Study Desk

Even the darkness is not dark to You and conceals nothing from You, But the night shines as bright as the day; Darkness and light are alike to You.

The LORD keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.

The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow; But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.

The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; But arrogant fools despise [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction and self-discipline.

But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood; They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].

"Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer; They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,

"But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil."

But the wicked will be cut off from the land And the treacherous shall be [forcibly] uprooted and removed from it.

My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments;

My son, let them not escape from your sight, But keep sound wisdom and discretion,

For the devious are repulsive to the LORD; But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].

The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.

The wise will inherit honor and glory, But dishonor and shame is conferred on fools.

But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.

But in the end she is bitter like [the extract of] wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks [slowly, but surely] And your need [will come] like an armed man [making you helpless].

But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole]; He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine].

But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles]; He who would destroy his soul does it.

"But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love and court death."

But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there, And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).