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  • 1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
  • 2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
  • 3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
  • 4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • 5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
  • 6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
  • 7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
  • 8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
  • 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
  • 10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
  • 11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
  • 12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
  • 13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
  • 14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
  • 15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
  • 16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
  • 17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
  • 18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
  • 19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
  • 20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
  • 21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
  • 22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
  • 23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
  • 24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
  • 25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
  • 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
  • 27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
  • 28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
  • 29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
  • 30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
  • 31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
  • 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
Version: King James Edition - English