1 My son, if you wilt receive my words, and hide my command-ments with you; 2 So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if you criest after knowledge, and liftest up your voice for understanding; 4 If you seekest her as silver, and searchest for her …
Category Archives: Proverbs (Mishley)
Proverbs 6
1 My son, if you be surety for your friend, if you have stricken your hand with a stranger, 2 You are snared with the words of your mouth, you are taken with the words of your mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you are come into the hand of …
Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool …
Proverbs 7
1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commands with you. 2 Keep my commands, and live; and my teaching as the apple of your eye. 3 Bind them upon your fingers, write them upon the table of your heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, “You are my sister”; and call understanding your kinswoman, …
Proverbs 21
1 The king’s heart is in the hand of יהוה, as the rivers of water; He turneth it whithersoever He will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but יהוה pondereth the hearts. 3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to יהוה than sacrifice. 4 A high look, …
Proverbs 8
1 Doth not wisdom cry? And understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; …
Proverbs 22
1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. 2 The rich and poor meet together; יהוה is the Maker of them all. 3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself, but the simple pass on, and are punished. 4 By humility …
Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars; 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens; she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; …
Proverbs 23
1 When you sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; 2 And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties, for they are deceitful meat. 4 Labour not to be rich; cease from your own wisdom. 5 …
Proverbs 1
1 The proverbs of Solomon (Shelomoh) the son of Dawid, king of Yisrael; 2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5 A wise man …