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Contrast 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 man’s mouth he ¹^aenjoys good,But the ²desire of the treacherous is ^bviolence.3 The one who ^aguards his mouth preserves his life;The one who ^bopens wide his lips ¹comes to ruin.4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,But the soul of the diligent is made fat.5 A righteous man ^ahates falsehood,But a wicked man ¹^bacts disgustingly and shamefully.6 Righteousness ^aguards the ¹one whose way is blameless,But wickedness subverts the ²sinner.7 There is one who ^apretends to be rich, but has nothing;Another ¹pretends to be ^bpoor, but has great wealth.8 The ransom of a man’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 insolence ¹comes nothing but strife,But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.11 Wealth obtained by ¹fraud dwindles,But the one who gathers ²by labor increases it.12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,But desire ¹fulfilled is a tree of life.13 The one who ^adespises the word will be ¹in debt to it,But the 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 hard.16 Every ^aprudent man acts with knowledge,But a fool ¹displays folly.17 A wicked messenger falls into adversity,But ^aa faithful envoy brings healing.18 Poverty and shame will come to him who ^aneglects ¹discipline,But he who regards reproof will be honored.19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul,But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.20 ^aHe who walks with wise men will be wise,But the companion of fools will suffer harm.21 ^aAdversity pursues sinners,But the ^brighteous will be rewarded with prosperity.22 A good man ^aleaves an inheritance to his ¹children’s children,And the ^bwealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.23 ^aAbundant food is in the fallow 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.

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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.

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A ^awise son accepts his father’s discipline,But a ^bscoffer does not listen to rebuke.2 From the fruit of a man’s mouth he ^aeats what is good,But the soul of the treacherous desires ^bviolence.3 The one who ^aguards his mouth keeps his soul;The one who ^bopens wide his lips ¹comes to ruin.4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,But the soul of the diligent is enriched.5 A righteous man ^ahates a lying word,But a wicked man ¹^bacts odiously and is humiliated.6 Righteousness ^aguards the ¹one whose way is blameless,But wickedness subverts the ²sinner.7 There is one who ^apretends to be rich, but has nothing;Another ¹pretends to be ^bpoor, but has great wealth.8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,But the poor hears no rebuke.9 The ^alight of the righteous is glad,But the ^blamp of the wicked goes out.10 With arrogance ¹comes only quarreling,But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.11 Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,But the one who gathers ¹with his hand abounds.12 ¹Hope deferred makes the heart sick,But desire ²fulfilled is a tree of life.13 The one who ^adespises the word will be ¹in debt to it,But the one who fears the commandment will be ^brewarded.14 The ¹instruction of the wise is a ^afountain of life,To turn aside from the ^bsnares of death.15 ^aGood insight gives grace,But the way of the treacherous is ¹unrelenting.16 Every ^aprudent man acts with knowledge,But a fool spreads out folly.17 A wicked messenger falls into evil,But ^aa faithful envoy brings healing.18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who ^aneglects ¹discipline,But he who keeps reproof will be honored.19 Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.20 ^aHe who walks with the wise will be wise,But the friend of fools will suffer harm.21 ^aEvil pursues sinners,But the ^brighteous are repaid with good.22 A good man ^aleaves an inheritance to his ¹children’s children,And the ^bwealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.23 ^aAbundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,But ¹it is swept away by injustice.24 He who ^aholds back his ¹rod hates his son,But he who loves him ²^bdisciplines him diligently.25 The ^arighteous eats to the satisfaction of his soul,But the stomach of the ^bwicked lacks.