✧The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. ✧2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death. ✧3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked. ✧4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. ✧5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. ✧6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. ✧7The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot. ✧8The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall. ✧9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known. ✧10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall. ✧11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. ✧12Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions. ✧13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. ✧14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction. ✧15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty. ✧16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin. ✧17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth. ✧18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. ✧19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely. ✧20The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth. ✧21The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding. ✧22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith. ✧23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding. ✧24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted. ✧25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation. ✧26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him. ✧27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened. ✧28The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish. ✧29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. ✧30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land. ✧31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off. ✧32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.