Proverbs 2:11–22; Proverbs 3:31–32; Proverbs 6:12–15; Proverbs 10:6; Proverbs 10:11–13; Proverbs 10:18; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 12:15–18; Proverbs 13:16; Proverbs 16:27–30; Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 17:11; Proverbs 17:19–20; Proverbs 17:24; Proverbs 18:1–2; Proverbs 20:14; Proverbs 21:29; Proverbs 22:10; Proverbs 22:8; Proverbs 22:26; Proverbs 23:1–3; Proverbs 23:6–9; Proverbs 26:6; Proverbs 26:10; Proverbs 26:24–28; Proverbs 27:6; Proverbs 29:5

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Proverbs 2:11–22

11  hdiscretion will iwatch over you,

understanding will guard you,

12  delivering you from the way of evil,

from men of perverted speech,

13  who forsake the paths of uprightness

to jwalk in the ways of darkness,

14  who krejoice in doing evil

and ldelight in the perverseness of evil,

15  men whose mpaths are crooked,

nand who are odevious in their ways.

16  So pyou will be delivered from the forbidden1 woman,

from qthe adulteress2 with rher smooth words,

17  who forsakes sthe companion of her youth

and forgets tthe covenant of her God;

18  ufor her house sinks down to death,

and her paths to the departed;3

19  none who go to her come back,

nor do they regain the paths of life.

20  So you will walk in the way of the good

and keep to the paths of the righteous.

21  For the upright vwill inhabit the land,

and those with integrity will remain in it,

22  but the wicked will be wcut off from the land,

and the treacherous will be xrooted out of it.


Proverbs 3:31–32

31  wDo not envy xa man of violence

and do not choose any of his ways,

32  for ythe devious person is an abomination to the Lord,

but the upright are zin his confidence.


Proverbs 6:12–15

12  vA worthless person, a wicked man,

goes about with wcrooked speech,

13  xwinks with his eyes, signals1 with his feet,

points with his finger,

14  with yperverted heart zdevises evil,

continually asowing discord;

15  therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;

bin a moment he will be broken cbeyond healing.


Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but nthe mouth of the wicked conceals violence.1


Proverbs 10:11–13

11  uThe mouth of the righteous is va fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked nconceals violence.

12  Hatred stirs up strife,

but wlove covers all offenses.

13  On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,

but xa rod is for the back of him who ylacks sense.


Proverbs 10:18

18  The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,

and whoever utters slander is a fool.


Proverbs 11:13

13  Whoever rgoes about slandering reveals secrets,

but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.


Proverbs 12:15–18

15  yThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes,

but a wise man listens to advice.

16  zThe vexation of a fool is known at once,

but the prudent ignores an insult.

17  aWhoever speaks1 the truth gives honest evidence,

but ba false witness utters deceit.

18  cThere is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,

but the tongue of the wise brings dhealing.


Proverbs 13:16

16  qEvery prudent man acts with knowledge,

rbut a fool flaunts his folly.


Proverbs 16:27–30

27  yA worthless man plots evil,

and his speech1 is like za scorching fire.

28  aA dishonest man spreads strife,

and ba whisperer cseparates close friends.

29  A man of violence dentices his neighbor

and leads him in a way that is not good.

30  Whoever winks his eyes plans2 edishonest things;

he who fpurses his lips brings evil to pass.


Proverbs 17:4

An evildoer listens to wicked lips,

and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.


Proverbs 17:9

Whoever zcovers an offense seeks love,

but he who repeats a matter aseparates close friends.


Proverbs 17:11

11  An evil man seeks only rebellion,

and ba cruel messenger will be sent against him.


Proverbs 17:19–20

19  Whoever loves transgression loves strife;

he who lmakes his door high seeks destruction.

20  mA man of crooked heart does not discover good,

and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.


Proverbs 17:24

24  sThe discerning sets his face toward wisdom,

but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.


Proverbs 18:1–2

Whoever yisolates himself seeks his own desire;

he breaks out against all sound judgment.

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,

but only zin expressing his opinion.


Proverbs 20:14

14  Bad, bad, says the buyer,

but when he goes away, then he boasts.


Proverbs 21:29

29  A wicked man puts on a bold face,

but the upright lgives thought to1 his ways.


Proverbs 22:10

10  cDrive out a scoffer, dand strife will go out,

and equarreling and abuse will cease.


Proverbs 22:8

Whoever ysows injustice will reap calamity,

and zthe rod of his fury will fail.


Proverbs 22:26

26  Be not one of those who ygive pledges,

who put up security for debts.


Proverbs 23:1–3

When you sit down to eat with a ruler,

observe carefully what1 is before you,

and put a knife to your throat

if you are given to appetite.

cDo not desire his delicacies,

for they are deceptive food.


Proverbs 23:6–9

gDo not eat the bread of a man who is hstingy;1

ido not desire his delicacies,

for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.2

Eat and drink! he says to you,

but his jheart is not with you.

You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten,

and waste your pleasant words.

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,

for he will despise the good sense of your words.


Proverbs 26:6

Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool

cuts off his own feet and edrinks violence.


Proverbs 26:10

10  Like an archer who wounds everyone

is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.1


Proverbs 26:24–28

24  Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips

and harbors deceit in his heart;

25  vwhen he speaks graciously, believe him not,

for there are wseven abominations in his heart;

26  though his hatred be covered with deception,

his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

27  xWhoever digs a pit will fall into it,

and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.

28  A lying tongue hates its victims,

and a flattering mouth works ruin.


Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are dthe wounds of a friend;

profuse are the kisses of an enemy.


Proverbs 29:5

iA man who flatters his neighbor

spreads ja net for his feet.