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Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.

If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.

Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.

Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.

Instead of a friend become not an enemy; for [thereby] thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach: even so shall a sinner that hath a double tongue.

Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull [straying alone.]

Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull [straying alone.]

If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first and be not hasty to credit him.

For some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble.

Again, some friend is a companion at the table, and will not continue in the day of thy affliction.

Come unto her as one that ploweth and soweth, and wait for her good fruits: for thou shalt not toil much in labouring about her, but thou shalt eat of her fruits right soon.

She is very unpleasant to the unlearned: he that is without understanding will not remain with her.

For wisdom is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many.

Give ear, my son, receive my advice, and refuse not my counsel,

Bow down thy shoulder, and bear her, and be not grieved with her bonds.

Search, and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee: and when thou hast got hold of her, let her not go.

Be willing to hear every godly discourse; and let not the parables of understanding escape thee.

My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.

Justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.

Justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.

Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.

Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.

Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.

Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.

Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.

Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.

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

Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.

Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.

Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.

Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.

Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.

Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.

Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.

Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.

Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.

Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.

Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.

Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.

Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.

Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.

Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.

Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.

Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.

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

Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.

Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved.

Strive not with a mighty man, lest thou fall into his hands.

Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings.

Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.

Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.

Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ancestors be disgraced.

Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, but remember that we are all worthy of punishment.

Dishonour not a man in his old age: for even some of us wax old.

Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy being dead, but remember that we die all.

Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease.

Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.

Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire.

Rise not up [in anger] at the presence of an injurious person, lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words

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.

Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour.

Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly.

Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee.

Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee.

Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel.

Do no secret thing before a stranger; for thou knowest not what he will bring forth.

Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn.

Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself.

Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself.

Give not thy soul unto a woman to set her foot upon thy substance.

Meet not with an harlot, lest thou fall into her snares.

Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts.

Gaze not on a maid, that thou fall not by those things that are precious in her.

Gaze not on a maid, that thou fall not by those things that are precious in her.

Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not thine inheritance.

Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not thine inheritance.

Look not round about thee in the streets of the city, neither wander thou in the solitary place thereof.

Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another’s beauty; for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire.

Sit not at all with another man’s wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction.

Sit not at all with another man’s wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction.

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.

Envy not the glory of a sinner: for thou knowest not what shall be his end.

Envy not the glory of a sinner: for thou knowest not what shall be his end.

Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in; but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave.

Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in; but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave.

Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life presently: remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city.

Bear not hatred to thy neighbour for every wrong; and do nothing at all by injurious practices.

Why is earth and ashes proud? There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man: for such an one setteth his own soul to sale; because while he liveth he casteth away his bowels.

Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman.

They that fear the Lord are a sure seed, and they that love him an honourable plant: they that regard not the law are a dishonourable seed; they that transgress the commandments are a deceivable seed.

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

Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service: and he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed.

Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress.