Proverbs

Sleep

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
⁷ It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
⁸ yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

⁹ How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
    When will you get up from your sleep?
¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest —
¹¹ and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.

Learning

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools^[a] despise wisdom and instruction.

Counsel

¹⁵ The way of fools seems right to them,
    but the wise listen to advice.

Discernment

¹⁵ The simple believe anything,
    but the prudent give thought to their steps.

Friends

²⁰ Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Rebuke

⁸ Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.

Caution

¹⁶ The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,
    but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

Humility

² When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but with humility comes wisdom.

Change

³ The prudent see danger and take refuge,
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Planning

⁵ The wise prevail through great power,
    and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
⁶ Surely you need guidance to wage war,
    and victory is won through many advisers.

Self Control

¹¹ Fools give full vent to their rage,
    but the wise bring calm in the end.

Heart

²³ Above all else, guard your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.

Never enough wisdom.