Wisdom & Truth Verses

A good name {is} better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

{It is} better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that {is} the end of all men; and the living will lay {it} to his heart.

Sorrow {is} better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. {Sorrow: or, Anger}

Better {is} the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: {and} the patient in spirit {is} better than the proud in spirit.

Consider the work of God: for who can make {that} straight, which he hath made crooked?

{It is} good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

For {there is} not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart {is} snares and nets, {and} her hands {as} bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. {whoso...: Heb. he that is good before God}

Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.