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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.