January 5, 2011 at 9:46 pm (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 10)
The proverbs of Shlomo: A wise son is a joy to his father, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
No good comes from ill–gotten wealth, but righteousness rescues from death.
ADONAI does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
Idle hands bring poverty; diligent hands bring wealth. Read the rest of this entry »
January 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 11)
False scales are an abomination to ADONAI, but accurate weights please him.
First comes pride, then disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the duplicity of the treacherous destroys them.
On the day of wrath, wealth doesn’t help; but righteousness rescues from death.
The righteousness of the innocent levels their way, but the wickedness of the wicked makes them fall. Read the rest of this entry »
January 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 12)
He who loves knowledge loves discipline, but he who hates correction is a boor.
A good man obtains ADONAI’ s favor, but the schemer his condemnation.
No one is made secure by wickedness, but the roots of the righteous will never be moved.
A capable wife is a crown for her husband, but a shameful one is like rot in his bones. Read the rest of this entry »
January 5, 2011 at 9:44 pm (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 13)
A son who heeds his father’s discipline is wise, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
A (good) man enjoys good as a result of what he says, but the essence of the treacherous is violence.
He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but one who talks too much comes to ruin.
The lazy person wants but doesn’t have; the diligent get their desires filled. Read the rest of this entry »
January 5, 2011 at 9:43 pm (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 14)
Every wise woman builds up her home, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
A person with upright conduct fears ADONAI, but a person who is devious scorns him.
From the mouth of a fool sprouts pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Where there are no oxen, the stalls are clean; but much is produced by the strength of an ox. Read the rest of this entry »
May 16, 2010 at 2:05 pm (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 16)
A person is responsible to prepare his heart, but how the tongue speaks is from ADONAI.
All a man’s ways are pure in his own view, but ADONAI weighs the spirit.
If you entrust all you do to ADONAI, your plans will achieve success.
ADONAI made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of disaster. Read the rest of this entry »
May 15, 2010 at 10:11 am (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 15)
A gentle response deflects fury, but a harsh word makes tempers rise.
The tongue of the wise presents knowledge well, but the mouth of a fool spews out folly.
The eyes of ADONAI are everywhere, watching the evil and the good.
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but when it twists things, it breaks the spirit. Read the rest of this entry »
May 9, 2010 at 1:13 pm (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 9)
Wisdom has built herself a house; she has carved her seven pillars. She has prepared her food, spiced her wine, and she has set her table. She has sent out her young girls (with invitations); she calls from the heights of the city, “Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!” To someone weak–willed she says, “Come and eat my food! Drink the wine I have mixed! Don’t stay unsure of yourself, but live! Walk in the way of understanding!” Read the rest of this entry »
May 7, 2010 at 8:48 am (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 7)
My son, keep my words, store up my commands with you. Obey my commands, and live; guard my teaching like the pupil of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister”; call understanding your kinswoman; so that they can keep you from unknown women, from loose women with their seductive talk.
For I was at the window of my house, glancing out through the lattice, when I saw among the young men there, among those who don’t think for themselves, a young fellow devoid of all sense. Read the rest of this entry »
May 6, 2010 at 9:59 am (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 6)
My son, if you have put up security for your friend, if you committed yourself on behalf of another; you have been snared by the words of your mouth, caught by the words of your own mouth.
Do this now, my son, and extricate yourself, since you put yourself in your friend’s power: go, humble yourself, and pester your friend; give your eyes no sleep, give your eyelids no rest; break free, like a gazelle from the (hunter’s) trap, like a bird from the grip of the fowler. Read the rest of this entry »
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