bible-app/Translations/NKJV/NKJV_books/Proverbs.json

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  "Info": {
    "Language": "English",
    "Meaningless": "1.2.0",
    "Timestamp": "2025-04-21T21:56:40.438627-04:00",
    "Translation": "NKJV"
  },
  "Proverbs": {
    "1": {
      "1": "The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:",
      "2": "To know wisdom and instruction,\nTo perceive the words of understanding,",
      "3": "To receive the instruction of wisdom,\nJustice, judgment, and equity;",
      "4": "To give prudence to the simple,\nTo the young man knowledge and discretion—",
      "5": "A wise man will hear and increase learning,\nAnd a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,",
      "6": "To understand a proverb and an enigma,\nThe words of the wise and their riddles.",
      "7": "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,\nBut fools despise wisdom and instruction.",
      "8": "My son, hear the instruction of your father,\nAnd do not forsake the law of your mother;",
      "9": "For they will be a graceful ornament on your head,\nAnd chains about your neck.",
      "10": "My son, if sinners entice you,\nDo not consent.",
      "11": "If they say, “Come with us,\nLet us lie in wait to shed blood;\nLet us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;",
      "12": "Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,\nAnd whole, like those who go down to the Pit;",
      "13": "We shall find all kinds of precious possessions,\nWe shall fill our houses with spoil;",
      "14": "Cast in your lot among us,\nLet us all have one purse”—",
      "15": "My son, do not walk in the way with them,\nKeep your foot from their path;",
      "16": "For their feet run to evil,\nAnd they make haste to shed blood.",
      "17": "Surely, in vain the net is spread\nIn the sight of any bird;",
      "18": "But they lie in wait for their own blood,\nThey lurk secretly for their own lives.",
      "19": "So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;\nIt takes away the life of its owners.",
      "20": "Wisdom calls aloud outside;\nShe raises her voice in the open squares.",
      "21": "She cries out in the chief concourses,\nAt the openings of the gates in the city\nShe speaks her words:",
      "22": "“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?\nFor scorners delight in their scorning,\nAnd fools hate knowledge.",
      "23": "Turn at my rebuke;\nSurely I will pour out my spirit on you;\nI will make my words known to you.",
      "24": "Because I have called and you refused,\nI have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,",
      "25": "Because you disdained all my counsel,\nAnd would have none of my rebuke,",
      "26": "I also will laugh at your calamity;\nI will mock when your terror comes,",
      "27": "When your terror comes like a storm,\nAnd your destruction comes like a whirlwind,\nWhen distress and anguish come upon you.",
      "28": "“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;\nThey will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.",
      "29": "Because they hated knowledge\nAnd did not choose the fear of the Lord,",
      "30": "They would have none of my counsel\nAnd despised my every rebuke.",
      "31": "Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way,\nAnd be filled to the full with their own fancies.",
      "32": "For the turning away of the simple will slay them,\nAnd the complacency of fools will destroy them;",
      "33": "But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,\nAnd will be secure, without fear of evil.”"
    },
    "2": {
      "1": "My son, if you receive my words,\nAnd treasure my commands within you,",
      "2": "So that you incline your ear to wisdom,\nAnd apply your heart to understanding;",
      "3": "Yes, if you cry out for discernment,\nAnd lift up your voice for understanding,",
      "4": "If you seek her as silver,\nAnd search for her as for hidden treasures;",
      "5": "Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,\nAnd find the knowledge of God.",
      "6": "For the Lord gives wisdom;\nFrom His mouth come knowledge and understanding;",
      "7": "He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;\nHe is a shield to those who walk uprightly;",
      "8": "He guards the paths of justice,\nAnd preserves the way of His saints.",
      "9": "Then you will understand righteousness and justice,\nEquity and every good path.",
      "10": "When wisdom enters your heart,\nAnd knowledge is pleasant to your soul,",
      "11": "Discretion will preserve you;\nUnderstanding will keep you,",
      "12": "To deliver you from the way of evil,\nFrom the man who speaks perverse things,",
      "13": "From those who leave the paths of uprightness\nTo walk in the ways of darkness;",
      "14": "Who rejoice in doing evil,\nAnd delight in the perversity of the wicked;",
      "15": "Whose ways are crooked,\nAnd who are devious in their paths;",
      "16": "To deliver you from the immoral woman,\nFrom the seductress who flatters with her words,",
      "17": "Who forsakes the companion of her youth,\nAnd forgets the covenant of her God.",
      "18": "For her house leads down to death,\nAnd her paths to the dead;",
      "19": "None who go to her return,\nNor do they regain the paths of life—",
      "20": "So you may walk in the way of goodness,\nAnd keep to the paths of righteousness.",
      "21": "For the upright will dwell in the land,\nAnd the blameless will remain in it;",
      "22": "But the wicked will be cut off from the earth,\nAnd the unfaithful will be uprooted from it."
    },
    "3": {
      "1": "My son, do not forget my law,\nBut let your heart keep my commands;",
      "2": "For length of days and long life\nAnd peace they will add to you.",
      "3": "Let not mercy and truth forsake you;\nBind them around your neck,\nWrite them on the tablet of your heart,",
      "4": "And so find favor and high esteem\nIn the sight of God and man.",
      "5": "Trust in the Lord with all your heart,\nAnd lean not on your own understanding;",
      "6": "In all your ways acknowledge Him,\nAnd He shall direct your paths.",
      "7": "Do not be wise in your own eyes;\nFear the Lord and depart from evil.",
      "8": "It will be health to your flesh,\nAnd strength to your bones.",
      "9": "Honor the Lord with your possessions,\nAnd with the firstfruits of all your increase;",
      "10": "So your barns will be filled with plenty,\nAnd your vats will overflow with new wine.",
      "11": "My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,\nNor detest His correction;",
      "12": "For whom the Lord loves He corrects,\nJust as a father the son in whom he delights.",
      "13": "Happy is the man who finds wisdom,\nAnd the man who gains understanding;",
      "14": "For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,\nAnd her gain than fine gold.",
      "15": "She is more precious than rubies,\nAnd all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.",
      "16": "Length of days is in her right hand,\nIn her left hand riches and honor.",
      "17": "Her ways are ways of pleasantness,\nAnd all her paths are peace.",
      "18": "She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,\nAnd happy are all who retain her.",
      "19": "The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;\nBy understanding He established the heavens;",
      "20": "By His knowledge the depths were broken up,\nAnd clouds drop down the dew.",
      "21": "My son, let them not depart from your eyes—\nKeep sound wisdom and discretion;",
      "22": "So they will be life to your soul\nAnd grace to your neck.",
      "23": "Then you will walk safely in your way,\nAnd your foot will not stumble.",
      "24": "When you lie down, you will not be afraid;\nYes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.",
      "25": "Do not be afraid of sudden terror,\nNor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;",
      "26": "For the Lord will be your confidence,\nAnd will keep your foot from being caught.",
      "27": "Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,\nWhen it is in the power of your hand to do so.",
      "28": "Do not say to your neighbor,\n“Go, and come back,\nAnd tomorrow I will give it,”\nWhen you have it with you.",
      "29": "Do not devise evil against your neighbor,\nFor he dwells by you for safety’s sake.",
      "30": "Do not strive with a man without cause,\nIf he has done you no harm.",
      "31": "Do not envy the oppressor,\nAnd choose none of his ways;",
      "32": "For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,\nBut His secret counsel is with the upright.",
      "33": "The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,\nBut He blesses the home of the just.",
      "34": "Surely He scorns the scornful,\nBut gives grace to the humble.",
      "35": "The wise shall inherit glory,\nBut shame shall be the legacy of fools."
    },
    "4": {
      "1": "Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,\nAnd give attention to know understanding;",
      "2": "For I give you good doctrine:\nDo not forsake my law.",
      "3": "When I was my father’s son,\nTender and the only one in the sight of my mother,",
      "4": "He also taught me, and said to me:\n“Let your heart retain my words;\nKeep my commands, and live.",
      "5": "Get wisdom! Get understanding!\nDo not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.",
      "6": "Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;\nLove her, and she will keep you.",
      "7": "Wisdom is the principal thing;\nTherefore get wisdom.\nAnd in all your getting, get understanding.",
      "8": "Exalt her, and she will promote you;\nShe will bring you honor, when you embrace her.",
      "9": "She will place on your head an ornament of grace;\nA crown of glory she will deliver to you.”",
      "10": "Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,\nAnd the years of your life will be many.",
      "11": "I have taught you in the way of wisdom;\nI have led you in right paths.",
      "12": "When you walk, your steps will not be hindered,\nAnd when you run, you will not stumble.",
      "13": "Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;\nKeep her, for she is your life.",
      "14": "Do not enter the path of the wicked,\nAnd do not walk in the way of evil.",
      "15": "Avoid it, do not travel on it;\nTurn away from it and pass on.",
      "16": "For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;\nAnd their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.",
      "17": "For they eat the bread of wickedness,\nAnd drink the wine of violence.",
      "18": "But the path of the just is like the shining sun,\nThat shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.",
      "19": "The way of the wicked is like darkness;\nThey do not know what makes them stumble.",
      "20": "My son, give attention to my words;\nIncline your ear to my sayings.",
      "21": "Do not let them depart from your eyes;\nKeep them in the midst of your heart;",
      "22": "For they are life to those who find them,\nAnd health to all their flesh.",
      "23": "Keep your heart with all diligence,\nFor out of it spring the issues of life.",
      "24": "Put away from you a deceitful mouth,\nAnd put perverse lips far from you.",
      "25": "Let your eyes look straight ahead,\nAnd your eyelids look right before you.",
      "26": "Ponder the path of your feet,\nAnd let all your ways be established.",
      "27": "Do not turn to the right or the left;\nRemove your foot from evil."
    },
    "5": {
      "1": "My son, pay attention to my wisdom;\nLend your ear to my understanding,",
      "2": "That you may preserve discretion,\nAnd your lips may keep knowledge.",
      "3": "For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey,\nAnd her mouth is smoother than oil;",
      "4": "But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,\nSharp as a two-edged sword.",
      "5": "Her feet go down to death,\nHer steps lay hold of hell.",
      "6": "Lest you ponder her path of life—\nHer ways are unstable;\nYou do not know them.",
      "7": "Therefore hear me now, my children,\nAnd do not depart from the words of my mouth.",
      "8": "Remove your way far from her,\nAnd do not go near the door of her house,",
      "9": "Lest you give your honor to others,\nAnd your years to the cruel one;",
      "10": "Lest aliens be filled with your wealth,\nAnd your labors go to the house of a foreigner;",
      "11": "And you mourn at last,\nWhen your flesh and your body are consumed,",
      "12": "And say:\n“How I have hated instruction,\nAnd my heart despised correction!",
      "13": "I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,\nNor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!",
      "14": "I was on the verge of total ruin,\nIn the midst of the assembly and congregation.”",
      "15": "Drink water from your own cistern,\nAnd running water from your own well.",
      "16": "Should your fountains be dispersed abroad,\nStreams of water in the streets?",
      "17": "Let them be only your own,\nAnd not for strangers with you.",
      "18": "Let your fountain be blessed,\nAnd rejoice with the wife of your youth.",
      "19": "As a loving deer and a graceful doe,\nLet her breasts satisfy you at all times;\nAnd always be enraptured with her love.",
      "20": "For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman,\nAnd be embraced in the arms of a seductress?",
      "21": "For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,\nAnd He ponders all his paths.",
      "22": "His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,\nAnd he is caught in the cords of his sin.",
      "23": "He shall die for lack of instruction,\nAnd in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray."
    },
    "6": {
      "1": "My son, if you become surety for your friend,\nIf you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,",
      "2": "You are snared by the words of your mouth;\nYou are taken by the words of your mouth.",
      "3": "So do this, my son, and deliver yourself;\nFor you have come into the hand of your friend:\nGo and humble yourself;\nPlead with your friend.",
      "4": "Give no sleep to your eyes,\nNor slumber to your eyelids.",
      "5": "Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,\nAnd like a bird from the hand of the fowler.",
      "6": "Go to the ant, you sluggard!\nConsider her ways and be wise,",
      "7": "Which, having no captain,\nOverseer or ruler,",
      "8": "Provides her supplies in the summer,\nAnd gathers her food in the harvest.",
      "9": "How long will you slumber, O sluggard?\nWhen will you rise from your sleep?",
      "10": "A little sleep, a little slumber,\nA little folding of the hands to sleep—",
      "11": "So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,\nAnd your need like an armed man.",
      "12": "A worthless person, a wicked man,\nWalks with a perverse mouth;",
      "13": "He winks with his eyes,\nHe shuffles his feet,\nHe points with his fingers;",
      "14": "Perversity is in his heart,\nHe devises evil continually,\nHe sows discord.",
      "15": "Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly;\nSuddenly he shall be broken without remedy.",
      "16": "These six things the Lord hates,\nYes, seven are an abomination to Him:",
      "17": "A proud look,\nA lying tongue,\nHands that shed innocent blood,",
      "18": "A heart that devises wicked plans,\nFeet that are swift in running to evil,",
      "19": "A false witness who speaks lies,\nAnd one who sows discord among brethren.",
      "20": "My son, keep your father’s command,\nAnd do not forsake the law of your mother.",
      "21": "Bind them continually upon your heart;\nTie them around your neck.",
      "22": "When you roam, they will lead you;\nWhen you sleep, they will keep you;\nAnd when you awake, they will speak with you.",
      "23": "For the commandment is a lamp,\nAnd the law a light;\nReproofs of instruction are the way of life,",
      "24": "To keep you from the evil woman,\nFrom the flattering tongue of a seductress.",
      "25": "Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,\nNor let her allure you with her eyelids.",
      "26": "For by means of a harlot\nA man is reduced to a crust of bread;\nAnd an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.",
      "27": "Can a man take fire to his bosom,\nAnd his clothes not be burned?",
      "28": "Can one walk on hot coals,\nAnd his feet not be seared?",
      "29": "So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;\nWhoever touches her shall not be innocent.",
      "30": "People do not despise a thief\nIf he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.",
      "31": "Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold;\nHe may have to give up all the substance of his house.",
      "32": "Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding;\nHe who does so destroys his own soul.",
      "33": "Wounds and dishonor he will get,\nAnd his reproach will not be wiped away.",
      "34": "For jealousy is a husband’s fury;\nTherefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.",
      "35": "He will accept no recompense,\nNor will he be appeased though you give many gifts."
    },
    "7": {
      "1": "My son, keep my words,\nAnd treasure my commands within you.",
      "2": "Keep my commands and live,\nAnd my law as the apple of your eye.",
      "3": "Bind them on your fingers;\nWrite them on the tablet of your heart.",
      "4": "Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”\nAnd call understanding your nearest kin,",
      "5": "That they may keep you from the immoral woman,\nFrom the seductress who flatters with her words.",
      "6": "For at the window of my house\nI looked through my lattice,",
      "7": "And saw among the simple,\nI perceived among the youths,\nA young man devoid of understanding,",
      "8": "Passing along the street near her corner;\nAnd he took the path to her house",
      "9": "In the twilight, in the evening,\nIn the black and dark night.",
      "10": "And there a woman met him,\nWith the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.",
      "11": "She was loud and rebellious,\nHer feet would not stay at home.",
      "12": "At times she was outside, at times in the open square,\nLurking at every corner.",
      "13": "So she caught him and kissed him;\nWith an impudent face she said to him:",
      "14": "“I have peace offerings with me;\nToday I have paid my vows.",
      "15": "So I came out to meet you,\nDiligently to seek your face,\nAnd I have found you.",
      "16": "I have spread my bed with tapestry,\nColored coverings of Egyptian linen.",
      "17": "I have perfumed my bed\nWith myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.",
      "18": "Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;\nLet us delight ourselves with love.",
      "19": "For my husband is not at home;\nHe has gone on a long journey;",
      "20": "He has taken a bag of money with him,\nAnd will come home on the appointed day.”",
      "21": "With her enticing speech she caused him to yield,\nWith her flattering lips she seduced him.",
      "22": "Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,\nOr as a fool to the correction of the stocks,",
      "23": "Till an arrow struck his liver.\nAs a bird hastens to the snare,\nHe did not know it would cost his life.",
      "24": "Now therefore, listen to me, my children;\nPay attention to the words of my mouth:",
      "25": "Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,\nDo not stray into her paths;",
      "26": "For she has cast down many wounded,\nAnd all who were slain by her were strong men.",
      "27": "Her house is the way to hell,\nDescending to the chambers of death."
    },
    "8": {
      "1": "Does not wisdom cry out,\nAnd understanding lift up her voice?",
      "2": "She takes her stand on the top of the high hill,\nBeside the way, where the paths meet.",
      "3": "She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,\nAt the entrance of the doors:",
      "4": "“To you, O men, I call,\nAnd my voice is to the sons of men.",
      "5": "O you simple ones, understand prudence,\nAnd you fools, be of an understanding heart.",
      "6": "Listen, for I will speak of excellent things,\nAnd from the opening of my lips will come right things;",
      "7": "For my mouth will speak truth;\nWickedness is an abomination to my lips.",
      "8": "All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;\nNothing crooked or perverse is in them.",
      "9": "They are all plain to him who understands,\nAnd right to those who find knowledge.",
      "10": "Receive my instruction, and not silver,\nAnd knowledge rather than choice gold;",
      "11": "For wisdom is better than rubies,\nAnd all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.",
      "12": "“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,\nAnd find out knowledge and discretion.",
      "13": "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;\nPride and arrogance and the evil way\nAnd the perverse mouth I hate.",
      "14": "Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;\nI am understanding, I have strength.",
      "15": "By me kings reign,\nAnd rulers decree justice.",
      "16": "By me princes rule, and nobles,\nAll the judges of the earth.",
      "17": "I love those who love me,\nAnd those who seek me diligently will find me.",
      "18": "Riches and honor are with me,\nEnduring riches and righteousness.",
      "19": "My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,\nAnd my revenue than choice silver.",
      "20": "I traverse the way of righteousness,\nIn the midst of the paths of justice,",
      "21": "That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,\nThat I may fill their treasuries.",
      "22": "“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,\nBefore His works of old.",
      "23": "I have been established from everlasting,\nFrom the beginning, before there was ever an earth.",
      "24": "When there were no depths I was brought forth,\nWhen there were no fountains abounding with water.",
      "25": "Before the mountains were settled,\nBefore the hills, I was brought forth;",
      "26": "While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields,\nOr the primal dust of the world.",
      "27": "When He prepared the heavens, I was there,\nWhen He drew a circle on the face of the deep,",
      "28": "When He established the clouds above,\nWhen He strengthened the fountains of the deep,",
      "29": "When He assigned to the sea its limit,\nSo that the waters would not transgress His command,\nWhen He marked out the foundations of the earth,",
      "30": "Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman;\nAnd I was daily His delight,\nRejoicing always before Him,",
      "31": "Rejoicing in His inhabited world,\nAnd my delight was with the sons of men.",
      "32": "“Now therefore, listen to me, my children,\nFor blessed are those who keep my ways.",
      "33": "Hear instruction and be wise,\nAnd do not disdain it.",
      "34": "Blessed is the man who listens to me,\nWatching daily at my gates,\nWaiting at the posts of my doors.",
      "35": "For whoever finds me finds life,\nAnd obtains favor from the Lord;",
      "36": "But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul;\nAll those who hate me love death.”"
    },
    "9": {
      "1": "Wisdom has built her house,\nShe has hewn out her seven pillars;",
      "2": "She has slaughtered her meat,\nShe has mixed her wine,\nShe has also furnished her table.",
      "3": "She has sent out her maidens,\nShe cries out from the highest places of the city,",
      "4": "“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”\nAs for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,",
      "5": "“Come, eat of my bread\nAnd drink of the wine I have mixed.",
      "6": "Forsake foolishness and live,\nAnd go in the way of understanding.",
      "7": "“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,\nAnd he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.",
      "8": "Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;\nRebuke a wise man, and he will love you.",
      "9": "Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;\nTeach a just man, and he will increase in learning.",
      "10": "“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,\nAnd the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.",
      "11": "For by me your days will be multiplied,\nAnd years of life will be added to you.",
      "12": "If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,\nAnd if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”",
      "13": "A foolish woman is clamorous;\nShe is simple, and knows nothing.",
      "14": "For she sits at the door of her house,\nOn a seat by the highest places of the city,",
      "15": "To call to those who pass by,\nWho go straight on their way:",
      "16": "“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”;\nAnd as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,",
      "17": "“Stolen water is sweet,\nAnd bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”",
      "18": "But he does not know that the dead are there,\nThat her guests are in the depths of hell."
    },
    "10": {
      "1": "The proverbs of Solomon:\nA wise son makes a glad father,\nBut a foolish son is the grief of his mother.",
      "2": "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,\nBut righteousness delivers from death.",
      "3": "The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,\nBut He casts away the desire of the wicked.",
      "4": "He who has a slack hand becomes poor,\nBut the hand of the diligent makes rich.",
      "5": "He who gathers in summer is a wise son;\nHe who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.",
      "6": "Blessings are on the head of the righteous,\nBut violence covers the mouth of the wicked.",
      "7": "The memory of the righteous is blessed,\nBut the name of the wicked will rot.",
      "8": "The wise in heart will receive commands,\nBut a prating fool will fall.",
      "9": "He who walks with integrity walks securely,\nBut he who perverts his ways will become known.",
      "10": "He who winks with the eye causes trouble,\nBut a prating fool will fall.",
      "11": "The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,\nBut violence covers the mouth of the wicked.",
      "12": "Hatred stirs up strife,\nBut love covers all sins.",
      "13": "Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding,\nBut a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.",
      "14": "Wise people store up knowledge,\nBut the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.",
      "15": "The rich man’s wealth is his strong city;\nThe destruction of the poor is their poverty.",
      "16": "The labor of the righteous leads to life,\nThe wages of the wicked to sin.",
      "17": "He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,\nBut he who refuses correction goes astray.",
      "18": "Whoever hides hatred has lying lips,\nAnd whoever spreads slander is a fool.",
      "19": "In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,\nBut he who restrains his lips is wise.",
      "20": "The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;\nThe heart of the wicked is worth little.",
      "21": "The lips of the righteous feed many,\nBut fools die for lack of wisdom.",
      "22": "The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,\nAnd He adds no sorrow with it.",
      "23": "To do evil is like sport to a fool,\nBut a man of understanding has wisdom.",
      "24": "The fear of the wicked will come upon him,\nAnd the desire of the righteous will be granted.",
      "25": "When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more,\nBut the righteous has an everlasting foundation.",
      "26": "As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,\nSo is the lazy man to those who send him.",
      "27": "The fear of the Lord prolongs days,\nBut the years of the wicked will be shortened.",
      "28": "The hope of the righteous will be gladness,\nBut the expectation of the wicked will perish.",
      "29": "The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,\nBut destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.",
      "30": "The righteous will never be removed,\nBut the wicked will not inhabit the earth.",
      "31": "The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,\nBut the perverse tongue will be cut out.",
      "32": "The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,\nBut the mouth of the wicked what is perverse."
    },
    "11": {
      "1": "Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord,\nBut a just weight is His delight.",
      "2": "When pride comes, then comes shame;\nBut with the humble is wisdom.",
      "3": "The integrity of the upright will guide them,\nBut the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.",
      "4": "Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,\nBut righteousness delivers from death.",
      "5": "The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright,\nBut the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.",
      "6": "The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,\nBut the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.",
      "7": "When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,\nAnd the hope of the unjust perishes.",
      "8": "The righteous is delivered from trouble,\nAnd it comes to the wicked instead.",
      "9": "The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,\nBut through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.",
      "10": "When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;\nAnd when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.",
      "11": "By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,\nBut it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.",
      "12": "He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor,\nBut a man of understanding holds his peace.",
      "13": "A talebearer reveals secrets,\nBut he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.",
      "14": "Where there is no counsel, the people fall;\nBut in the multitude of counselors there is safety.",
      "15": "He who is surety for a stranger will suffer,\nBut one who hates being surety is secure.",
      "16": "A gracious woman retains honor,\nBut ruthless men retain riches.",
      "17": "The merciful man does good for his own soul,\nBut he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.",
      "18": "The wicked man does deceptive work,\nBut he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.",
      "19": "As righteousness leads to life,\nSo he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.",
      "20": "Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,\nBut the blameless in their ways are His delight.",
      "21": "Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished;\nBut the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.",
      "22": "As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,\nSo is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.",
      "23": "The desire of the righteous is only good,\nBut the expectation of the wicked is wrath.",
      "24": "There is one who scatters, yet increases more;\nAnd there is one who withholds more than is right,\nBut it leads to poverty.",
      "25": "The generous soul will be made rich,\nAnd he who waters will also be watered himself.",
      "26": "The people will curse him who withholds grain,\nBut blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.",
      "27": "He who earnestly seeks good finds favor,\nBut trouble will come to him who seeks evil.",
      "28": "He who trusts in his riches will fall,\nBut the righteous will flourish like foliage.",
      "29": "He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,\nAnd the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.",
      "30": "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,\nAnd he who wins souls is wise.",
      "31": "If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth,\nHow much more the ungodly and the sinner."
    },
    "12": {
      "1": "Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,\nBut he who hates correction is stupid.",
      "2": "A good man obtains favor from the Lord,\nBut a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.",
      "3": "A man is not established by wickedness,\nBut the root of the righteous cannot be moved.",
      "4": "An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,\nBut she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.",
      "5": "The thoughts of the righteous are right,\nBut the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.",
      "6": "The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”\nBut the mouth of the upright will deliver them.",
      "7": "The wicked are overthrown and are no more,\nBut the house of the righteous will stand.",
      "8": "A man will be commended according to his wisdom,\nBut he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.",
      "9": "Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant,\nThan he who honors himself but lacks bread.",
      "10": "A righteous man regards the life of his animal,\nBut the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.",
      "11": "He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread,\nBut he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.",
      "12": "The wicked covet the catch of evil men,\nBut the root of the righteous yields fruit.",
      "13": "The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,\nBut the righteous will come through trouble.",
      "14": "A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,\nAnd the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.",
      "15": "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,\nBut he who heeds counsel is wise.",
      "16": "A fool’s wrath is known at once,\nBut a prudent man covers shame.",
      "17": "He who speaks truth declares righteousness,\nBut a false witness, deceit.",
      "18": "There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,\nBut the tongue of the wise promotes health.",
      "19": "The truthful lip shall be established forever,\nBut a lying tongue is but for a moment.",
      "20": "Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,\nBut counselors of peace have joy.",
      "21": "No grave trouble will overtake the righteous,\nBut the wicked shall be filled with evil.",
      "22": "Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,\nBut those who deal truthfully are His delight.",
      "23": "A prudent man conceals knowledge,\nBut the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.",
      "24": "The hand of the diligent will rule,\nBut the lazy man will be put to forced labor.",
      "25": "Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,\nBut a good word makes it glad.",
      "26": "The righteous should choose his friends carefully,\nFor the way of the wicked leads them astray.",
      "27": "The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,\nBut diligence is man’s precious possession.",
      "28": "In the way of righteousness is life,\nAnd in its pathway there is no death."
    },
    "13": {
      "1": "A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,\nBut a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.",
      "2": "A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,\nBut the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.",
      "3": "He who guards his mouth preserves his life,\nBut he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.",
      "4": "The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;\nBut the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.",
      "5": "A righteous man hates lying,\nBut a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.",
      "6": "Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,\nBut wickedness overthrows the sinner.",
      "7": "There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;\nAnd one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.",
      "8": "The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,\nBut the poor does not hear rebuke.",
      "9": "The light of the righteous rejoices,\nBut the lamp of the wicked will be put out.",
      "10": "By pride comes nothing but strife,\nBut with the well-advised is wisdom.",
      "11": "Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,\nBut he who gathers by labor will increase.",
      "12": "Hope deferred makes the heart sick,\nBut when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.",
      "13": "He who despises the word will be destroyed,\nBut he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.",
      "14": "The law of the wise is a fountain of life,\nTo turn one away from the snares of death.",
      "15": "Good understanding gains favor,\nBut the way of the unfaithful is hard.",
      "16": "Every prudent man acts with knowledge,\nBut a fool lays open his folly.",
      "17": "A wicked messenger falls into trouble,\nBut a faithful ambassador brings health.",
      "18": "Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction,\nBut he who regards a rebuke will be honored.",
      "19": "A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,\nBut it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.",
      "20": "He who walks with wise men will be wise,\nBut the companion of fools will be destroyed.",
      "21": "Evil pursues sinners,\nBut to the righteous, good shall be repaid.",
      "22": "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,\nBut the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.",
      "23": "Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor,\nAnd for lack of justice there is waste.",
      "24": "He who spares his rod hates his son,\nBut he who loves him disciplines him promptly.",
      "25": "The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,\nBut the stomach of the wicked shall be in want."
    },
    "14": {
      "1": "The wise woman builds her house,\nBut the foolish pulls it down with her hands.",
      "2": "He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,\nBut he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.",
      "3": "In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,\nBut the lips of the wise will preserve them.",
      "4": "Where no oxen are, the trough is clean;\nBut much increase comes by the strength of an ox.",
      "5": "A faithful witness does not lie,\nBut a false witness will utter lies.",
      "6": "A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,\nBut knowledge is easy to him who understands.",
      "7": "Go from the presence of a foolish man,\nWhen you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.",
      "8": "The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,\nBut the folly of fools is deceit.",
      "9": "Fools mock at sin,\nBut among the upright there is favor.",
      "10": "The heart knows its own bitterness,\nAnd a stranger does not share its joy.",
      "11": "The house of the wicked will be overthrown,\nBut the tent of the upright will flourish.",
      "12": "There is a way that seems right to a man,\nBut its end is the way of death.",
      "13": "Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,\nAnd the end of mirth may be grief.",
      "14": "The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,\nBut a good man will be satisfied from above.",
      "15": "The simple believes every word,\nBut the prudent considers well his steps.",
      "16": "A wise man fears and departs from evil,\nBut a fool rages and is self-confident.",
      "17": "A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,\nAnd a man of wicked intentions is hated.",
      "18": "The simple inherit folly,\nBut the prudent are crowned with knowledge.",
      "19": "The evil will bow before the good,\nAnd the wicked at the gates of the righteous.",
      "20": "The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,\nBut the rich has many friends.",
      "21": "He who despises his neighbor sins;\nBut he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.",
      "22": "Do they not go astray who devise evil?\nBut mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.",
      "23": "In all labor there is profit,\nBut idle chatter leads only to poverty.",
      "24": "The crown of the wise is their riches,\nBut the foolishness of fools is folly.",
      "25": "A true witness delivers souls,\nBut a deceitful witness speaks lies.",
      "26": "In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,\nAnd His children will have a place of refuge.",
      "27": "The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,\nTo turn one away from the snares of death.",
      "28": "In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,\nBut in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.",
      "29": "He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,\nBut he who is impulsive exalts folly.",
      "30": "A sound heart is life to the body,\nBut envy is rottenness to the bones.",
      "31": "He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,\nBut he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.",
      "32": "The wicked is banished in his wickedness,\nBut the righteous has a refuge in his death.",
      "33": "Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,\nBut what is in the heart of fools is made known.",
      "34": "Righteousness exalts a nation,\nBut sin is a reproach to any people.",
      "35": "The king’s favor is toward a wise servant,\nBut his wrath is against him who causes shame."
    },
    "15": {
      "1": "A soft answer turns away wrath,\nBut a harsh word stirs up anger.",
      "2": "The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly,\nBut the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.",
      "3": "The eyes of the Lord are in every place,\nKeeping watch on the evil and the good.",
      "4": "A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,\nBut perverseness in it breaks the spirit.",
      "5": "A fool despises his father’s instruction,\nBut he who receives correction is prudent.",
      "6": "In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,\nBut in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.",
      "7": "The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,\nBut the heart of the fool does not do so.",
      "8": "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,\nBut the prayer of the upright is His delight.",
      "9": "The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,\nBut He loves him who follows righteousness.",
      "10": "Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way,\nAnd he who hates correction will die.",
      "11": "Hell and Destruction are before the Lord;\nSo how much more the hearts of the sons of men.",
      "12": "A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,\nNor will he go to the wise.",
      "13": "A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance,\nBut by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.",
      "14": "The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,\nBut the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.",
      "15": "All the days of the afflicted are evil,\nBut he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.",
      "16": "Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,\nThan great treasure with trouble.",
      "17": "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is,\nThan a fatted calf with hatred.",
      "18": "A wrathful man stirs up strife,\nBut he who is slow to anger allays contention.",
      "19": "The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,\nBut the way of the upright is a highway.",
      "20": "A wise son makes a father glad,\nBut a foolish man despises his mother.",
      "21": "Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment,\nBut a man of understanding walks uprightly.",
      "22": "Without counsel, plans go awry,\nBut in the multitude of counselors they are established.",
      "23": "A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,\nAnd a word spoken in due season, how good it is!",
      "24": "The way of life winds upward for the wise,\nThat he may turn away from hell below.",
      "25": "The Lord will destroy the house of the proud,\nBut He will establish the boundary of the widow.",
      "26": "The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,\nBut the words of the pure are pleasant.",
      "27": "He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,\nBut he who hates bribes will live.",
      "28": "The heart of the righteous studies how to answer,\nBut the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.",
      "29": "The Lord is far from the wicked,\nBut He hears the prayer of the righteous.",
      "30": "The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,\nAnd a good report makes the bones healthy.",
      "31": "The ear that hears the rebukes of life\nWill abide among the wise.",
      "32": "He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,\nBut he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.",
      "33": "The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom,\nAnd before honor is humility."
    },
    "16": {
      "1": "The preparations of the heart belong to man,\nBut the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.",
      "2": "All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,\nBut the Lord weighs the spirits.",
      "3": "Commit your works to the Lord,\nAnd your thoughts will be established.",
      "4": "The Lord has made all for Himself,\nYes, even the wicked for the day of doom.",
      "5": "Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;\nThough they join forces, none will go unpunished.",
      "6": "In mercy and truth\nAtonement is provided for iniquity;\nAnd by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.",
      "7": "When a man’s ways please the Lord,\nHe makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.",
      "8": "Better is a little with righteousness,\nThan vast revenues without justice.",
      "9": "A man’s heart plans his way,\nBut the Lord directs his steps.",
      "10": "Divination is on the lips of the king;\nHis mouth must not transgress in judgment.",
      "11": "Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;\nAll the weights in the bag are His work.",
      "12": "It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,\nFor a throne is established by righteousness.",
      "13": "Righteous lips are the delight of kings,\nAnd they love him who speaks what is right.",
      "14": "As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,\nBut a wise man will appease it.",
      "15": "In the light of the king’s face is life,\nAnd his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.",
      "16": "How much better to get wisdom than gold!\nAnd to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.",
      "17": "The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;\nHe who keeps his way preserves his soul.",
      "18": "Pride goes before destruction,\nAnd a haughty spirit before a fall.",
      "19": "Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,\nThan to divide the spoil with the proud.",
      "20": "He who heeds the word wisely will find good,\nAnd whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.",
      "21": "The wise in heart will be called prudent,\nAnd sweetness of the lips increases learning.",
      "22": "Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.\nBut the correction of fools is folly.",
      "23": "The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,\nAnd adds learning to his lips.",
      "24": "Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,\nSweetness to the soul and health to the bones.",
      "25": "There is a way that seems right to a man,\nBut its end is the way of death.",
      "26": "The person who labors, labors for himself,\nFor his hungry mouth drives him on.",
      "27": "An ungodly man digs up evil,\nAnd it is on his lips like a burning fire.",
      "28": "A perverse man sows strife,\nAnd a whisperer separates the best of friends.",
      "29": "A violent man entices his neighbor,\nAnd leads him in a way that is not good.",
      "30": "He winks his eye to devise perverse things;\nHe purses his lips and brings about evil.",
      "31": "The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,\nIf it is found in the way of righteousness.",
      "32": "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,\nAnd he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.",
      "33": "The lot is cast into the lap,\nBut its every decision is from the Lord."
    },
    "17": {
      "1": "Better is a dry morsel with quietness,\nThan a house full of feasting with strife.",
      "2": "A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame,\nAnd will share an inheritance among the brothers.",
      "3": "The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,\nBut the Lord tests the hearts.",
      "4": "An evildoer gives heed to false lips;\nA liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.",
      "5": "He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;\nHe who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.",
      "6": "Children’s children are the crown of old men,\nAnd the glory of children is their father.",
      "7": "Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,\nMuch less lying lips to a prince.",
      "8": "A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;\nWherever he turns, he prospers.",
      "9": "He who covers a transgression seeks love,\nBut he who repeats a matter separates friends.",
      "10": "Rebuke is more effective for a wise man\nThan a hundred blows on a fool.",
      "11": "An evil man seeks only rebellion;\nTherefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.",
      "12": "Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,\nRather than a fool in his folly.",
      "13": "Whoever rewards evil for good,\nEvil will not depart from his house.",
      "14": "The beginning of strife is like releasing water;\nTherefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.",
      "15": "He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,\nBoth of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.",
      "16": "Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,\nSince he has no heart for it?",
      "17": "A friend loves at all times,\nAnd a brother is born for adversity.",
      "18": "A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge,\nAnd becomes surety for his friend.",
      "19": "He who loves transgression loves strife,\nAnd he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.",
      "20": "He who has a deceitful heart finds no good,\nAnd he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.",
      "21": "He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,\nAnd the father of a fool has no joy.",
      "22": "A merry heart does good, like medicine,\nBut a broken spirit dries the bones.",
      "23": "A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back\nTo pervert the ways of justice.",
      "24": "Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding,\nBut the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.",
      "25": "A foolish son is a grief to his father,\nAnd bitterness to her who bore him.",
      "26": "Also, to punish the righteous is not good,\nNor to strike princes for their uprightness.",
      "27": "He who has knowledge spares his words,\nAnd a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.",
      "28": "Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;\nWhen he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive."
    },
    "18": {
      "1": "A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;\nHe rages against all wise judgment.",
      "2": "A fool has no delight in understanding,\nBut in expressing his own heart.",
      "3": "When the wicked comes, contempt comes also;\nAnd with dishonor comes reproach.",
      "4": "The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;\nThe wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.",
      "5": "It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,\nOr to overthrow the righteous in judgment.",
      "6": "A fool’s lips enter into contention,\nAnd his mouth calls for blows.",
      "7": "A fool’s mouth is his destruction,\nAnd his lips are the snare of his soul.",
      "8": "The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,\nAnd they go down into the inmost body.",
      "9": "He who is slothful in his work\nIs a brother to him who is a great destroyer.",
      "10": "The name of the Lord is a strong tower;\nThe righteous run to it and are safe.",
      "11": "The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,\nAnd like a high wall in his own esteem.",
      "12": "Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,\nAnd before honor is humility.",
      "13": "He who answers a matter before he hears it,\nIt is folly and shame to him.",
      "14": "The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness,\nBut who can bear a broken spirit?",
      "15": "The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge,\nAnd the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.",
      "16": "A man’s gift makes room for him,\nAnd brings him before great men.",
      "17": "The first one to plead his cause seems right,\nUntil his neighbor comes and examines him.",
      "18": "Casting lots causes contentions to cease,\nAnd keeps the mighty apart.",
      "19": "A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,\nAnd contentions are like the bars of a castle.",
      "20": "A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;\nFrom the produce of his lips he shall be filled.",
      "21": "Death and life are in the power of the tongue,\nAnd those who love it will eat its fruit.",
      "22": "He who finds a wife finds a good thing,\nAnd obtains favor from the Lord.",
      "23": "The poor man uses entreaties,\nBut the rich answers roughly.",
      "24": "A man who has friends must himself be friendly,\nBut there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
    },
    "19": {
      "1": "Better is the poor who walks in his integrity\nThan one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.",
      "2": "Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge,\nAnd he sins who hastens with his feet.",
      "3": "The foolishness of a man twists his way,\nAnd his heart frets against the Lord.",
      "4": "Wealth makes many friends,\nBut the poor is separated from his friend.",
      "5": "A false witness will not go unpunished,\nAnd he who speaks lies will not escape.",
      "6": "Many entreat the favor of the nobility,\nAnd every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.",
      "7": "All the brothers of the poor hate him;\nHow much more do his friends go far from him!\nHe may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.",
      "8": "He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;\nHe who keeps understanding will find good.",
      "9": "A false witness will not go unpunished,\nAnd he who speaks lies shall perish.",
      "10": "Luxury is not fitting for a fool,\nMuch less for a servant to rule over princes.",
      "11": "The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,\nAnd his glory is to overlook a transgression.",
      "12": "The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,\nBut his favor is like dew on the grass.",
      "13": "A foolish son is the ruin of his father,\nAnd the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.",
      "14": "Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,\nBut a prudent wife is from the Lord.",
      "15": "Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,\nAnd an idle person will suffer hunger.",
      "16": "He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,\nBut he who is careless of his ways will die.",
      "17": "He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,\nAnd He will pay back what he has given.",
      "18": "Chasten your son while there is hope,\nAnd do not set your heart on his destruction.",
      "19": "A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;\nFor if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.",
      "20": "Listen to counsel and receive instruction,\nThat you may be wise in your latter days.",
      "21": "There are many plans in a man’s heart,\nNevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.",
      "22": "What is desired in a man is kindness,\nAnd a poor man is better than a liar.",
      "23": "The fear of the Lord leads to life,\nAnd he who has it will abide in satisfaction;\nHe will not be visited with evil.",
      "24": "A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl,\nAnd will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.",
      "25": "Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;\nRebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.",
      "26": "He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother\nIs a son who causes shame and brings reproach.",
      "27": "Cease listening to instruction, my son,\nAnd you will stray from the words of knowledge.",
      "28": "A disreputable witness scorns justice,\nAnd the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.",
      "29": "Judgments are prepared for scoffers,\nAnd beatings for the backs of fools."
    },
    "20": {
      "1": "Wine is a mocker,\nStrong drink is a brawler,\nAnd whoever is led astray by it is not wise.",
      "2": "The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;\nWhoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.",
      "3": "It is honorable for a man to stop striving,\nSince any fool can start a quarrel.",
      "4": "The lazy man will not plow because of winter;\nHe will beg during harvest and have nothing.",
      "5": "Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,\nBut a man of understanding will draw it out.",
      "6": "Most men will proclaim each his own goodness,\nBut who can find a faithful man?",
      "7": "The righteous man walks in his integrity;\nHis children are blessed after him.",
      "8": "A king who sits on the throne of judgment\nScatters all evil with his eyes.",
      "9": "Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,\nI am pure from my sin”?",
      "10": "Diverse weights and diverse measures,\nThey are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.",
      "11": "Even a child is known by his deeds,\nWhether what he does is pure and right.",
      "12": "The hearing ear and the seeing eye,\nThe Lord has made them both.",
      "13": "Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;\nOpen your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.",
      "14": "“It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer;\nBut when he has gone his way, then he boasts.",
      "15": "There is gold and a multitude of rubies,\nBut the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.",
      "16": "Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,\nAnd hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.",
      "17": "Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,\nBut afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.",
      "18": "Plans are established by counsel;\nBy wise counsel wage war.",
      "19": "He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;\nTherefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.",
      "20": "Whoever curses his father or his mother,\nHis lamp will be put out in deep darkness.",
      "21": "An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning\nWill not be blessed at the end.",
      "22": "Do not say, “I will recompense evil”;\nWait for the Lord, and He will save you.",
      "23": "Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,\nAnd dishonest scales are not good.",
      "24": "A man’s steps are of the Lord;\nHow then can a man understand his own way?",
      "25": "It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,\nAnd afterward to reconsider his vows.",
      "26": "A wise king sifts out the wicked,\nAnd brings the threshing wheel over them.",
      "27": "The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,\nSearching all the inner depths of his heart.",
      "28": "Mercy and truth preserve the king,\nAnd by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.",
      "29": "The glory of young men is their strength,\nAnd the splendor of old men is their gray head.",
      "30": "Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,\nAs do stripes the inner depths of the heart."
    },
    "21": {
      "1": "The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,\nLike the rivers of water;\nHe turns it wherever He wishes.",
      "2": "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,\nBut the Lord weighs the hearts.",
      "3": "To do righteousness and justice\nIs more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.",
      "4": "A haughty look, a proud heart,\nAnd the plowing of the wicked are sin.",
      "5": "The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,\nBut those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.",
      "6": "Getting treasures by a lying tongue\nIs the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.",
      "7": "The violence of the wicked will destroy them,\nBecause they refuse to do justice.",
      "8": "The way of a guilty man is perverse;\nBut as for the pure, his work is right.",
      "9": "Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,\nThan in a house shared with a contentious woman.",
      "10": "The soul of the wicked desires evil;\nHis neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.",
      "11": "When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;\nBut when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.",
      "12": "The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked,\nOverthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.",
      "13": "Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor\nWill also cry himself and not be heard.",
      "14": "A gift in secret pacifies anger,\nAnd a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.",
      "15": "It is a joy for the just to do justice,\nBut destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.",
      "16": "A man who wanders from the way of understanding\nWill rest in the assembly of the dead.",
      "17": "He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;\nHe who loves wine and oil will not be rich.",
      "18": "The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,\nAnd the unfaithful for the upright.",
      "19": "Better to dwell in the wilderness,\nThan with a contentious and angry woman.",
      "20": "There is desirable treasure,\nAnd oil in the dwelling of the wise,\nBut a foolish man squanders it.",
      "21": "He who follows righteousness and mercy\nFinds life, righteousness, and honor.",
      "22": "A wise man scales the city of the mighty,\nAnd brings down the trusted stronghold.",
      "23": "Whoever guards his mouth and tongue\nKeeps his soul from troubles.",
      "24": "A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name;\nHe acts with arrogant pride.",
      "25": "The desire of the lazy man kills him,\nFor his hands refuse to labor.",
      "26": "He covets greedily all day long,\nBut the righteous gives and does not spare.",
      "27": "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;\nHow much more when he brings it with wicked intent!",
      "28": "A false witness shall perish,\nBut the man who hears him will speak endlessly.",
      "29": "A wicked man hardens his face,\nBut as for the upright, he establishes his way.",
      "30": "There is no wisdom or understanding\nOr counsel against the Lord.",
      "31": "The horse is prepared for the day of battle,\nBut deliverance is of the Lord."
    },
    "22": {
      "1": "A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,\nLoving favor rather than silver and gold.",
      "2": "The rich and the poor have this in common,\nThe Lord is the maker of them all.",
      "3": "A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,\nBut the simple pass on and are punished.",
      "4": "By humility and the fear of the Lord\nAre riches and honor and life.",
      "5": "Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;\nHe who guards his soul will be far from them.",
      "6": "Train up a child in the way he should go,\nAnd when he is old he will not depart from it.",
      "7": "The rich rules over the poor,\nAnd the borrower is servant to the lender.",
      "8": "He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow,\nAnd the rod of his anger will fail.",
      "9": "He who has a generous eye will be blessed,\nFor he gives of his bread to the poor.",
      "10": "Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;\nYes, strife and reproach will cease.",
      "11": "He who loves purity of heart\nAnd has grace on his lips,\nThe king will be his friend.",
      "12": "The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,\nBut He overthrows the words of the faithless.",
      "13": "The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!\nI shall be slain in the streets!”",
      "14": "The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;\nHe who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.",
      "15": "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;\nThe rod of correction will drive it far from him.",
      "16": "He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,\nAnd he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.",
      "17": "Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,\nAnd apply your heart to my knowledge;",
      "18": "For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;\nLet them all be fixed upon your lips,",
      "19": "So that your trust may be in the Lord;\nI have instructed you today, even you.",
      "20": "Have I not written to you excellent things\nOf counsels and knowledge,",
      "21": "That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,\nThat you may answer words of truth\nTo those who send to you?",
      "22": "Do not rob the poor because he is poor,\nNor oppress the afflicted at the gate;",
      "23": "For the Lord will plead their cause,\nAnd plunder the soul of those who plunder them.",
      "24": "Make no friendship with an angry man,\nAnd with a furious man do not go,",
      "25": "Lest you learn his ways\nAnd set a snare for your soul.",
      "26": "Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge,\nOne of those who is surety for debts;",
      "27": "If you have nothing with which to pay,\nWhy should he take away your bed from under you?",
      "28": "Do not remove the ancient landmark\nWhich your fathers have set.",
      "29": "Do you see a man who excels in his work?\nHe will stand before kings;\nHe will not stand before unknown men."
    },
    "23": {
      "1": "When you sit down to eat with a ruler,\nConsider carefully what is before you;",
      "2": "And put a knife to your throat\nIf you are a man given to appetite.",
      "3": "Do not desire his delicacies,\nFor they are deceptive food.",
      "4": "Do not overwork to be rich;\nBecause of your own understanding, cease!",
      "5": "Will you set your eyes on that which is not?\nFor riches certainly make themselves wings;\nThey fly away like an eagle toward heaven.",
      "6": "Do not eat the bread of a miser,\nNor desire his delicacies;",
      "7": "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.\n“Eat and drink!” he says to you,\nBut his heart is not with you.",
      "8": "The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,\nAnd waste your pleasant words.",
      "9": "Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,\nFor he will despise the wisdom of your words.",
      "10": "Do not remove the ancient landmark,\nNor enter the fields of the fatherless;",
      "11": "For their Redeemer is mighty;\nHe will plead their cause against you.",
      "12": "Apply your heart to instruction,\nAnd your ears to words of knowledge.",
      "13": "Do not withhold correction from a child,\nFor if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.",
      "14": "You shall beat him with a rod,\nAnd deliver his soul from hell.",
      "15": "My son, if your heart is wise,\nMy heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;",
      "16": "Yes, my inmost being will rejoice\nWhen your lips speak right things.",
      "17": "Do not let your heart envy sinners,\nBut be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;",
      "18": "For surely there is a hereafter,\nAnd your hope will not be cut off.",
      "19": "Hear, my son, and be wise;\nAnd guide your heart in the way.",
      "20": "Do not mix with winebibbers,\nOr with gluttonous eaters of meat;",
      "21": "For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,\nAnd drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.",
      "22": "Listen to your father who begot you,\nAnd do not despise your mother when she is old.",
      "23": "Buy the truth, and do not sell it,\nAlso wisdom and instruction and understanding.",
      "24": "The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,\nAnd he who begets a wise child will delight in him.",
      "25": "Let your father and your mother be glad,\nAnd let her who bore you rejoice.",
      "26": "My son, give me your heart,\nAnd let your eyes observe my ways.",
      "27": "For a harlot is a deep pit,\nAnd a seductress is a narrow well.",
      "28": "She also lies in wait as for a victim,\nAnd increases the unfaithful among men.",
      "29": "Who has woe?\nWho has sorrow?\nWho has contentions?\nWho has complaints?\nWho has wounds without cause?\nWho has redness of eyes?",
      "30": "Those who linger long at the wine,\nThose who go in search of mixed wine.",
      "31": "Do not look on the wine when it is red,\nWhen it sparkles in the cup,\nWhen it swirls around smoothly;",
      "32": "At the last it bites like a serpent,\nAnd stings like a viper.",
      "33": "Your eyes will see strange things,\nAnd your heart will utter perverse things.",
      "34": "Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,\nOr like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:",
      "35": "“They have struck me, but I was not hurt;\nThey have beaten me, but I did not feel it.\nWhen shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?”"
    },
    "24": {
      "1": "Do not be envious of evil men,\nNor desire to be with them;",
      "2": "For their heart devises violence,\nAnd their lips talk of troublemaking.",
      "3": "Through wisdom a house is built,\nAnd by understanding it is established;",
      "4": "By knowledge the rooms are filled\nWith all precious and pleasant riches.",
      "5": "A wise man is strong,\nYes, a man of knowledge increases strength;",
      "6": "For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,\nAnd in a multitude of counselors there is safety.",
      "7": "Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;\nHe does not open his mouth in the gate.",
      "8": "He who plots to do evil\nWill be called a schemer.",
      "9": "The devising of foolishness is sin,\nAnd the scoffer is an abomination to men.",
      "10": "If you faint in the day of adversity,\nYour strength is small.",
      "11": "Deliver those who are drawn toward death,\nAnd hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.",
      "12": "If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”\nDoes not He who weighs the hearts consider it?\nHe who keeps your soul, does He not know it?\nAnd will He not render to each man according to his deeds?",
      "13": "My son, eat honey because it is good,\nAnd the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;",
      "14": "So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;\nIf you have found it, there is a prospect,\nAnd your hope will not be cut off.",
      "15": "Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;\nDo not plunder his resting place;",
      "16": "For a righteous man may fall seven times\nAnd rise again,\nBut the wicked shall fall by calamity.",
      "17": "Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,\nAnd do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;",
      "18": "Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him,\nAnd He turn away His wrath from him.",
      "19": "Do not fret because of evildoers,\nNor be envious of the wicked;",
      "20": "For there will be no prospect for the evil man;\nThe lamp of the wicked will be put out.",
      "21": "My son, fear the Lord and the king;\nDo not associate with those given to change;",
      "22": "For their calamity will rise suddenly,\nAnd who knows the ruin those two can bring?",
      "23": "These things also belong to the wise:\nIt is not good to show partiality in judgment.",
      "24": "He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”\nHim the people will curse;\nNations will abhor him.",
      "25": "But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,\nAnd a good blessing will come upon them.",
      "26": "He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.",
      "27": "Prepare your outside work,\nMake it fit for yourself in the field;\nAnd afterward build your house.",
      "28": "Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,\nFor would you deceive with your lips?",
      "29": "Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;\nI will render to the man according to his work.”",
      "30": "I went by the field of the lazy man,\nAnd by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;",
      "31": "And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;\nIts surface was covered with nettles;\nIts stone wall was broken down.",
      "32": "When I saw it, I considered it well;\nI looked on it and received instruction:",
      "33": "A little sleep, a little slumber,\nA little folding of the hands to rest;",
      "34": "So shall your poverty come like a prowler,\nAnd your need like an armed man."
    },
    "25": {
      "1": "These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:",
      "2": "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,\nBut the glory of kings is to search out a matter.",
      "3": "As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,\nSo the heart of kings is unsearchable.",
      "4": "Take away the dross from silver,\nAnd it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.",
      "5": "Take away the wicked from before the king,\nAnd his throne will be established in righteousness.",
      "6": "Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king,\nAnd do not stand in the place of the great;",
      "7": "For it is better that he say to you,\n“Come up here,”\nThan that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,\nWhom your eyes have seen.",
      "8": "Do not go hastily to court;\nFor what will you do in the end,\nWhen your neighbor has put you to shame?",
      "9": "Debate your case with your neighbor,\nAnd do not disclose the secret to another;",
      "10": "Lest he who hears it expose your shame,\nAnd your reputation be ruined.",
      "11": "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold\nIn settings of silver.",
      "12": "Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold\nIs a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.",
      "13": "Like the cold of snow in time of harvest\nIs a faithful messenger to those who send him,\nFor he refreshes the soul of his masters.",
      "14": "Whoever falsely boasts of giving\nIs like clouds and wind without rain.",
      "15": "By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded,\nAnd a gentle tongue breaks a bone.",
      "16": "Have you found honey?\nEat only as much as you need,\nLest you be filled with it and vomit.",
      "17": "Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,\nLest he become weary of you and hate you.",
      "18": "A man who bears false witness against his neighbor\nIs like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.",
      "19": "Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble\nIs like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.",
      "20": "Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather,\nAnd like vinegar on soda,\nIs one who sings songs to a heavy heart.",
      "21": "If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;\nAnd if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;",
      "22": "For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,\nAnd the Lord will reward you.",
      "23": "The north wind brings forth rain,\nAnd a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.",
      "24": "It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,\nThan in a house shared with a contentious woman.",
      "25": "As cold water to a weary soul,\nSo is good news from a far country.",
      "26": "A righteous man who falters before the wicked\nIs like a murky spring and a polluted well.",
      "27": "It is not good to eat much honey;\nSo to seek one’s own glory is not glory.",
      "28": "Whoever has no rule over his own spirit\nIs like a city broken down, without walls."
    },
    "26": {
      "1": "As snow in summer and rain in harvest,\nSo honor is not fitting for a fool.",
      "2": "Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,\nSo a curse without cause shall not alight.",
      "3": "A whip for the horse,\nA bridle for the donkey,\nAnd a rod for the fool’s back.",
      "4": "Do not answer a fool according to his folly,\nLest you also be like him.",
      "5": "Answer a fool according to his folly,\nLest he be wise in his own eyes.",
      "6": "He who sends a message by the hand of a fool\nCuts off his own feet and drinks violence.",
      "7": "Like the legs of the lame that hang limp\nIs a proverb in the mouth of fools.",
      "8": "Like one who binds a stone in a sling\nIs he who gives honor to a fool.",
      "9": "Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard\nIs a proverb in the mouth of fools.",
      "10": "The great God who formed everything\nGives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.",
      "11": "As a dog returns to his own vomit,\nSo a fool repeats his folly.",
      "12": "Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?\nThere is more hope for a fool than for him.",
      "13": "The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!\nA fierce lion is in the streets!”",
      "14": "As a door turns on its hinges,\nSo does the lazy man on his bed.",
      "15": "The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl;\nIt wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.",
      "16": "The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes\nThan seven men who can answer sensibly.",
      "17": "He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own\nIs like one who takes a dog by the ears.",
      "18": "Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,",
      "19": "Is the man who deceives his neighbor,\nAnd says, “I was only joking!”",
      "20": "Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;\nAnd where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.",
      "21": "As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,\nSo is a contentious man to kindle strife.",
      "22": "The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,\nAnd they go down into the inmost body.",
      "23": "Fervent lips with a wicked heart\nAre like earthenware covered with silver dross.",
      "24": "He who hates, disguises it with his lips,\nAnd lays up deceit within himself;",
      "25": "When he speaks kindly, do not believe him,\nFor there are seven abominations in his heart;",
      "26": "Though his hatred is covered by deceit,\nHis wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.",
      "27": "Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,\nAnd he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.",
      "28": "A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,\nAnd a flattering mouth works ruin."
    },
    "27": {
      "1": "Do not boast about tomorrow,\nFor you do not know what a day may bring forth.",
      "2": "Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;\nA stranger, and not your own lips.",
      "3": "A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,\nBut a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.",
      "4": "Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,\nBut who is able to stand before jealousy?",
      "5": "Open rebuke is better\nThan love carefully concealed.",
      "6": "Faithful are the wounds of a friend,\nBut the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.",
      "7": "A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb,\nBut to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.",
      "8": "Like a bird that wanders from its nest\nIs a man who wanders from his place.",
      "9": "Ointment and perfume delight the heart,\nAnd the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.",
      "10": "Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,\nNor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;\nBetter is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.",
      "11": "My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,\nThat I may answer him who reproaches me.",
      "12": "A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;\nThe simple pass on and are punished.",
      "13": "Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,\nAnd hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.",
      "14": "He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,\nIt will be counted a curse to him.",
      "15": "A continual dripping on a very rainy day\nAnd a contentious woman are alike;",
      "16": "Whoever restrains her restrains the wind,\nAnd grasps oil with his right hand.",
      "17": "As iron sharpens iron,\nSo a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.",
      "18": "Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;\nSo he who waits on his master will be honored.",
      "19": "As in water face reflects face,\nSo a man’s heart reveals the man.",
      "20": "Hell and Destruction are never full;\nSo the eyes of man are never satisfied.",
      "21": "The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,\nAnd a man is valued by what others say of him.",
      "22": "Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,\nYet his foolishness will not depart from him.",
      "23": "Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,\nAnd attend to your herds;",
      "24": "For riches are not forever,\nNor does a crown endure to all generations.",
      "25": "When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,\nAnd the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,",
      "26": "The lambs will provide your clothing,\nAnd the goats the price of a field;",
      "27": "You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,\nFor the food of your household,\nAnd the nourishment of your maidservants."
    },
    "28": {
      "1": "The wicked flee when no one pursues,\nBut the righteous are bold as a lion.",
      "2": "Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes;\nBut by a man of understanding and knowledge\nRight will be prolonged.",
      "3": "A poor man who oppresses the poor\nIs like a driving rain which leaves no food.",
      "4": "Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,\nBut such as keep the law contend with them.",
      "5": "Evil men do not understand justice,\nBut those who seek the Lord understand all.",
      "6": "Better is the poor who walks in his integrity\nThan one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.",
      "7": "Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,\nBut a companion of gluttons shames his father.",
      "8": "One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion\nGathers it for him who will pity the poor.",
      "9": "One who turns away his ear from hearing the law,\nEven his prayer is an abomination.",
      "10": "Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,\nHe himself will fall into his own pit;\nBut the blameless will inherit good.",
      "11": "The rich man is wise in his own eyes,\nBut the poor who has understanding searches him out.",
      "12": "When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory;\nBut when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.",
      "13": "He who covers his sins will not prosper,\nBut whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.",
      "14": "Happy is the man who is always reverent,\nBut he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.",
      "15": "Like a roaring lion and a charging bear\nIs a wicked ruler over poor people.",
      "16": "A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor,\nBut he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.",
      "17": "A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit;\nLet no one help him.",
      "18": "Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved,\nBut he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.",
      "19": "He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,\nBut he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!",
      "20": "A faithful man will abound with blessings,\nBut he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.",
      "21": "To show partiality is not good,\nBecause for a piece of bread a man will transgress.",
      "22": "A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,\nAnd does not consider that poverty will come upon him.",
      "23": "He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward\nThan he who flatters with the tongue.",
      "24": "Whoever robs his father or his mother,\nAnd says, “It is no transgression,”\nThe same is companion to a destroyer.",
      "25": "He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,\nBut he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.",
      "26": "He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,\nBut whoever walks wisely will be delivered.",
      "27": "He who gives to the poor will not lack,\nBut he who hides his eyes will have many curses.",
      "28": "When the wicked arise, men hide themselves;\nBut when they perish, the righteous increase."
    },
    "29": {
      "1": "He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,\nWill suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.",
      "2": "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;\nBut when a wicked man rules, the people groan.",
      "3": "Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,\nBut a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.",
      "4": "The king establishes the land by justice,\nBut he who receives bribes overthrows it.",
      "5": "A man who flatters his neighbor\nSpreads a net for his feet.",
      "6": "By transgression an evil man is snared,\nBut the righteous sings and rejoices.",
      "7": "The righteous considers the cause of the poor,\nBut the wicked does not understand such knowledge.",
      "8": "Scoffers set a city aflame,\nBut wise men turn away wrath.",
      "9": "If a wise man contends with a foolish man,\nWhether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.",
      "10": "The bloodthirsty hate the blameless,\nBut the upright seek his well-being.",
      "11": "A fool vents all his feelings,\nBut a wise man holds them back.",
      "12": "If a ruler pays attention to lies,\nAll his servants become wicked.",
      "13": "The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:\nThe Lord gives light to the eyes of both.",
      "14": "The king who judges the poor with truth,\nHis throne will be established forever.",
      "15": "The rod and rebuke give wisdom,\nBut a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.",
      "16": "When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases;\nBut the righteous will see their fall.",
      "17": "Correct your son, and he will give you rest;\nYes, he will give delight to your soul.",
      "18": "Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint;\nBut happy is he who keeps the law.",
      "19": "A servant will not be corrected by mere words;\nFor though he understands, he will not respond.",
      "20": "Do you see a man hasty in his words?\nThere is more hope for a fool than for him.",
      "21": "He who pampers his servant from childhood\nWill have him as a son in the end.",
      "22": "An angry man stirs up strife,\nAnd a furious man abounds in transgression.",
      "23": "A man’s pride will bring him low,\nBut the humble in spirit will retain honor.",
      "24": "Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life;\nHe swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.",
      "25": "The fear of man brings a snare,\nBut whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.",
      "26": "Many seek the ruler’s favor,\nBut justice for man comes from the Lord.",
      "27": "An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,\nAnd he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked."
    },
    "30": {
      "1": "The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal:",
      "2": "Surely I am more stupid than any man,\nAnd do not have the understanding of a man.",
      "3": "I neither learned wisdom\nNor have knowledge of the Holy One.",
      "4": "Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?\nWho has gathered the wind in His fists?\nWho has bound the waters in a garment?\nWho has established all the ends of the earth?\nWhat is His name, and what is His Son’s name,\nIf you know?",
      "5": "Every word of God is pure;\nHe is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.",
      "6": "Do not add to His words,\nLest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.",
      "7": "Two things I request of You\n(Deprive me not before I die):",
      "8": "Remove falsehood and lies far from me;\nGive me neither poverty nor riches—\nFeed me with the food allotted to me;",
      "9": "Lest I be full and deny You,\nAnd say, “Who is the Lord?”\nOr lest I be poor and steal,\nAnd profane the name of my God.",
      "10": "Do not malign a servant to his master,\nLest he curse you, and you be found guilty.",
      "11": "There is a generation that curses its father,\nAnd does not bless its mother.",
      "12": "There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,\nYet is not washed from its filthiness.",
      "13": "There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes!\nAnd their eyelids are lifted up.",
      "14": "There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,\nAnd whose fangs are like knives,\nTo devour the poor from off the earth,\nAnd the needy from among men.",
      "15": "The leech has two daughters—\nGive and Give! \nThere are three things that are never satisfied,\nFour never say, “Enough!”:",
      "16": "The grave,\nThe barren womb,\nThe earth that is not satisfied with water—\nAnd the fire never says, “Enough!”",
      "17": "The eye that mocks his father,\nAnd scorns obedience to his mother,\nThe ravens of the valley will pick it out,\nAnd the young eagles will eat it.",
      "18": "There are three things which are too wonderful for me,\nYes, four which I do not understand:",
      "19": "The way of an eagle in the air,\nThe way of a serpent on a rock,\nThe way of a ship in the midst of the sea,\nAnd the way of a man with a virgin.",
      "20": "This is the way of an adulterous woman:\nShe eats and wipes her mouth,\nAnd says, “I have done no wickedness.”",
      "21": "For three things the earth is perturbed,\nYes, for four it cannot bear up:",
      "22": "For a servant when he reigns,\nA fool when he is filled with food,",
      "23": "A hateful woman when she is married,\nAnd a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.",
      "24": "There are four things which are little on the earth,\nBut they are exceedingly wise:",
      "25": "The ants are a people not strong,\nYet they prepare their food in the summer;",
      "26": "The rock badgers are a feeble folk,\nYet they make their homes in the crags;",
      "27": "The locusts have no king,\nYet they all advance in ranks;",
      "28": "The spider skillfully grasps with its hands,\nAnd it is in kings’ palaces.",
      "29": "There are three things which are majestic in pace,\nYes, four which are stately in walk:",
      "30": "A lion, which is mighty among beasts\nAnd does not turn away from any;",
      "31": "A greyhound,\nA male goat also,\nAnd a king whose troops are with him.",
      "32": "If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,\nOr if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.",
      "33": "For as the churning of milk produces butter,\nAnd wringing the nose produces blood,\nSo the forcing of wrath produces strife."
    },
    "31": {
      "1": "The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:",
      "2": "What, my son?\nAnd what, son of my womb?\nAnd what, son of my vows?",
      "3": "Do not give your strength to women,\nNor your ways to that which destroys kings.",
      "4": "It is not for kings, O Lemuel,\nIt is not for kings to drink wine,\nNor for princes intoxicating drink;",
      "5": "Lest they drink and forget the law,\nAnd pervert the justice of all the afflicted.",
      "6": "Give strong drink to him who is perishing,\nAnd wine to those who are bitter of heart.",
      "7": "Let him drink and forget his poverty,\nAnd remember his misery no more.",
      "8": "Open your mouth for the speechless,\nIn the cause of all who are appointed to die.",
      "9": "Open your mouth, judge righteously,\nAnd plead the cause of the poor and needy.",
      "10": "Who can find a virtuous wife?\nFor her worth is far above rubies.",
      "11": "The heart of her husband safely trusts her;\nSo he will have no lack of gain.",
      "12": "She does him good and not evil\nAll the days of her life.",
      "13": "She seeks wool and flax,\nAnd willingly works with her hands.",
      "14": "She is like the merchant ships,\nShe brings her food from afar.",
      "15": "She also rises while it is yet night,\nAnd provides food for her household,\nAnd a portion for her maidservants.",
      "16": "She considers a field and buys it;\nFrom her profits she plants a vineyard.",
      "17": "She girds herself with strength,\nAnd strengthens her arms.",
      "18": "She perceives that her merchandise is good,\nAnd her lamp does not go out by night.",
      "19": "She stretches out her hands to the distaff,\nAnd her hand holds the spindle.",
      "20": "She extends her hand to the poor,\nYes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.",
      "21": "She is not afraid of snow for her household,\nFor all her household is clothed with scarlet.",
      "22": "She makes tapestry for herself;\nHer clothing is fine linen and purple.",
      "23": "Her husband is known in the gates,\nWhen he sits among the elders of the land.",
      "24": "She makes linen garments and sells them,\nAnd supplies sashes for the merchants.",
      "25": "Strength and honor are her clothing;\nShe shall rejoice in time to come.",
      "26": "She opens her mouth with wisdom,\nAnd on her tongue is the law of kindness.",
      "27": "She watches over the ways of her household,\nAnd does not eat the bread of idleness.",
      "28": "Her children rise up and call her blessed;\nHer husband also, and he praises her:",
      "29": "“Many daughters have done well,\nBut you excel them all.”",
      "30": "Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,\nBut a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.",
      "31": "Give her of the fruit of her hands,\nAnd let her own works praise her in the gates."
    }
  }
}