The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.

Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.

A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.

Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.

Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.

The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.

Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof [is] brutish.

The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.

The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked — deceit.

The words of the wicked [are]: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.

According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.

Better [is] the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise.

The fool — in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness — deceit.

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment — a tongue of falsehood.

Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace [is] joy.

No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.

An abomination to Jehovah [are] lying lips, And stedfast doers [are] his delight.

A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

In the path of righteousness [is] life, And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!

A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.

From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.

Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.

The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.

Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.

The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.

Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.

Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.

Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.

In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.

A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.

Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.

The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.

There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.

Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.

From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.

The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.

The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.

Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.

A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.