Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son
The proverbs of Solomon: Pro 1:1Pro 17:25Pro 29:15Pro 23:15-16Pro 29:3Pro 23:24-25Pro 15:20Pro 17:21
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, Pro 11:4Pro 12:28Pro 21:6Psa 49:6-10Ezk 7:19Rom 5:21Zep 1:18Dan 4:27
but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, Psa 37:3Mat 6:30-33Psa 37:25Psa 34:9-10Psa 33:19Psa 37:19Zep 1:18Heb 13:5-6
but He denies the craving of the wicked.
Idle hands make one poor, Pro 19:15Pro 20:4Pro 13:4Pro 21:5Pro 12:24Pro 6:6-111Co 15:58Pro 11:24
but diligent hands bring wealth.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, Pro 6:8Pro 30:25Pro 17:2Pro 19:26Pro 6:6Isa 55:6-7Pro 12:4
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, Deu 28:2Pro 28:20Job 29:13Pro 10:11Pro 24:252Ti 1:16-18Est 7:8Pro 11:26
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 1
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, Psa 112:6Luk 1:48Mrk 14:9Psa 109:132Ch 24:16Psa 109:15Job 18:17Psa 9:5-6
but the name of the wicked will rot.
A wise heart will receive commandments, Mat 7:24-25Jas 3:13Pro 12:1Pro 9:9Psa 119:34Ecc 10:12Pro 1:5Pro 13:3
but foolish lips will come to ruin.
He who walks in integrity walks securely, Pro 28:18Mat 10:26Psa 26:11-12Isa 33:15-161Co 4:51Ti 5:25Luk 12:1-2Psa 25:21
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
He who winks the eye causes grief, Psa 35:19Pro 6:133Jn 1:10Pro 10:8Job 15:12Pro 18:21Pro 18:6-7
and foolish lips will come to ruin. 2
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, Pro 13:14Eph 4:29Pro 10:20-21Pro 10:6Pro 18:4Pro 10:32Pro 15:7Pro 16:22-24
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Hatred stirs up dissension, 1Pe 4:81Co 13:4-7Pro 17:9Pro 15:18Jas 5:20Jas 4:1Pro 16:27Pro 28:25
but love covers all transgressions. 3
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, Pro 26:3Pro 6:32Isa 50:4Pro 10:10-11Pro 10:21Pro 10:31Pro 15:23Pro 15:7
but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
The wise store up knowledge, Pro 10:8Pro 18:7Pro 13:3Pro 10:10Pro 9:92Co 4:6-7Mat 12:35Mat 13:44
but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, Pro 18:11Pro 19:7Pro 14:20Psa 52:7Ecc 7:12Pro 22:22-231Ti 6:17Jer 9:23
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, Isa 3:10-11Rom 6:23Heb 6:10Jhn 6:271Co 15:58Pro 11:18-19Gal 6:7-9Mat 12:33-34
but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, 2Pe 1:5-11Pro 15:10Luk 11:28Pro 5:12Pro 6:23Pro 3:18Pro 12:1Pro 4:13
but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, Pro 26:24-26Psa 55:212Sa 13:23-292Sa 3:27Psa 15:31Sa 18:21-221Sa 18:292Sa 11:8-15
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, Jas 1:19Jas 3:2Pro 17:27-28Ecc 10:13-14Ecc 5:3Psa 39:1
but he who restrains his lips is wise.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, Gen 6:5Jer 17:9Pro 12:18Mat 12:34-35Pro 15:4Gen 8:21Pro 16:13Pro 23:7
but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
The lips of the righteous feed many, Hos 4:6Pro 17:16Mat 13:19Pro 1:29Ecc 12:9-10Job 4:3-4Job 23:12Pro 5:12
but fools die for lack of judgment.
The blessing of the LORD enriches, Psa 107:38Gen 26:121Sa 2:7-8Gen 24:35Gen 12:2Deu 8:17-18Psa 37:22Psa 113:7-8
and He adds no sorrow to it.
The fool delights in shameful conduct, Pro 15:21Pro 14:9Pro 2:14Pro 26:18-19Ecc 11:9
but a man of understanding has wisdom.
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, Psa 145:19Isa 66:4Job 15:21Mat 5:61Jn 5:14-15Job 3:25Heb 10:27Psa 37:4
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, Psa 15:5Mat 7:24-27Pro 12:3Psa 58:91Ti 6:192Ti 2:19Eph 2:20Isa 40:24
but the righteous are secure forever.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, Pro 25:13Pro 26:6Mat 25:26Pro 25:20Heb 6:12Isa 65:5Rom 12:11
so is the slacker to those who send him.
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, Pro 9:11Pro 3:2Psa 91:16Job 15:32-33Job 22:15-16Psa 21:4Psa 34:11-13Ecc 7:17
but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
The hope of the righteous is joy, Job 8:13Psa 73:24-26Rom 15:13Pro 11:72Th 2:16Job 11:20Pro 14:32Psa 112:10
but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, Pro 21:15Rom 2:8-9Php 4:13Isa 40:31Psa 36:12Psa 37:20Psa 84:7Psa 92:7
but destruction awaits those who do evil.
The righteous will never be shaken, Psa 37:22Psa 125:1Psa 37:28-29Psa 37:9-10Pro 2:21-22Pro 10:25Psa 16:82Pe 1:10-11
but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, Psa 37:30Pro 10:13Pro 10:20-21Pro 10:11Psa 120:3-4Psa 31:18Psa 63:11
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, Pro 11:11Pro 12:18Pro 12:6Pro 15:28Pro 2:12Ecc 12:10Pro 15:2Pro 18:6-8
but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.