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Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 1 Wisdom has built her house; # she has set upits seven pillars. 2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3 She has sent out her servants, and she calls from the highest point of the city, 4 “Let all who […]

1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. 3 TheLorddoes not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. 4 Lazy hands make for […]

1 TheLorddetests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. 4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. 5 The […]

1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. 2 Good people obtain favor from theLord, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes. 3 No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. 4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife […]

1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes. 2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence. 3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. 4 A […]

1 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. 2 Whoever fears theLordwalks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways. 3 A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them. 4 Where there are no oxen, […]

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. 3 The eyes of theLordare everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. 4 The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a […]

1 To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from theLordcomes the proper answer of the tongue. 2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by theLord. 3 Commit to theLordwhatever you do, and he will establish your plans. 4 TheLordworks out everything to its proper end— even the […]

1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. 2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family. 3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but theLordtests the heart. 4 A wicked person […]

1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels. 2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. 3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach. 4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is […]