Study Desk

Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a wayward woman.

It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly only later to reconsider his vows.

The wicked shall become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.

A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.

Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,

for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.

Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.

For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.

"They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?"

for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.