Bible Reading Plan

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.^(b)

² Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.^(c)

³ The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,^(d)
but He denies the wicked what they crave.^(e)

⁴ Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.^(f)

⁵ The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.^(g)

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(h)

⁷ The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.⁽ⁱ⁾

⁸ A wise heart accepts commands,^(j)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

⁹ The one who lives with integrity lives securely,^(k)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.^(l)

¹⁰ A sly wink of the eye^(m) causes grief,
and foolish lips will be destroyed.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,⁽ⁿ⁾
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(o)

¹² Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.^(p)

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.^(q)

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.^(r)

¹⁵ A rich man's wealth is his fortified city;^(s)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.^(t)

¹⁷ The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
but the one who rejects correction goes astray.^(u)

¹⁸ The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.^(v)

¹⁹ When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.^(w)

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.^(x)

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.^(y)

²² The Lord 's blessing enriches,^(z)
and struggle adds nothing to it.^[a](aa)

²³ As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,^(ab)
so wisdom is for a man of understanding.

²⁴ What the wicked dreads will come to him,^(ac)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.^(ad)

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,^(ae)
but the righteous are secure forever.^(af)

²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,^(ag)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongs life,^[b](ah)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(ai)

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy,^(aj)
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.^(ak)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.^(al)

³⁰ The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.^(am)

³¹ The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,^(an)
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.^(ao)

³² The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,^(ap)
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.^(aq)