Study Desk

The high praises of God shall be in their mouths, And a two-edged sword in their hands,

A wise person will hear and increase in learning, And a person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

To understand a proverb and a saying, The words of the wise and their riddles.

For they are a graceful wreath for your head And necklaces for your neck.

When your dread comes like a storm And your disaster comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

To rescue you from the way of evil, From a person who speaks perverse things;

So you will find favor and a good reputation In the sight of God and man.

For whom the LORD loves He disciplines, Just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding.

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are those who hold on to her.

Do not contend with a person for no reason, If he has done you no harm.

Do not envy a violent person, And do not choose any of his ways.

Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father, And pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

When I was a son to my father, Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,

"She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty."

Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you.

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

And strangers will be filled with your strength, And your hard-earned possessions will go to the house of a foreigner;

Like a loving doe and a graceful mountain goat, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love.