Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who keeps his soul shall be far from them.

Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely shall be delivered.

Only take heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, that you not forget the things your eyes have seen, and that they not depart from your heart all the days of your life; and teach them to your children and your grandchildren.

Search me, O Mighty God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties;

and find out if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way eternal.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?

Watch and pray, that you not enter into temptation. The spirit truly is willing, but the flesh is weak.

watching carefully that no one fall short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and through this many become defiled;

The first thing about wisdom is: Get wisdom. And with all your getting, get understanding.

My son, do not let them depart from your eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion,

A gracious woman holds on to honor, and ruthless men hold on to riches.

He who watches his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide shall have destruction.

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun: riches kept for their owners to their hurt.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual perversions, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual perversions, murders,

All these evil things come from within and defile a man.

But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lusts and enticed.

Then, when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.