Opening the chapter…
Whoever is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, || And whoever is hating reproof [is] brutish.
The good brings forth favor from YHWH, || And the man of wicked schemes He condemns.
A man is not established by wickedness, || And the root of the righteous is not moved.
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, || And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, || The counsels of the wicked—deceit.
The words of the wicked [are]: “Lay [in] wait for blood,” || And the mouth of the upright delivers them.
Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, || And the house of the righteous stands.
A man is praised according to his wisdom, || And the perverted of heart becomes despised.
Better [is] the lightly esteemed who has a servant, || Than the self-honored who lacks bread.
The righteous knows the life of his beast, || And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
Whoever is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, || And whoever is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
The wicked has desired the net of evildoers, || And the root of the righteous gives.
The snare of the wicked [is] in transgression of the lips, || And the righteous goes out from distress.
One [is] satisfied [with] good from the fruit of the mouth, || And the deed of man’s hands returns to him.
The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, || And whoever is listening to counsel [is] wise.
The fool—his anger is known in a day, || And the prudent is covering shame.
Whoever utters faithfulness declares righteousness, || And a false witness—deceit.
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, || And the tongue of the wise is healing.
The lip of truth is established forever, || And a tongue of falsehood for a moment.
Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil, || But for counselors of peace—joy.
No iniquity is desired by the righteous, || And the wicked have been full of evil.
Lying lips [are] an abomination to YHWH, || And steadfast doers [are] his delight.
A prudent man is concealing knowledge, || And the heart of fools proclaims folly.
The hand of the diligent rules, || And slothfulness becomes tributary.
Sorrow in the heart of a man bows down, || And a good word makes him glad.
The righteous searches his companion, || And the way of the wicked causes them to err.
The slothful does not roast his game, || And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
In the path of righteousness [is] life, || And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!
Source
English LSV. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: eBible.org (englsv). Changes: reformatted for display (USFM to verses); no wording changed. Audio (including text-to-speech) and other adaptations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Editorial rendering: in this app the divine name "Yahweh" is displayed and read aloud as "God" (and "Yahweh God" as "God"). The stored text and the imported source are unchanged; this is a display-layer substitution, not part of the translation.
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