{ "name": "solomon", "lang": "eng", "title": "Solomon", "description": "An abridg­ment of the proverbs at­trib­ut­ed to Solomon", "sample-verse": "3:9", "books": [ { "title": "My Son", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:1", "translation": "My son, donʼt for­get my teach­ing, but let your heart keep my com­mand­ments," }, { "ref": "3:2", "translation": "for they will bring you many days, years of life, and peace." }, { "ref": "3:3", "translation": "Donʼt let kind­ness and truth leave you. Tie them a­round your neck. Write them on the tab­let of your heart." }, { "ref": "3:4", "translation": "Then you will find fa­vor and high re­gard in the sight of God and man." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:5", "translation": "Trust in Gᴏᴅ with all your heart, and donʼt lean on your own un­der­stand­ing." }, { "ref": "3:6", "translation": "In all your ways ac­knowl­edge him, and he will make your paths straight." }, { "ref": "3:7", "translation": "Donʼt be wise in your own eyes. Fear Gᴏᴅ, and turn a­way from evil." }, { "ref": "3:8", "translation": "It will be heal­ing to your body, and re­fresh­ment to your bones." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:9", "translation": "Hon­or Gᴏᴅ with your wealth, and with the first­fruits of all your pro­duce," }, { "ref": "3:10", "translation": "then your barns will be filled with plen­ty, and your vats will over­flow with new wine." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:11", "translation": "My son, donʼt re­ject the dis­ci­pline of Gᴏᴅ or loathe his re­proof;" }, { "ref": "3:12", "translation": "for Gᴏᴅ reproves the one he loves, just as a fa­ther reproves the son in whom he delights." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:13", "translation": "Hap­py is the man who finds wis­dom, and the man who gains un­der­stand­ing." }, { "ref": "3:14", "translation": "For she is more prof­it­a­ble than sil­ver, and her gain is bet­ter than fi­ne gold." }, { "ref": "3:15", "translation": "She is more pre­cious than jewels, and noth­ing you de­sire compares with her." }, { "ref": "3:16", "translation": "Long life is in her right hand. In her left hand are rich­es and hon­or." }, { "ref": "3:17", "translation": "Her ways are pleas­ant, and all her paths are peace­ful." }, { "ref": "3:18", "translation": "She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her. Those who hold her fast are hap­py." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:19", "translation": "Gᴏᴅ founded the earth by wis­dom. He es­tab­lished the heavens by un­der­stand­ing." }, { "ref": "3:20", "translation": "By his knowl­edge the depths broke o­pen, and the clouds drip with dew." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:21", "translation": "My son, donʼt lose sight of them. Keep sound wis­dom and dis­cre­tion." }, { "ref": "3:22", "translation": "They will be life for your soul, and adorn­ment for your neck." }, { "ref": "3:23", "translation": "Then you will walk on your way se­cure­ly, and your foot wonʼt stum­ble." }, { "ref": "3:24", "translation": "When you lie down, you wonʼt be a­fraid. When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:25", "translation": "Donʼt fear sud­den dis­as­ter or the ru­in of the wick­ed when it co­mes," }, { "ref": "3:26", "translation": "for Gᴏᴅ will be your con­fi­dence, and will keep your foot from be­ing caught." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:27", "translation": "Donʼt with­hold good from those who de­serve it, when itʼs in your pow­er to do it." }, { "ref": "3:28", "translation": "Donʼt say to your neigh­bor, “Go, and come back. Iʼll give it to­mor­row,” when you have it with you." }, { "ref": "3:29", "translation": "Donʼt plan evil against your neigh­bor, who lives trust­ing­ly be­side you." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:30", "translation": "Donʼt con­tend with a man with­out cause, when he has done you no harm." }, { "ref": "3:31", "translation": "Donʼt en­vy a vi­o­lent man or choose any of his ways," }, { "ref": "3:32", "translation": "for the de­vi­ous are an abom­i­na­tion to Gᴏᴅ, but he is a friend to the up­right." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "3:33", "translation": "The curse of Gᴏᴅ is on the house of the wick­ed, but he blesses the dwell­ing of the right­eous." }, { "ref": "3:34", "translation": "He mocks the mock­ers, but shows fa­vor to the hum­ble." }, { "ref": "3:35", "translation": "The wise will in­her­it hon­or, but fools get shame." } ] } ] }, { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "4:1", "translation": "Lis­ten, sons, to a fatherʼs in­struc­tion, and pay at­ten­tion so that you may gain un­der­stand­ing." }, { "ref": "4:2", "translation": "For I give you sound in­struc­tion. Donʼt aban­don my teach­ing." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "4:3", "translation": "When I was a son to my fa­ther, ten­der and the on­ly son in my motherʼs sight," }, { "ref": "4:4", "translation": "he taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart hold on to my words. Keep my com­mand­ments and live." }, { "ref": "4:5", "translation": "Get wis­dom. Get un­der­stand­ing. Donʼt for­get or turn a­way from the words of my mouth." }, { "ref": "4:6", "translation": "Donʼt for­sake her, and she will guard you. Love her, and she will watch over you." }, { "ref": "4:7", "translation": "The be­gin­ning of wis­dom is this: get wis­dom, and what­ev­er else you get, get un­der­stand­ing." }, { "ref": "4:8", "translation": "Prize her, and she will ex­alt you. If you em­brace her, she will hon­or you." }, { "ref": "4:9", "translation": "She will place on your head a gar­land of grace. She will pres­ent you with a crown of beau­ty.”" } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "4:10", "translation": "Lis­ten, my son, and ac­cept my sayings, and the years of your life will be many." }, { "ref": "4:11", "translation": "Iʼve taught you in the way of wis­dom. Iʼve led you in up­right paths." }, { "ref": "4:12", "translation": "When you walk, your steps wonʼt be hindered. When you run, you wonʼt stum­ble." }, { "ref": "4:13", "translation": "Hold on to in­struc­tion. Donʼt let go. Guard her, for she is your life." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "4:14", "translation": "Donʼt en­ter the path of the wick­ed, and donʼt walk in the way of evil men." }, { "ref": "4:15", "translation": "A­void it. Donʼt trav­el on it. Turn a­way from it, and pass on." }, { "ref": "4:16", "translation": "For they can­not sleep un­less they do evil. Theyʼre robbed of sleep un­less they make some­one stum­ble." }, { "ref": "4:17", "translation": "For they eat the bread of wick­ed­ness, and drink the wine of vi­o­lence." }, { "ref": "4:18", "translation": "But the path of the right­eous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter un­til mid­day." }, { "ref": "4:19", "translation": "The way of the wick­ed is like dark­ness. They donʼt know what makes them stum­ble." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "4:20", "translation": "My son, pay at­ten­tion to my words. Lis­ten care­ful­ly to my sayings." }, { "ref": "4:21", "translation": "Donʼt lose sight of them. Keep them with­in your heart." }, { "ref": "4:22", "translation": "For theyʼre life to those who find them, and health to their whole body." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "4:23", "translation": "Watch over your heart with all dil­i­gence, for the springs of life flow from it." }, { "ref": "4:24", "translation": "Put a­way from you de­ceit­ful speech, and put de­vi­ous talk far from you." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "4:25", "translation": "Let your eyes look di­rect­ly ahead and your gaze straight in front of you." }, { "ref": "4:26", "translation": "Care­ful­ly con­sid­er the path of your feet, then all your ways will be sure." }, { "ref": "4:27", "translation": "Donʼt turn to the right or to the left. Keep your foot from evil." } ] } ] }, { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "5:1", "translation": "My son, pay at­ten­tion to my wis­dom. Lis­ten care­ful­ly to my un­der­stand­ing," }, { "ref": "5:2", "translation": "that you may main­tain dis­cre­tion, and that your lips may guard knowl­edge." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "5:3", "translation": "The lips of a for­bid­den wom­an drip hon­ey, and her speech is smooth­er than oil," }, { "ref": "5:4", "translation": "but in the end sheʼs as bit­ter as worm­wood, and as sharp as a double-edged sword." }, { "ref": "5:5", "translation": "Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to hell." }, { "ref": "5:6", "translation": "She does­nʼt pon­der the path of life. Her ways are un­sta­ble, and she does­nʼt know it." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "5:7", "translation": "Now then, my sons, lis­ten to me, and donʼt de­part from the words of my mouth." }, { "ref": "5:8", "translation": "Keep your way far from her. Donʼt go near the door of her house" }, { "ref": "5:9", "translation": "lest you give your vig­or to others and your years to some­one cru­el," }, { "ref": "5:10", "translation": "lest strangers feast on your wealth, your labors en­rich the house of a for­eign­er," }, { "ref": "5:11", "translation": "and at the end of your life you groan when your flesh and body are con­sumed." }, { "ref": "5:12", "translation": "You will say, “How I hat­ed dis­ci­pline! How my heart de­spised re­proof!" }, { "ref": "5:13", "translation": "I did­nʼt o­bey my teachers or lis­ten to my in­struc­tors!" }, { "ref": "5:14", "translation": "I am al­most in ut­ter ru­in in the midst of the as­sem­bly and con­gre­ga­tion.”" } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "5:15", "translation": "Drink wa­ter from your own cis­tern, and fresh wa­ter from your own well." }, { "ref": "5:16", "translation": "Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of wa­ter in the streets?" }, { "ref": "5:17", "translation": "Let them be yours a­lone, and not for strangers with you." }, { "ref": "5:18", "translation": "Let your foun­tain be bless­ed, and re­joice in the wife of your youth," }, { "ref": "5:19", "translation": "as a lov­ing deer and a grace­ful doe. Let her breasts sat­is­fy you al­ways, and be ex­hil­a­rat­ed al­ways with her love." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "5:20", "translation": "Why, my son, should you be ex­hil­a­rat­ed with a for­bid­den wom­an, or em­brace the bos­om of a strang­er?" }, { "ref": "5:21", "translation": "For a manʼs ways are be­fore the eyes of Gᴏᴅ, and he considers all his paths." }, { "ref": "5:22", "translation": "The iniquities of the wick­ed en­trap him. He is held in the cords of his sin." }, { "ref": "5:23", "translation": "He dies for lack of dis­ci­pline, and be­cause of his great fol­ly he will go a­stray." } ] } ] }, { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:1", "translation": "My son, if youʼve put up se­cu­ri­ty for your neigh­bor or have giv­en a pledge for a strang­er," }, { "ref": "6:2", "translation": "if youʼve been snared or caught with the words of your mouth," }, { "ref": "6:3", "translation": "then do this, my son, and free your­self. Youʼve fall­en in­to your neighborʼs hands. Go, hum­ble your­self, and plead with your neigh­bor." }, { "ref": "6:4", "translation": "Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slum­ber." }, { "ref": "6:5", "translation": "Save your­self like a ga­zelle from the hunterʼs hand, and like a bird from the fowlerʼs hand." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:6", "translation": "Go to the ant, you i­dler. Ob­serve its ways, and be wise." }, { "ref": "6:7", "translation": "With­out chief, of­fic­er, or rul­er," }, { "ref": "6:8", "translation": "it prepares its provisions in sum­mer, and gathers its food dur­ing har­vest." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:9", "translation": "How long will you lie down, you i­dler? When will you get up from your sleep?" }, { "ref": "6:10", "translation": "A lit­tle sleep, a lit­tle slum­ber, a lit­tle folding of the hands to rest," }, { "ref": "6:11", "translation": "and pov­er­ty will come up­on you like a rob­ber, and want like an armed man." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:12", "translation": "A worth­less per­son, a wick­ed man, goes a­round speak­ing per­verse­ly." }, { "ref": "6:14", "translation": "With per­ver­si­ty in his heart, he devises evil con­tin­u­al­ly, and sows dis­cord." }, { "ref": "6:15", "translation": "There­fore ca­lam­i­ty will strike him sud­den­ly. In­stant­ly he will be bro­ken be­yond heal­ing." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:16", "translation": "Sev­en things are an abom­i­na­tion to Gᴏᴅ:" }, { "ref": "6:17", "translation": "haugh­ty eyes, a ly­ing tongue, hands that shed in­no­cent blood," }, { "ref": "6:18", "translation": "a heart that devises wick­ed plans, feet that run swift­ly to evil," }, { "ref": "6:19", "translation": "a false wit­ness who utters lies, and one who sows dis­cord a­mong brothers." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:20", "translation": "My son, keep your fatherʼs com­mand, and donʼt for­sake your motherʼs teach­ing." }, { "ref": "6:21", "translation": "Al­ways bind them on your heart. Tie them a­round your neck." }, { "ref": "6:22", "translation": "When you walk, theyʼll guide you. When you sleep, theyʼll watch over you. When you wake up, theyʼll talk to you." }, { "ref": "6:23", "translation": "For this com­mand is a lamp, this teach­ing is a light, and cor­rec­tive dis­ci­pline is the way to life," }, { "ref": "6:24", "translation": "keep­ing you from the evil wom­an, from the flat­ter­ing tongue of an adul­ter­ess." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:25", "translation": "Donʼt de­sire her beau­ty in your heart or let her cap­ti­vate you with her eyes." }, { "ref": "6:26", "translation": "For a pros­ti­tuteʼs fee is on­ly a loaf of bread, but a mar­ried wom­an hunts down a pre­cious life." }, { "ref": "6:27", "translation": "Can a man em­brace fire with­out burn­ing his clothes?" }, { "ref": "6:28", "translation": "Or can he walk on hot coals with­out scorching his feet?" }, { "ref": "6:29", "translation": "So is he who goes in to his neighborʼs wife. None who touches her will go un­pun­ished." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:30", "translation": "Peo­ple donʼt de­spise a thief if he steals to sat­is­fy his hun­ger," }, { "ref": "6:31", "translation": "but if caught, he must re­pay sev­en­fold. He will give eve­ry­thing in his house." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "6:32", "translation": "He who commits adul­tery lacks sense, and destroys him­self." }, { "ref": "6:33", "translation": "He will get wounds and dis­hon­or, and his dis­grace wonʼt be e­rased." }, { "ref": "6:34", "translation": "For jeal­ou­sy enrages a hus­band, and he will show no mer­cy in the day of venge­ance." }, { "ref": "6:35", "translation": "He wonʼt ac­cept com­pen­sa­tion. He will re­fuse, though you give many gifts." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Relationships", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "7:10", "translation": "A wom­an met him, dressed as a pros­ti­tute, and cun­ning of heart." }, { "ref": "7:13", "translation": "She seizes him, kisses him, and bra­zen­ly says to him," }, { "ref": "7:14", "translation": "“I had to of­fer peace offerings. To­day Iʼve paid my vows." }, { "ref": "7:16", "translation": "Iʼve spread my couch with cov­er­ings, with col­ored linens from Egypt." }, { "ref": "7:18", "translation": "Come, letʼs drink our fill of love un­til morn­ing. Letʼs de­light our­selves with caresses.”" }, { "ref": "7:21", "translation": "She seduces him with her per­sua­sive speech. With her flat­ter­ing lips she lures him." }, { "ref": "7:22", "translation": "He follows her at once, like an ox go­ing to the slaugh­ter, like a deer step­ping in­to a trap." }, { "ref": "7:25", "translation": "Donʼt let your heart turn a­side to her ways. Donʼt stray in­to her paths." }, { "ref": "7:26", "translation": "For she has cast down many victims, and all her slain are nu­mer­ous." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:29", "translation": "He who troubles his own house will in­her­it the wind." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:4", "translation": "An ex­cel­lent wife is her husbandʼs crown, but she who brings shame is like rot­ten­ness in his bones." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:20", "translation": "He who walks with wise men will be­come wise, but the com­pan­ion of fools will suf­fer harm." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:24", "translation": "He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him dis­ci­plines him dil­i­gent­ly." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:7", "translation": "Leave the pres­ence of a fool, for you wonʼt find knowl­edge in his speech." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:28", "translation": "A large pop­u­la­tion is a kingʼs glo­ry, but with­out peo­ple a prince is ruined." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:17", "translation": "Bet­ter is a serv­ing of veg­e­ta­bles where there is love, than a fat­tened ox served with ha­tred." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:7", "translation": "When a manʼs ways please Gᴏᴅ, he makes e­ven his enemies to be at peace with him." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:6", "translation": "Grand­chil­dren are the crown of old men, and fathers are the glo­ry of their sons." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:9", "translation": "He who conceals an of­fense seeks love, but he who repeats a mat­ter sep­a­rates close friends." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:12", "translation": "Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rath­er than a fool in his fol­ly." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:21", "translation": "He who sires a fool does so to his own sor­row, and the fa­ther of a fool has no joy." }, { "ref": "17:25", "translation": "A fool­ish son is a grief to his fa­ther, and bit­ter­ness to her who bore him." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:1", "translation": "He who isolates him­self seeks his own de­sire, and rebels against all sound wis­dom." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:22", "translation": "He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains fa­vor from Gᴏᴅ." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:24", "translation": "He who has many friends co­mes to ru­in, but there is a friend who stays clos­er than a broth­er." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:14", "translation": "A house and wealth are in­her­it­ed from fathers, but a pru­dent wife is from Gᴏᴅ." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:2", "translation": "A kingʼs ter­ror is like the lionʼs roar; he who provokes him to an­ger forfeits his own life." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:19", "translation": "A gos­sip reveals secrets, there­fore donʼt as­so­ci­ate with him who talks too much." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:6", "translation": "Train up a child in the way he should go; e­ven when he is old he wonʼt de­part from it." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "25:17", "translation": "Sel­dom set foot in your neighborʼs house, lest he grow wea­ry of you, and hate you." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "29:3", "translation": "He who loves wis­dom brings joy to his fa­ther, but a com­pan­ion of pros­ti­tutes wastes his wealth." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Instruction", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "8:1", "translation": "Does­nʼt wis­dom call, and un­der­stand­ing raise her voice?" }, { "ref": "8:4", "translation": "“To you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men." }, { "ref": "8:5", "translation": "O na­ive ones, learn pru­dence. O fools, learn sense." }, { "ref": "8:10", "translation": "Take my in­struc­tion in­stead of sil­ver, and knowl­edge rath­er than choice gold." }, { "ref": "8:11", "translation": "For wis­dom is bet­ter than jewels, and all de­sir­a­ble things can­not com­pare to it." }, { "ref": "8:22", "translation": "Gᴏᴅ pos­sessed me at the be­gin­ning of his way, be­fore his works of old." }, { "ref": "8:27", "translation": "When he es­tab­lished the heavens, I was there." }, { "ref": "8:32", "translation": "Now, my sons, lis­ten to me, for bless­ed are those who keep my ways." }, { "ref": "8:33", "translation": "Lis­ten to in­struc­tion and be wise. Donʼt ne­glect it." }, { "ref": "8:35", "translation": "For he who finds me finds life, and will ob­tain fa­vor of Gᴏᴅ.”" } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "9:8", "translation": "Donʼt re­prove a scoff­er, or he will hate you. Re­prove a wise man, and he will love you." }, { "ref": "9:9", "translation": "In­struct a wise man, and he will be wis­er still. Teach a right­eous man, and he will in­crease in learn­ing." }, { "ref": "9:10", "translation": "The fear of Gᴏᴅ is the be­gin­ning of wis­dom." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:17", "translation": "He who heeds in­struc­tion is on the path of life, but he who ignores re­proof goes a­stray." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:15", "translation": "The foolʼs way is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to coun­sel." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:14", "translation": "The teach­ing of the wise is a foun­tain of life, turn­ing one a­way from the snares of death." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:18", "translation": "Pov­er­ty and shame will come to him who ignores in­struc­tion, but he who heeds re­proof will be honored." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:10", "translation": "A re­buke goes deeper in­to one who has un­der­stand­ing than a hun­dred lashes in­to a fool." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:27", "translation": "Cease listening to in­struc­tion, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowl­edge." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Wise and Foolish", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:1", "translation": "A wise son makes a fa­ther glad, but a fool­ish son brings grief to his moth­er." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:23", "translation": "Do­ing wick­ed­ness is like sport to a fool, but wis­dom is pleas­ure to a man of un­der­stand­ing." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:29", "translation": "The fool will be serv­ant to the wise of heart." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:16", "translation": "A foolʼs dis­pleas­ure is known at once, but a pru­dent man ignores an in­sult." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:15", "translation": "The na­ive be­lieves eve­ry­thing, but the pru­dent considers his steps." }, { "ref": "14:16", "translation": "A wise man is cau­tious and turns a­way from evil, but a fool is reck­less and care­less." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:2", "translation": "A pru­dent serv­ant will rule over a shame­ful son, and will share the in­her­it­ance a­mong the brothers." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:3", "translation": "The pru­dent sees dan­ger and hides him­self, but the na­ive go on and suf­fer for it." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Righteous and Wicked", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:2", "translation": "Ill-gotten gains donʼt prof­it, but right­eous­ness delivers from death." }, { "ref": "10:3", "translation": "Gᴏᴅ wonʼt let the right­eous go hun­gry, but he thwarts the crav­ing of the wick­ed." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:7", "translation": "The mem­o­ry of the right­eous is a bless­ing, but the name of the wick­ed will rot." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:20", "translation": "The tongue of the right­eous is like choice sil­ver; the heart of the wick­ed is of lit­tle worth." }, { "ref": "10:21", "translation": "The lips of the right­eous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:27", "translation": "The fear of Gᴏᴅ prolongs life, but the years of the wick­ed will be shortened." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:5", "translation": "The right­eous­ness of the blame­less will di­rect his way, but the wick­ed will fall by his own wick­ed­ness." }, { "ref": "11:6", "translation": "The right­eous­ness of the up­right will res­cue them, but the treach­er­ous will be trapped by their own desires." }, { "ref": "11:8", "translation": "The right­eous is delivered from trou­ble, but the wick­ed takes his place." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:18", "translation": "The wick­ed earns de­cep­tive wages, but he who sows right­eous­ness gets a sure re­ward." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:23", "translation": "The de­sire of the right­eous turns out well, but the ex­pec­ta­tion of the wick­ed is wrath." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:31", "translation": "If the right­eous will be rewarded on earth, how much more the wick­ed and the sin­ner." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:3", "translation": "A man wonʼt be es­tab­lished by wick­ed­ness, but the root of the right­eous wonʼt be moved." }, { "ref": "12:7", "translation": "The wick­ed are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the right­eous will stand." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:26", "translation": "The right­eous is a guide to his neigh­bor, but the way of the wick­ed leads them a­stray." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:21", "translation": "Dis­as­ter pursues sinners, but the right­eous will be rewarded with good." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:25", "translation": "The right­eous has e­nough to sat­is­fy his ap­pe­tite, but the stom­ach of the wick­ed is emp­ty." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:19", "translation": "The evil bow down be­fore the good, and the wick­ed at the gates of the right­eous." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:22", "translation": "Wonʼt they who de­vise evil go a­stray? But those who de­vise good will find kind­ness and truth." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:34", "translation": "Right­eous­ness exalts a na­tion, but sin is a dis­grace to any peo­ple." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:8", "translation": "The sac­ri­fice of the wick­ed is an abom­i­na­tion to Gᴏᴅ, but the pray­er of the up­right is his de­light." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:15", "translation": "When jus­tice is done, itʼs a joy to the right­eous, but a ter­ror to evildoers." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "28:1", "translation": "The wick­ed flee when no one pursues, but the right­eous are as bold as a li­on." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Diligence", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:4", "translation": "A slack hand causes pov­er­ty, but a dil­i­gent hand makes rich." }, { "ref": "10:5", "translation": "A son who gathers in the sum­mer is pru­dent, but one who sleeps dur­ing har­vest is shame­ful." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:26", "translation": "Like vin­e­gar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the i­dler to those who send him." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:24", "translation": "The hand of the dil­i­gent will rule, but the sloth­ful will be put to forced la­bor." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:4", "translation": "The i­dler craves, yet gets noth­ing, but the dil­i­gent is ful­ly sat­is­fied." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:23", "translation": "There is prof­it in all la­bor, but mer­e talk leads on­ly to pov­er­ty." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:26", "translation": "A workerʼs ap­pe­tite works for him, for his hun­ger urges him on." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:9", "translation": "Who­ev­er is slack in his work is broth­er to him who destroys." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:15", "translation": "La­zi­ness brings on deep sleep, and an i­dle man will suf­fer hun­ger." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:24", "translation": "The i­dler bur­ies his hand in the dish, but wonʼt e­ven bring it back to his mouth." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:4", "translation": "The i­dler does­nʼt plow in sea­son, so he looks dur­ing har­vest and has noth­ing." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:13", "translation": "Donʼt love sleep lest you come to pov­er­ty. O­pen your eyes and youʼll have plen­ty of food." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:13", "translation": "The i­dler says, “Thereʼs a li­on out­side. Iʼll be killed in the streets.”" } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "26:14", "translation": "As a door turns on its hinges, so does the i­dler on his bed." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "26:16", "translation": "The i­dler is wis­er in his own eyes than sev­en men who can an­swer sen­si­bly." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "27:23", "translation": "Know well the con­di­tion of your flocks, and pay at­ten­tion to your herds;" }, { "ref": "27:24", "translation": "for rich­es arenʼt for­ev­er and a crown does­nʼt en­dure to all gen­er­a­tions." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "28:19", "translation": "He who works his land will have plen­ty of food, but he who follows worth­less pursuits will have plen­ty of pov­er­ty." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Integrity", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:9", "translation": "He who walks in in­teg­ri­ty walks se­cure­ly, but he who perverts his ways will be found out." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:3", "translation": "The in­teg­ri­ty of the up­right will guide them, but the per­ver­si­ty of the treach­er­ous will de­stroy them." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:7", "translation": "A right­eous man who walks in his in­teg­ri­ty; bless­ed are his chil­dren af­ter him." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:3", "translation": "To do right­eous­ness and jus­tice is more ac­cept­a­ble to Gᴏᴅ than sac­ri­fice." }, { "ref": "21:27", "translation": "The sac­ri­fice of the wick­ed is an abom­i­na­tion; how much more when he brings it with evil in­tent." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "28:6", "translation": "Bet­ter is the poor who walks in his in­teg­ri­ty than the rich who is crook­ed in his ways." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "28:18", "translation": "He who walks in in­teg­ri­ty will be delivered, but he who is crook­ed will sud­den­ly fall." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Contention", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:12", "translation": "Ha­tred stirs up con­flict, but love co­vers all offenses." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:18", "translation": "A hot-tempered man stirs up con­flict, but the slow to an­ger calms con­ten­tion." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:14", "translation": "Starting a con­flict is like re­leas­ing a flood, so aban­don the dis­pute be­fore it breaks out." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:18", "translation": "Cast­ing the lot ends quarrels, and decides be­tween pow­er­ful opponents." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:19", "translation": "An offended broth­er is harder to win than a strong city, and con­ten­tions are like the bars of a cas­tle." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:3", "translation": "Stay­ing a­way from strife is an hon­or for a man, but any fool will quar­rel." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:9", "translation": "Itʼs bet­ter to live in a cor­ner of the roof than in a house shared with a con­ten­tious wom­an." }, { "ref": "21:19", "translation": "Itʼs bet­ter to live in a des­ert than with a con­ten­tious and com­plain­ing wom­an." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:10", "translation": "Drive out the mocker, and con­ten­tion will de­part, and quarrels and dis­hon­or will cease." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "26:20", "translation": "With­out wood the fire goes out, and with­out a gos­sip con­ten­tion dies down." }, { "ref": "26:21", "translation": "Like char­coal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a con­ten­tious man for kin­dling strife." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Understanding", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:13", "translation": "Wis­dom is found on the lips of the dis­cern­ing, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:16", "translation": "Eve­ry pru­dent man works with knowl­edge, but a fool flaunts his fol­ly." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:12", "translation": "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:16", "translation": "How much bet­ter to get wis­dom than gold. To get un­der­stand­ing is pref­er­a­ble to sil­ver." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:13", "translation": "He who an­swers be­fore he listens: it is fol­ly and shame to him." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:15", "translation": "The mind of the pru­dent acquires knowl­edge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowl­edge." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:2", "translation": "En­thu­si­asm with­out knowl­edge is not good, and has­ty feet go a­stray." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:20", "translation": "Lis­ten to coun­sel and re­ceive in­struc­tion so that you may be wise the rest of your days." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Speech", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:18", "translation": "He who conceals ha­tred has ly­ing lips, and he who spreads slan­der is a fool." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "10:19", "translation": "When there are many words, trans­gres­sion is un­a­void­a­ble, but he who restrains his lips is wise." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:12", "translation": "He who be­lit­tles his neigh­bor lacks sense, but a man of un­der­stand­ing re­mains si­lent." }, { "ref": "11:13", "translation": "A gos­sip goes about revealing secrets, but he who is trust­wor­thy conceals a mat­ter." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:22", "translation": "A beau­ti­ful wom­an with­out dis­cre­tion is like a gold ring in a pigʼs snout." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:13", "translation": "An evil man is en­snared by the trans­gres­sion of his lips, but the right­eous will es­cape from trou­ble." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:18", "translation": "There is one who speaks rash­ly like thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings heal­ing." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:23", "translation": "A pru­dent man conceals knowl­edge, but a foolʼs heart proclaims fol­ly." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:3", "translation": "He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips co­mes to ru­in." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:3", "translation": "In the foolʼs mouth is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will pro­tect them." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:1", "translation": "A gen­tle an­swer turns a­way wrath, but a harsh word stirs up an­ger." }, { "ref": "15:4", "translation": "A sooth­ing tongue is a tree of life, but a per­verse tongue breaks the spir­it." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:23", "translation": "A man finds joy in giv­ing an apt an­swer; and a time­ly word, how good it is!" } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:28", "translation": "The heart of the right­eous ponders how to an­swer, but the mouth of the wick­ed blurts out evil things." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:24", "translation": "Pleas­ant words are a hon­ey­comb: sweet to the soul, and health to the body." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:28", "translation": "A per­verse man spreads strife, and a gos­sip sep­a­rates close friends." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:27", "translation": "He who restrains his words has knowl­edge, and he who has a cool spir­it is a man of un­der­stand­ing." }, { "ref": "17:28", "translation": "E­ven a fool is con­sid­ered wise when he keeps si­lent. When he closes his lips, heʼs con­sid­ered pru­dent." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:2", "translation": "A fool does­nʼt de­light in un­der­stand­ing, but on­ly in air­ing his o­pin­ion." }, { "ref": "18:6", "translation": "His lips bring strife, and his mouth invites a beat­ing." }, { "ref": "18:7", "translation": "His mouth is his ru­in, and his lips are the snare of his soul." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:15", "translation": "Thereʼs gold and an abun­dance of jewels, but lips of knowl­edge are a rare treas­ure." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:23", "translation": "He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps him­self out of trou­ble." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:11", "translation": "He who loves pu­ri­ty of heart, and speaks gra­cious­ly will have the king as a friend." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "26:18", "translation": "Like a mad­man who throws firebrands, ar­rows, and death," }, { "ref": "26:19", "translation": "is the man who deceives his neigh­bor, and says, “I was on­ly jok­ing!”" } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "27:14", "translation": "He who blesses his neigh­bor with a loud voice ear­ly in the morn­ing will be counted as curs­ing." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "29:20", "translation": "Do you see a man who is has­ty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Honesty", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:1", "translation": "Dis­hon­est scales are an abom­i­na­tion to Gᴏᴅ, but an ac­cu­rate weight is his de­light." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:22", "translation": "Ly­ing lips are an abom­i­na­tion to Gᴏᴅ, but those who act faith­ful­ly are his de­light." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:11", "translation": "A just bal­ance and scales be­long to Gᴏᴅ, all the weights in the bag are his con­cern." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:15", "translation": "Ac­quit­ting the guilty and condemning the right­eous are both a­like an abom­i­na­tion to Gᴏᴅ." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:23", "translation": "A wick­ed man takes a bribe in se­cret to per­vert the ways of jus­tice." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:5", "translation": "Be­ing par­tial to the wick­ed is not good, nei­ther is de­priv­ing the right­eous of jus­tice." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:5", "translation": "A false wit­ness wonʼt go un­pun­ished, and he who speaks lies wonʼt es­cape." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:17", "translation": "Bread gained by de­ceit is sweet to a man, but af­ter­ward his mouth will be full of grav­el." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:23", "translation": "Differing weights are an abom­i­na­tion to Gᴏᴅ, and a false scale is not good." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Humility", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:2", "translation": "When pride co­mes, then co­mes dis­grace, but with the hum­ble is wis­dom." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:9", "translation": "Bet­ter is he who is light­ly esteemed and has a serv­ant than he who hon­ors him­self and lacks bread." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:25", "translation": "Gᴏᴅ will tear down the house of the proud, but will pro­tect the borders of the wid­ow." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:5", "translation": "Eve­ry­one who is proud in heart is an abom­i­na­tion to Gᴏᴅ; be as­sured, he will not go un­pun­ished." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:18", "translation": "Pride co­mes be­fore de­struc­tion, and an ar­ro­gant spir­it be­fore a fall." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:19", "translation": "Itʼs bet­ter to be hum­ble in spir­it a­mong the low­ly, than to di­vide the spoil with the proud." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:12", "translation": "Be­fore de­struc­tion, a manʼs heart is haugh­ty, but hu­mil­i­ty co­mes be­fore hon­or." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:30", "translation": "No wis­dom, no un­der­stand­ing, and no coun­sel will pre­vail against Gᴏᴅ." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:4", "translation": "The re­ward for hu­mil­i­ty and fear of Gᴏᴅ is rich­es, hon­or, and life." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "26:12", "translation": "Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? Thereʼs more hope for a fool than for him." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "27:1", "translation": "Donʼt boast about to­mor­row, for you donʼt know what a day may bring." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "27:2", "translation": "Let an­oth­er praise you and not your own mouth; a strang­er and not your own lips." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "29:23", "translation": "A manʼs pride will bring him low, but a hum­ble spir­it will ob­tain hon­or." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Counsel", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:14", "translation": "With­out guid­ance the peo­ple fall, but with many counselors there is safe­ty." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:27", "translation": "The fear of Gᴏᴅ is a foun­tain of life, turn­ing one a­way from the snares of death." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:22", "translation": "With­out coun­sel plans fail, but with many advisers they suc­ceed." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:33", "translation": "The lot is cast in­to the lap, but its eve­ry de­ci­sion is from Gᴏᴅ." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:18", "translation": "Es­tab­lish plans by coun­sel, and make war with wise guid­ance." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Finance", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:15", "translation": "He who is guar­an­tor for a strang­er will sure­ly suf­fer for it, but he who hates such agree­ments is se­cure." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:28", "translation": "He who trusts in his rich­es will fall, but the right­eous will flour­ish like a green leaf." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:7", "translation": "There is one who pretends to be rich, yet has noth­ing. An­oth­er pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:11", "translation": "Wealth obtained by fraud will dwin­dle, but he who gathers by la­bor will in­crease it." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:22", "translation": "A good man leaves an in­her­it­ance to his childrenʼs chil­dren, but the sinnerʼs wealth is stored up for the right­eous." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:4", "translation": "Where there are no ox­en, the man­ger is clean, but abun­dant har­vest co­mes through an oxʼs strength." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:20", "translation": "The poor is hat­ed e­ven by his neigh­bor, but there are many who love the rich." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:6", "translation": "There is great wealth in the house of the right­eous, but trou­ble ac­com­pa­nies the in­come of the wick­ed." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:27", "translation": "He who profits il­lic­it­ly troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:8", "translation": "Bet­ter a lit­tle with right­eous­ness than great in­come with in­jus­tice." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:4", "translation": "Wealth at­tracts many friends, but a poor man is sep­a­rat­ed from his friend." }, { "ref": "19:6", "translation": "Many seek a gen­er­ous manʼs fa­vor, and eve­ry­one is a friend to him who gives gifts." }, { "ref": "19:7", "translation": "All a poor manʼs brothers hate him. How much more do his friends a­void him! He pursues them with words, but theyʼre gone." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:5", "translation": "The plans of the dil­i­gent lead sure­ly to abun­dance, but eve­ry­one who is has­ty co­mes sure­ly to pov­er­ty." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:6", "translation": "Ac­quir­ing treasures by a ly­ing tongue is a fleet­ing va­por and the pur­suit of death." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:17", "translation": "He who loves pleas­ure will be­come poor. He who loves wine and oil will not get rich." }, { "ref": "21:20", "translation": "There is pre­cious treas­ure and oil in a wise manʼs dwell­ing, but a fool consumes them." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:1", "translation": "A good name is to be cho­sen over great rich­es, and fa­vor over sil­ver and gold." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:2", "translation": "The rich and the poor have this in com­mon: Gᴏᴅ is the mak­er of them all." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:7", "translation": "The rich rules over the poor, and the bor­row­er is a slave to the lend­er." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "26:10", "translation": "Like an arch­er who wounds eve­ry­one, so is he who hires a fool or who hires those pass­ing by." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "28:22", "translation": "A stin­gy man hastens af­ter wealth, and does­nʼt know that pov­er­ty will come up­on him." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Kindness", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:17", "translation": "A kind man benefits him­self, but a cru­el man harms him­self." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:10", "translation": "A right­eous man has re­gard for the life of his an­i­mal, but e­ven the mer­cy of the wick­ed is cru­el." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:21", "translation": "He who despises his neigh­bor sins, but he who shows kind­ness to the poor is hap­py." }, { "ref": "14:31", "translation": "He who oppresses the poor insults his mak­er, but he who is kind to the needy hon­ors him." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:13", "translation": "If any­one returns evil for good, evil will nev­er leave his house." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:21", "translation": "He who pursues right­eous­ness and kind­ness will find life, right­eous­ness, and hon­or." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "26:27", "translation": "He who digs a pit will fall in­to it, and he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Generosity", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "11:24", "translation": "One gives free­ly yet increases all the more, and an­oth­er withholds what is due but co­mes on­ly to pov­er­ty." }, { "ref": "11:25", "translation": "The gen­er­ous man will pros­per, and he who waters will al­so be watered him­self." }, { "ref": "11:26", "translation": "The peo­ple will curse him who withholds grain, but a bless­ing is on the head of him who sells it." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:17", "translation": "Kind­ness to the poor is a loan to Gᴏᴅ, and he will re­pay his good deed." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:25", "translation": "Itʼs a snare to say rash­ly, “It is ho­ly,” and on­ly make in­qui­ry af­ter the vows." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "21:13", "translation": "He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will al­so call out and not be an­swered." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "22:9", "translation": "He who is gen­er­ous will be bless­ed, for he shares his bread with the poor." }, { "ref": "22:16", "translation": "He who oppresses the poor to in­crease his wealth or who gives to the rich will on­ly come to pov­er­ty." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "25:21", "translation": "If your en­e­my is hun­gry, give him bread to eat, and if heʼs thirsty, give him wa­ter to drink." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "27:7", "translation": "He who is full loathes hon­ey, but to the hun­gry any bit­ter thing is sweet." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "28:27", "translation": "He who gives to the poor will nev­er want, but he who hides his eyes will have many curs­es." } ] } ] } ] }, { "title": "Emotion", "sections": [ { "paragraphs": [ { "verses": [ { "ref": "12:25", "translation": "Anx­i­e­ty in a manʼs heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "13:12", "translation": "Hope de­ferred makes the heart sick, but de­sire ful­filled is a tree of life." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:13", "translation": "E­ven in laugh­ter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:17", "translation": "A man of quick tem­per acts fool­ish­ly, and a man of evil schemes is hat­ed." }, { "ref": "14:29", "translation": "He who is slow to an­ger has great un­der­stand­ing, but he who has a quick tem­per promotes fol­ly." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "14:30", "translation": "A tran­quil heart is life to the body, but en­vy makes the bones rot." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:13", "translation": "A glad heart makes a cheer­ful coun­te­nance, but a sorrowful heart breaks the spir­it." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "15:15", "translation": "All the days of the af­flict­ed are bad, but a cheer­ful heart has a con­tin­u­al feast." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:14", "translation": "A kingʼs wrath is a mes­sen­ger of death, but a wise man ap­peases it." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "16:32", "translation": "He who is slow to an­ger is bet­ter than the mighty, and he who rules his spir­it, than he who captures a city." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:5", "translation": "Who­ev­er mocks the poor insults his mak­er, and he who rejoices at ca­lam­i­ty wonʼt go un­pun­ished." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "17:22", "translation": "A joy­ful heart is good med­i­cine, but a bro­ken spir­it dries up the bones." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "18:14", "translation": "A manʼs spir­it can en­dure sick­ness, but who can bear a bro­ken spir­it?" } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:3", "translation": "A manʼs fool­ish­ness ruins his way yet he rages against Gᴏᴅ." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:11", "translation": "Good sense makes a man slow to an­ger, and itʼs his glo­ry to over­look an of­fense." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "19:19", "translation": "A man of great an­ger will pay the pen­al­ty, for if you res­cue him, you will have to do it again." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:1", "translation": "Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawl­er, and who­ev­er is led a­stray by them is not wise." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "20:22", "translation": "Donʼt say, “I will re­pay evil”. Wait for Gᴏᴅ, and he will save you." } ] }, { "verses": [ { "ref": "29:11", "translation": "A fool gives full vent to his an­ger, but a wise man holds it back." } ] } ] } ] } ] }