33,354 verses contain “The” (in the KJV: 32,434, in the BSB: 26,201) — showing 15,101–15,200
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Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and
rejoice with
the wife of thy youth.
May your fountain be blessed, and may you
rejoice in
the wife of your youth:
Let her be as
the loving hind and pleasant
roe; let her breasts satisfy
thee at all times; and be thou
ravished always with her love.
And why
wilt thou, my son, be
ravished with a strange woman, and embrace
the bosom of a stranger?
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
His own
iniquities shall take
the wicked himself, and he shall be
holden with
the cords of his sins.
He shall die without instruction; and in
the greatness of his folly he shall go
astray.
He dies for lack of discipline, led
astray by his own great folly.
Thou art
snared with
the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with
the words of thy mouth.
if you have been
trapped by
the words of your lips, ensnared by
the words of your mouth,
Do this now, my son, deliver
thyself, when thou art come into
the hand of thy friend; go, humble
thyself, and make sure thy friend.
Deliver
thyself as a
roe from
the hand of
the hunter, and as a bird from
the hand of
the fowler.
Free
yourself, like a
gazelle from
the hand of
the hunter, like a bird from
the snare of
the fowler.
Go to
the ant, thou
sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Walk in
the manner of
the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little
slumber, a little folding of
the hands to sleep:
A little sleep, a little
slumber, a little folding of
the hands to rest,
Therefore shall his
calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be
shattered beyond recovery.
There are six things that
the LORD hates, seven that are
detestable to Him:
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and
forsake not
the law of thy mother:
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not
forsake your mother’s teaching.
Bind
them continually upon thine heart, and
tie them about thy neck.
Bind
them always upon your heart;
tie them around your neck.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When you walk,
they will guide you; when you lie down,
they will watch over you; when you
awake,
they will speak to you.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
To keep
thee from
the evil woman, from
the flattery of
the tongue of a strange woman.
to keep you from
the evil woman, from
the smooth tongue of
the adulteress.
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take
thee with her eyelids.
Do not
lust in your heart for her beauty or let her
captivate you with her eyes.
For by means of a
whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and
the adulteress will
hunt for
the precious life.
Men do not
despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
But if he be found, he shall restore
sevenfold; he shall give all
the substance of his house.
Yet if caught, he must pay
sevenfold; he must give up all
the wealth of his house.
For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in
the day of
vengeance.
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
My son, keep my words and
treasure my commandments within you.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Tie them to your fingers; write
them on
the tablet of your heart.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
For at
the window of my house I looked through
the lattice.
And
beheld among
the simple ones, I
discerned among
the youths, a young man void of understanding,
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
crossing
the street near her corner,
strolling down
the road to her house,
In
the twilight, in
the evening, in
the black and dark night:
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
Therefore came I forth to meet
thee,
diligently to seek thy face, and I have found
thee.
So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
Come, let us take our fill of love until
the morning: let us
solace ourselves with loves.
Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
For
the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
He hath taken a
bag of money with him, and will come home at
the day appointed.
He took with him a
bag of money and will not return till
the moon is full.”
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with
the flattering of her lips she forced him.
He goeth after her
straightway, as an ox goeth to
the slaughter, or as a
fool to
the correction of
the stocks;
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to
the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a
trap,
Till a
dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to
the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
until an
arrow pierces his liver, like a bird
darting into a
snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
Hearken unto me now
therefore, O ye children, and attend to
the words of my mouth.
Now, my sons,
listen to me, and attend to
the words of my mouth.
Her house is
the way to
hell, going down to
the chambers of death.
Her house is
the road to
Sheol, descending to
the chambers of death.
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Beside
the gates to
the city, at
the entrances she
cries out:
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
“To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Listen, for I speak of noble things, and
the opening of my lips will
reveal right.
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an
abomination to my lips.
For my mouth will speak
the truth, and wickedness is
detestable to my lips.
All
the words of my mouth are in righteousness;
there is nothing
froward or
perverse in
them.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
They are all plain to
the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
For wisdom is better than
rubies; and all
the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
For wisdom is more precious than
rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
By me princes rule, and all nobles who
govern justly.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
That I may cause those that love me to
inherit substance; and I will fill
their treasures.
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.
I was set up from
everlasting, from
the beginning, or ever
the earth was.
From
everlasting I was established, from
the beginning, before
the earth began.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
When
there were no
watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
when He established
the clouds above, when
the fountains of
the deep
gushed forth,
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
when He set a boundary for
the sea, so that
the waters would not
surpass His command, when He marked out
the foundations of
the earth.
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight,
rejoicing always before him;
Then I was a skilled
craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day,
rejoicing always in His presence.
Rejoicing in
the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with
the sons of men.
I was
rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in
the sons of men.
Now
therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are
they that keep my ways.
Now
therefore, my sons,
listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Blessed is
the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at
the posts of my
doorway.
For
whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of
the LORD.
For
whoever finds me finds life and obtains
the favor of
the LORD.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all
they that
hate me love death.
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who
hate me love death.”
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for
thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you
scoff, you alone will bear
the consequences.
The woman named Folly is loud; she is
naive and knows nothing.
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
But he knoweth not that
the dead are
there; and that her guests are in
the depths of
hell.
But
they do not know that
the dead are
there, that her guests are in
the depths of
Sheol.
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a
foolish son grief to his mother.
The LORD will not suffer
the soul of
the righteous to
famish: but he casteth away
the substance of
the wicked.
The LORD does not let
the righteous go
hungry, but He denies
the craving of
the wicked.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a
slack hand: but
the hand of
the diligent maketh rich.
Idle hands make one poor, but
diligent hands bring wealth.
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The memory of
the just is blessed: but
the name of
the wicked shall
rot.
The memory of
the righteous is a blessing, but
the name of
the wicked will
rot.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a
prating fool shall fall.
A wise heart will receive commandments, but
foolish lips will come to ruin.
He that winketh with
the eye causeth sorrow: but a
prating fool shall fall.
He who winks
the eye causes grief, and
foolish lips will come to ruin.
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Wisdom is found on
the lips of
the discerning, but a rod is for
the back of him who lacks judgment.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but
the mouth of
the foolish is near destruction.
The wise store up knowledge, but
the mouth of
the fool invites destruction.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
Whoever heeds instruction is on
the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes
astray.
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a
slander, is a
fool.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.