1Whoso loveth 1correction loveth knowledge;But he that hateth reproof is brutish.2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.3A man shall not be established by wickedness;But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.5The thoughts of the righteous are just;But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.6The words of the wicked 2are of lying in wait for blood;But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.73The wicked are overthrown, and are not;But the house of the righteous shall stand.8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;But he that followeth after 4vain persons is void of understanding.12The wicked desireth 5the net of evil men;But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.13In the transgression of the lips is 6a snare to the evil man;But the righteous shall come out of trouble.14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.16A fool’s vexation is 7presently known;But a prudent man concealeth shame.17He that 8uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;But a false witness, deceit.18There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;But the tongue of the wise is health.19The lip of truth shall be established for ever;But a lying tongue is but for a moment.20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;But to the counsellors of peace is joy.21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;But the wicked shall be filled with evil.22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah;But they that deal truly are his delight.23A prudent man concealeth knowledge;But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;But 9the slothful shall be put under taskwork.2510Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;But a good word maketh it glad.26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.2711The slothful man 12roasteth not that which he took in hunting;But the precious substance of men 13is to the diligent.28In the way of righteousness is life;And in the pathway thereof there is no death.