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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
The awise woman builds her house,But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.2 One who awalks in his uprightness fears the LORD,But one who is bdevious in his ways despises Him.3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,But athe lips of the wise will protect them.4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean;But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.5 A atrustworthy witness will not lie,But a bfalse witness cdeclares lies.6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.7 Leave the apresence of a fool,Or you will not 1discern 2words of knowledge.8 The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,But athe foolishness of fools is deceit.9 Fools mock at 1sin,But aamong the upright there is 2goodwill.10 The heart knows its own abitterness,And a stranger does not share its joy.11 The ahouse of the wicked will be destroyed,But the tent of the upright will flourish.12 There ais a way which seems right to a person,But its bend is the way of death.13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,And the aend of joy may be grief.14 One with a wayward heart will have his afill of his own ways,But a good person will bbe satisfied 1with his.15 The naive believes everything,But the sensible person considers his steps.16 A wise person 1is cautious and aturns away from evil,But a fool is arrogant and careless.17 A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,And a person of evil devices is hated.18 The naive inherit foolishness,But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.19 The aevil will bow down before the good,And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.20 The apoor is hated even by his neighbor,But those who love the rich are many.21 One who adespises his neighbor sins,But bone who is gracious to the 1poor is blessed.22 Will they who adevise evil not go astray?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.23 In all labor there is profit,But 1mere talk leads only to poverty.24 The acrown of the wise is their riches,But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.25 A truthful witness saves lives,But one who adeclares lies is 1deceitful.26 In 1athe fear of the LORD there is strong confidence,And 2his children will have refuge.27 1The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,By which one may avoid the snares of death.28 In a multitude of people is a king’s glory,But in the scarcity of people is a prince’s ruin.29 One who is aslow to anger has great understanding;But one who is 1quick-tempered exalts foolishness.30 A atranquil heart is life to the body,But jealousy is brottenness to the bones.31 One awho oppresses the poor taunts bhis Maker,But one who is gracious to the needy honors Him.32 The wicked is athrust down by his own wrongdoing,But the brighteous has a refuge when he dies.33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,But among fools it is made known.34 Righteousness exalts a nation,But sin is a disgrace to any people.35 The king’s favor is toward a aservant who acts wisely,But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.
Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
The awise woman builds her house,But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.2 He who awalks in his uprightness fears the LORD,But he who is bdevious in his ways despises Him.3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod 1for his back,But athe lips of the wise will protect them.4 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.5 A atrustworthy witness will not lie,But a bfalse witness 1cutters lies.6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.7 Leave the apresence of a fool,Or you will not 1discern 2words of knowledge.8 The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,But athe foolishness of fools is deceit.9 Fools mock at 1sin,But aamong the upright there is 2good will.10 The heart knows its own abitterness,And a stranger does not share its joy.11 The ahouse of the wicked will be destroyed,But the tent of the upright will flourish.12 There ais a way which seems right to a man,But its bend is the way of death.13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,And the aend of joy may be grief.14 The backslider in heart will have his afill of his own ways,But a good man will bbe satisfied 1with his.15 The 1naive believes everything,But the sensible man considers his steps.16 A wise man 1is cautious and aturns away from evil,But a fool is arrogant and careless.17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,And a man of evil devices is hated.18 The 1naive inherit foolishness,But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.19 The aevil will bow down before the good,And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.20 The apoor is hated even by his neighbor,But those who love the rich are many.21 He who adespises his neighbor sins,But bhappy is he who is gracious to the 1poor.22 Will they not go astray who adevise evil?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.23 In all labor there is profit,But 1mere talk leads only to poverty.24 The acrown of the wise is their riches,But the folly of fools is foolishness.25 A truthful witness saves lives,But he who 1autters lies is 2treacherous.26 In the 1afear of the LORD there is strong confidence,And 2his children will have refuge.27 The 1fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,That one may avoid the snares of death.28 In a multitude of people is a king’s glory,But in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin.29 He who is aslow to anger has great understanding,But he who is 1quick-tempered exalts folly.30 A atranquil heart is life to the body,But passion is brottenness to the bones.31 He awho oppresses the poor taunts bhis Maker,But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.32 The wicked is athrust down by his 1wrongdoing,But the brighteous has a refuge when he dies.33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,But in the 1hearts of fools it is made known.34 Righteousness exalts a nation,But sin is a disgrace to any people.35 The king’s favor is toward a aservant who acts wisely,But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.
Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
The awise woman builds her house on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives,But the foolish one who lacks spiritual insight tears it down with her own hands by ignoring godly principles.2 He who awalks in uprightness reverently fears the LORD and obeys and worships Him with profound respect,But he who is bdevious in his ways despises Him.3 In the mouth of the arrogant 1fool who rejects God is a rod for his back,But athe lips of the wise when they speak with godly wisdom will protect them.4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,But much revenue because of good crops comes by the strength of the ox.5 A afaithful and trustworthy witness will not lie,But a bfalse witness cspeaks lies.6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none for his ears are closed to wisdom,But knowledge is easy for one who understands because he is willing to learn.7 Leave the apresence of a shortsighted fool,For you will not find knowledge or hear godly wisdom from his lips.8 The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,But athe foolishness of shortsighted fools is deceit.9 Fools mock sin but sin mocks the fools,But aamong the upright there is good will and the favor and blessing of God. Prov 10:2310 The heart knows its own abitterness,And no stranger shares its joy.11 The ahouse of the wicked will be overthrown,But the tent of the upright will thrive.12 aThere is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,But its bend is the way of death.13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,And the aend of joy may be grief.14 The backslider in heart will have his afill with his own rotten ways,But a good man will bbe satisfied with his ways the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights.15 The naive or inexperienced person is easily misled and believes every word he hears,But the prudent man is discreet and astute and considers well where he is going.16 A wise man suspects danger and cautiously aavoids evil,But the fool is arrogant and careless.17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly and without self-control,And a man of wicked schemes is hated.18 The naive are unsophisticated and easy to exploit and inherit foolishness,But the sensible are thoughtful and far-sighted and are crowned with knowledge.19 The aevil will bow down before the good,And the wicked will bow down at the gates of the righteous.20 The apoor man is hated even by his neighbor,But those who love the rich are many.21 He who adespises his neighbor sins against God and his fellow man,But bhappy blessed and favored by God is he who is gracious and merciful to the poor.22 Do they not go astray who adevise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.23 In all labor there is profit,But mere talk leads only to poverty.24 The acrown of the wise is their wealth of wisdom,But the foolishness of closed-minded fools is nothing but folly.25 A truthful witness saves lives,But he who aspeaks lies is treacherous.26 In the reverent afear of the LORD there is strong confidence,And His children will always have a place of refuge.27 The reverent fear of the LORD that leads to obedience and worship is a fountain of life,So that one may avoid the snares of death. John 4:10, 1428 In a multitude of people is a king’s glory,But in a lack of people is a pretentious prince’s ruin.29 He who is aslow to anger has great understanding and profits from his self-control,But he who is quick-tempered exposes and exalts his foolishness for all to see. Prov 16:32; James 1:1930 A acalm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,But passion and envy are like brottenness to the bones.31 He awho oppresses the poor taunts and insults bhis Maker,But he who is kind and merciful and gracious to the needy honors Him. Prov 17:5; Matt 25:40, 4532 The wicked is aoverthrown through his wrongdoing,But the brighteous has hope and confidence and a refuge with God even in death.33 Wisdom rests silently in the heart of one who has understanding,But what is in the heart of shortsighted fools is made known. Is 32:634 Righteousness moral and spiritual integrity and virtuous character exalts a nation,But sin is a disgrace to any people.35 The king’s favor and good will are toward a aservant who acts wisely and discreetly,But his anger and wrath are toward him who acts shamefully. Matt 24:45, 47