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¹ The proverbs of Solomon.

² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.³ The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

⁵ A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.

⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

⁷ The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

⁹ He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.

¹⁰ He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

¹² Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.

¹³ In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.

¹⁵ The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶ The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.

¹⁷ He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

¹⁸ He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.

²² The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.

²³ It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.

²⁴ The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.²⁵ When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

²⁷ The fear of the LORD prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.²⁸ The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

²⁹ The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.³⁰ The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.