Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge,{HR}But he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah,{HR}But a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.
A man shall not be established by wickedness,{HR}But the root of the righteous shall never be moved.
A woman of worth [is] a crown to her husband,{HR}But she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
The thoughts of the righteous [are] judgment,{HR}The counsels of the wicked deceit.
The words of the wicked [are] a lying-in-wait for blood,{HR}But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Overthrow the wicked, and they [are] no more;{HR}But the house of the righteous shall stand
A man shall be commended according to his judgment;{HR}But he that is perverse of heart shall be despised.
Better [is] he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,{HR}Than he that aimeth after honour and lacketh bread.
A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast;{HR}But the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruelty.
He that tilleth his ground shall be satisfied with bread;{HR}But he that followeth worthless [persons] is void of sense.
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men];{HR}But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare;{HR}But a righteous [man] shall come out of trouble.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of the mouth;{HR}And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered to him.
The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes;{HR}But he that is wise hearkeneth to counsel.
The vexation of the fool is known presently (in that day);{HR}But he that concealeth shame is prudent.
One uttering truth showeth forth righteousness,{HR}But a false witness deceit.
There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword;{HR}But the tongue of the wise [is] health.
The lip of truth shall be established forever;{HR}But a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
Deceit [is] in the heart of those that devise evil;{HR}But to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.
No evil shall happen to the righteous;{HR}But the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Lying lips [are] an abomination to Jehovah;{HR}But those that deal truly are his delight.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge;{HR}But the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;{HR}But the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop;{HR}But a good word maketh it glad.
The righteous guideth his neighbour;{HR}But the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting;{HR}But man’s precious substance [is] diligence.
In the path of righteousness [is] life;{HR}And in its pathway is no death.