He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck
Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy
When the righteous {Or, are in authority}are increased, the people rejoice;
But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father;
But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
The king by justice establisheth the land;
But {Or, he that imposeth tribute Hebrew: a man of offerings.}he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
A man that flattereth his neighbor
Spreadeth a net for his steps.
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;
But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor;
The wicked {Or, understandeth not knowledge}hath not understanding to know it.
Scoffers set a city in a flame;
But wise men turn away wrath.
If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man,
{Or, He rageth and laugheth, and there is no rest}Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect;
{Or, But the upright care for his soul}And as for the upright, they seek his life.
A fool uttereth all his {Hebrew: spirit.}anger;
But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.
If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood,
All his servants are wicked.
The poor man and the oppressor meet together;
Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,
His throne shall be established for ever.
The rod and reproof give wisdom;
But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
When the wicked {Hebrew: answer.}are increased, transgression increaseth;
But the righteous shall look upon their fall.
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;
Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint;
But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
A servant will not be corrected by words;
For though he understand, he will not {Hebrew: answer.}give heed.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his {Or, business}words?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child
Shall have him become {The meaning of the word is doubtful.}a son at the last.
An angry man stirreth up strife,
And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
A man's pride shall bring him low;
But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul;
He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.
The fear of man bringeth a snare;
But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah {Hebrew: shall be set on high.}shall be safe.
Many seek the ruler's favor;
But a man's judgment cometh from Jehovah.
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous;
And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
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Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
The proverbs of Solomon.A wise son maketh a glad father;But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a childShall have him become {The meaning of the word is doubtful.}a son at the last.
He that gathereth in summer is {Or, a son that doeth wisely}a wise son;But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son {Or, that doeth shamefully}that causeth shame.
Train up a child {Hebrew: according to his way.}in the way he should go,And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow;And the father of a fool hath no joy.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
A foolish son is a grief to his father,And bitterness to her that bare him.
Withhold not correction from the child;For {Or, though}if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
And his father had not displeased him {Or, all his life}at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod,And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.