An exhortation to chastity. Before CHRIST rir. 1000. z Isa. 29, 3. a Mat. 15.8. 23. . 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble a 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyeJames 3, lids look straight before thee. c Heb. 11, 27. d 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. e Deut. 5, 32. (Rom. 12,9. & Jam. 1,19. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when gIsa. 56, 16. My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? ear to my understanding; 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that ↳ Mal. 2, 7. bthy lips may keep knowledge. c Rev. 17,2. d Eccl. 7, 26. e Rev. 17, 4. f Eccl. 1, 17. 9, 10. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death, her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her 2 Thes. 2, ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7 Hear me now, therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house; 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the 'cruel : 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; 11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy "flesh and thy body are consumed, 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, aud my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the P congregation and assembly. 15 I Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. r 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and rejoice with t Mal. 2, 14. the wife of thy youth. u Song 2, 9. Χ 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with 26. his feet, he P teacheth with his fingers; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 1 These six things doth the LORD hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17A proud look, a lying tongue, and "hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devisethwicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant "roe;' x Song 1, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times, and be thou ravished always with her love. 13. & 4, 5. & 5, 7, 8. y Eph. 4, 13, 14. z ch. 15, S. a Ps. 9, 16. b Hosea 4, 14. Heb. 12, 5, 6 7. a ch. 17. 18. b ch. 11, 15. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and 'reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman." 2 Thes. 3, Rom. 6, 12 Isa. 58, 9. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither Rev. 17,2 let her take thee with her eyelids; 26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to 'a piece of bread; and the adulteress will i Ezek. 15, hunt for the precious life. 18. 27 Can a man take fire in "his bosom, and his kRev. 17,3. clothes not be burned? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt ? 1 Gen. 39, 14. m Gen. 16. 5. n 1 Cor. 7 1. 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy 2 Cor. 8,20, his soul when he is hungry : 21. o feb. 13, 3 p Gen. $4, 3. 31 But if he be found, he shall restore 'seven-fold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman q Ex. 22, 4 lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. S 33 A wound and dishonour shall he get, and his MY son, if thou he surety for thy friend, if thou reproach shall not be wiped away. hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man; therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. r ch. 7, 7. 4. The cunning of a lewd woman. Before CHRIST cir. 1000. a 2 Tim. 2 22. I Pet. 2, 11. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VII....VIII. Solomon persuadeth to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom. The excellency of wisdom. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 Oye simple, understand wisdom; and, 'ye fools, My son, keep my words, and lay up my com- be ye of an understanding heart. mandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my b Isa. 55, 3. law as the apple of thine eye. e chap. 5, 3. d Mat. 12, 49. e ch. 2, 16. 1 Tim 4, 1, 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart. 4 Say unto Wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call Understanding thy kinswoman : 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the 'simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house ; 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and Job 24,15. dark night: 1 Luke 19, 12. ych. 5, S. 12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and P lieth in wait at every corner.) 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, 14 I have peace-offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows: 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face; and I have found thee. 16 I have " decked my bed with coverings of ta-pestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. 11 For wisdom is " better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 12° I Wisdom dwell with Prudence, and find out 1 Cor. 1, knowledge of P witty inventions. 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the 'froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me" princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and† cinnamon. 24. PRev. 1, 1. chap. 1,7. s Heb. 1, 3. r Jam. 3, 10. t Dan. 2, 21. uJob 12,21 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek x ! Sam. 2, me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment; 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. 50. Ps. 91, 14. John 14, 21. y Mat. 6, 53 z Gal. 5, 22 a John 10,3 + Heb. that which is, 22 The LORD' possessed me in the beginning of P. 102, 28. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morn-his way, before his works of old. ing; let us solace ourselves with loves: 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 19 For the good man is not at home, he is gone a long journey: 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. 21 With much fair speech she caused him to P122 yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the bch 22, 15. stocks; a Acts 14, 13. 23 Till a dart strike through his liver, as a bird dhasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth; 28 When he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the d Gen. 1,10 waters should not pass his commandment; when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with e John 1,1. him; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always Mat. 5, 17. before him, 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. 32 Now, therefore, hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and 'refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, 'watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 55 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that " hate me love death. n 0 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in Ps. 141,5 learning. Mat. 12, 10 P The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and ch. 10, 27. the years of thy life shall be increased. p Ps. 111, 10. 7. 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: Job 54,6, but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. si Tim. 1, 6,7. 1 Rev. 18, 7. u chap. 3, 6. Mat. 24, 24. x 2 Pet. 2, 1. y 1 Tim. 5, 2 Pet. 131 A foolish woman is clamorous; she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call passengers who " go right on their ways; 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; fet 2,1, and that her guests are in the depths of hell. CHAPTER X. Observations on moral virtues, &c. CHRIST 13 In the lips of him that hath understanding "wis- Before dom is found but a Prod is for the back of him that cir. 1000. is void of understanding. o Luke 4, 14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth 22. of the foolish is near destruction. 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. 16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the 17 He is in the "way of life that keepèth instruc- p ch. 26, 3. Micah 6, 7 q Isa. 50, 4 Mat. 13, 44. r Job 31, 24 Psal. 52, 7. 1 Tim. 6, 17 s Rom. 8, 28. tRom.6,25. u Mat. 7, 13, 14. 23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but man of understanding hath wisdom. 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: e2 Kings but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 5, 27. 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked fch. 14, 9. no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foun- g Job 15,21. dation. 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be " shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright; but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. his mothers of wickedness profit nothing: but Ajust balance is as delight. 2 Treasures righteousness delivereth from death. d 3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the rightd Ps. 84, 11, eous to famish: but he casteth away the substance 12&37, 25. of the wicked. 4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack { them. hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. e e 4 Riches 'profit not in the day of wrath: but right5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: buteousness delivereth from death. he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but (Esth. 7, 8. violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. 8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but Isa. 35, 15. he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; but a prating fool shall fall. 1 Mat. 27, 3, 5 Ps. 37, 30, 31. A Jam. 5,20. 1 18. 9 A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour but through ' knowledge shall the just be de- ch.2,10, 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a "well of livered. life but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but " love covereth" rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is all sins. Of sundry moral virtues, Before CHRIST CHRIST CHAPTER XII....XIII. and their contrary vices. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: { 9 He that is despised, and hath Pa servant, is better Betore cir. 1000. but it is overthrown P by the mouth of the wicked. than he that 9 honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. cir. 1000. 10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: p1 Cor. 15, but the tender mercies of the wicked are 'cruel. Job 22, 30. p 2 Sam. 20, 1. 91 Cor 15, ૧' 12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13 A talc-bearer 'revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. 14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in Neh. 6, 17. the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 11 He that stilleth his land shall be satisfied with q ch. 15, 7 bread but he that followeth vain persons is void of r1 Sam. 11, understanding. t 2 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but Gen. 3, 18. the root of the righteous "yieldeth fruit. t Num. 22. 5, 6. u 1 Cor. 10, 24. 13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. 14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit xDan. 6, 24. of his mouth; and the 'recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. y Isa. 3, 11. 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but z Luke 18, he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. 11. a 2 Tim. 3, 16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a is prudent man covereth shame. C b 1 Kings 19, 1. eJam. 1,:9. a 18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of i k n but e1 Sam. 22, 9. fZech. 1, 5, g Ps. 52, 5. h Mat. 5, 9. ¡Rom. 8, 18, but 31. 23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. k Rom. 2, 5. lEzek. 18,9 m ch. 11, but 20. n ch. 13, 18 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: the slothful shall be under tribute. 25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: o Judg. 1, but a good word maketh it glad. 9 Mat. 14, 26 The righteous is 'more excellent than his neigh- pGen. 47,8 bour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 27 The slothful man 'roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man " is precious. r Gen. 7, 1 s Ps. 73, 4 28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the t Job 27, 16 pathway thereof there is no death. CHAPTER XIII. u ch. 15, 16. a 1 Sam. 2, A WISE son heareth his father's instruction: but 23, a scorner heareth not rebuke. b Mat. 12, 37. c 3, 4,5. 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. Mat. 27, 3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. 5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. k 6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. 7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath {nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. d Ps. 39, 1. e Ezek. 16, 10. Nuin. 25, 2 Cor. 8, 9. 11. h Rom. 12, Psal. 1.4. k Ps. 25, 21 11 Kings 20, 34. 8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but m Ecd. 7, the poor heareth not rebuke. 6. 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but then Job 18,5 lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 10 Only by pride cometh contention : but with the well-advised is wisdom. 11° Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. 03 John verses 9, 10 p Jer 17 11. q 2 Kings 4,4.5 Of sundry moral virtues, Before r PROVERBS. 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick but cir. 1000. when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. CHRIST r i Sam. 27, 1 21. 8 and their contrary vices. 18 The simple ' inherit folly: but the prudent are Before *crowned with knowledge. 13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: 19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked John 16, warded. 14 The law of the wise is "a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the 2 Sam. 22, way of transgressors is hard. x 2 1 Cor. 13, a 16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. 17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. d 21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid. 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his chilien. 4,7. dren's children; and the wealth of the sinner is 1 Tim. 4, laid up for the just. m n 23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he 14. 28, 26. that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. ch. 12,11. 25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. CHAPTER XIV. EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but C b the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 6 A scorner sceketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is 'easy unto him that understandeth. 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is " to understand 41 Kings his way but the folly of fools is deceit. 19. p Ps. 141,5. 19.4. m 9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is P favour. 10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness: and 12.Sam. 23, a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. 11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: Feel. 119. but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. u Jer. 7,6,7. y Dan. 5, 4, 5. 1 Luke 16, 25. a Mat. 27, 5. o Gal. 6, 8. S t X 12 There is a way which "seemeth right unto a 2 a 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his Eph. 4,14. Own ways; and a good man shall be satisfied from 41 John4,1. himself. 10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh 22, 8. the way; and he that hateth reproof shall die. r Jer. 17,9. 11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD; how Amos 5, much more then the hearts of the children of men? 10. 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; neither will he go unto the wise. t 13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by scrrow of the heart the * spirit is broken. t 2 Tim. 4,3. u 2 Cor. 1, 12. X 1 Sam. 1 15. |