1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

<>v. 1

2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

<>a king … whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul, <>as the roaring of a lion, <>sinneth against his own soul

3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

<>honour, <>strife, <>every fool will be meddling

4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

<>v. 4, <>sluggard, <>harvest

5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

<>Counsel, <>man of understanding

6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

<>Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness

7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

<>children

8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

<>v. 8, <>with his eyes

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

<>v. 9

10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

<>v. 10

11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

<>v. 11, <>child

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

<>The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, <>The hearing ear, <>the seeing eye, <>the LORD hath made

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

<>Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty, <>open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread, <>bread

14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

<>naught … naught, <>boasteth

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

<>There is … a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel., <>There is gold … but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

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

<>v. 16, <>Take his garment, <>stranger, <>strange woman

17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

<>v. 17

18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

<>v. 18, <>with good advice make war

19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

<>talebearer, <>meddle not, <>him that flattereth

20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

<>v. 20, <>lamp

21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

<>inheritance

22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

<>v. 22, <>wait on the LORD

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

<>v. 23

24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

<>Man's goings are of the LORD, <>how can a man then understand his own way?

25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

<>It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, <>It is a snare … after vows to make inquiry.

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

<>A wise king scattereth the wicked

27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

<>v. 27

28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

<>young men, <>the beauty of old men is the gray head, <>old men

30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

<>so do stripes the inward parts of the belly