He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire,
And {Or, quarrelleth with}rageth against all sound wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart may reveal itself.
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt,
And with ignominy cometh reproach.
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters;
{Or, A flowing brook, a wellspring of wisdom}The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
To respect the person of the wicked is not good,
{Or, So as to turn aside}Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
A fool's lips {Or, bring contention}enter into contention,
And his mouth calleth for stripes.
A fool's mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.
He also that is slack in his work
Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;
The righteous runneth into it, and {Hebrew: is set on high.}is safe.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
And as a high wall in his own imagination.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty;
And before honor goeth humility.
He that giveth answer before he heareth,
It is folly and shame unto him.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;
But a broken spirit who can {Or, raise up}bear?
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge;
And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
A man's gift maketh room for him,
And bringeth him before great men.
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just;
But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And parteth between the mighty.
A brother {Or, injured}offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth;
With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
The poor useth entreaties;
But the rich answereth roughly.
{Hebrew: A man of friends.}He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction;
But there is a {Hebrew: lover.}friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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The fear of Jehovah is the {Or, chief part}beginning of knowledge;But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
And he took up his parable, and said,Balaam the son of Beor saith,And the man whose eye {Or, is opened}was closed saith;
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?And scoffers delight them in scoffing,And fools hate knowledge?
He saith, who heareth the words of God,And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High,Who seeth the vision of the Almighty,Falling down, and having his eyes open:
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,Seeing he hath no {Hebrew: heart.}understanding?
So also ye, since ye are zealous of {Greek: spirits.}spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.
{Or, Happy}Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked,Nor standeth in the way of sinners,Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
But his delight is in the law of Jehovah;And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of {Many ancient authorities read Bosor.}Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;
but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man's voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.
These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved.
For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;
promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of {Or, what}whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love {Greek: buildeth up.}edifieth.