1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; 2 put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite….

1 Don’t be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them: 2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief. 3 Through wisdom a house…

1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the…

1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. 2 Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved…

1 Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring. 2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your…

1 The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by…

1 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy. 2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule,…

1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal: 2 “Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t…

1 The words of king Lemuel; the revelation which his mother taught him. 2 “Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows! 3 Don’t give…