1 ¶ A wise son takes his father’s chastening: but a scorner does not hear rebuke.

A wise son his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

2 ¶ Of the fruit of his mouth man shall eat well: but the soul of the transgressors shall starve.

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

3 ¶ He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.

4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5 ¶ The righteous man hates lying: but the wicked man makes himself loathsome, and abominable.

A righteous hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.

6 ¶ Righteousness keeps the one of the perfect way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

7 ¶ There are those that make themselves rich, yet have nothing: there are those that make themselves poor, yet have great riches.

There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.

8 ¶ The redemption of a man’s life is his riches: but the poor does not hear rebuke.

The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.

9 ¶ The light of the righteous shall rejoice: but the fire of the wicked shall be put out.

The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

10 ¶ Pride shall certainly give birth to contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

11 ¶ The riches of vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.

Wealth by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase.

12 ¶ Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire cometh to pass is a tree of life.

13 ¶ Whosoever despises the word shall perish by it: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

14 ¶ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

15 ¶ Good understanding brings forth grace: but the way of transgressors is hard.

Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.

16 ¶ Every sane man works according to wisdom: but the fool shall manifest his folly.

Every prudent acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open folly.

17 ¶ A bad messenger shall fall into evil: but a faithful ambassador is medicine.

A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.

18 ¶ Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuses chastening: but he that regards reproof shall be honoured.

Poverty and shame shall be him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

19 ¶ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

20 ¶ He that walks with wise men shall be wise, but the companion of fools shall be destroyed.

He that walketh with wise becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.

21 ¶ Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

22 ¶ A good man shall leave an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

23 ¶ In the fallow ground of the poor there is much bread, but it is lost for lack of judgment.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.

24 ¶ He that cuts short chastening hates his son, but he that loves him chastens him early.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

25 ¶ The righteous eats until his soul is satisfied, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.