A good name is rather to be chosen
than great
riches
, and loving
favour
rather than silver
and gold
.
The rich and poor
meet together
: the LORD
is the maker
of them all.
A prudent man foreseeth
the evil
, and hideth
himself: but the simple
pass on
, and are punished
.
By humility
and the fear
of the LORD
are riches
, and honour
, and life
.
Thorns and snares
are in the way
of the froward
: he that doth keep
his soul
shall be far
from them.
Train up a child
in the way
he should go
: and when he is old
, he will not depart
from it.
The rich ruleth
over the poor
, and the borrower
is servant
to the lender
.
He that soweth iniquity
shall reap
vanity
: and the rod
of his anger
shall fail
.
He that hath a bountiful eye
shall be blessed
; for he giveth
of his bread
to the poor
.
Cast out the scorner
, and contention
shall go out
; yea, strife
and reproach
shall cease
.
He that loveth pureness
of heart
, for the grace
of his lips
the king
shall be his friend
.
The eyes of the LORD
preserve
knowledge
, and he overthroweth
the words
of the transgressor
.
The slothful man saith
, There is a lion
without
, I shall be slain
in
the streets
.
The mouth of strange women
is a deep
pit
: he that is abhorred
of the LORD
shall fall
therein.
Foolishness is bound
in the heart
of a child
; but the rod
of correction
shall drive it far
from him.
He that oppresseth the poor
to increase
his riches, and he that giveth
to the rich
, shall surely come to want
.
Bow down thine ear
, and hear
the words
of the wise
, and apply
thine heart
unto my knowledge
.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep
them within
thee; they shall withal
be fitted
in thy lips
.
That thy trust may be in the LORD
, I have made known
to thee this day
, even to thee.
Have not I written to thee
excellent things
in counsels
and knowledge
,
That I might make thee know the certainty
of the words
of truth
; that thou mightest answer
the words
of truth
to them that send
unto thee?
Rob not the poor
, because he is poor
: neither oppress
the afflicted
in the gate
:
For the LORD will plead
their cause
, and spoil
the soul
of those that spoiled
them.
Make no friendship with an angry
man
; and with a furious
man
thou shalt not go
:
Lest thou learn his ways
, and get
a snare
to thy soul
.
Be not thou one of them that strike hands
, or of them that are sureties
for debts
.
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away
thy bed
from under thee?
Remove not the ancient
landmark
, which thy fathers
have set
.
Seest thou a man
diligent
in his business
? he shall stand
before
kings
; he shall not stand
before
mean
men .