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

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

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

rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people.

Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

But they do not realize that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

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 way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.