The
proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad
father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his
mother.
02 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but
righteousness delivereth from death.
03 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the
righteous to famish: but he casteth away the
substance of the wicked.
04 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack
hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
05 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but
he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth
shame.
06 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but
violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
07 The memory of the just is blessed: but the
name of the wicked shall rot.
08 The wise in heart will receive commandments:
but a prating fool shall fall.
09 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but
he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow:
but a prating fool shall fall.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of
life: but violence covereth the mouth of the
wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth
all sins.
13 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.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of
the foolish is near destruction.
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the
destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life:
the fruit of the wicked to sin.
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17 He is in the way of life that keepeth
instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he
that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not
sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver:
the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools
die for want of wisdom.
22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and
he addeth no sorrow with it.
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a
man of understanding hath wisdom.
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon
him: but the desire of the righteous shall be
granted.
25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no
more: but the righteous is an everlasting
foundation.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the
eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the
years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the
upright: but destruction shall be to the workers
of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the
wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom:
but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is
acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh
frowardness.
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