Proverbs 16:25-Proverbs 17:6 - Words Of Advice To A Wise Son
25 There is a way [that seems] upright {to} a man, but its end [is] the way of death.
26 The life of a worker works for him, for his {hunger} urges him.
27 A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips [are] like a scorching fire.
28 A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.
29 A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way [that is] not good.
30 He who winks his eyes [does so in order] to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
31 A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.
32 He who is slow to anger [is] better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
33 The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.
1 Better a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house filled [with] feasts of strife.
2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.
3 A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness, [and] the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6 The crown of the elderly [are] {grandchildren}, and the glory of children [is] their fathers.