1 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father;

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,

but righteousness delivers from death.

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

but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,

but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son,

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

6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

7 The memory of the righteous is blessed,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

8 The wise in heart accept commandments,

but a chattering fool will fall.

9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely,

but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

10 One who winks with the eye causes sorrow,

but a chattering fool will fall.

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

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

12 Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all wrongs.

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

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

14 Wise men lay up knowledge,

but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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

The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16 The labor of the righteous leads to life.

The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

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

but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

18 He who hides hatred has lying lips.

He who utters a slander is a fool.

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

but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.

The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,

and he adds no trouble to it.

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

but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.

24 What the wicked fear will overtake them,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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

but the righteous stand firm forever.

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

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days,

but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,

but the hope of the wicked will perish.

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

but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

30 The righteous will never be removed,

but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

1 (The parables of Solomon.) A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son [is] sadness unto his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but wickedness shall cast out the wicked.

4 He that deals [with] a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

5 He that gathers in summer [is] a wise son, [but] he that sleeps in harvest [is] a son that causes shame.

6 Blessings [are] upon the head of the just, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

7 The memory of the just [is] blessed, but the name of the wicked shall stink.

8 The wise in heart will receive the commandments, but he who speaks foolishness shall fall.

9 He that walks in integrity walks securely, but he that perverts his ways shall be broken.

10 He that winks with the eye causes sorrow, and he that speaks foolishness shall fall.

11 The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

12 Hatred stirs up strifes, but love covers all sins.

13 In the lips of the prudent wisdom is found and [is] a rod unto the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 Wise [men] keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish [is] near [unto] calamity.

15 The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city; the weakness of the poor [is] their poverty.

16 The work of the righteous [is] unto life, but the fruit of the wicked is for sin.

17 He [is in] the way of life that gives heed to chastening, but he that refuses reproof errs.

18 He that hides hatred [has] lying lips, and he that utters a slander, [is] a fool.

19 In the multitude of words there [is] no lack [of] rebellion, but he that refrains his lips [is] wise.

20 The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver, but the understanding of the wicked [is worth] little.

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

22 The blessing of the LORD is that which makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

23 To make an abomination [is] as sport to the fool, but wisdom is recreation to the man of intelligence.

24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him, but [God] shall grant the desire of the righteous.

25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no [more], but the righteous [is] founded for ever.

26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to those that send him.

27 The fear of the LORD shall prolong days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28 The hope of the righteous [is] joy, but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

29 The way of the LORD [is] strength to the perfect, but [it is] terror to the workers of iniquity.

30 The righteous eternally shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

31 The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

32 The lips of the righteous shall know the will [of God], but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversion.: