Day 195 of 364

^9:1Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars. ^9:2She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table. ^9:3She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city: ^9:4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him, ^9:5“Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed! ^9:6Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.” ^9:7One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse. ^9:8Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you. ^9:9Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning. ^9:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. ^9:11For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased. ^9:12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it. ^9:13The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing. ^9:14She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, ^9:15to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways, ^9:16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him, ^9:17“Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.” ^9:18But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. ^10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. ^10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. ^10:3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. ^10:4He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. ^10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame. ^10:6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ^10:7The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. ^10:8The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. ^10:9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. ^10:10One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall. ^10:11The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ^10:12Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. ^10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. ^10:14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. ^10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. ^10:16The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin. ^10:17He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. ^10:18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. ^10:19In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. ^10:20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. ^10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding. ^10:22The LORD’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. ^10:23It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure. ^10:24What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. ^10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever. ^10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. ^10:27The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. ^10:28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. ^10:29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. ^10:30The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. ^10:31The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. ^10:32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. ^11:1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight. ^11:2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. ^11:3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. ^11:4Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. ^11:5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. ^11:6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires. ^11:7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing. ^11:8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place. ^11:9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. ^11:10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting. ^11:11By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. ^11:12One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace. ^11:13One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret. ^11:14Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory. ^11:15He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure. ^11:16A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches. ^11:17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh. ^11:18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. ^11:19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. ^11:20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight. ^11:21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered. ^11:22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. ^11:23The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath. ^11:24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty. ^11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. ^11:26People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. ^11:27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him. ^11:28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. ^11:29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. ^11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls. ^11:31Behold, the righteous shall be repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!