Study Desk

My son, if you have put up security for your friend, if you committed yourself on behalf of another;

"I'll just lie here a bit, rest a little longer, just fold my hands for a little more sleep" —

For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.

The price of a whore is a loaf of bread, but the adulteress is hunting for a precious life.

For jealousy drives a man into a rage; he will show no mercy when he takes revenge;

For I was at the window of my house, glancing out through the lattice,

when I saw among the young men there, among those who don't think for themselves, a young fellow devoid of all sense.

This is why I came out to meet you, to look for you; now I've found you.

For many are those she has struck down dead, numerous those she has killed.

You who don't direct your lives, understand caution; as for you, you fools, get some common sense!

For wisdom is better than pearls; nothing you want can compare with her.

when he prescribed boundaries for the sea, so that its water would not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

I was with him as someone he could trust. For me, every day was pure delight, as I played in his presence all the time,.

For he who finds me finds life and obtains the favor of Adonai .

For with me, your days will be increased; years will be added to your life.

Blessings are for the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.

The memory of the righteous will be for a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.

On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a stick is in store for the back of a fool.

The activity of the righteous is for life; the income of the wicked is for sin.