Chapter 1

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

Chapter 2

My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

Chapter 3

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

Chapter 4

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understan...

Chapter 5

My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

Chapter 6

My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger th...

Chapter 7

My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

Chapter 8

Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?

Chapter 9

Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars--seven.

Chapter 10

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son i...

Chapter 11

Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His de...

Chapter 12

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof is...

Chapter 13

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke...

Chapter 14

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh...

Chapter 15

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

Chapter 16

Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

Chapter 17

Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of...

Chapter 18

For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he interm...

Chapter 19

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who...

Chapter 20

Wine is a scorner--strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise...

Chapter 21

Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pl...

Chapter 22

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

Chapter 23

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is...

Chapter 24

Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

Chapter 25

Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcrib...

Chapter 26

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not comely for a fool.

Chapter 27

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

Chapter 28

The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion...

Chapter 29

A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no he...

Chapter 30

Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of...

Chapter 31

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: