Study Desk

So that your trust may be in the LORD; I have instructed you today, even you.

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off.

So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the LORD will reward you.

As cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a far country.

It is not good to eat much honey; So to seek one's own glory is not glory.

As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.

As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed.

As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.

As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man.

Hell [fn] and Destruction [fn] are never full;So the eyes of man are never satisfied.

For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.

The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain.

So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.