Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.

for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.

Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.

for jealousy kindles a husband’s rage, and he will not show mercy when he takes revenge.

All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.

then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Fearing the Lord prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

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

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.