LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.