Lexicon :: Strong's H376 - 'îš

It will rescue you from the way of evil —

from anyone who says perverse things,

Don’t envy a violent man

or choose any of his ways;

For a man’s ways are before the LORD’s eyes,

and he considers all his paths.

and your poverty will come like a robber,

your need, like a bandit.

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,[fn]

but the wife of another man[fn] goes after a precious life.

“My husband isn’t home;

he went on a long journey.

“People, I call out to you;

my cry is to the children of Adam.

As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,

so wisdom is for a person of understanding.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,

but a person with understanding keeps silent.

A kind man benefits himself,

but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.

One who is good obtains favor from the LORD,

but he condemns a person who schemes.

A man is praised for his insight,

but a twisted mind is despised.

A person will be satisfied with good

by the fruit of his mouth,

and the work of a person’s hands will reward him.

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down,

but a good word cheers it up.

From the fruit of his mouth,

a person will enjoy good things,

but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,

but a poor person hears no threat.

Stay away from a foolish person;

you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

There is a way that seems right to a person,

but its end is the way to death.

The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,

and a good one, what his deeds deserve.

A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,

and one who schemes is hated.

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but one slow to anger calms strife.

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,

but a person with understanding walks a straight path.

A person takes joy in giving an answer;[fn]

and a timely word ​— ​how good that is!

All a person’s ways seem right to him,

but the LORD weighs motives.[fn]

When a person’s ways please the LORD,

he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

A king’s fury is a messenger of death,

but a wise person appeases it.

There is a way that seems right to a person,

but its end is the way to death.

A worthless person digs up evil,

and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs

than a fool in his foolishness.

The one who has knowledge restrains his words,

and one who keeps a cool head[fn]

is a person of understanding.

The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters,

a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.[fn]

Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud,

but humility comes before honor.

A person’s spirit can endure sickness,

but who can survive a broken spirit?

From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;

he is filled with the product of his lips.

One with many friends may be harmed,[fn]

but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Many seek a ruler’s favor,

and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.

Many plans are in a person’s heart,

but the LORD’s decree will prevail.

Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute,

but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;

but a person of understanding draws it out.

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a person,

but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

All a person’s ways seem right to him,

but the LORD weighs hearts.

A guilty one’s conduct is crooked,

but the behavior of the innocent is upright.

The one who loves pleasure will become poor;

whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.