¹The proverbs of Solomon .

A wise son makes a glad father ;

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing ,

but righteousness delivers from death .

³The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry ,

but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked .

⁴He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand ,

but the hand of the diligent brings wealth .

⁵He who gathers in summer is a wise son ,

but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous ,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked .

⁷The memory of the righteous is blessed ,

but the name of the wicked will rot .

⁸The wise in heart accept commandments ,

but a chattering fool will fall .

⁹He who walks blamelessly walks surely ,

but he who perverts his ways will be found out .

¹⁰One who winks with the eye causes sorrow ,

but a chattering fool will fall .

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life ,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked .

¹²Hatred stirs up strife ,

but love covers all wrongs.

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment ,

but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding .

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge ,

but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin .

¹⁵The rich man ’s wealth is his strong city .

The destruction of the poor is their poverty .

¹⁶The labour of the righteous leads to life .

The increase of the wicked leads to sin .

¹⁷He is in the way of life who heeds correction ,

but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray .

¹⁸He who hides hatred has lying lips .

He who utters a slander is a fool .

¹⁹In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,

but he who restrains his lips does wisely .

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver .

The heart of the wicked is of little worth .

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many ,

but the foolish die for lack of understanding .

²²The LORD ’s blessing brings wealth ,

and he adds no trouble to it .

²³It is a fool ’s pleasure to do wickedness ,

but wisdom is a man of understanding ’s pleasure.

²⁴What the wicked fear will overtake them ,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted .

²⁵When the whirlwind passes , the wicked is no more ;

but the righteous stand firm forever .

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth , and as smoke to the eyes ,

so is the sluggard to those who send him .

²⁷The fear of the LORD prolongs days ,

but the years of the wicked shall be shortened .

²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy ,

but the hope of the wicked will perish.

²⁹The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright ,

but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

³⁰The righteous will never be removed ,

but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

³¹The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom ,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off .

³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable ,

but the mouth of the wicked is perverse .