Proverbs

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice; ...
If you turn at my reproof,
behold, I will pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
...
Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,
therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
and have their fill of their own devices.
For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;

Let not steadfast love and truth forsake you;
bind them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways know Him,
and He will make straight your paths.
Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
It will be healing to your flesh
and refreshment to your bones.

My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.

Guard your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.

There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.

I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and whoever captures souls is wise.

Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing. ...
In the path of righteousness is life,
and in its pathway there is no death.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.
Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and the end of that joy may be grief.

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.

A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh,
but envy makes the bones rot.