1 Be not thou Ps. 37:1;& 73:3;ch. 3:31envious against evil men, 1 Neither desire to be with them.
2 For their heart studieth destruction, 2 And their lips talk of mischief.
3 Through wisdom is a house builded; 3 And by understanding it is established:
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled 4 With all precious and pleasant riches.
5 ch. 21:22A wise man [a]is strong; 5 Yea, a man of knowledge [b]increaseth strength.
6 Luke 14:31For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: 6 And in multitude of counsellers there is safety.
7 Ps. 10:5Wisdom is too high for a fool: 7 He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8 He that Rom. 1:30deviseth to do evil 8 Shall be called a mischievous person.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin: 9 And the scorner is an abomination to men.
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, 10 Thy strength is [c]small.
11 Ps. 82:4;Is. 58:6,7;1 John 3:16If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, 11 And those that are ready to be slain;
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; 12 Doth not ch. 21:2he that pondereth the heart consider it? 12 And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? 12 And shall not he render to every man Ps. 62:12according to his works?
13 My son, Sol. 5:1eat thou honey, because it is good; 13 And the honeycomb, which is sweet [d]to thy taste:
14 Ps. 19:10So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: 14 When thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, 14 And thy expectation shall not be cut off.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; 15 Spoil not his resting place:
16 Ps. 34:19;Mic. 7:8For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: 16 Esth. 7:10;Amos 5:2But the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17 Job 31:29;Obad. 12Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, 17 And let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18 Lest the Lord see it, and [e]it displease him, 18 And he turn away his wrath from him.
19 Ps. 37:1[f]Fret not thyself because of evil men, 19 Neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; 20 The [g]candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21 My son, Rom. 13:7;1 Pet. 2:17fear thou the Lord and the king: 21 And meddle not with [h]them that are given to change:
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; 22 And who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23 Sayings of the wise
23 These things also belong to the wise. 23 Lev. 19:15;Deut. 16:19It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24 Is. 5:23He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; 24 Him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, 25 And [i]a good blessing shall come upon them.
26 Every man shall kiss his lips 26 [j]That giveth a right answer.
27 1 Ki. 5:17Prepare thy work without, 27 And make it fit for thyself in the field; 27 And afterwards build thine house.
28 Eph. 4:25Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; 28 And deceive not with thy lips.
29 Mat. 5:39Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: 29 I will render to the man according to his work.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, 30 And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And lo, Gen. 3:18it was all grown over with thorns, 31 And nettles had covered the face thereof, 31 And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and [k]considered it well: 32 I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 ch. 6:9Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, 33 A little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; 34 And thy want as [l]an armed man.
35 More proverbs of Solomon
