Study Desk

The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

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

Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD .

"They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"

If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done?

for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit.

His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.

Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.

The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.