[1]WINE is grievous, drunkenness is shameful; and whosoever drinks excessively is not wise [2]The anger of the king is as the roaring of a lion; he who provokes him to anger sins against his own life [3]It is an honor for a man to cease from strife; but every fool will delight in it [4]The lazy man is reproached and he will not cease from talking; therefore he shall beg during harvest but will not receive even water [5]The counsel in a king's heart is deep; but a wise man will draw it out [6]Many men are considered merciful; but a faithful man who can find [7]The just man walks in his integrity; blessed are his children after him [8]A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil things from before him [9]Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sins [10]Diverse weights and diverse measures, both alike, are an abomination in the presence of the LORD [11]Even a child is known by his doings, whether his works are pure and whether they are right [12]The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them [13]Love not sleep test you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread [14]A friend says to his friend, I have made a gain; then he boasts [15]Again he says, Here is gold and a multitude of precious stones and precious vessels; but the lips of knowledge are precious jewels [16]Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger; and take his pledge for the sake of a stranger [17]He who becomes surety for a man by means of deceitful gain will afterwards have his mouth filled with gravel [18]A good purpose is established by counsel; but by provocation war is made [19]He who reveals a secret causes slander; therefore do not meddle with him who is hasty with his lips [20]He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be extinguished [21]An inheritance hastily acquired in the beginning, shall not be blessed in the end [22]Do not say, I will recompense evil; but wait for the LORD that he may save you [23]Diverse weights are an abomination in the presence of the LORD; and false scales are not good [24]A man's steps are directed by the LORD; who is the man, then, who can direct his own way [25]It is a snare for a man who vows to give something to a holy place, and regrets after he has vowed [26]A wise king scatters the wicked and crushes them under the wheel [27]The soul of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the heart [28]Mercy and truth preserve a king; and his throne is established by grace [29]The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is their grey hair [30]Misery and torment befall the evil men; and wounds smite the inner parts of their body
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Author: George M. Lamsa
Source: studybible.info
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