The 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.

3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;

But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

4He becometh poor that worketh 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 righteous;

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

7The memory of the righteous 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 the righteous is a fountain of life;

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

12Hatred stirreth up strifes;

But love covereth all transgressions.

13In the lips of him that hath discernment 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 a present destruction.

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

The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;

The increase of the wicked, to sin.

17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction;

But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;

And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;

But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

20The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver:

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

21The lips of the righteous feed many;

But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich;

And he addeth no sorrow therewith.