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Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.

Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD;

For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The backslider in heart will have the fill of his own ways, but a good man will be rewarded for his.