A fountain of life [is] a mouth of righteousness, and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.

Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but [to] the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.

The wage of the righteous [leads] to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.

On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod [is] for the back of one who lacks {sense}.

[On] the path to life is he who guards instruction, but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart of wickedness is {of little worth}.

The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.

The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools {die for lack of sense}.

The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.

[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.

Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin [belongs] to {evildoers}.

With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness, but [the] righteous have a foundation forever.

Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus [is] the lazy to one who employs him.

Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.

The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

He who gathers in the summer [is] a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest [is] a child who brings shame.

Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Blessings [belong] to the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The winking of an eye causes trouble, and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.

The blessing of Yahweh makes [one] rich, and he does not increase sorrow with it.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.

In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The lips of the righteous know [the] acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.