Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
The LORD does not let the soul of the righteous hunger, but he thrusts away the craving of the wicked.
A slack palm makes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
He who gathers in summer is a son who acts with good sense; he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
The wise of heart receives commandments, but a stubborn fool of lips will be thrust down.
He who walks in integrity walks in safety, but he who makes his ways crooked will be known.
He who winks the eye gives pain, and a stubborn fool of lips will be thrust down.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Hatred stirs up discord, but love covers over all transgressions.
In the lips of the understanding one wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks heart.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a stubborn fool is ruin drawing near.
The wealth of a rich man is his strong town; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
The wage of the righteous is for life; the produce of the wicked is for sin.
A path to life is one who keeps discipline, but one who forsakes rebuke leads astray.
He who covers hatred has lips of falsehood, and he who brings out a slander — he is a fool.
In a multitude of words transgression does not cease, but one who restrains his lips acts with good sense.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.
The lips of the righteous shepherd many, but stubborn fools die for lack of heart.
The blessing of the LORD — it makes rich, and he adds no pain with it.
Carrying out a scheme is like sport to a fool, but wisdom is to a man of insight.
The dread of the wicked — it will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous he will grant.
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
The fear of the LORD adds days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
The mouth of the righteous bears wisdom, but the tongue of perversities will be cut off.
The lips of the righteous know favor, but the mouth of the wicked is perversities.