The Old Testament Articles

8 Does not wisdom cry out,And understanding lift up her voice?2 She takes her stand on the top of the high hill,Beside the way, where the paths meet.3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,At the entrance of the doors:4 “To you, O men, I call,And my...

7 My son, keep my words,And treasure my commands within you.2 Keep my commands and live,And my law as the apple of your eye.3 Bind them on your fingers;Write them on the tablet of your heart.4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”And...

6 My son, if you become surety for your friend,If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,2 You are snared by the words of your mouth;You are taken by the words of your mouth.3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself;For you have come into the hand of your...

5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;Lend your ear to my understanding,2 That you may preserve discretion,And your lips may keep knowledge.3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey,And her mouth is smoother than oil;4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,Sharp...