There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged read more

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that read more

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; read more

And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

He who works his land will have abundant food.

He who works his land will have abundant food.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise man's mouth read more

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better read more

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their read more

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.