Song of Solomon 5

Song of Solomon 5 - King James Version

 1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

 2I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

 3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

 4My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.

 5I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

 6I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

 7The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

 8I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

 9What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

 10My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

 11His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

 12His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

 13His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

 14His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

 15His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

 16His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Solomon 4

Song of Solomon 4 - King James Version

 1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

 2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

 3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

 4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

 5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

 6Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

 7Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

 8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

 9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

 10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

 11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

 12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

 13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

 14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

 15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

 16Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

Song of Solomon 3

Song of Solomon 3 - King James Version

 1By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

 2I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

 3The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

 4It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

 5I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

 6Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

 7Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.

 8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

 9King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

 10He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

 11Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Song of Solomon 2

Song of Solomon 2 - King James Version

 1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

 2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

 3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

 4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

 5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

 6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

 7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

 8The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

 9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

 10My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

 11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

 12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

 13The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

 14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

 15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

 16My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

 17Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Ecclesiastes 12

Ecclesiastes 12 - King James Version

 1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

 2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

 3In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

 4And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

 5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

 6Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

 7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

 8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

 9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

 10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

 11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

 12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

 13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

 14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Ecclesiastes 11

Ecclesiastes 11 - King James Version

 1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

 2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

 3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

 4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

 5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

 6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

 7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

 8But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

 9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

 10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

Ecclesiastes 10

Ecclesiastes 10 - King James Version

 1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

 2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

 3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

 4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

 8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

 9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

 10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

 11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

 12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

 14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

 15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

 16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

 17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

 18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

 19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

 20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Ecclesiastes 9

Ecclesiastes 9 - King James Version

 1For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

 2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

 3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

 4For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

 5For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

 6Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

 7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

 8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

 9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

 10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

 11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

 12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

 13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

 14There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

 15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

 16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

 17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

 18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Ecclesiastes 8

Ecclesiastes 8 - King James Version

 1Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

 2I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

 3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

 4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

 5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

 6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

 7For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

 8There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

 9All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

 10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

 11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

 12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

 13But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

 14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

 15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

 16When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

 17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Ecclesiastes 7

Ecclesiastes 7 - King James Version

 1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

 2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

 3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

 4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

 5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

 6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

 7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

 8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

 9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

 10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

 11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

 12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

 13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

 14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

 15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

 16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?

 17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

 18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

 19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

 20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

 21Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

 22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

 23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

 24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

 25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

 26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

 27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

 28Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

 29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Ecclesiastes 6

Ecclesiastes 6 - King James Version

 1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

 2A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

 3If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

 4For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

 5Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

 6Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

 7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

 8For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

 9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

 10That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

 11Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

 12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 5

Ecclesiastes 5 - King James Version

 1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

 2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

 3For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

 4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

 5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

 6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

 7For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

 8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

 9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

 10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

 11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

 12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

 13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

 14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

 15As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

 16And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

 17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

 18Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

 19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

 20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

Ecclesiastes 4

Ecclesiastes 4 - King James Version

 1So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

 2Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

 3Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

 4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

 5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

 6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

 7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

 8There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

 9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

 11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

 12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

 13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

 14For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

 15I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

 16There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 3

Ecclesiastes 3 - King James Version

 1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

 2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

 3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

 4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

 5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

 6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

 7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

 8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

 9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

 10I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

 11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

 12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

 13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

 14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

 15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

 16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

 17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

 18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

 19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

 20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

 21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

 22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Ecclesiastes 2

Ecclesiastes 2 - King James Version

 1I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

 2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

 3I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

 4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

 5I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:

 6I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

 7I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

 8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

 9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

 10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

 11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

 12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

 13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

 14The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

 15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

 16For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

 17Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

 18Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

 19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

 20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

 21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

 22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

 23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

 24There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

 25For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

 26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Proverbs 31

Proverbs 31 - King James Version

 1The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

 2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

 3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

 4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

 5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

 6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

 7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

 8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

 9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

 10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

 12She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

 13She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

 14She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

 15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

 16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

 17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

 18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

 19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

 20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

 21She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

 22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

 23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

 24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

 25Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

 26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

 27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

 28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

 29Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

 30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

 31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Proverbs 30

Proverbs 30 - King James Version

 1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

 2Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

 3I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

 4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

 5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

 6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

 7Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

 8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

 9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

 10Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

 11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

 12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

 13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

 14There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

 15The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

 16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

 17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

 18There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

 19The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

 20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

 21For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

 22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

 23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

 24There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

 25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

 26The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

 27The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

 28The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

 29There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

 30A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

 31A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

 32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

 33Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

Proverbs 29

Proverbs 29 - King James Version

 1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

 2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

 3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

 4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

 5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

 6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

 7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

 8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

 9If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

 10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

 11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

 12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

 13The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.

 14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

 15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

 16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

 17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

 18Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

 19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

 20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

 21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

 22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

 23A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

 24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

 25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

 26Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

 27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 28

Proverbs 28 - King James Version

 1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

 2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

 3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

 4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

 5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

 6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

 7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

 8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

 9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

 10Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

 11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

 12When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

 13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

 14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

 15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

 16The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

 17A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

 18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

 19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

 20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

 21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

 22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

 23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

 24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

 25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

 26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

 27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

 28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 27

Proverbs 27 - King James Version

 1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

 2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

 3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

 4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

 5Open rebuke is better than secret love.

 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

 7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

 8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

 9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

 10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

 12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

 13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

 14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

 15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

 16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

 17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

 18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

 19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

 20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

 21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

 22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

 24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

 25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

 26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

 27And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

Proverbs 26

Proverbs 26 - King James Version

 1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

 2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

 3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

 4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

 5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

 6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

 7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

 8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

 9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

 10The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

 11As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

 12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

 13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

 14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

 15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

 16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

 17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

 18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

 19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

 20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

 21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

 22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

 23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

 24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

 25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

 26Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

 27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

 28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Proverbs 25

Proverbs 25 - King James Version

 1These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

 2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

 3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

 4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

 5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

 6Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

 7For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

 8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

 9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

 10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

 11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

 12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

 13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

 14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

 15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

 16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

 17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

 18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

 19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

 20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

 21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

 22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

 23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

 24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

 25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

 26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

 27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

 28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Proverbs 24

Proverbs 24 - King James Version

 1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

 2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

 3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

 4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

 5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

 6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

 7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

 8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

 9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

 10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

 11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

 12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

 13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

 14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

 15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

 16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

 17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

 18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

 19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:

 20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

 21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

 22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

 23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

 24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

 25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

 26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

 27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

 28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

 29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

 30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

 31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

 32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

 33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

 34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 23

Proverbs 23 - King James Version

 1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

 2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

 3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

 4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

 5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

 6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

 7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

 8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

 9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

 10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

 11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

 12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

 13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

 14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

 15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

 16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

 17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

 18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

 19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

 20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

 22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

 23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

 24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

 25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

 26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

 27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

 28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

 29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

 30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

 31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

 32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

 33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

 34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

 35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Proverbs 22

Proverbs 22 - King James Version

 1A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

 2The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

 3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

 4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

 5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

 6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

 7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

 8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

 9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

 10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

 11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

 12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

 13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

 14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

 15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

 16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

 17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

 18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

 19That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

 20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

 21That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

 22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

 23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

 24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

 25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

 26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

 27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

 28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

 29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Proverbs 21

Proverbs 21 - King James Version

 1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

 2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

 3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

 4An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

 5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

 6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

 7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

 8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

 9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

 10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

 11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

 12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

 13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

 14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

 15It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

 16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

 17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

 18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

 19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

 20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

 21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

 22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

 23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

 24Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

 25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

 26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

 27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

 28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

 29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

 30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

 31The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.