Bible Reading Plan

¹ Wisdom has built her house;^(a)
she has carved out her seven pillars.
² She has prepared her meat;^(b) she has mixed her wine;^(c)
she has also set her table.^(d)
3 She has sent out her female servants;^(e)
she calls out from the highest points of the city:^(f)
4 "Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!"
To the one who lacks sense,^(g) she says,
⁵ "Come, eat my bread,^(h)
and drink the wine I have mixed.
⁶ Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;
pursue the way of understanding.
⁷ The one who corrects a mocker
will bring dishonor on himself;
the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.^[a]
8 Don't rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;⁽ⁱ⁾
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.^(j)
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.^(k)

¹⁰ "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,^(l)
and the knowledge of the Holy One^(m) is understanding.
¹¹ For by Wisdom your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life.
¹² If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit;⁽ⁿ⁾
if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences."
¹³ The woman Folly is rowdy;^(o)
she is gullible and knows nothing.^(p)
14 She sits by the doorway of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,
¹⁵ calling to those who pass by,
who go straight ahead on their paths:^(q)
16 "Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!"
To the one who lacks sense, she says,
¹⁷ "Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!"^(r)
18 But he doesn't know that the departed spirits are there,^(s)
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.^(t)

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)

¹ Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord ,^(a)
but an accurate weight is His delight.^(b)

² When pride comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.^(c)

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,^(d)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.^(e)

⁴ Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.^(f)

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.^(g)

⁷ When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth^[a][b] vanishes.^(h)

⁸ The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.⁽ⁱ⁾

⁹ With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

¹⁰ When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,^(j)
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

¹¹ A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,^(k)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.^(l)