Study Desk

Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will serve kings, not obscure people.

Don't be greedy for his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

Don't eat the food of a stingy man; don't be greedy for his delicacies.

Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; he keeps his mouth shut at the city gate.

If you say, "We knew nothing about it," won't he who weighs hearts discern it? Yes, he who guards you will know it and repay each one as his deeds deserve.

For Adonai might see it, and it would displease him; he might withdraw his anger from your foe.

Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me, I'll pay him back what his deeds deserve."

Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will rest firmly on righteousness.

Like the coldness of snow in the heat of the harvest is a faithful messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes his master's spirit.

so don't visit your neighbor too much, or he may get his fill of you and come to hate you.

For you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head, and Adonai will reward you.

Don't answer a fool in terms of his folly, or you will be descending to his level;

but answer a fool as his folly deserves, so that he won't think he is wise.

Like one who ties his stone to the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.

Just as a dog returns to his vomit, a fool repeats his folly.

The door turns on its hinges, and the lazy man on his bed.

The lazy person buries his hand in the dish but is too tired to return it to his mouth.

A lazy man is wiser in his own view than seven who can answer with sense.

Like someone who grabs a dog by the ears is a passer-by who mixes in a fight not his own.

He who hates may hide it with his speech; but inside, he harbors deceit.