The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is* the heaviness of his mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
The \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w** will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
He becometh poor that dealeth with* a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He that gathereth in summer is* a wise son: but* he that sleepeth in harvest is* a son that causeth shame.
Blessings are* upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The memory of the just is* blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
The mouth of a righteous man is* a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is* for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Wise men* lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is* near destruction.
The rich man’s wealth is* his strong city: the destruction of the poor is* their poverty.
The labour of the righteous tendeth* to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
He is in* the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
He that hideth hatred with* lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is* a fool.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is* wise.
The tongue of the just is as* choice silver: the heart of the wicked is* little worth.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The blessing of the \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w**, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
It is* as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
As the whirlwind passeth, so is* the wicked no more:* but the righteous is* an everlasting foundation.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is* the sluggard to them that send him.
The fear of the \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w** prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The hope of the righteous shall be* gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The way of the \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w** is* strength to the upright: but destruction shall be* to the workers of iniquity.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.