1 y[Gen. 9:21]; See ch. 23:29-32 Wine is a mocker,zch. 31:4 strong drink a brawler,
and whoeveraIsa. 28:7; [Hos. 4:11] is led astray by it is not wise.1Or will not become wise
2 The terror of a king is likebSee ch. 19:12 the growling of a lion;
whoever provokes him to angercNum. 16:38; Hab. 2:10; See ch. 8:36 forfeits his life.
3 It is an honor for a man tod[ch. 17:14] keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
4 e[ch. 19:24] The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
fch. 19:15; [ch. 6:11] he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
5 The purpose in a man's heart is likegch. 18:4 deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Many a manh[ch. 25:14; Matt. 6:2; Luke 18:11] proclaims his own steadfast love,
buti[Ps. 12:1] a faithful man who can find?
7 The righteous whojSee ch. 19:1 walks in his integrity—
k[1 Kgs. 15:4; Ps. 37:26; 112:2; Jer. 33:20, 21] blessed are his children after him!
8 l[ch. 16:10] A king who sits on the throne of judgment
m[ver. 26; ch. 25:5; Ps. 101:5] winnows all evil with his eyes.
9 nSee 1 Kgs. 8:46 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin ”?
10 over. 23; See ch. 11:1 Unequal1Or Two kinds of; also verse 23 weights and unequal measures
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
11 Even a childp[Matt. 7:16] makes himself known by his acts,1Or Even a child can dissemble in his actions
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 qch. 15:31; 25:12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
rEx. 4:11; Ps. 94:9 the Lord has made them both.
13 s[ch. 6:4; 19:15; 31:15; Rom. 12:11] Love not sleep, lest yout[ver. 4] come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will haveuch. 12:11 plenty of bread.
14 “Bad, Bad, ” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and abundance ofvJob 28:18 costly stones,
w[ch. 3:14, 15] but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 xch. 27:13; [ch. 6:1; 22:26] Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
andySee Job 22:6 hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.1Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)
17 z[ch. 9:17] Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full ofa[Lam. 3:16] gravel.
18 b[ch. 11:14; 15:22] Plans are established by counsel;
bycch. 24:6 wise guidancedLuke 14:31 wage war.
19 Whoeverech. 11:13 goes about slandering reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate withfch. 13:3; [Rom. 16:18] a simple babbler.
20 gch. 30:11, 17; See Ex. 21:17 If one curses his father or his mother,
hSee 2 Sam. 21:17; Job 18:5 his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
21 iSee ch. 13:11 An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say,jch. 24:29; [ch. 17:13; Matt. 5:39; Rom. 12:17, 19; 1 Thess. 5:15; 1 Pet. 3:9] “I will repay evil ”;
kPs. 27:14 wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
23 lver. 10 Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
andmSee ch. 11:1 false scales are not good.
24 A man'snSee ch. 16:9 steps are from the Lord;
how then can man understand his way?
25 It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy, ”
and to reflect onlyo[Eccles. 5:4, 5] after making vows.
26 A wise kingp[Matt. 3:12] winnows the wicked
and drivesqIsa. 28:27 the wheel over them.
27 r[1 Cor. 2:11] The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
s[Zeph. 1:12] searching alltch. 18:8 his innermost parts.
28 uch. 3:3 Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
and by steadfast love hisvSee ch. 16:12 throne is upheld.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
butwch. 16:31 the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
30 x[Isa. 53:5] Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make cleant[See ver. 27 above] the innermost parts.