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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

A ^awise son heeds and accepts and is the result of his father’s discipline and instruction,But a ^bscoffer does not listen to reprimand and does not learn from his errors.2 From the fruit of his mouth a wise man ^aenjoys good,But the desire of the treacherous is for ^bviolence.3 The one who ^aguards his mouth thinking before he speaks protects his life;The one who ^bopens his lips wide and chatters without thinking comes to ruin.4 The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing for lethargy overcomes ambition,But the soul (appetite) of the diligent who works willingly is rich and abundantly supplied. Prov 10:45 A righteous man ^ahates lies,But a wicked man ^bis loathsome, and he acts shamefully.6 Righteousness (being in right standing with God) ^aguards the one whose way is blameless,But wickedness undermines and overthrows the sinner.7 There is one who ^apretends to be rich, yet has nothing at all;Another pretends to be ^bpoor, yet has great wealth. Prov 12:9; Luke 12:20, 218 The ransom for a man’s life is his wealth,But the poor man does not even have to listen to a rebuke or threats from the envious.9 The ^alight of the righteous within him—grows brighter and rejoices,But the ^blamp of the wicked is a temporary light and goes out.10 Through pride and presumption come nothing but strife,But skillful and godly wisdom is with those who welcome well-advised counsel.11 Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,But he who gathers gradually by honest labor will increase his riches.12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,But when desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.13 Whoever ^adespises the word and counsel of God brings destruction upon himself,But he who reverently fears and respects the commandment of God will be ^brewarded.14 The teaching of the wise is a ^afountain and source of life,So that one may avoid the ^bsnares of death.15 ^aGood understanding wins favor from others,But the way of the unfaithful is hard like barren, dry soil.16 Every ^aprudent and self-disciplined man acts with knowledge,But a closed-minded fool who refuses to learn displays his foolishness for all to see.17 A wicked messenger falls into hardship,But ^aa faithful ambassador brings healing.18 Poverty and shame will come to him who ^arefuses instruction and discipline,But he who accepts and learns from reproof or censure is honored.19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul;But it is detestable to fools to turn away from evil which they have planned.20 ^aHe who walks as a companion with wise men will be wise,But the companions of conceited, dull-witted fools are fools themselves and will experience harm. Is 32:621 ^aAdversity pursues sinners,But the consistently ^bupright will be rewarded with prosperity.22 A good man ^aleaves an inheritance to his children’s children,And the ^bwealth of the sinner is stored up for the hands of the righteous.23 ^aAbundant food is in the fallow (uncultivated) ground of the poor,But without protection it is swept away by injustice.24 He who ^awithholds the rod of discipline hates his son,But he who loves him ^bdisciplines and trains him diligently and appropriately with wisdom and love. Prov 19:18; 22:15; 23:13; 29:15, 17; Eph 6:425 The consistently ^arighteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,But the stomach of the ^bwicked is in need of bread.

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

A ^awise son accepts his father’s discipline,But a ^bscoffer does not listen to rebuke.2 From the fruit of a person’s mouth he ¹^aenjoys good,But the ²desire of the treacherous is ^bviolence.3 One who ^aguards his mouth protects his life;One who ^bopens wide his lips ¹comes to ruin.4 The soul of the ¹lazy one craves and gets nothing,But the soul of the diligent is made ²prosperous.5 A righteous person ^ahates a false statement,But a wicked person ¹^bacts disgustingly and shamefully.6 Righteousness ^aguards the ¹one whose way is blameless,But wickedness brings the ²sinner to ruin.7 There is one who ^apretends to be rich but has nothing;Another pretends to be ^bpoor, but has great wealth.8 The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,But the poor hears no rebuke.9 The ^alight of the righteous ¹rejoices,But the ^blamp of the wicked goes out.10 Through overconfidence ¹comes nothing but strife,But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.11 Wealth obtained from ¹nothing dwindles,But one who gathers ²by labor increases it.12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,But desire ¹fulfilled is a tree of life.13 One who ^adespises the word will do badly,But one who fears the commandment will be ^brewarded.14 The ¹teaching of the wise is a ^afountain of life,To turn aside from the ^bsnares of death.15 ^aGood understanding produces favor,But the way of the treacherous is ¹their own disaster.16 Every ^aprudent person acts with knowledge,But a fool ¹displays foolishness.17 A wicked messenger falls into adversity,But ^aa faithful messenger brings healing.18 Poverty and shame will come to one who ^aneglects ¹discipline,But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul,But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.20 ^aOne who walks with wise people will be wise,But a companion of fools will suffer harm.21 ^aAdversity pursues sinners,But the ^brighteous will be rewarded with prosperity.22 A good person ^aleaves an inheritance to his ¹grandchildren,And the ^bwealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.23 ^aAbundant food is in the uncultivated ground of the poor,But ¹it is swept away by injustice.24 He who ^awithholds his ¹rod hates his son,But he who loves him ²^bdisciplines him diligently.25 The ^arighteous ¹has enough to satisfy his appetite,But the stomach of the ^bwicked is in need.