Listen, my son, to your father`s instruction and do not forsake your mother`s teaching.

Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words,

who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.

because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

Listen, my sons, to a father`s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.

Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man`s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?

My son, keep your father`s command and do not forsake your mother`s teaching.

keeping you from your neighbor`s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.

So is he who sleeps with another man`s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.

For jealousy arouses a husband`s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.

My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.

A wife of noble character is her husband`s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

A wise son heeds his father`s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

A good person leaves an inheritance for their children`s children, but a sinner`s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.

A fool spurns a parent`s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

Children`s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.

A foolish child is a father`s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.

If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.

Punish them with the rod and save them from death.

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;

my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;

restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

You will have plenty of goats` milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.

A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It`s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.

Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.

“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;

“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

“This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I`ve done nothing wrong.`

a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.

Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants.

When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:

“Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.”

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.