For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field.

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him.

Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land.

Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning, let’s delight ourselves with sexual intercourse.

When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,

When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred.

The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.