9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
- Proverbs 11:10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
- 11:11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
- 11:12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
- 11:13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
- 11:14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
- 11:15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
- 11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
- 11:17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
- 11:18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
- 11:19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.
- Proverbs 11:20 An abomination to YHWH [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
- 11:21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
- 11:22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
- 11:23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
- 11:24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
- 11:25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
- 11:26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
- 11:27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.
- 11:28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
- 11:29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
- Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
- 11:31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
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PROVERBS CHAPTER 12
- Proverbs 12:1 Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof [is] brutish.
- 12:2 The good bringeth forth favour from YHWH, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.
- 12:3 A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
- 12:4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
- 12:5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.
- 12:6 The words of the wicked [are]: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
- 12:7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.
- 12:8 According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.
- 12:9 Better [is] the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
- Proverbs 12:10 The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
- 12:11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
- 12:12 The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
- 12:13 In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
- 12:14 From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.
- 12:15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise.
- 12:16 The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.
- 12:17 Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit.
- 12:18 A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
- 12:19 The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.
- Proverbs 12:20 Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace [is] joy.
- 12:21 No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
- 12:22 An abomination to YHWH [are] lying lips, And stedfast doers [are] his delight.
- 12:23 A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
- 12:24 The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
- 12:25 Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.
- 12:26 The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
- 12:27 The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
- 12:28 In the path of righteousness [is] life, And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!
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PROVERBS CHAPTER 13
- Proverbs 13:1 A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.
- 13:2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.
- 13:3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
- 13:4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
- 13:5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
- 13:6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
- 13:7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
- 13:8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
- 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- Proverbs 13:10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
- 13:11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
- 13:12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
- 13:13 Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
- 13:14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
- 13:15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
- 13:16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
- 13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
- 13:18 Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
- 13:19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
- Proverbs 13:20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
- 13:21 Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
- 13:22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
- 13:23 Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
- 13:24 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
- 13:25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
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