Proverbs

¹The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. ²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. ³The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. ⁴He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. ⁵He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame. ⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ⁷The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. ⁸The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. ⁹He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. ¹⁰One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall. ¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ¹²Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. ¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. ¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. ¹⁵The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. ¹⁶The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin. ¹⁷He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. ¹⁸He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. ¹⁹In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. ²⁰The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. ²¹The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding. ²²The LORD’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. ²³It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure. ²⁴What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. ²⁵When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever. ²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. ²⁷The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. ²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. ²⁹The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. ³⁰The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. ³¹The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. ³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.