1 The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

1 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father,

but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

1 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son maketh a glad father:

But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:

But righteousness delivereth from death.

3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:

But he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

1 The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child brings joy to a father;

a foolish child brings grief to a mother.

2 Tainted wealth has no lasting value,

but right living can save your life.

3 The Lord will not let the godly go hungry,

but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.

1 The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a glad father,

But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,

But righteousness delivers from death.

3 The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,

But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

1 These are the wise words of Solomon:

Wise children make their father happy,

but foolish children make their mother sad.

2 Riches gotten by doing wrong have no value,

but right living will save you from death.

3 The Lord does not let good people go hungry,

but he keeps evil people from getting what they want.

1 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son maketh a glad father;

But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;

But righteousness delivereth from death.

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

But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

1 The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous man to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.

1 The proverbs of Solomon: 

A wise son makes his father happy, 

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 

2 Treasures gained dishonestly profit no one, 

but righteousness rescues from death. 

3 The Lord will not allow a righteous person to starve, 

but he intentionally ignores the desires of a wicked person. 

1 Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

2 Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,

but righteousness rescues from death.

3 The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,

but He denies the wicked what they crave.

1 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise child makes a glad father,

but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.

2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

1 The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child makes a father glad,

but a foolish child grieves his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3 Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry,

but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

1 These are the proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes his father glad.

But a foolish son brings sorrow to his mother.

2 Riches that are gained by sinning aren’t worth anything.

But doing what is right saves you from death.

3 The Lord gives those who do right the food they need.

But he lets those who do wrong go hungry.