Study Desk

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path.

For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.

For she cares nothing about the path to life. She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn't realize it.

You should reserve it for yourselves. Never share it with strangers.

Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

For the Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes.

He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

My child, if you have put up security for a friend's debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—

follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend's mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased.

they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.

For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.

Don't lust for her beauty. Don't let her coy glances seduce you.

For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, but sleeping with another man's wife will cost you your life.

Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.

But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself.

For the woman's jealous husband will be furious, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

You're the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!

for my husband is not home. He's away on a long trip.

For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims.