Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

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.

I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.

It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the nations and their lands.

Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.

“The Lord God of Israel says, ‘Write everything that I am about to tell you in a scroll.

You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.

For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering omens amidst the house of Israel.

But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,

All the inhabitants of the coastlands are shocked at you, and their kings are horribly afraid – their faces are troubled.

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!”