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¹ Solomon’s proverbs: ⓚ A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother. ⓛ

² Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone, but righteousness rescues from death. ⓜ

³ The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, ⓝ but he denies the wicked what they crave. ⓐ

⁴ Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches. ⓑ

⁵ The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful. ⓒ

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. ⓓ

⁷ The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. ⓔ

⁸ A wise heart accepts commands, ⓕ but foolish lips will be destroyed.

⁹ The one who lives with integrity lives securely, ⓖ but whoever perverts his ways will be found out. ⓗ

¹⁰ A sly wink of the eye ⓘ causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, ⓙ but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. ⓚ

¹² Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses. ⓛ

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense. ⓜ

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction. ⓝ

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; ⓐ the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

¹⁶ The reward of the righteous is life; the wages of the wicked is punishment. ⓑ

¹⁷ The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray. ⓒ

¹⁸ The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool. ⓓ

¹⁹ When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is prudent. ⓔ

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value. ⓕ

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. ⓖ

²² The LORD’s blessing enriches, ⓗ and he adds no painful effort to it. [1] ⓘ

²³ As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool, ⓙ so wisdom is for a person of understanding.

²⁴ What the wicked dreads will come to him, ⓚ but what the righteous desire will be given to them. ⓛ

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, ⓜ but the righteous are secure forever. ⓝ

²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, ⓐ so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy, ⓓ but the expectation of the wicked will perish. ⓔ

²⁹ The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the honorable, but destruction awaits the malicious. ⓕ

³⁰ The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not remain on the earth. ⓖ

³¹ The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, ⓗ but a perverse tongue will be cut out. ⓘ

³² The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, ⓙ but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse. ⓚ

#	CSB
1	Solomon’s proverbs: ⓚ A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother. ⓛ
2	Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone, but righteousness rescues from death. ⓜ
3	The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, ⓝ but he denies the wicked what they crave. ⓐ
4	Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches. ⓑ
5	The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful. ⓒ
6	Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. ⓓ
7	The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. ⓔ
8	A wise heart accepts commands, ⓕ but foolish lips will be destroyed.
9	The one who lives with integrity lives securely, ⓖ but whoever perverts his ways will be found out. ⓗ
10	A sly wink of the eye ⓘ causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed.
11	The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, ⓙ but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. ⓚ
12	Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses. ⓛ
13	Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense. ⓜ
14	The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction. ⓝ
15	The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; ⓐ the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
16	The reward of the righteous is life; the wages of the wicked is punishment. ⓑ
17	The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray. ⓒ
18	The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool. ⓓ
19	When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is prudent. ⓔ
20	The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value. ⓕ
21	The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. ⓖ
22	The LORD’s blessing enriches, ⓗ and he adds no painful effort to it. [1] ⓘ
23	As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool, ⓙ so wisdom is for a person of understanding.
24	What the wicked dreads will come to him, ⓚ but what the righteous desire will be given to them. ⓛ
25	When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, ⓜ but the righteous are secure forever. ⓝ
26	Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, ⓐ so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
27	The fear of the LORD prolongs life, [2] ⓑ but the years of the wicked are cut short. ⓒ
28	The hope of the righteous is joy, ⓓ but the expectation of the wicked will perish. ⓔ
29	The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the honorable, but destruction awaits the malicious. ⓕ
30	The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not remain on the earth. ⓖ
31	The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, ⓗ but a perverse tongue will be cut out. ⓘ
32	The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, ⓙ but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse. ⓚ

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