Proverbs

Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son

1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father,but a foolish son grief to his mother.

2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing,but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry,but He denies the craving of the wicked.

4Idle hands make one poor,but diligent hands bring wealth.

5He who gathers in summer is a wise son,but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

6Blessings are on the head of the righteous,but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

7The memory of the righteous is a blessing,but the name of the wicked will rot.

8A wise heart will receive commandments,but foolish lips will come to ruin.

9He who walks in integrity walks securely,but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

10He who winks the eye causes grief,and foolish lips will come to ruin.

11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

12Hatred stirs up dissension,but love covers all transgressions.

13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

14The wise store up knowledge,but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

15The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city,but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

16The labor of the righteous leads to life,but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,but he who ignores reproof goes astray.

18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

19When words are many, sin is unavoidable,but he who restrains his lips is wise.

20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

21The lips of the righteous feed many,but fools die for lack of judgment.

22The blessing of the LORD enriches,and He adds no sorrow to it.

23The fool delights in shameful conduct,but a man of understanding has wisdom.

24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him,but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more,but the righteous are secure forever.

26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,so is the slacker to those who send him.

27The fear of the LORD prolongs life,but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

28The hope of the righteous is joy,but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

29The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright,but destruction awaits those who do evil.

30The righteous will never be shaken,but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

1A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.

2Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.

3The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.

4The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

5He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.

7The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.

8The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.

9He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.

10He that winketh with the eye shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.

11The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.

12Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.

13In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.

14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.

15The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.

16The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked, unto sin.

17The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray.

18Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach is foolish.

19In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips is most wise.

20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.

21The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.

22The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.

23A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.

24That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.

25As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.

26As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.

27The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28The expectation of the just is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

29The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.

30The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.

31The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.

32The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.