1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish son is a weight of grief to his mother.
2Treasures gained by wickedness are worth nothing, but righteousness saves from death.
3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but he throws away what the wicked have gathered.
4A slack hand makes a person poor, but the hand of the hard worker brings riches.
5The one who gathers in summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps through the harvest is a son who brings shame.
6Blessings rest on the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7The memory of the just is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8The wise in heart will take in commands, but a babbling fool will fall.
9Whoever walks honestly walks safely, but whoever twists his ways will be found out.
10Whoever winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a babbling fool will fall.
11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all sins.
13On the lips of the one who understands, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of the one with no understanding.
14Wise people store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin close.
15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16The work of the righteous leads to life; what the wicked gain leads to sin.
17Whoever keeps instruction is on the way of life, but whoever refuses correction goes astray.
18Whoever hides hatred with lying lips, and whoever spreads a slander, is a fool.
19Where there are many words, sin is not far away, but whoever holds back his lips is wise.
20The tongue of the just is like choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.
21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
22The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
23Doing wrong is like a game to a fool, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24What the wicked man fears will come upon him, but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
25As the whirlwind passes by, so the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand on a lasting foundation.
26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy man to those who send him.
27The fear of the LORD makes days longer, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28The hope of the righteous will end in gladness, but what the wicked expect will perish.
29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but it is ruin to those who do evil.
30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not live in the land.
31The mouth of the just brings out wisdom, but the crooked tongue will be cut out.
32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked speaks what is crooked.