Solomons Proverbs in English and Latin Alphabetical, Part w 1 – Part b 2
Water.
1. Stolen Waters are ſweet, and bread eaten in ſecret is pleaſant, 9.17.
War.
1. There is a way that ſeemeth right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death, 14.12.
2. The way of the wickd is darkneſs, they know not at what they ſtumble, 4.19.
3. The way of life, is above to the wiſe, that they may depart from Hell beneath, 15.24.
4. Hear thou my Son, and be wiſe, and guide thy heart in the way, 23.19.
5 Walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous, 2.20.
6. Mans goings are of the Lord, how can a man then underſtand his own way? 20.24.
7. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he ſhall direct thy paths, 3.6.
8. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy wa…s be eſtabliſhed, 4.26.
9. The Lord keepeth the paths of judgment, and preſerveth the way of the Saints, 2.8.
10. There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not; The way of an Eagle in the air; the way of a Serpent upon a Rock; the way of a Ship in the midſt of the Sea; and the way of a Man with a Maid, 30.18, 19.
Wander.
1. As a Bird that wandereth from her Neſt, ſo is a Man that wandereth from his place, 27.8.
Wealth.
1. Wealth gotten by vanity, ſhall be diminiſhed; but he that gathereth by labour, ſhall increaſe, 13.11.
2. Every man to whom God hath given riches, and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoyce in his labour; this is the gift of God, Eccl. 5.19.
Water.
1. Drink water out of thine own Ciſtern, and running waters out of thine own Well, 5.15.
2. Let thy fountains be diſperſed abroad, and rivers of waters in the ſtreets; let them only be thy own, and not ſtrangers with thee. 5.16, 17.
3. The words of a mans mouth are as deep waters, and the well-ſprings of Wiſdom like a flowing Brook, 18.4.
4. Caſt thy bread upon the Waters, for thou ſhalt find it after many days, Eccl. 11.1.
Weight.
1. Divers weights, and divers meaſures, both of them are like abomination to the Lord, 20.10.
2. Divers weights are an abomination to the Lord, and a falſe ballance is not good, 20.23.
3. A juſt weight and ballance are the Lords, and all the weights of the bag are his work, 16.11.
4. A falſe ballance is an abomination to the Lord; but a juſt weight is his delight, 11.1.
Wicked.
1. Be not over-much wicked, neither be thou fooliſh; why ſhouldeſt thou dye before thy time? Eccl. 7.17.
2. Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men, 4.14.
3. When the wicked cometh, then cometh alſo contempt, and with ignominy reproach, 18.3.
4. There ſhall no evil happen to the juſt, but the wicked ſhall be filled with miſchief, 12.21.
5. The ſoul of the wicked deſireth evil, his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes, 21.10.
6. His own iniquities ſhall take the wicked himſelf, and he ſhall be holden with the cords … his ſins, 5.22.
7. Fret not thy ſelf becauſe of evil men, nei… be thou envious at the wicked, 24.19.
8. I ſaw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the City when they had ſo done: this is alſo vanity, Eccl. 8.10.
9. The Lord hath made all things for himſelf, even the wicked for the day of evil, 16.4.
10. There ſhall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked ſhall be put out, 24.20.
11. A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord; but a man of wicked devices ſhall he condemn, 12.2.
12. Be not afraid of ſudden fear, nor of the deſolation of the wicked when it cometh, 3.25.
13. The wicked ſhall be cut off from the earth, and the tranſgreſſor ſhal be rooted out of it, 2 22.
Wife.
1. Houſe and riches are the inheritance of fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 19.14.
2. Whoſo findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord, 18.22.
3. Let thy fountain be bleſſed, rejoyce in the wife of thy youth, 5.18.
4. Live joyfully with thy wife whom thou loveſt, all the days of the life of thy vanity, which God hath given thee under the Sun; for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takeſt under the Sun, Eccl. 9.9.
5. A fooliſh Son is the calamity of his Father; and the contentions of a Wife are a continual dropping, 19.13.
Wind.
1. What profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? Eccl. 5.16.
2. He that obſerveth the wind ſhall not ſow; and he that regardeth the clouds, ſhall not reap, Eccl. 11.4.
Wine.
1. Wine is a mocker, ſtrong drink is raging: and whoſever is deceived thereby is not wiſe, 20.1.
2. Who hath woe? who hath ſorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babling? who hath wounds? who hath redneſs of, eyes? They that tarry long at the wine, they that go to ſeek mixt wine, 23.29, 30.
3. Look not thou upon the wine when it is Red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it moveth it ſelf aright. At laſt it biteth like a Serpent; and ſtingeth like an Adder. Thine eyes ſhall behold ſtrange women, and thy heart ſhall utter perverſe things, 23.31, 32, 33.
4. Give ſtrong drink unto him that is ready to periſh, and Wine unto thoſe that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his miſery no more, 31.6, 7.
Wiſe.
1. Bow down thine ears, and hear the words of the wiſe, and apply thy heart to wiſdom, 22.17.
2. My ſon, if thy heart be wiſe, my heart ſhall rejoyce, even mine, 23.15.
3. A wiſe man will hear, and increaſe learning; and a man of underſtanding ſhall attain to wiſe counſels, 1.5.
4. In the multitude of words there wanteth not ſin; but he that refraineth his lips is wiſe, 10.19.
5. The heart of the wiſe teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips, 16.23.
6. There is treaſure to be deſired, and oyl in the dwelling-place of the wiſe; but a fooliſh man ſpendeth it up, 21.20.
7. Theſe things alſo belong to the wiſe; It is not good to have reſpect of perſons in judgment, 24.23.
8. The words of the wiſe are as goads, and as nails faſtned by the maſters of Aſſemblies, which are given from one ſhepherd, Eccl. 12.11.
9. There be four things that be little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wiſe, the Ants, the Conies, the Locuſts, and the Spiders, 30.24.
10. Go to the Ant thou ſluggard, conſider her ways and be wiſe, 6.6.
11. If a wiſe man contendeth with a fooliſh man, whether he rage or laugh there is no reſt, 29.9.
Wiſdom.
1. I wiſdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions, 8.12.
2. Wiſdom is better than rubies; and all things that may be deſired, are not to be compared to it, 8.11.
3. Wiſdom is better than weapons of war; but one ſinner deſtroyeth much good, Eccl. 9.18.
4. Wiſdom is better than ſtrength; nevertheleſs the poor mans wiſdom is deſpiſed, and his words are not heard, Eccl. 9 16.
5. Wiſdom ſtrengtheneth the wiſe, more than ten mighty men who are in the City, Eccl. 7.19.
6. Wiſdom is too high for a fool, he openeth not his mouth in the gate, 24.7.
7. He that handleth a matter wiſely, ſhall find good; and whoſo truſteth in the Lord, happy is he, 16.20.
8. Through deſire a man having ſeparated himſelf, ſeeketh and intermedleth with all wiſdom, 18.18.
9. Say not thou, What is the cauſe that the former days were better than theſe? for thou doſt not enquire wiſely concerning this, Eccl. 7.10.
10. In much wiſdom is much grief; and he that encreaſeth knowledg, encreaſeth ſorrow, Ec 1.18
Witneſs
1. The Lord hates a falſe witneſs, that ſpeaketh lies; 6.19.
2. A faithful witneſs will not lye; but a falſe witneſs will utter lies, 14.5.
3. A falſe witneſs ſhall not be unpuniſhed; and he that ſpeaketh lies ſhall not eſcape, 19.5.
4. A falſe witneſs ſhall periſh; but a man that heareth, ſpeaketh conſtantly, 21.28.
5 A man that heareth falſe witneſs againſt his Neighbour, is a Maul, and a Sword, and a ſharp Arrow, 25.18.
6. A true witneſs delivereth ſouls; but a deceitful one ſpeaketh lies, 14 25.
7. An ungodly witneſs ſcorneth judgment; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity, 19.28.
8. Be not witneſs againſt thy neighbour without cauſe; and deceive not with thy lips, 24 28.
Woman.
1. A fooliſh woman is clamorous and ſimple, and knoweth nothing, 9 13.
2. The lips of a ſtrange woman drop as an honey comb; her mouth is ſmoother than oil, but her end is bitter as wormwood, ſharp as a two-edged-ſword; her feet go down to death, her ſteps take hold of hell, 5.3, 4, 5.
3. Wiſdom will deliver thee from a ſtrange woman, the ſtranger that flattereth with her words, which forſaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God: for her houſe inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead, 2.16, 17, 18.
4. Remove thy way far from the ſtrange Woman, and come not near the door of her houſe; leſt thou give thine honor unto others, and thy years to the cruel; leſt ſtrangers be filled with thy wealth, and thy labours be in the houſe of a ſtranger; and thou mourn at the laſt when thy fleſh and body are conſumed; and ſay, how have I hated inſtruction, &c. 5.9, 10, 11, 12.
5. For three things the earth is diſquieted, and for four it cannot bear; for a Servant when he reigneth, and a fool when he is filled with meat; for an odious Woman when ſhe is Married, and an hand-maid that is Heir to her Miſtriſs, 30.21, 22, 23.
6. I find more bitter than death, the Woman whoſe heat is ſnares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoſo pleaſeth God ſhall eſcape from her; but the ſinner ſhall be taken by her, Eccl. 7.26.
7. The mouth of a ſtrange Woman is a deep pit; he that is abhorred of the Lord, ſhall fall therein, 22.14.
8. Give not thy ſtrength to Women, nor thy ways to that which deſtroyeth Kings, 31.3.
9. Why wilt thou my Son be raviſht with a ſtrange Woman, and embrace the boſom of a ſtranger? for the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings, 5.20, 21.
10. Keep the Commandment, and it will keep thee from the evil Woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a ſtrange Woman: luſt not after her Beauty in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye-lids, 6.24.25.
11. As a jewel of Gold in a Swines ſnout; ſo is a fair woman without diſcretion, 11.22.
12. A virtuous Woman is a Crown to her Husband; but ſhe that maketh aſhamed, is as rottenneſs to his bones, 12.4.
13. Every wiſe Woman buildeth her Houſe, but a fooliſh Woman pulleth it down with he… hands, 14.1.
14. It is better to dwell in the corner of a Houſe-top, than with a brawling Woman in a wide houſe, 25.24.
15. It is better to dwell in the Wilderneſs, than with a contentious and angry Woman, 21.19.
16. Who can find a virtuous Woman? for her price is above Rubies, 31.10.
17. One Man among a thouſand have I found; but a Woman among all theſe have I not found, Eccl. 7.28.
18. Favour is deceitful, and Beauty is vain; but a Woman that feareth the Lord, ſhe ſhall be praiſed. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praiſe her in the Gate, 31.30, 31.
29. Whoſo hideth the contentious Woman, hideth the Wind; and the ointment of his right Hand which bewrayeth it ſelf, 27.16.
Word.
1. Heavineſs in the heart of man maketh it ſtoop; but a good word maketh it glad, 12.25.
2. Pleaſant words are as the Hony-comb, ſweet to the Soul, and health to the Bones, 16.24.
3. A word fitly ſpoken, is like apples of Gold in pictures of Silver, 25.11.
Wrath.
1. A man of great wrath ſhall ſuffer puniſhment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou muſt do it again, …9.19.
THE END.
PROVERBIA Solomonis, Alphabetice Collecta Memoriae gratiâ.
Adverſity.
1 SI tu deficio in tempus anguſtia, tuus virtus ſum anguſtus, Chap. 24.10.
2. Amicus diligo omnis tempus, & frater naſcor in anguſtiâ, 17.17.
2. In tempus bonum laetor; autem in tempus malum conſidero, Eccl. 7.14.
Adultery.
1. Quiſquis perpetro Adulterium cum Mulier, careo intelligentia, qui facio iſte, perdo anima ſuus, 6.32.
2. Is ſum via ſcortans Mulier: comedo, & abſtergo ſuus os & dico, operor nullus iniquitas, 30.20.
3. Nam propter ſcortans mulier homo deduco ad fruſtrum panis; & adultera venor pretioſus vita, 6.26.
Affliction.
1. Omnis dies afflictus ſum malus, ſed qui ſum laetus animus, habeo continuus convivium, 15.15.
Anger.
1. Intellectus homo defero ſuus ira, & ſum ornamentum is praetereo defectio, 19.11.
2. Qui ſum tardus ad ira, ſum melior robuſtus, 16.32.
3. Exerceo nullus amicitia cum iracundus, & cum furibundus non congredior, ne diſco iter is, 22.24.
4. Iracundus excito contentio, & furibundus abundo defectio, 29.22.
5. Qui ſum cito iratus, facio ſtulte: Et homo cogitatio fraudulentus ſum odium, 14, 17.
6. Ne perturbor in ſpiritus ut indignor, nam indignatio conquieſco in ſinus ſtultus, Eccl. 7.9.
Anſwer.
1. Homo habeo laetitia ex ſermo os, & verbum prolatus debitus tempus quam bonus ſum 15.23.
2. Animus juſtus meditor ad reſpondeo; autem os improbus eructo malus, 15.28.
3, Unuſquiſque oſculor labium is, qui reddo rectus reſponſum, 24.26.
4. Mollis reſponſio averto excandeſcentia: autem verbum moleſtus excito ira, 15.1.
5. Ne reſpondeo ſtolidus ſecundum ſtultitia is, ne tu ſum ſimilis ille, 26 4.
6. Reſpondeo ſtolidus ſecundum ſtultitia is, ne ſum ſapiens in oculus ſuus, 26.5.
7. Qui reſpondeo aliquis priuſquam audio, ſum ſtultitia & ignominia is, 18.13.
8. Preparatio cor, & reſponſio lingua, ſum a Dominus, 16.1.
Babler.
1. Serpens mordeo ſine incantatio, nec garrulus ſum melior, Eccl. 10.11.
Backſlider.
1. Tergiverſator in animus ſatio ſuus via, & vir bonus ſatio a ſui ipſius. 14.14.
Bleſſing.
1. Benedictio Jehova dito, neque addo moleſtia cum ſui, 10.22.
2. Bene dictio adſum caput juſtus, at violentia obtego os impius, 10.6.
Blood thirſty.
1. Homo ſanguinarius odi integer: autem rectus quaero anima is, 22.10.
Brother.
1. Frater provocatus ſum difficilior vinco urbs munitus, & contentio hic ſum ut vectis arx, 18.19.
2. Ne ingredier domus frater tempus calamitas: Melior ſum vicinus propinquus frater longinquus, 27.10.