✧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.
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✧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.