Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
aBetter is a dry morsel and quietness with itThan a house full of 1feasting with strife.Lit sacrifices of strifeProv 15:172 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,And will share in the inheritance among brothers.3 The arefining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,But bthe LORD tests hearts.Prov 27:211 Chr 29:17; Ps 26:2; Prov 15:11; Jer 17:10; Mal 3:34 An aevildoer listens to wicked lips;A 1liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.Lit falsehoodProv 14:155 One who mocks the apoor taunts his Maker;One who brejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.Prov 14:31Job 31:29; Prov 24:17; Obad 126 aGrandchildren are the crown of the old,And the bglory of sons is their fathers.Gen 48:11; Prov 13:22Ex 20:12; Mal 1:67 1aExcellent speech is not fitting for a fool,Much less are blying lips to a prince.Lit A lip of abundanceProv 24:7Ps 31:18; Prov 12:228 A abribe is a 1charm in the sight of its owner;Wherever he turns, he prospers.Lit stone of favorProv 21:14; Is 1:23; Amos 5:129 One who aconceals an offense seeks love,But one who repeats a matter bseparates close friends.Prov 10:12; James 5:20; 1 Pet 4:8Prov 16:2810 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understandingThan a hundred blows into a fool.11 A rebellious person seeks only evil,So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.12 Let a aperson meet a bbear robbed of her cubs,Rather than a fool in his foolishness.Prov 29:92 Sam 17:8; Hos 13:813 One who areturns evil for good,bEvil will not depart from his house.Ps 35:12; 109:5; Jer 18:202 Sam 12:10; 1 Kin 21:22; Prov 13:2114 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,So aabandon the quarrel before it breaks out.Prov 20:3; 25:8; 1 Thess 4:1115 One who ajustifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous,Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.Ex 23:7; Prov 18:5; 24:24; Is 5:2316 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to abuy wisdom,When 1he has no sense?Lit there is no heartProv 23:2317 A afriend loves at all times,And a brother is born for adversity.Ruth 1:16; Prov 18:2418 A person lacking in 1sense ashakes handsAnd becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.Lit heartProv 6:1; 11:15; 22:2619 One who aloves wrongdoing loves strife;One who bmakes his doorway high seeks destruction.Prov 29:22Prov 16:18; 29:2320 One who has a crooked 1mind afinds nothing good,And one who is 2bcorrupted in his language falls into evil.Lit heartLit altered in his tongueProv 24:20James 3:821 He who afathers a fool does so to his sorrow,And the father of a fool has no joy.Prov 10:1; 17:25; 19:1322 A ajoyful heart 1is good medicine,But a broken spirit bdries up the bones.Lit causes good healingProv 15:13Ps 22:1523 A wicked person accepts a abribe 1from an inside pocketTo bpervert the ways of justice.Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretlyProv 17:8Ex 23:8; Mic 3:11; 7:324 Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding,But the aeyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.Eccl 2:1425 A afoolish son is a grief to his father,And bbitterness to her who gave birth to him.Prov 19:13Prov 10:126 It is also not good to afine the righteous,Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.Prov 17:15; 18:527 One who awithholds his words 1has knowledge,And one who has a bcool spirit is a person of understanding.Lit knowsProv 10:19; James 1:19Prov 14:2928 Even a fool, when he akeeps silent, is considered wise;When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.Job 13:5