1 ¶ A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is sadness unto his mother.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son an affliction to his mother.

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

Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.

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

Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

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

Poor he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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

Whoso is gathering in summer a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest a son causing shame.

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

Blessings for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

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

The remembrance of the righteous for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.

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

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

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

Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

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

Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

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

A fountain of life the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

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

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

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

In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

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

The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool near ruin.

15 ¶ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the weakness of the poor is their poverty.

The wealth of the rich his strong city, The ruin of the poor their poverty.

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

The wage of the righteous for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

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

A traveller to life he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

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

Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

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

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips wise.

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

The tongue of the righteous chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.

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

The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.

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

The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

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

To execute inventions as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

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

The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

25 W hen the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is founded for ever.

As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.

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

As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So the slothful to those sending him.

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

The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

28 T he hope of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

The hope of the righteous joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

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

The way of Jehovah strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

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

The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.

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

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.

32 T he lips of the righteous shall know the will of God, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversion.

The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!