6Go to the ant, you sluggard!Consider her ways and be wise,7Which, having no captain,Overseer or ruler,8Provides her supplies in the summer,And gathers her food in the harvest.9How long will you slumb...  Read More

My son, if you become surety for your friend,If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,2You are snared by the words of your mouth;You are taken by the words of your mouth.3So do this, my son, ...  Read More

21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,And He ponders all his paths.22His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,And he is caught in the cords of his sin.23He shall die for lack of instru...  Read More

15Drink water from your own cistern,And running water from your own well.16Should your fountains be dispersed abroad,Streams of water in the streets?17Let them be only your own,And not for strangers w...  Read More

7Therefore hear me now, my children,And do not depart from the words of my mouth.8Remove your way far from her,And do not go near the door of her house,9Lest you give your honor to others,And your yea...  Read More

My son, pay attention to my wisdom;Lend your ear to my understanding,2That you may preserve discretion,And your lips may keep knowledge.3For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey,And her mouth is sm...  Read More

20My son, give attention to my words;Incline your ear to my sayings.21Do not let them depart from your eyes;Keep them in the midst of your heart;22For they are life to those who find them,And health t...  Read More

18But the path of the just is like the shining sun,That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.19The way of the wicked is like darkness;They do not know what makes them stumble.-Proverbs 4:18-19Thi...  Read More

14Do not enter the path of the wicked,And do not walk in the way of evil.15Avoid it, do not travel on it;Turn away from it and pass on.16For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;And their slee...  Read More

10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,And the years of your life will be many.11I have taught you in the way of wisdom;I have led you in right paths.12When you walk, your steps will not be hindered,A...  Read More

5Get wisdom! Get understanding!Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.6Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;Love her, and she will keep you.7Wisdom is the principal thing;The...  Read More

Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,And give attention to know understanding;2For I give you good doctrine:Do not forsake my law.3When I was my father’s son,Tender and the only one in the s...  Read More