- 1. ¶ A WISE son makes his father glad, but a foolish son brings shame to his mother.
- 2. ¶ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivers from death.
- 3. The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but he casts away the substance of the wicked.
- 4. ¶ Poverty humbles a man; but the hands of diligent men make rich.
- 5. ¶ He who works in summer is a wise man; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
- 6. ¶ Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but iniquity covers the mouth of the wicked.
- 7. ¶ The memory of the just is a blessing; but the heir of the wicked shall be extinct.
- 8. ¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments; but one whose lips are full of folly shall be caught.
- 9. ¶ He who walks uprightly walks in hope; but he who perverts his ways shall be known.
- 10. ¶ He who winks with his eyes deceitfully causes sorrow; but he who reproves openly makes peace.
- 11. ¶ The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked is covered with iniquity.
- 12. ¶ Hatred stirs up strife; shame shall cover all the wicked.
- 13. ¶ He who brings forth wisdom out of his lips shall beat with a rod him that lacks understanding.
- 14. ¶ Wise men conceal knowledge; but a hasty mouth is near destruction.
- 15. ¶ The rich men’s wealth is their strong cities; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- 16. ¶ The labor of the righteous tends to life; the harvest of the wicked to sin.
- 17. ¶ The true way of life brings discipline; but he who hates reproof is a fool.
- 18. ¶ The lips of the wicked are full of deceits, and he who utters a curse is a fool.
- 19. ¶ The wicked cannot be delivered by a multitude of words; but he who refrains his lips is wise.
- 20. ¶ The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver; the heart of the wicked is full of bitterness.
- 21. The lips of the righteous are full of mercy; but the fools die for want of wisdom.
- 22. ¶ The blessings of the LORD bring riches, and there shall be no sorrow in them.
- 23. ¶ It is sport to a fool to do mischief; but a man of understanding has wisdom.
- 24. ¶ The wicked shall be dragged to ruin; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
- 25. As the whirlwind passes suddenly, so wicked men shall perish and be no more; but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.
- 26. ¶ As unripe grapes are hurtful to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so does wickedness hurt those who indulge in it.
- 27. ¶ Reverence for the LORD prolongs life; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
- 28. The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
- 29. ¶ The way of the LORD is strength to the upright; but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- 30. The righteous shall never be removed; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
- 31. ¶ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom; but a perverse tongue shall be silenced.
- 32. The lips of the righteous know what is good; but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse things.
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