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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

  1 Whoever loves° Idiscipline° loves° knowledge°,
  But he who hates° reproof° is stupid°.
  2 A agood° man° will obtain° favor° from the LORD°,
  But He will condemn° a man° Iwho devises° evil°.
  3 A man° will anot be established° by wickedness°,
  But the root° of the brighteous° will not be moved°.
  4 An Iaexcellent° wife° is the crown° of her husband°,
  But she who shames° [him] is like brottenness° in his bones°.
  5 The thoughts° of the righteous° are just°,
  [But] the counsels° of the wicked° are deceitful°.
  6 The awords° of the wicked° lie° in wait° for blood°,
  But the bmouth° of the upright° will deliver° them.
  7 The awicked° are overthrown° and are no° more,
  But the bhouse° of the righteous° will stand°.
  8 A man° will be praised° according° to his insight°,
  But one of perverse° Imind° will be despised°.
  9 Better° is he who is lightly° esteemed° and has a servant°
  Than° he who honors° himself and lacks° bread°.
  10 A arighteous° man° has° regard° for the life° of his animal°,
  But [even] the compassion° of the wicked° is cruel°.
  11 He awho tills° his land° will have° plenty° of bread°,
  But he who pursues° worthless° [things] lacks° Isense°.
  12 The awicked° man desires° the Ibooty° of evil° men°,
  But the root° of the righteous° byields° [fruit].
  13 IAn evil° man° is ensnared° by the transgression° of his lips°,
  But the arighteous° will escape° from trouble°.
  14 A man° will be asatisfied° with good° by the fruit° of his Iwords°,
  And the bdeeds° of a man’s° hands° will return° to him.
  15 The away° of a fool° is right° in his own eyes°,
  But a wise° man° is he who listens° to counsel°.
  16 A afool’s° anger° is known° at once°,
  But a prudent° man° conceals° dishonor°.
  17 He who Ispeaks° truth° tells° what° is right°,
  But a false° witness°, deceit°.
  18 There° is one who aspeaks° rashly° like the thrusts° of a sword°,
  But the btongue° of the wise° brings° healing°.
  19 Truthful° lips° will be established° forever°,
  But a alying° tongue° is only° for a moment°.
  20 Deceit° is in the heart° of those who devise° evil°,
  But counselors° of peace° have joy°.
  21 aNo°° harm° befalls° the righteous°,
  But the wicked° are filled° with trouble°.
  22 aLying° lips° are an abomination° to the LORD°,
  But those who deal° faithfully° are His delight°.
  23 A aprudent° man° conceals° knowledge°,
  But the heart° of fools° proclaims° folly°.
  24 The hand° of the diligent° will rule°,
  But the Islack° [hand] will be aput to forced° labor°.
  25 aAnxiety° in a man’s° heart° weighs° it down°,
  But a bgood° word° makes° it glad°.
  26 The righteous° is a guide° to his neighbor°,
  But the way° of the wicked° leads° them astray°.
  27 A Ilazy° man° does not IIroast° his prey°,
  But the aprecious° possession° of a man° [is] diligence°.
  28 aIn the way° of righteousness° is life°,
  And in [its] pathway°° there is no° death°.

[1] IOr instruction
[2] ILit of evil devices aPv 3:4; 8:35
[3] aPv 11:5 bPv 10:25
[4] IOr virtuous aPv 31:11; 1Co 11:7 bPv 14:30; Hab 3:16
[6] aPv 1:11, 16 bPv 14:3
[7] aJb 34:25; Pv 10:25 bMt 7:24-27
[8] ILit heart
[10] aDt 25:4
[11] ILit heart aPv 28:19
[12] ILit net aPv 21:10 bPv 11:30
[13] ILit In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare aPv 11:8; 21:23; 2P 2:9
[14] ILit mouth aPv 13:2; 15:23; 18:20 bJb 34:11; Pv 1:31; 24:12; Is 3:10, 11; Ho 4:9
[15] aPv 14:12; 16:2; 21:2
[16] aPv 14:33; 27:3; 29:11
[17] ILit breathes
[18] aPs 57:4 bPv 4:22; 15:4
[19] aPs 52:4, 5; Pv 19:9
[21] aPs 91:10; 121:7; Pv 1:33; 1P 3:13
[22] aRv 22:15
[23] aPv 10:14; 11:13; 13:16; 15:2; 29:11
[24] ILit slackness aGn 49:15; Jg 1:28; 1K 9:21
[25] aPv 15:13 bIs 50:4
[27] ILit slackness IIOr catch aPv 10:4; 13:4
[28] aDt 30:15f; 32:46f; Jr 21:8


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Sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices (10-24).

1 ¶ Whoso lovethºª instructionº lovethºª knowledge:º but he that hatethºª reproofº [is] brutish.º 2 A goodº [man] obtainethºª favourº of the LORD:º² but a manº of wicked devicesº will he condemn.ºª 3 A manº shall not² be establishedºª by wickedness:º but the rootº of the righteousº shall not² be moved.ºª 4 A virtuousº womanº [is] a crownº to her husband:º but she that maketh ashamedºª [is] as rottennessº in his bones.º 5 The thoughtsº of the righteousº [are] right:º [but] the counselsº of the wickedº [are] deceit.º 6 The wordsº of the wickedº [are] to lie in waitºª for blood:º but the mouthº of the uprightº shall deliverºª them. 7 The wickedº are overthrown,ºª and [are] not:² but the houseº of the righteousº shall stand.ºª 8 A manº shall be commendedºª accordingº to his wisdom:º but he that is of a perverseºª heartº shall be² despised.º 9 [He that is] despised,ºª and hath a servant,º [is] betterº than he that honoureth¹ª himself,²² and lackethº bread.º 10 A righteousº [man] regardethºª the lifeº of his beast:º but the tender merciesº of the wickedº [are] cruel.º 11 He that tillethºª his landº shall be satisfiedºª with bread:º but he that followethºª vainº [persons is] voidº of understanding.º 12 The wickedº desirethºª the netº of evilº [men]: but the rootº of the righteousº yieldethºª [fruit]. 13 The wickedº is snaredº by the transgressionº of [his] lips:º but the justº shall come outºª of trouble.º² 14 A manº shall be satisfiedºª with goodº by the fruitº² of [his] mouth:º and the recompenceº of a man'sº handsº shall be renderedºªªª unto him. 15 The wayº of a foolº [is] rightº in his own eyes:º but he that hearkenethºª unto counselº [is] wise.º 16 A fool'sº wrathº is presentlyº known:ºª but a prudentº [man] coverethºª shame.º 17 [He that] speakethºª truthº sheweth forthºª righteousness:º but a falseº witnessº deceit.º 18 There isº that speakethºª like the piercingsº of a sword:º but the tongueº of the wiseº [is] health.º 19 The lipº of truthº shall be establishedºª for ever:º but² a lyingº tongueº [is] but for a moment.ºª 20 Deceitº [is] in the heartº of them that imagineºª evil:º but to the counsellorsºª of peaceº [is] joy.º 21 There shall no²² evilº happenºª to the just:º but the wickedº shall be filledºª with mischief.º 22 Lyingº lipsº [are] abominationº to the LORD:º but they that dealºª trulyº [are] his delight.º 23 A prudentº manº concealethºª knowledge:º but the heartº of foolsº proclaimethºª foolishness.º 24 The handº of the diligentº shall bear rule:ºª but the slothfulº shall be² under tribute.º 25 Heavinessº in the heartº of manº maketh it stoop:ºª but a goodº wordº maketh it glad.ºª 26 The righteousº [is] more excellentºª than his neighbour:º² but the wayº of the wickedº seducethºª them. 27 The slothfulº [man] roastethºª not² that which he took in hunting:º but the substanceº of a diligentº manº [is] precious.º 28 In the wayº of righteousnessº [is] life;º and [in] the pathwayºº [thereof there is] no² death.º

[1] Ps 32:9; 92:6; 119:27, 97; Pv 2:10; 5:12; 8:17, 32; 9:7; 18:1; Is 1:3; 2Th 2:10.
[2] Ps 9:15; 112:5; Pv 1:31; 6:18; 8:35; Ec 8:8; Is 32:5; Ac 11:24; Ro 5:7.
[3] 1S 25:33; Jb 5:3; 15:29; 20:5; 27:16; Ps 15:5; 125:1; Pv 10:25; 12:12; Ep 3:17; Col 2:7.
[4] Pv 14:1, 30; 19:13; 21:9, 19; 27:15; 31:10; Hab 3:16; 1Co 11:7, 11.
[5] Ps 12:2; 36:2; 41:6; 119:15; 139:23; 140:1; Pv 11:23; 24:9; Is 55:7; Jr 4:14; Mt 2:3, 16; 26:4; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 4:2.
[6] 2S 17:1; Es 4:7; 7:4; Pv 1:11; 14:3; Is 59:7; Jr 5:26; Mi 7:1; Ac 23:12, 15; 25:3.
[7] 2S 7:16, 26; Es 9:6, 14; Jb 5:3; 11:20; 18:15; 27:18; Ps 37:10, 35; 73:18; Pv 11:21; 14:1, 11; 15:25; 24:3; Mt 7:24.
[8] Gn 41:39; 1S 13:13; 16:18; 18:30; 25:17; Ps 132:18; Pv 1:26; 3:35; 5:23; Ec 8:1; Dn 12:2; Mal 2:8; Mt 27:4; Lk 12:42; 16:8; Ac 12:23; 1Co 3:10; 4:5; 2Co 10:18.
[9] Pv 13:7; Lk 14:11.
[10] Gn 33:13; 37:26; Nu 22:28; Dt 25:4; Jg 1:7; 1S 11:2; Jn 4:11; 19:31; Jm 2:13; 1Jn 3:17.
[11] Gn 3:19; Jg 9:4; Ps 26:4; 128:2; Pv 1:10; 4:14; 6:32; 7:7; 9:6, 13, 16; 13:20, 23; 14:4, 23; 27:27; 28:19; Jna 2:8; Ep 4:28; 1Th 4:11; 2Th 3:8; Tit 1:10.
[12] Ps 1:3; 9:15; 10:9; Pv 1:17; 10:15; 29:5; Is 27:6; 37:31; Jr 5:26; 17:7; Mi 7:2; Hab 1:15; Lk 8:13; Jn 15:5, 16; Ro 6:22.
[13] Gn 48:16; 2S 4:9; 1K 2:23; Ps 5:6; 34:19; 64:8; Pv 6:2; 11:8; 15:2; 18:6; Ec 7:18; Dn 6:24; Mt 27:25; Ro 8:35; 2P 2:9.
[14] Ps 63:5; Pv 13:2; 18:20; Is 3:10; Mt 10:41; 16:27; 2Th 1:6; He 2:2; 11:26.
[15] Pv 1:5; 3:7; 9:9; 14:16; 16:2, 25; 19:20; 26:12, 16; 28:11; 30:12; Ec 4:13; Jr 38:15; Lk 18:11; Ga 6:3.
[16] 1S 20:30; 1K 19:1; Pv 10:12; 16:22; 17:9; 25:28; 29:11; Jm 1:19.
[17] 1S 22:14; Pv 6:19; 14:5, 25; 19:5, 28; 21:28; 24:28; Mt 15:19; 26:59; Ac 6:13; 1P 3:16.
[18] Ps 52:2; 57:4; 59:7; 64:3; Pv 10:20; 13:17; 15:7; 16:24; 25:18; Dn 11:33; Jm 3:6; Rv 1:16; 22:2.
[19] Jb 20:5; Ps 52:5; Pv 19:9; Zc 1:4; Mt 24:35; Ac 5:3.
[20] Pv 12:12; 26:24; Is 9:6; Jr 17:16; Zc 6:13; Mt 5:9; Mk 7:21; 12:14; Ro 1:29; He 12:14; 1P 3:8.
[21] Pv 1:31; 14:14; Jr 13:12; Hab 2:16; Ro 8:28; 1Co 3:22; 2Co 4:17; Rv 18:6.
[22] Ps 5:6; Pv 6:16; 11:1, 20; 15:8; Is 9:15; Jr 9:24; Ezk 13:19, 22; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[23] Pv 10:19; 11:13; 13:16; 15:2; Ec 10:3, 12.
[24] 1K 11:28; 12:20; Pv 10:4; 12:27; 13:4; 17:2; 19:15; 21:25; 22:13, 29; 24:30; 26:13.
[25] Ne 2:1; Ps 38:6; 42:11; Pv 12:18; 14:10; 15:13, 15, 23; 16:24; 17:22; 18:14; 25:11; 27:9; Is 50:4; Zc 1:13; Mk 14:33; 2Co 2:4.
[26] Ps 16:3; 18:12; Pv 12:13; 17:27; Mt 5:46; Lk 6:32; Jm 1:13; 1P 2:18; 2P 2:18; 1Jn 2:26; Rv 12:9; 13:14.
[27] Ps 37:16; Pv 13:4; 15:16; 16:8; 23:2; 26:15.
[28] Pv 8:35; 9:11; 10:16; 11:19; Ezk 18:9, 20; Ro 5:21; 6:22; Tit 2:11; 1Jn 2:29; 3:7; 3Jn 1:11.


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