Study Desk

For the Lord shalbe thy confidence, and shall keepe thy foote from being taken.

For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.

For I giue you good doctrine: forsake you not my law.

For I was my fathers sonne, tender and onely beloued in the sight of my mother.

Take fast hold of instruction, let her not goe; keepe her, for she is thy life.

For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall.

For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.

For they are life vnto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an hony combe, and her mouth is smoother then oyle.

For the wayes of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

My sonne, if thou bee surety for thy friend, it thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

For the Commandement is a lampe, and the Lawe is light: and reproofes of instruction are the way of life:

For by meanes of a whorish woman, a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteresse will hunt for the precious life.

For iealousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

For at the windowe of my house I looked through my casement,

For the good-man is not at home, he is gone a long iourney.

Til a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

For shee hath cast downe many wounded: yea many strong men haue bene slaine by her.

Heare, for I will speake of excellent things: and the opening of my lippes shalbe right things.