Abomination
6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
26:25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Adultery
5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
5:7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
5:9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
5:11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
5:13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
5:17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
5:23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
6:30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
6:31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
6:33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
6:34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
6:35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
Affliction
17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Aged
16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Anger
15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Ants
6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
30:25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Appeasement
15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Associations
1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
Authority
20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
24:22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
29:26 Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Business, partnerships
20:16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
22:26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
Buying
20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Capital punishment
Character
20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Charity
3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Chastening
3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Children
5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Children, training
4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
4:3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
29:17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Clothing
7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Commendation
Communication
19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Confession, of sins
Confidence
3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Conscience
20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Contention
18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
28:4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Contentment
27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Corporal Punishment
13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Correction
15:10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Counsel
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
20:18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Courtesy
25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Creation
3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Cursing
20:20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Death
14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Diet
Difficulties
Diligence
4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
30:28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
Discretion
1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
2:11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
3:21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
18:17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Discrimination
18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Drunkenness
20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Enemies
16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
24:18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
Envy, of sinners
23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
23:18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Envy, sin of
23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
24:2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Ethics, business
11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
20:23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
23:10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
23:11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Etiquette
25:6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Evil, depart from
14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Evil, devise
14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Evil, men
24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Eyes
4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Faithfulness
11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
29:14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
30:28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
False witnesses
14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
21:28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Farming
14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
27:26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Father
4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
4:3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
13:1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Favor
3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
12:2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
13:15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
14:35 The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Fear, of man
29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Fear, of rulers
Fear, of the Lord
2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
28:14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Feet
4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Flattery
5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Folly
14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Fool
10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
12:16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
13:16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
15:5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
18:7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
26:12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Fool, definition
14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Fool, destruction
10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Fool, exhortation to
8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Fool, treatment
23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Forgiveness
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Friendliness
25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Friends, bad
1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
1:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
1:18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
Friends, good
13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Frowardness
2:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
2:14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Generosity
11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Gifts
15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
18:16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
21:14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
29:4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Gluttony
23:1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
23:2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
God, hates
6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
God, judges
16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
God, knowledge of
2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
God, sees
5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
God, sovereignty
16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
20:24 Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
26:2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
God, trust in
3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Gossip
11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Graciousness
11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Greed
1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
1:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
1:18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Guidance
3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Gullibility
14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Happiness
3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
16:20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
28:14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Haste
18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
20:25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Hatred
10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
26:25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
29:10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Hatred, of sin
6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Heart
4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
7:25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
19:3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
26:25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Hell
15:24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Holy
20:25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Honour
8:18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Humility
3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
25:27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
29:23 A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Husband
5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Hypocrisy
5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Incorrigible
21:29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
28:14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Inheritance
19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Instruction
12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Instruction, good
1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
7:3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Integrity
20:7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
28:21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Jesting
14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
26:18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
26:19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Judgment
20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
28:21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
29:26 Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
Justice
8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
17:23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
28:21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
29:26 Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
31:8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Kings
8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
14:35 The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
29:4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Knowledge
13:16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Knowledge, source
2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Labor
13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Laziness
6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
22:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
24:32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Leadership
Liar
6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Life
4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
Life, extension of
3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Lifestyle
10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Lifestyle, evil
4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Listening
18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Love
10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Lying
12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
20:17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
26:28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Marriage
5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Mercy
14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Money, giving
3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Money, prosperity
Money, waste
13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
21:17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Mother
4:3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
31:2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Mouth
4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Nature, wisdom from
30:24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
30:25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
30:27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
30:28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
30:30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
Obedience
3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
28:4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Offences, against rulers
16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Offences, personal
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
25:10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
Opportunity
Orphans
23:10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
23:11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Parents
4:3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
20:10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
30:11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Peace
3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Peer Pressure
1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Perverse
4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Pity
Planning
20:18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Poor
13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
19:4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
22:22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
29:7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
29:13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
29:14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Poverty
6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
10:15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
13:8 The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
19:4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
28:3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Praise
27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
27:21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Prayer
15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Pride
11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
15:25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Priorities
4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Prosperity, false
Prosperity, good
3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Prudence
8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
12:16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
13:16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
15:5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
18:17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
20:16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
22:26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
Purity
4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
Quietness
17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Rebellion
29:19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
Reproof
9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
15:5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
15:10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
27:5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Revenge
6:34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
6:35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
20:22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Revolutionaries
24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
24:22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
Riches, true
8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
8:18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Riches, warnings
11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
18:11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Righteous
2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
3:32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
10:30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
12:26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
13:5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
13:21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
21:18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
29:6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Righteousness
8:18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Rule, of spirit
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Safety
1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
21:31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
Scams
13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Scorners
3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
13:1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
24:9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
29:8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Self-deceit
4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
18:11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
19:3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Servants
29:19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
30:10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Sexual Relations, improper
6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
6:30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Sexual Relations, proper
5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Shame
13:5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
14:35 The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Simple, punishment of
22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Simple, wisdom to teach
1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Sin
14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
24:9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
28:4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Sinners
1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
13:15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
13:21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
29:6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Sleep
6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Sluggards
6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
22:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
26:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
26:14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
26:15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Snare
18:7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
20:25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Speech
4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
18:7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
24:26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Spirit, ruling
18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Strength
20:29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
24:5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
24:10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Strife
3:30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
26:21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Stubborn
7:11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
21:29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
28:14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Study
18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Success, means
3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
18:16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
24:3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Suretyship
6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
6:4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
20:16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Talebearing
11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
26:21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
26:25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26:27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Temperance
27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Theft
29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
Thoughts
4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
24:9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Tower, Strong
18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Transgressor
21:18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Trouble
11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
24:10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
26:2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Truth
12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
22:17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
22:19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
22:20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24:26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
28:4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Understanding
1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
1:3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
1:6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
2:11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
27:19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Unity, blessing in
30:27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
Upright
21:18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
21:29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
29:10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Vanity
Violence
4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
16:29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
Wealth
11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
19:4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Wealth, means of
10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
24:3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Wealth, warnings
10:15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Wicked
2:14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
11:7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
12:2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
12:26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
13:5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
17:23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
21:10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
21:18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
21:29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
26:18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
28:4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
29:10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Widow
15:25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
Wife
5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Wine, warnings
20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Wisdom, asking for
2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Wisdom, blessings of
1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
1:9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
2:10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
2:11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
2:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
2:20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
2:21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
3:8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
3:21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
3:22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
4:9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
4:22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
8:14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
8:16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
8:21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Wisdom, curse in neglecting
1:26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
1:30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Wisdom, economic
14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
30:25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Wisdom, personified
1:20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
1:24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
1:25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
1:26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
1:30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
8:2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
8:3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
8:4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
8:6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
8:7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
8:9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
8:14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
8:16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
8:18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
8:19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
8:20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
8:21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
8:22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
8:32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
9:2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
9:3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
9:5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9:11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Wisdom, preeminence
4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Wisdom, receives correction
10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Wisdom, seeking for
2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Wisdom, source
1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
9:3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Wisdom, unchangeable
8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Wisdom, with age
20:29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
Women, foolish
9:13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Women, good
11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
31:1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
31:2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
31:13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
31:14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Women, odious
11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
21:9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
21:19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
30:23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Women, strange
2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
2:17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
2:18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
2:19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
5:7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
5:9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
5:11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
5:13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
5:17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
5:23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
7:6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
7:9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
7:11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
7:12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
7:13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
7:14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
7:15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
7:16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
7:19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
7:20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
9:13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
9:14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
9:15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:
9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
22:14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
23:27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
23:28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
31:3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Women, virtuous
14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
31:13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
31:14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
31:17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
31:18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
31:19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
31:20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
31:24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
31:25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Works, commit to God
16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Wrath
15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Youth
1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
13:1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
20:29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
Youth, advice to
1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.