Oct.
12
Proverbs
9-11
Pro
9:1 Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven
pillars.
Pro
9:2 She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also
set her table.
Pro
9:3 She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places
of the city:
Pro
9:4 "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him
who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Pro
9:5 "Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I
have mixed!
Pro
9:6 Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of
understanding."
Pro
9:7 He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a
wicked man invites abuse.
Pro
9:8 Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man,
and he will love you.
Pro
9:9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a
righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Pro
9:10 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of
the Holy One is understanding.
Pro
9:11 For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life
will be increased.
Pro
9:12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you
alone will bear it.
Pro
9:13 The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.
Pro
9:14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places
of the city,
Pro
9:15 To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,
Pro
9:16 "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." as for him
who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Pro
9:17 "Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."
Pro
9:18 But he doesn't know that the dead are there, that her guests
are in the depths of Sheol.
Pro
10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a
foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Pro
10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness
delivers from death.
Pro
10:3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
Pro
10:4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the
diligent brings wealth.
Pro
10:5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps
during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
Pro
10:6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers
the mouth of the wicked.
Pro
10:7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the
wicked will rot.
Pro
10:8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool
will fall.
Pro
10:9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his
ways will be found out.
Pro
10:10 One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool
will fall.
Pro
10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence
covers the mouth of the wicked.
Pro
10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
Pro
10:13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a
rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
Pro
10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is
near ruin.
Pro
10:15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of
the poor is their poverty.
Pro
10:16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the
wicked leads to sin.
Pro
10:17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who
forsakes reproof leads others astray.
Pro
10:18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is
a fool.
Pro
10:19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,
but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
Pro
10:20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart
of the wicked is of little worth.
Pro
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for
lack of understanding.
Pro
10:22 Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
Pro
10:23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man
of understanding's pleasure.
Pro
10:24 What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of
the righteous will be granted.
Pro
10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the
righteous stand firm forever.
Pro
10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the
sluggard to those who send him.
Pro
10:27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked
shall be shortened.
Pro
10:28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the
wicked will perish.
Pro
10:29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a
destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Pro
10:30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not
dwell in the land.
Pro
10:31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the
perverse tongue will be cut off.
Pro
10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the
mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Pro
11:1 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate
weights are his delight.
Pro
11:2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes
wisdom.
Pro
11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the
perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Pro
11:4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness
delivers from death.
Pro
11:5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the
wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Pro
11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the
unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Pro
11:7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power
comes to nothing.
Pro
11:8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked
takes his place.
Pro
11:9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the
righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
Pro
11:10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When
the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Pro
11:11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is
overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Pro
11:12 One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of
understanding holds his peace.
Pro
11:13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of
a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Pro
11:14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the
multitude of counselors there is victory.
Pro
11:15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he
who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
Pro
11:16 A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
Pro
11:17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is
cruel troubles his own flesh.
Pro
11:18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows
righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Pro
11:19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets
death.
Pro
11:20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
Pro
11:21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the
seed of the righteous will be delivered.
Pro
11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who
lacks discretion.
Pro
11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of
the wicked is wrath.
Pro
11:24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is
one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Pro
11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be
watered also himself.
Pro
11:26 People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be
on the head of him who sells it.
Pro
11:27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches
after evil, it shall come to him.
Pro
11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall
flourish as the green leaf.
Pro
11:29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The
foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Pro
11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise
wins souls.
Pro
11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much
more the wicked and the sinner!