1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet son is a heaviness unto his mother.
2 Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
3 The LORD will not let the soul of the righteous suffer hunger; but he putteth the ungodly from his desire.
4 An idle hand maketh poor; but a quick laboring hand maketh rich.
5 Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.
6 Loving and favorable is the face of the righteous; but the forehead of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous.
7 The memorial of the just shall have a good report; but the name of the ungodly shall stink.
8 A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face.
9 He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely; but whoso goeth a wrong way, shall be known.
10 He that winketh with his eye, will do some harm; but he that hath a foolish mouth shall be beaten.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life; but the mouth of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous.
12 Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding a man shall find wisdom; but the rod belongeth to the back of the foolish.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction.
15 The rich man's goods are his stronghold; but poverty oppresseth the poor.
16 The righteous laboureth to do good; but the ungodly useth his increase unto sin.
17 To take heed unto the chastening of nurture, is the way of life; but he that refuseth to be reformed, deceiveth himself.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that speaketh slander, is a fool.
19 Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all.
20 An innocent tongue is a noble treasure; but the heart of the ungodly is nothing worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed a whole multitude; but fools shall die in their own folly.
22 The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.
23 A fool doth wickedly and maketh but a sport of it; nevertheless it is wisdom for a man to beware of such.
24 The thing that the ungodly are afraid of, shall come upon them; but the righteous shall have their desire.
25 The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever.
26 As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes; even so is a sluggish person to them that sendeth him forth.
27 The fear of the LORD maketh a long life; but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
28 The patient abiding of the righteous shall be turned to gladness; but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
29 The way of the LORD giveth a courage unto the godly; but it is a fear for wicked doers.
30 The righteous shall never be overthrown; but the ungodly shall not remain in the land.
31 The mouth of the just will be talking of wisdom; but the tongue of the froward shall perish.
32 The lips of the righteous are occupied in acceptable things; but the mouth of the ungodly taketh them to the worst.