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Wisdom Loves Righteousness
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
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 man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
A righteous man hates lying,
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.
Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
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 poor does not hear rebuke.
But the poor does not hear rebuke.
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.
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.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
By pride comes nothing but strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.
But he who gathers by labor will increase.
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
He who despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.
To turn one away from the snares of death.
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.
But a fool lays open his folly.
Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.
A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
But a faithful ambassador brings health.
But a faithful ambassador brings health.
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
But it is an 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.
He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.