The Wise Saying (Part 2)

• Pay close attention, son, and let my life be your example. Prostitutes and immoral women are a deadly trap. They wait for you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful.
• Show me someone who drinks too much, who has to try out some new drink, and I will show you someone miserable and sorry for himself, always causing trouble and always complaining. His eyes are bloodshot, and he has bruises that could have been avoided.
• Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, though it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly. The next morning you will appear before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly. You will feel as if you swinging high up in the rigging of a tossing ship. "I must have been hit," you will say; "I must have been beaten up, but I don't remember it. Why can't I wake up? I need another drink."
• Don't be envious of evil people, and don't try make friends with them. Causing trouble is all they ever think about; every time they open their mouth someone is going to be hurt.
• Homes are built on the foundation of wisdom and understanding. Where there is knowledge, the rooms are furnished with valuable, beautiful things
• Being wise is better than being strong, yes knowledge is more important than strength. After all you must make careful plans before you fight a battle, and the more good advice you get, the more likely you are to win.
• If you are always planning evil, you will earn a reputation as a troublemaker. Any scheme a fool thinks up is sinful. People hate a person who has nothing but scorn for others
• If you are weak in a crisis, you are weak indeed.
• Don't hesitate to rescue someone who is about to be executed unjustly. You may say that it is none of your business, but God knows and judges your motives. He keeps watch on you; he knows. And he will reward you according to what you do.
• Son, eat honey; it is good. And just as honey from the comb is sweet on your tongue, you may be sure that wisdom is good for the soul. Get wisdom and you have a bright future.
• Don't be like the wicked who scheme to rob honest people or to take away their homes. No matter how often people fall, they always get up again; but disaster destroys the wicked.
• Don't be glad when your enemies meet disaster, and don't rejoice when they stumble. The LORD will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then he might not punish them.

To be wise you must first have reverence for the LORD. If you know the Holy One, you have understanding

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