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A Wise Son Heeds his Father's Instruction
A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,
but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.
Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
but sin overthrows the wicked.
but sin overthrows the wicked.
There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
but a poor man hears no threat.
but a poor man hears no threat.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
The light of the righteous rejoices,
but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
By insolence comes nothing but strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom.
but with those who take advice is wisdom.
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.
Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
but a fool flaunts his folly.
but a fool flaunts his folly.
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a faithful envoy brings healing.
but a faithful envoy brings healing.
Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
but it is swept away through injustice.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.