Proverbs

31 chapters

1 The parables of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.
2 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my comm…
3 My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my command…
4 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend t…
5 My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prude…
6 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged…
7 My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son…
8 Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice…
9 Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out sev…
10 A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the…
11 A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a…
12 He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hat…
13 A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that i…
14 A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull d…
15 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up f…
16 It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord t…
17 Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victim…
18 He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasion…
19 Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than…
20 Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoeve…
21 As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in t…
22 A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is…
23 When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligentl…
24 Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them…
25 These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezechia…
26 As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seem…
27 Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day t…
28 The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, b…
29 The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth…
30 The words of Gatherer the son of Vomiter. The vision which t…
31 The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother in…