1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son is his mother's sorrow.
2 Treasures won by wickedness are of no profit, but righteousness rescues from death.
3 The LORD does not let the soul of the righteous go hungry, but he pushes aside the craving of the wicked.
4 A slack palm makes a man poor, but the hand of the diligent makes him rich.
5 A son who gathers in summer acts wisely; a son who sleeps at harvest acts shamefully.
6 Blessings rest on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked hides violence.
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will decay.
8 The wise in heart accepts commands, but a babbling fool will be thrown down.
9 He who walks in integrity walks secure, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
10 He who winks his eye brings trouble, and a babbling fool will be thrown down.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but the mouth of the wicked hides violence.
12 Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers every transgression.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is meant for the back of one without sense.
14 The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is ruin close at hand.
15 A rich man's wealth is his fortified city; poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 The earnings of the righteous lead to life; the income of the wicked, to sin.
17 One who keeps discipline is a path to life, but one who abandons correction leads astray.
18 He who hides hatred has lying lips, and he who spreads a slander is a fool.
19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but one who restrains his lips is prudent.
20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is worth very little.
21 The lips of the righteous shepherd many, but fools die for want of sense.
22 It is the LORD's blessing that makes rich, and he adds no toil to it.
23 To a fool, doing wrong is like a joke, and wisdom is the same to a man of understanding.
24 The thing the wicked fears is what comes upon him, but what the righteous long for will be given.
25 When the storm has passed, the wicked are gone, but the righteous have a foundation for ever.
26 As vinegar is to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy man to those who send him.
27 The fear of the LORD lengthens days, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
28 The expectation of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will come to nothing.
29 The way of the LORD is a refuge to the blameless, but ruin to those who do iniquity.
30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what pleases, but the mouth of the wicked knows only perversity.