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12Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid.
²The good obtain favor from the Lord,
but those who devise evil he condemns.
³No one finds security by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
⁴A good wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
⁵The thoughts of the righteous are just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
⁶The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright delivers them.
⁷The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
but the house of the righteous will stand.
⁸One is commended for good sense,
but a perverse mind is despised.
⁹Better to be despised and have a servant,
than to be self-important and lack food.
¹⁰The righteous know the needs of their animals,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
¹¹Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.
¹²The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
¹³The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips,
but the righteous escape from trouble.
¹⁴From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things,
and manual labor has its reward.
¹⁵Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to advice.
¹⁶Fools show their anger at once,
but the prudent ignore an insult.
¹⁷Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,
but a false witness speaks deceitfully.
¹⁸Rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
¹⁹Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
²⁰Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil,
but those who counsel peace have joy.
²¹No harm happens to the righteous,
but the wicked are filled with trouble.
²²Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.
²³One who is clever conceals knowledge,
but the mind of a fool broadcasts folly.
²⁴The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
²⁵Anxiety weighs down the human heart,
but a good word cheers it up.
²⁶The righteous gives good advice to friends,
but the way of the wicked leads astray.
²⁷The lazy do not roast their game,
but the diligent obtain precious wealth.
²⁸In the path of righteousness there is life,
in walking its path there is no death.
13A wise child loves discipline,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
²From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things,
but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing.
³Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin.
⁴The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing,
while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.
⁵The righteous hate falsehood,
but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully.
⁶Righteousness guards one whose way is upright,
but sin overthrows the wicked.
⁷Some pretend to be rich, yet have nothing;
others pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
⁸Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
but the poor get no threats.
⁹The light of the righteous rejoices,
but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
¹⁰By insolence the heedless make strife,
but wisdom is with those who take advice.
¹¹Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.
¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³Those who despise the word bring destruction on themselves,
but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
so that one may avoid the snares of death.
¹⁵Good sense wins favor,
but the way of the faithless is their ruin.
¹⁶The clever do all things intelligently,
but the fool displays folly.
¹⁷A bad messenger brings trouble,
but a faithful envoy, healing.
¹⁸Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction,
but one who heeds reproof is honored.
¹⁹A desire realized is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
²⁰Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools suffers harm.
²¹Misfortune pursues sinners,
but prosperity rewards the righteous.
²²The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
²³The field of the poor may yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
²⁴Those who spare the rod hate their children,
but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.
²⁵The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite,
but the belly of the wicked is empty.
14The wise woman builds her house,
but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
²Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
but one who is devious in conduct despises him.
³The talk of fools is a rod for their backs,
but the lips of the wise preserve them.
⁴Where there are no oxen, there is no grain;
abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
⁵A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.
⁶A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for one who understands.
⁷Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not find words of knowledge.
⁸It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
but the folly of fools misleads.
⁹Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy God’s favor.
¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
¹¹The house of the wicked is destroyed,
but the tent of the upright flourishes.
¹²There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death.
¹³Even in laughter the heart is sad,
and the end of joy is grief.
¹⁴The perverse get what their ways deserve,
and the good, what their deeds deserve.
¹⁵The simple believe everything,
but the clever consider their steps.
¹⁶The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.
¹⁷One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly,
and the schemer is hated.
¹⁸The simple are adorned with folly,
but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
¹⁹The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
²⁰The poor are disliked even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.
²¹Those who despise their neighbors are sinners,
but happy are those who are kind to the poor.
²²Do they not err that plan evil?
Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
²³In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
²⁴The crown of the wise is their wisdom,
but folly is the garland of fools.
²⁵A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who utters lies is a betrayer.
²⁶In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and one’s children will have a refuge.
²⁷The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
so that one may avoid the snares of death.
²⁸The glory of a king is a multitude of people;
without people a prince is ruined.
²⁹Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
³⁰A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh,
but passion makes the bones rot.
³¹Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,
but those who are kind to the needy honor him.
³²The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing,
but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.
³³Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
but it is not known in the heart of fools.
³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
³⁵A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
15A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
²The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge,
but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
³The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
⁴A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
⁵A fool despises a parent’s instruction,
but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.
⁶In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
⁷The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so the minds of fools.
⁸The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
⁹The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but he loves the one who pursues righteousness.
¹⁰There is severe discipline for one who forsakes the way,
but one who hates a rebuke will die.
¹¹Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord,
how much more human hearts!
¹²Scoffers do not like to be rebuked;
they will not go to the wise.
¹³A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance,
but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
¹⁴The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
¹⁵All the days of the poor are hard,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
¹⁶Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
¹⁷Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is
than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
¹⁸Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,
but those who are slow to anger calm contention.
¹⁹The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a level highway.
²⁰A wise child makes a glad father,
but the foolish despise their mothers.
²¹Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.
²²Without counsel, plans go wrong,
but with many advisers they succeed.
²³To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone,
and a word in season, how good it is!
²⁴For the wise the path of life leads upward,
in order to avoid Sheol below.
²⁵The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
but maintains the widow’s boundaries.
²⁶Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
but gracious words are pure.
²⁷Those who are greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
but those who hate bribes will live.
²⁸The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer,
but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.
²⁹The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
³⁰The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
and good news refreshes the body.
³¹The ear that heeds wholesome admonition
will lodge among the wise.
³²Those who ignore instruction despise themselves,
but those who heed admonition gain understanding.
³³The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility goes before honor.