solomon persuades to wisdom,1-13, and to show wickedness,14-19;
He exhorts to sanctification,20-27
ye 1:8 6:20-23 Ps 34:11 1Th 2:11,12

attend 2:1-5 5:1 7:4 8:32-36 19:20 22:17 Heb 2:1

2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

good 8:6-9, 22:20,21 De 32:2 Job 33:3 Ps 49:1-3 Joh 7:16,17 1Ti 4:6 Tit 1:9

forsake 1Ch 28:9 2Ch 7:19 Ps 89:30-32

3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

2Sa 12:24,25 1Ki 1:13-17 1Ch 3:5 22:5 29:1 Jer 10:23 Ro 12:16

4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

He 22:6 Ge 18:19 1Ch 22:11-16 28:9 Eph 6:4 2Ti 1:5 3:15

Let 3:1 De 4:9 6:6 Ps 119:11

keep 7:2 Le 18:3-5 Isa 55:3 Joh 12:50 Heb 5:9

5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

get wisdom 1:22,23 2:2-4 3:13-18 8:5 17:16 18:1 19:8 23:23 Jas 1:5

neither 2Ch 34:2 Job 23:11 Ps 44:18 119:51,157

6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

love 21,22 2:10-12 Eph 3:17 2Th 2:10

7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

wisdom is Ec 7:12 9:16-18 Mt 13:44-46 Lu 10:42 Php 3:8

with 16:16 21:6 Ps 49:16-20 Ec 2:4-9 Mr 8:36,37 Lu 12:20

get understanding Ps 119:104

8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

3:35 22:4 1Sa 2:30 1Ki 3:5-13 Da 12:3

9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

give 1:9 3:22 1Ti 2:9,10 1Pe 3:4

a crown, or she shall compass thee with a crown of glory 16:31 Isa 28:5 Heb 2:7-9 1Pe 5:4 Re 3:21

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

my 8:10 19:20 Job 22:22 Jer 9:20 Joh 3:32,33 1Th 2:13 1Ti 1:15

the 3:2,16 De 5:16 6:2

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

taught 4:4 De 4:5 1Sa 12:24 Ec 12:9

led 8:6,9,20 Ps 23:3 25:4,5 Ac 13:10

12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

thou goest 6:22 2Sa 22:37 Job 18:7,8 Ps 18:36

thou shalt 4:19 3:23 Ps 91:11,12 119:165 Jer 31:9 Joh 4:39-42

she 3:22 1Pe 2:8 1Jo 2:10,11

13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

take 3:18 23:23 Ac 2:42 11:23 1Th 5:21 Heb 2:1 Re 2:13 12:11

let Ge 32:26 So 3:4 Lu 24:27-29 Joh 4:34-42

she 3:22 De 32:47 Ec 7:12 Joh 6:68

14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

1:10,15 2:11,12 9:6 13:20 Ps 1:1 26:4,5 1Co 15:33

15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

5:8 6:5 Ex 23:7 Job 11:14 22:23 Isa 33:15 Eph 5:11 1Th 5:22

16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

1:16 Ps 36:4 Isa 57:20 Mic 2:1 Lu 22:66 Joh 18:28 2Pe 2:14

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

9:17 20:17 Job 24:5,6 Ps 14:4 Jer 5:26-28 Eze 22:25-29 Am 8:4-6 Mic 3:5 6:12 Zep 3:3 Mt 23:14 Jas 5:4,5

18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

2Sa 23:4 Job 11:17 23:10 Ps 84:7 Ho 6:3 Zec 14:6,7 Mt 5:14,16,45 Joh 8:12 2Co 3:18 Php 2:15 2Pe 1:19 3:18 Re 21:23 22:5

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

1Sa 2:9 Job 5:14 12:25 18:5,6,18 Isa 59:9,10 Jer 13:16 23:12 Mt 7:23 15:14 Joh 12:35 1Jo 2:11

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

5:1 6:20,21 7:1 Ps 78:1 90:12 Isa 55:3 Mt 17:5

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

depart 3:3,21

in the 2:1 Ps 40:8

22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

life 4:4,10

health 3:8 12:18 Jer 33:6

23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

keep 22:5 23:19 28:26 De 4:9 Ps 139:23,24 Jer 17:9 Mr 14:38 Heb 12:15

with all diligence 4:7 3:21 11:16 13:3 Ec 5:13

for Mt 12:35 15:19 Mr 7:21-23 Jas 1:14,15

24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

put Job 11:14 Eze 18:31 Eph 4:25-31 Col 3:8 Jas 1:21,26 1Pe 2:1 Pr 8:8,13 17:20 1Ti 6:5

25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

23:5,33 Job 31:1 Ps 119:37 Mt 6:22

26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

ponder 5:6 Ps 119:59 Eze 18:28 Hag 1:5,7 Eph 5:15,17

let all thy ways be established Ps 37:23 40:2 1Th 3:13 2Th 3:3 1Pe 5:10

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

turn De 5:32 12:32 28:14 Jos 1:7

remove 16:17 Isa 1:16 Ro 12:9