Proverbs Commentary

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.