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Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son grief to his mother.Pro 15:20

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing,

but righteousness brings deliverance from death.Pro 11:4; Job 20:20

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry,

but He denies the craving of the wicked.Psa 33:19; Isa 49:26

Idle hands make one poor,

but diligent hands bring wealth.Pro 21:5

He who gathers in summer is a wise son,

but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(a)10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also in verse 11

The memory of the righteous is a blessing,

but the name of the wicked will rot.Psa 112:6; Mat 26:13

A wise heart will receive commandments,

but foolish lips will come to ruin.Psa 141:5; Jas 3:17

He who walks in integrity walks securely,

but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

He who winks the eye causes grief,

and foolish lips will come to ruin.(b)10:10 Or babbling fools will fallPro 6:13

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Hatred stirs up dissension,

but love covers all transgressions.(c)10:12 See 1 Peter 4:81Pe 4:8; 1Co 3:4

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,

but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

The wise store up knowledge,

but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city,

but poverty is the ruin of the poor.Pro 18:10

The labor of the righteous leads to life,

but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but he who ignores reproof goes astray.Pro 12:1

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,

and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

When words are many, sin is unavoidable,

but he who restrains his lips is wise.Ecc 10:14

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,

but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of judgment.Mat 12:35

The blessing of the LORD enriches,

and He adds no sorrow to it.

The fool delights in shameful conduct,

but a man of understanding has wisdom.

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more,

but the righteous are secure forever.Psa 37:36

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is the slacker to those who send him.

The fear of the LORD prolongs life,

but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

The hope of the righteous is joy,

but the expectations of the wicked will perish.Job 8:13; Psa 112:10

The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright,

but destruction awaits those who do evil.

The righteous will never be shaken,

but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,

but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,

but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.