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Proverbs 10:1

10:1

The proverbs
<04912>

of Solomon
<08010>_.

A wise
<02450>

son
<01121>

maketh a glad
<08055> (8762)

father
<01>_:

but a foolish
<03684>

son
<01121>

[is] the heaviness
<08424>

of his mother
<0517>_.

Proverbs 15:20

15:20

A wise
<02450>

son
<01121>

maketh a glad
<08055> (8762)

father
<01>_:

but a foolish
<03684>

man
<0120>

despiseth
<0959> (8802)

his mother
<0517>_.

Proverbs 17:21

17:21

He that begetteth
<03205> (8802)

a fool
<03684>

[doeth it] to his sorrow
<08424>_:

and the father
<01>

of a fool
<05036>

hath no joy
<08055> (8799)_.

Proverbs 17:25

17:25

A foolish
<03684>

son
<01121>

[is] a grief
<03708>

to his father
<01>_,

and bitterness
<04470>

to her that bare
<03205> (8802)

him.

Proverbs 17:2

17:2

A wise
<07919> (8688)

servant
<05650>

shall have rule
<04910> (8799)

over a son
<01121>

that causeth shame
<0954> (8688)_,

and shall have part
<02505> (8799)

of the inheritance
<05159>

among
<08432>

the brethren
<0251>_.

Proverbs 13:1--18:1

13:1

A wise
<02450>

son
<01121>

[heareth] his father's
<01>

instruction
<04148>_:

but a scorner
<03887> (8801)

heareth
<08085> (8804)

not rebuke
<01606>_.

13:2

A man
<0376>

shall eat
<0398> (8799)

good
<02896>

by the fruit
<06529>

of [his] mouth
<06310>_:

but the soul
<05315>

of the transgressors
<0898> (8802)

[shall eat] violence
<02555>_.

13:3

He that keepeth
<05341> (8802)

his mouth
<06310>

keepeth
<08104> (8802)

his life
<05315>_:

[but] he that openeth wide
<06589> (8802)

his lips
<08193>

shall have destruction
<04288>_.

13:4

The soul
<05315>

of the sluggard
<06102>

desireth
<0183> (8693)_,

and [hath] nothing: but the soul
<05315>

of the diligent
<02742>

shall be made fat
<01878> (8792)_.

13:5

A righteous
<06662>

[man] hateth
<08130> (8799)

lying
<01697> <08267>_:

but a wicked
<07563>

[man] is loathsome
<0887> (8686)_,

and cometh to shame
<02659> (8686)_.

13:6

Righteousness
<06666>

keepeth
<05341> (8799)

[him that is] upright
<08537>

in the way
<01870>_:

but wickedness
<07564>

overthroweth
<05557> (8762)

the sinner
<02403>_.

{the sinner: Heb. sin}

13:7

There is
<03426>

that maketh himself rich
<06238> (8693)_,

yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor
<07326> (8711)_,

yet
<03605>

[hath] great
<07227>

riches
<01952>_.

13:8

The ransom
<03724>

of a man's
<0376>

life
<05315>

[are] his riches
<06239>_:

but the poor
<07326> (8802)

heareth
<08085> (8804)

not rebuke
<01606>_.

13:9

The light
<0216>

of the righteous
<06662>

rejoiceth
<08055> (8799)_:

but the lamp
<05216>

of the wicked
<07563>

shall be put out
<01846> (8799)_.

{lamp: or, candle}

13:10

Only by pride
<02087>

cometh
<05414> (8799)

contention
<04683>_:

but with the well advised
<03289> (8737)

[is] wisdom
<02451>_.

13:11

Wealth
<01952>

[gotten] by vanity
<01892>

shall be diminished
<04591> (8799)_:

but he that gathereth
<06908> (8802)

by labour
<03027>

shall increase
<07235> (8686)_.

{by labour: Heb. with the hand}

13:12

Hope
<08431>

deferred
<04900> (8794)

maketh the heart
<03820>

sick
<02470> (8688)_:

but [when] the desire
<08378>

cometh
<0935> (8802)_,

[it is] a tree
<06086>

of life
<02416>_.

13:13

Whoso despiseth
<0936> (8802)

the word
<01697>

shall be destroyed
<02254> (8735)_:

but he that feareth
<03373>

the commandment
<04687>

shall be rewarded
<07999> (8792)_.

{shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace}

13:14

The law
<08451>

of the wise
<02450>

[is] a fountain
<04726>

of life
<02416>_,

to depart
<05493> (8800)

from the snares
<04170>

of death
<04194>_.

13:15

Good
<02896>

understanding
<07922>

giveth
<05414> (8799)

favour
<02580>_:

but the way
<01870>

of transgressors
<0898> (8802)

[is] hard
<0386>_.

13:16

Every prudent
<06175>

[man] dealeth
<06213> (8799)

with knowledge
<01847>_:

but a fool
<03684>

layeth open
<06566> (8799)

[his] folly
<0200>_.

{layeth...: Heb. spreadeth}

13:17

A wicked
<07563>

messenger
<04397>

falleth
<05307> (8799)

into mischief
<07451>_:

but a faithful
<0529>

ambassador
<06735>

[is] health
<04832>_.

{a faithful...: Heb. an ambassador of faithfulness}

13:18

Poverty
<07389>

and shame
<07036>

[shall be to] him that refuseth
<06544> (8802)

instruction
<04148>_:

but he that regardeth
<08104> (8802)

reproof
<08433>

shall be honoured
<03513> (8792)_.

13:19

The desire
<08378>

accomplished
<01961> (8738)

is sweet
<06149> (8799)

to the soul
<05315>_:

but [it is] abomination
<08441>

to fools
<03684>

to depart
<05493> (8800)

from evil
<07451>_.

13:20

He that walketh
<01980> (8802)

with wise
<02450>

[men] shall be wise
<02449> (8799)_:

but a companion
<07462> (8802)

of fools
<03684>

shall be destroyed
<07321> (8735)_.

{destroyed: Heb. broken}

13:21

Evil
<07451>

pursueth
<07291> (8762)

sinners
<02400>_:

but to the righteous
<06662>

good
<02896>

shall be repayed
<07999> (8762)_.

13:22

A good
<02896>

[man] leaveth an inheritance
<05157> (8686)

to his children's
<01121>

children
<01121>_:

and the wealth
<02428>

of the sinner
<02398> (8802)

[is] laid up
<06845> (8803)

for the just
<06662>_.

13:23

Much
<07230>

food
<0400>

[is in] the tillage
<05215>

of the poor
<07218> (8676) <07326> (8802)_:

but there is
<03426>

[that is] destroyed
<05595> (8737)

for want
<03808>

of judgment
<04941>_.

13:24

He that spareth
<02820> (8802)

his rod
<07626>

hateth
<08130> (8802)

his son
<01121>_:

but he that loveth
<0157> (8802)

him chasteneth
<04148>

him betimes
<07836> (8765)_.

13:25

The righteous
<06662>

eateth
<0398> (8802)

to the satisfying
<07648>

of his soul
<05315>_:

but the belly
<0990>

of the wicked
<07563>

shall want
<02637> (8799)_.

14:1

Every wise
<02454>

woman
<0802>

buildeth
<01129> (8804)

her house
<01004>_:

but the foolish
<0200>

plucketh it down
<02040> (8799)

with her hands
<03027>_.

14:2

He that walketh
<01980> (8802)

in his uprightness
<03476>

feareth
<03373>

the LORD
<03068>_:

but [he that is] perverse
<03868> (8737)

in his ways
<01870>

despiseth
<0959> (8802)

him.

14:3

In the mouth
<06310>

of the foolish
<0191>

[is] a rod
<02415>

of pride
<01346>_:

but the lips
<08193>

of the wise
<02450>

shall preserve
<08104> (8799)

them.

14:4

Where no oxen
<0504>

[are], the crib
<018>

[is] clean
<01249>_:

but much
<07230>

increase
<08393>

[is] by the strength
<03581>

of the ox
<07794>_.

14:5

A faithful
<0529>

witness
<05707>

will not lie
<03577>_:

but a false
<08267>

witness
<05707>

will utter
<06315> (8686)

lies
<03576> (8762)_.

14:6

A scorner
<03887> (8801)

seeketh
<01245> (8765)

wisdom
<02451>_,

and [findeth it] not: but knowledge
<01847>

[is] easy
<07043> (8738)

unto him that understandeth
<0995> (8737)_.

14:7

Go
<03212> (8798)

from the presence
<05048>

of a foolish
<03684>

man
<0376>_,

when thou perceivest
<03045> (8804)

not [in him] the lips
<08193>

of knowledge
<01847>_.

14:8

The wisdom
<02451>

of the prudent
<06175>

[is] to understand
<0995> (8687)

his way
<01870>_:

but the folly
<0200>

of fools
<03684>

[is] deceit
<04820>_.

14:9

Fools
<0191>

make a mock
<03887> (8686)

at sin
<0817>_:

but among the righteous
<03477>

[there is] favour
<07522>_.

14:10

The heart
<03820>

knoweth
<03045> (8802)

his own
<05315>

bitterness
<04787>_;

and a stranger
<02114> (8801)

doth not intermeddle
<06148> (8691)

with his joy
<08057>_.

{his own...: Heb. the bitterness of his soul}

14:11

The house
<01004>

of the wicked
<07563>

shall be overthrown
<08045> (8735)_:

but the tabernacle
<0168>

of the upright
<03477>

shall flourish
<06524> (8686)_.

14:12

There is
<03426>

a way
<01870>

which seemeth right
<03477>

unto
<06440>

a man
<0376>_,

but the end
<0319>

thereof [are] the ways
<01870>

of death
<04194>_.

14:13

Even in laughter
<07814>

the heart
<03820>

is sorrowful
<03510> (8799)_;

and the end
<0319>

of that mirth
<08057>

[is] heaviness
<08424>_.

14:14

The backslider
<05472> (8803)

in heart
<03820>

shall be filled
<07646> (8799)

with his own ways
<01870>_:

and a good
<02896>

man
<0376>

[shall be satisfied] from himself.

14:15

The simple
<06612>

believeth
<0539> (8686)

every word
<01697>_:

but the prudent
<06175>

[man] looketh well
<0995> (8799)

to his going
<0838>_.

14:16

A wise
<02450>

[man] feareth
<03373>_,

and departeth
<05493> (8802)

from evil
<07451>_:

but the fool
<03684>

rageth
<05674> (8693)_,

and is confident
<0982> (8802)_.

14:17

[He that is] soon
<07116>

angry
<0639>

dealeth
<06213> (8799)

foolishly
<0200>_:

and a man
<0376>

of wicked devices
<04209>

is hated
<08130> (8735)_.

14:18

The simple
<06612>

inherit
<05157> (8804)

folly
<0200>_:

but the prudent
<06175>

are crowned
<03803> (8686)

with knowledge
<01847>_.

14:19

The evil
<07451>

bow
<07817> (8804)

before
<06440>

the good
<02896>_;

and the wicked
<07563>

at the gates
<08179>

of the righteous
<06662>_.

14:20

The poor
<07326> (8802)

is hated
<08130> (8735)

even of his own neighbour
<07453>_:

but the rich
<06223>

[hath] many
<07227>

friends
<0157> (8802)_.

{the rich...: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich}

14:21

He that despiseth
<0936> (8802)

his neighbour
<07453>

sinneth
<02398> (8802)_:

but he that hath mercy
<02603> (8781)

on the poor
<06035> (8675) <06041>_,

happy
<0835>

[is] he.

14:22

Do they not err
<08582> (8799)

that devise
<02790> (8802)

evil
<07451>_?

but mercy
<02617>

and truth
<0571>

[shall be] to them that devise
<02790> (8802)

good
<02896>_.

14:23

In all labour
<06089>

there is profit
<04195>_:

but the talk
<01697>

of the lips
<08193>

[tendeth] only to penury
<04270>_.

14:24

The crown
<05850>

of the wise
<02450>

[is] their riches
<06239>_:

[but] the foolishness
<0200>

of fools
<03684>

[is] folly
<0200>_.

14:25

A true
<0571>

witness
<05707>

delivereth
<05337> (8688)

souls
<05315>_:

but a deceitful
<04820>

[witness] speaketh
<06315> (8686)

lies
<03577>_.

14:26

In the fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] strong
<05797>

confidence
<04009>_:

and his children
<01121>

shall have a place of refuge
<04268>_.

14:27

The fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] a fountain
<04726>

of life
<02416>_,

to depart
<05493> (8800)

from the snares
<04170>

of death
<04194>_.

14:28

In the multitude
<07230>

of people
<05971>

[is] the king's
<04428>

honour
<01927>_:

but in the want
<0657>

of people
<03816>

[is] the destruction
<04288>

of the prince
<07333>_.

14:29

[He that is] slow
<0750>

to wrath
<0639>

[is] of great
<07227>

understanding
<08394>_:

but [he that is] hasty
<07116>

of spirit
<07307>

exalteth
<07311> (8688)

folly
<0200>_.

{hasty...: Heb. short of spirit}

14:30

A sound
<04832>

heart
<03820>

[is] the life
<02416>

of the flesh
<01320>_:

but envy
<07068>

the rottenness
<07538>

of the bones
<06106>_.

14:31

He that oppresseth
<06231> (8802)

the poor
<01800>

reproacheth
<02778> (8765)

his Maker
<06213> (8802)_:

but he that honoureth
<03513> (8764)

him hath mercy
<02603> (8802)

on the poor
<034>_.

14:32

The wicked
<07563>

is driven away
<01760> (8735)

in his wickedness
<07451>_:

but the righteous
<06662>

hath hope
<02620> (8802)

in his death
<04194>_.

14:33

Wisdom
<02451>

resteth
<05117> (8799)

in the heart
<03820>

of him that hath understanding
<0995> (8737)_:

but [that which is] in the midst
<07130>

of fools
<03684>

is made known
<03045> (8735)_.

14:34

Righteousness
<06666>

exalteth
<07311> (8787)

a nation
<01471>_:

but sin
<02403>

[is] a reproach
<02617>

to any people
<03816>_.

{to any...: Heb. to nations}

14:35

The king's
<04428>

favour
<07522>

[is] toward a wise
<07919> (8688)

servant
<05650>_:

but his wrath
<05678>

is [against] him that causeth shame
<0954> (8688)_.

15:1

A soft
<07390>

answer
<04617>

turneth
<07725> (8686)

away wrath
<02534>_:

but grievous
<06089>

words
<01697>

stir up
<05927> (8686)

anger
<0639>_.

15:2

The tongue
<03956>

of the wise
<02450>

useth knowledge
<01847>

aright
<03190> (8686)_:

but the mouth
<06310>

of fools
<03684>

poureth out
<05042> (8686)

foolishness
<0200>_.

{poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth}

15:3

The eyes
<05869>

of the LORD
<03068>

[are] in every place
<04725>_,

beholding
<06822> (8802)

the evil
<07451>

and the good
<02896>_.

15:4

A wholesome
<04832>

tongue
<03956>

[is] a tree
<06086>

of life
<02416>_:

but perverseness
<05558>

therein [is] a breach
<07667>

in the spirit
<07307>_.

{A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}

15:5

A fool
<0191>

despiseth
<05006> (8799)

his father's
<01>

instruction
<04148>_:

but he that regardeth
<08104> (8802)

reproof
<08433>

is prudent
<06191> (8686)_.

15:6

In the house
<01004>

of the righteous
<06662>

[is] much
<07227>

treasure
<02633>_:

but in the revenues
<08393>

of the wicked
<07563>

is trouble
<05916> (8737)_.

15:7

The lips
<08193>

of the wise
<02450>

disperse
<02219> (8762)

knowledge
<01847>_:

but the heart
<03820>

of the foolish
<03684>

[doeth] not so.

15:8

The sacrifice
<02077>

of the wicked
<07563>

[is] an abomination
<08441>

to the LORD
<03068>_:

but the prayer
<08605>

of the upright
<03477>

[is] his delight
<07522>_.

15:9

The way
<01870>

of the wicked
<07563>

[is] an abomination
<08441>

unto the LORD
<03068>_:

but he loveth
<0157> (8799)

him that followeth
<07291> (8764)

after righteousness
<06666>_.

15:10

Correction
<04148>

[is] grievous
<07451>

unto him that forsaketh
<05800> (8802)

the way
<0734>_:

[and] he that hateth
<08130> (8802)

reproof
<08433>

shall die
<04191> (8799)_.

{Correction: or, Instruction}

15:11

Hell
<07585>

and destruction
<011>

[are] before the LORD
<03068>_:

how much more then the hearts
<03826>

of the children
<01121>

of men
<0120>_?

15:12

A scorner
<03887> (8801)

loveth
<0157> (8799)

not one that reproveth
<03198> (8687)

him: neither will he go
<03212> (8799)

unto the wise
<02450>_.

15:13

A merry
<08056>

heart
<03820>

maketh a cheerful
<03190> (8686)

countenance
<06440>_:

but by sorrow
<06094>

of the heart
<03820>

the spirit
<07307>

is broken
<05218>_.

15:14

The heart
<03820>

of him that hath understanding
<0995> (8737)

seeketh
<01245> (8762)

knowledge
<01847>_:

but the mouth
<06310> (8675) <06440>

of fools
<03684>

feedeth
<07462> (8799)

on foolishness
<0200>_.

15:15

All the days
<03117>

of the afflicted
<06041>

[are] evil
<07451>_:

but he that is of a merry
<02896>

heart
<03820>

[hath] a continual
<08548>

feast
<04960>_.

15:16

Better
<02896>

[is] little
<04592>

with the fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

than great
<07227>

treasure
<0214>

and trouble
<04103>

therewith.

15:17

Better
<02896>

[is] a dinner
<0737>

of herbs
<03419>

where love
<0160>

is, than a stalled
<075> (8803)

ox
<07794>

and hatred
<08135>

therewith.

15:18

A wrathful
<02534>

man
<0376>

stirreth up
<01624> (8762)

strife
<04066>_:

but [he that is] slow
<0750>

to anger
<0639>

appeaseth
<08252> (8686)

strife
<07379>_.

15:19

The way
<01870>

of the slothful
<06102>

[man is] as an hedge
<04881>

of thorns
<02312>_:

but the way
<0734>

of the righteous
<03477>

[is] made plain
<05549> (8803)_.

{is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey}

15:20

A wise
<02450>

son
<01121>

maketh a glad
<08055> (8762)

father
<01>_:

but a foolish
<03684>

man
<0120>

despiseth
<0959> (8802)

his mother
<0517>_.

15:21

Folly
<0200>

[is] joy
<08057>

to [him that is] destitute
<02638>

of wisdom
<03820>_:

but a man
<0376>

of understanding
<08394>

walketh
<03212> (8800)

uprightly
<03474> (8762)_.

{destitute...: Heb. void of heart}

15:22

Without counsel
<05475>

purposes
<04284>

are disappointed
<06565> (8687)_:

but in the multitude
<07230>

of counsellors
<03289> (8802)

they are established
<06965> (8799)_.

15:23

A man
<0376>

hath joy
<08057>

by the answer
<04617>

of his mouth
<06310>_:

and a word
<01697>

[spoken] in due season
<06256>_,

how good
<02896>

[is it]! {due...: Heb. his season}

15:24

The way
<0734>

of life
<02416>

[is] above
<04605>

to the wise
<07919> (8688)_,

that he may depart
<05493> (8800)

from hell
<07585>

beneath
<04295>_.

15:25

The LORD
<03068>

will destroy
<05255> (8799)

the house
<01004>

of the proud
<01343>_:

but he will establish
<05324> (8686)

the border
<01366>

of the widow
<0490>_.

15:26

The thoughts
<04284>

of the wicked
<07451>

[are] an abomination
<08441>

to the LORD
<03068>_:

but [the words] of the pure
<02889>

[are] pleasant
<05278>

words
<0561>_.

{pleasant...: Heb. words of pleasantness}

15:27

He that is greedy
<01214> (8802)

of gain
<01215>

troubleth
<05916> (8802)

his own house
<01004>_;

but he that hateth
<08130> (8802)

gifts
<04979>

shall live
<02421> (8799)_.

15:28

The heart
<03820>

of the righteous
<06662>

studieth
<01897> (8799)

to answer
<06030> (8800)_:

but the mouth
<06310>

of the wicked
<07563>

poureth
<05042> (8686)

out evil things
<07451>_.

15:29

The LORD
<03068>

[is] far
<07350>

from the wicked
<07563>_:

but he heareth
<08085> (8799)

the prayer
<08605>

of the righteous
<06662>_.

15:30

The light
<03974>

of the eyes
<05869>

rejoiceth
<08055> (8762)

the heart
<03820>_:

[and] a good
<02896>

report
<08052>

maketh
<01878> (0)

the bones
<06106>

fat
<01878> (8762)_.

15:31

The ear
<0241>

that heareth
<08085> (8802)

the reproof
<08433>

of life
<02416>

abideth
<03885> (8799)

among
<07130>

the wise
<02450>_.

15:32

He that refuseth
<06544> (8802)

instruction
<04148>

despiseth
<03988> (8802)

his own soul
<05315>_:

but he that heareth
<08085> (8802)

reproof
<08433>

getteth
<07069> (8802)

understanding
<03820>_.

{instruction: or, correction} {heareth: or, obeyeth} {getteth...: Heb. possesseth an heart}

15:33

The fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] the instruction
<04148>

of wisdom
<02451>_;

and before
<06440>

honour
<03519>

[is] humility
<06038>_.

16:1

The preparations
<04633>

of the heart
<03820>

in man
<0120>_,

and the answer
<04617>

of the tongue
<03956>_,

[is] from the LORD
<03068>_.

{preparations: or, disposings}

16:2

All the ways
<01870>

of a man
<0376>

[are] clean
<02134>

in his own eyes
<05869>_;

but the LORD
<03068>

weigheth
<08505> (8802)

the spirits
<07307>_.

16:3

Commit
<01556> (8798)

thy works
<04639>

unto the LORD
<03068>_,

and thy thoughts
<04284>

shall be established
<03559> (8735)_.

{Commit: Heb. Roll}

16:4

The LORD
<03068>

hath made
<06466> (8804)

all [things] for himself
<04617>_:

yea, even the wicked
<07563>

for the day
<03117>

of evil
<07451>_.

16:5

Every one [that is] proud
<01362>

in heart
<03820>

[is] an abomination
<08441>

to the LORD
<03068>_:

[though] hand
<03027>

[join] in hand
<03027>_,

he shall not be unpunished
<05352> (8735)_.

{unpunished: Heb. held innocent}

16:6

By mercy
<02617>

and truth
<0571>

iniquity
<05771>

is purged
<03722> (8792)_:

and by the fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[men] depart
<05493> (8800)

from evil
<07451>_.

16:7

When a man's
<0376>

ways
<01870>

please
<07521> (8800)

the LORD
<03068>_,

he maketh even his enemies
<0341> (8802)

to be at peace
<07999> (8686)

with him.

16:8

Better
<02896>

[is] a little
<04592>

with righteousness
<06666>

than great
<07230>

revenues
<08393>

without right
<04941>_.

16:9

A man's
<0120>

heart
<03820>

deviseth
<02803> (8762)

his way
<01870>_:

but the LORD
<03068>

directeth
<03559> (8686)

his steps
<06806>_.

16:10

A divine sentence
<07081>

[is] in the lips
<08193>

of the king
<04428>_:

his mouth
<06310>

transgresseth
<04603> (8799)

not in judgment
<04941>_.

{A divine...: Heb. Divination}

16:11

A just
<04941>

weight
<06425>

and balance
<03976>

[are] the LORD'S
<03068>_:

all the weights
<068>

of the bag
<03599>

[are] his work
<04639>_.

{the weights: Heb. the stones}

16:12

[It is] an abomination
<08441>

to kings
<04428>

to commit
<06213> (8800)

wickedness
<07562>_:

for the throne
<03678>

is established
<03559> (8735)

by righteousness
<06666>_.

16:13

Righteous
<06664>

lips
<08193>

[are] the delight
<07522>

of kings
<04428>_;

and they love
<0157> (8799)

him that speaketh
<01696> (8802)

right
<03477>_.

16:14

The wrath
<02534>

of a king
<04428>

[is as] messengers
<04397>

of death
<04194>_:

but a wise
<02450>

man
<0376>

will pacify
<03722> (8762)

it.

16:15

In the light
<0216>

of the king's
<04428>

countenance
<06440>

[is] life
<02416>_;

and his favour
<07522>

[is] as a cloud
<05645>

of the latter rain
<04456>_.

16:16

How much better
<02896>

[is it] to get
<07069> (8800)

wisdom
<02451>

than gold
<02742>_!

and to get
<07069> (8800)

understanding
<0998>

rather to be chosen
<0977> (8737)

than silver
<03701>_!

16:17

The highway
<04546>

of the upright
<03477>

[is] to depart
<05493> (8800)

from evil
<07451>_:

he that keepeth
<05341> (8802)

his way
<01870>

preserveth
<08104> (8802)

his soul
<05315>_.

16:18

Pride
<01347>

[goeth] before
<06440>

destruction
<07667>_,

and an haughty
<01363>

spirit
<07307>

before
<06440>

a fall
<03783>_.

16:19

Better
<02896>

[it is to be] of an humble
<08217>

spirit
<07307>

with the lowly
<06035> (8675) <06041>_,

than to divide
<02505> (8763)

the spoil
<07998>

with the proud
<01343>_.

16:20

He that handleth a matter
<01697>

wisely
<07919> (8688)

shall find
<04672> (8799)

good
<02896>_:

and whoso trusteth
<0982> (8802)

in the LORD
<03068>_,

happy
<0835>

[is] he. {handleth...: or, understandeth a matter}

16:21

The wise
<02450>

in heart
<03820>

shall be called
<07121> (8735)

prudent
<0995> (8737)_:

and the sweetness
<04986>

of the lips
<08193>

increaseth
<03254> (8686)

learning
<03948>_.

16:22

Understanding
<07922>

[is] a wellspring
<04726>

of life
<02416>

unto him that hath
<01167>

it: but the instruction
<04148>

of fools
<0191>

[is] folly
<0200>_.

16:23

The heart
<03820>

of the wise
<02450>

teacheth
<07919> (8686)

his mouth
<06310>_,

and addeth
<03254> (8686)

learning
<03948>

to his lips
<08193>_.

{teacheth: Heb. maketh wise}

16:24

Pleasant
<05278>

words
<0561>

[are as] an honeycomb
<06688> <01706>_,

sweet
<04966>

to the soul
<05315>_,

and health
<04832>

to the bones
<06106>_.

16:25

There is
<03426>

a way
<01870>

that seemeth right
<03477>

unto
<06440>

a man
<0376>_,

but the end
<0319>

thereof [are] the ways
<01870>

of death
<04194>_.

16:26

He
<05315>

that laboureth
<06001>

laboureth
<05998> (8804)

for himself; for his mouth
<06310>

craveth
<0404> (8804)

it of him. {He...: Heb. The soul of him that} {craveth...: Heb. boweth unto him}

16:27

An ungodly
<01100>

man
<0376>

diggeth up
<03738> (8802)

evil
<07451>_:

and in his lips
<08193>

[there is] as a burning
<06867>

fire
<0784>_.

{An...: Heb. A man of Belial}

16:28

A froward
<08419>

man
<0376>

soweth
<07971> (8762)

strife
<04066>_:

and a whisperer
<05372>

separateth
<06504> (8688)

chief friends
<0441>_.

{soweth: Heb. sendeth forth}

16:29

A violent
<02555>

man
<0376>

enticeth
<06601> (8762)

his neighbour
<07453>_,

and leadeth
<03212> (8689)

him into the way
<01870>

[that is] not good
<02896>_.

16:30

He shutteth
<06095> (8802)

his eyes
<05869>

to devise
<02803> (8800)

froward things
<08419>_:

moving
<07169> (8802)

his lips
<08193>

he bringeth
<03615> (0)

evil
<07451>

to pass
<03615> (8765)_.

16:31

The hoary head
<07872>

[is] a crown
<05850>

of glory
<08597>_,

[if] it be found
<04672> (8735)

in the way
<01870>

of righteousness
<06666>_.

16:32

[He that is] slow
<0750>

to anger
<0639>

[is] better
<02896>

than the mighty
<01368>_;

and he that ruleth
<04910> (8802)

his spirit
<07307>

than he that taketh
<03920> (8802)

a city
<05892>_.

16:33

The lot
<01486>

is cast
<02904> (8714)

into the lap
<02436>_;

but the whole disposing
<04941>

thereof [is] of the LORD
<03068>_.

17:1

Better
<02896>

[is] a dry
<02720>

morsel
<06595>_,

and quietness
<07962>

therewith, than an house
<01004>

full
<04392>

of sacrifices
<02077>

[with] strife
<07379>_.

{sacrifices: or, good cheer}

17:2

A wise
<07919> (8688)

servant
<05650>

shall have rule
<04910> (8799)

over a son
<01121>

that causeth shame
<0954> (8688)_,

and shall have part
<02505> (8799)

of the inheritance
<05159>

among
<08432>

the brethren
<0251>_.

17:3

The fining pot
<04715>

[is] for silver
<03701>_,

and the furnace
<03564>

for gold
<02091>_:

but the LORD
<03068>

trieth
<0974> (8802)

the hearts
<03826>_.

17:4

A wicked doer
<07489> (8688)

giveth heed
<07181> (8688)

to false
<0205>

lips
<08193>_;

[and] a liar
<08267>

giveth ear
<0238> (8688)

to a naughty
<01942>

tongue
<03956>_.

17:5

Whoso mocketh
<03932> (8802)

the poor
<07326> (8802)

reproacheth
<02778> (8765)

his Maker
<06213> (8802)_:

[and] he that is glad
<08056>

at calamities
<0343>

shall not be unpunished
<05352> (8735)_.

{unpunished: Heb. held innocent}

17:6

Children's
<01121>

children
<01121>

[are] the crown
<05850>

of old men
<02205>_;

and the glory
<08597>

of children
<01121>

[are] their fathers
<01>_.

17:7

Excellent
<03499>

speech
<08193>

becometh
<05000>

not a fool
<05036>_:

much less do lying
<08267>

lips
<08193>

a prince
<05081>_.

{Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}

17:8

A gift
<07810>

[is as] a precious
<02580>

stone
<068>

in the eyes
<05869>

of him that hath
<01167>

it: whithersoever it turneth
<06437> (8799)_,

it prospereth
<07919> (8686)_.

{a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace}

17:9

He that covereth
<03680> (8764)

a transgression
<06588>

seeketh
<01245> (8764)

love
<0160>_;

but he that repeateth
<08138> (8802)

a matter
<01697>

separateth
<06504> (8688)

[very] friends
<0441>_.

{seeketh: or, procureth}

17:10

A reproof
<01606>

entereth
<05181> (8799)

more into a wise man
<0995> (8688)

than an hundred
<03967>

stripes
<05221> (8687)

into a fool
<03684>_.

{entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times}

17:11

An evil
<07451>

[man] seeketh
<01245> (8762)

only rebellion
<04805>_:

therefore a cruel
<0394>

messenger
<04397>

shall be sent
<07971> (8792)

against him.

17:12

Let a bear
<01677>

robbed
<07909>

of her whelps meet
<06298> (8800)

a man
<0376>_,

rather than
<0408>

a fool
<03684>

in his folly
<0200>_.

17:13

Whoso rewardeth
<07725> (8688)

evil
<07451>

for good
<02896>_,

evil
<07451>

shall not depart
<04185> (8799) (8675) <04185> (8686)

from his house
<01004>_.

17:14

The beginning
<07225>

of strife
<04066>

[is as] when one letteth out
<06362> (8802)

water
<04325>_:

therefore leave off
<05203> (8800)

contention
<07379>_,

before
<06440>

it be meddled
<01566> (8694)

with.

17:15

He that justifieth
<06663> (8688)

the wicked
<07563>_,

and he that condemneth
<07561> (8688)

the just
<06662>_,

even they both
<08147>

[are] abomination
<08441>

to the LORD
<03068>_.

17:16

Wherefore [is there] a price
<04242>

in the hand
<03027>

of a fool
<03684>

to get
<07069> (8800)

wisdom
<02451>_,

seeing [he hath] no heart
<03820>

[to it]?

17:17

A friend
<07453>

loveth
<0157> (8802)

at all times
<06256>_,

and a brother
<0251>

is born
<03205> (8735)

for adversity
<06869>_.

17:18

A man
<0120>

void
<02638>

of understanding
<03820>

striketh
<08628> (8802)

hands
<03709>_,

[and] becometh
<06148> (8802)

surety
<06161>

in the presence
<06440>

of his friend
<07453>_.

{understanding: Heb. heart}

17:19

He loveth
<0157> (8802)

transgression
<06588>

that loveth
<0157> (8802)

strife
<04683>_:

[and] he that exalteth
<01361> (8688)

his gate
<06607>

seeketh
<01245> (8764)

destruction
<07667>_.

17:20

He that hath a froward
<06141>

heart
<03820>

findeth
<04672> (8799)

no good
<02896>_:

and he that hath a perverse
<02015> (8738)

tongue
<03956>

falleth
<05307> (8799)

into mischief
<07451>_.

{He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart}

17:21

He that begetteth
<03205> (8802)

a fool
<03684>

[doeth it] to his sorrow
<08424>_:

and the father
<01>

of a fool
<05036>

hath no joy
<08055> (8799)_.

17:22

A merry
<08056>

heart
<03820>

doeth good
<03190> (8686)

[like] a medicine
<01456>_:

but a broken
<05218>

spirit
<07307>

drieth
<03001> (8762)

the bones
<01634>_.

{like: or, to}

17:23

A wicked
<07563>

[man] taketh
<03947> (8799)

a gift
<07810>

out of the bosom
<02436>

to pervert
<05186> (8687)

the ways
<0734>

of judgment
<04941>_.

17:24

Wisdom
<02451>

[is] before him that hath understanding
<06440> <0995> (8688)_;

but the eyes
<05869>

of a fool
<03684>

[are] in the ends
<07097>

of the earth
<0776>_.

17:25

A foolish
<03684>

son
<01121>

[is] a grief
<03708>

to his father
<01>_,

and bitterness
<04470>

to her that bare
<03205> (8802)

him.

17:26

Also to punish
<06064> (8800)

the just
<06662>

[is] not good
<02896>_,

[nor] to strike
<05221> (8687)

princes
<05081>

for equity
<03476>_.

17:27

He that hath
<03045> (8802)

knowledge
<01847>

spareth
<02820> (8802)

his words
<0561>_:

[and] a man
<0376>

of understanding
<08394>

is of an excellent
<03368> (8675) <07119>

spirit
<07307>_.

{an...: or, a cool}

17:28

Even a fool
<0191>_,

when he holdeth his peace
<02790> (8688)_,

is counted
<02803> (8735)

wise
<02450>_:

[and] he that shutteth
<0331> (8801)

his lips
<08193>

[is esteemed] a man of understanding
<0995> (8737)_.

18:1

Through desire
<08378>

a man, having separated
<06504> (8737)

himself, seeketh
<01245> (8762)

[and] intermeddleth
<01566> (8691)

with all wisdom
<08454>_.

{Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}

Ecclesiastes 2:18-19

2:18

Yea, I hated
<08130> (8804)

all my labour
<05999>

which I had taken
<06001>

under the sun
<08121>_:

because I should leave
<03240> (8686)

it unto the man
<0120>

that shall be after
<0310>

me. {taken: Heb. laboured}

2:19

And who knoweth
<03045> (8802)

whether he shall be a wise
<02450>

[man] or a fool
<05530>_?

yet shall he have rule
<07980> (8799)

over all my labour
<05999>

wherein I have laboured
<05998> (8804)_,

and wherein I have shewed myself wise
<02449> (8804)

under the sun
<08121>_.

This [is] also vanity
<01892>_.