And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

These {are} also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.

Happy {are} thy men, happy {are} these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, {and} that hear thy wisdom.

Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: {wanting: or, left undone}

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.

Also, {that} the soul {be} without knowledge, {it is} not good; and he that hasteth with {his} feet sinneth.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}

Or ministry, {let us wait} on {our} ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, {even} to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge {are} a precious jewel.

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe {which is} instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man {that is} an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure {things} new and old.

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. {reasons: Heb. understandings} {what...: Heb. words}

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish {doeth} not so.

These {are} also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. {great...: Heb. from great even to small}

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, {are} in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred {by} all {that is} before them. {I considered...: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart}

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.