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The fear of the Lord driveth away sins: and where it is present, it turneth away wrath.

The fear of the Lord driveth away sins: and where it is present, it turneth away wrath.

For the relieving of thy father shall not be forgotten: and instead of sins it shall be added to build thee up.

In the day of thine affliction it shall be remembered; thy sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather.

But what is commanded thee, think thereupon with reverence, for it is not needful for thee to see with thine eyes the things that are in secret.

Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.

Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul.

A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies.

She will lie upon him as a mighty stone of trial; and he will cast her from him ere it be long.

Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.

Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.

A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.

Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; for if thou lendest him, count it but lost.

Be not surety above thy power: for if thou be surety, take care to pay it.

Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.

Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.

The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable.

For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly.

It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man.

It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man.

My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof.

And lifted up his head from misery; so that many that saw it marvelled at him.

Marvel not at the works of sinners; but trust in the Lord, and abide in thy labour: for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich.

For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways.

When thou wilt do good know to whom thou doest it; so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits.

Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for [else] thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken.

If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it.

When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.

The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness.

Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.

For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.

Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.

The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.

Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.

And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure.

It is a tempest which no man can see: for the most part of his works are hid.

After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his blessings.

With all manner of living things hath he covered the face thereof; and they shall return into it again.

The Lord created man of the earth, and turned him into it again.

Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men’s lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not.

If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee.

If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee.

Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.

Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.

Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.

Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.

Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again.

Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again.

Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again.

Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale.

If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee; though afterward he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him.

If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee; though afterward he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him.

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.

How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin.

There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it sevenfold.

The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; neither yet of the envious for his necessity: for he looketh to receive many things for one.

He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man.

How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.

How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.

How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.

A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool’s mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.

A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool’s mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.

A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught.

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.

A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.

He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: and he that pricketh the heart maketh it to shew her knowledge.

And if any evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will beware of him.

Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins:

Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.

There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins.

Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.

Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.

Thus shall it go also with the wife that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another.

It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life.

I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and leave it to all ages for ever.

But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?

Her husband shall sit among his neighbours; and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly.

As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.

When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field, sow it with thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock.

As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.

Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.

He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.

He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.

As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.

If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.

If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.

A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.

Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.

The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it.

It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.