Proverbs of Solomon

• A wise child makes a father glad,
  • but a foolish child grieves his mother.
  • 2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
  • 3 Yahweh will not cause a righteous person[fn] to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.
  • 4 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
  • 5 He who gathers in the summer is a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest is a child who brings shame.
  • 6 Blessings belong to the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
  • 7 The memory of righteousness is like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
  • 8 A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
  • 9 Whoever walks in integrity[fn] will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
  • 10 The winking of an eye causes[fn] trouble, and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
  • 11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness, and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
  • 12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.
  • 13 On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense .[fn]
  • 14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
  • 15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
  • 16 The wage of the righteous leads to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.
  • 17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction, but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.
  • 18 He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit, and he who utters slander—he is a fool.
  • 19 In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
  • 20 Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart[fn] of wickedness is of little worth .[fn]
  • 21 Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools die for lack of sense .[fn]
  • 22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich, and he does not increase sorrow with it.
  • 23 It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.
  • 24 The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
  • 25 With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness, but the righteous have a foundation forever.
  • 26 Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus is the lazy to one who employs[fn] him.
  • 27 The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
  • 28 The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
  • 29 A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin belongs to evildoers .[fn]
  • 30 The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.[fn]
  • 31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
  • 32 The lips of the righteous know the acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.