Whoso loveth {Or, instruction}correction loveth knowledge;
But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;
But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
A man shall not be established by wickedness;
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
The thoughts of the righteous are just;
But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
The words of the wicked {Or, are a lying in wait}are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
{Or, Overthrow the wicked, and they are not}The wicked are overthrown, and are not;
But the house of the righteous shall stand.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;
But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,
Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after {Or, vain things}vain persons is void of understanding.
The wicked desireth {Or, the prey}the net of evil men;
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
In the transgression of the lips is {Or, an evil snare}a snare to the evil man;
But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;
And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;
But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
A fool's vexation is {Or, openly Hebrew: in the day.}presently known;
But a prudent man concealeth shame.
He that {Hebrew: breatheth out.}uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;
But a false witness, deceit.
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever;
But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;
But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;
But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah;
But they that deal truly are his delight.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge;
But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But {Hebrew: slothfulness.}the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
{Or, Care}Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;
But a good word maketh it glad.
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;
But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
The slothful man {Or, catcheth not his prey}roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
But the precious substance of men {Or, is to be diligent}is to the diligent.
In the way of righteousness is life;
And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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The heart knoweth its own bitterness;And a stranger doth not inter-meddle with its joy.
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;But the tongue of the wise is health.
A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance;But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth;And a word in due season, how good is it!
All the days of the afflicted are evil;But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth;And a word in due season, how good is it!
A word {Or, in due season}fitly spokenIs like apples of gold in network of silver.
A cheerful heart {Hebrew: causeth good healing.}is a good medicine;But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;But a broken spirit who can {Or, raise up}bear?
The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of {Or, disciples}them that are taught, that I may know how {Or, to speak a word in season to him &c.}to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as {Or, disciples}they that are taught.
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
And Jehovah answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfortable words.
And the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid.
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.
Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by {Greek: the more.}the many;
so that contrariwise ye should {Some ancient authorities omit rather.}rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.
I am {Hebrew: bent.}pained and bowed down greatly;I go mourning all the day long.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul?And why art thou disquieted within me?Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him,Who is the help of my countenance, and my God.
And he taketh with him Peter and {Or, Jacob}James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.
And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch.