Proverbs 9-10

New International Version

⁷ Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.^(L)
8 Do not rebuke mockers^(M) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.^(N)
9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.^(O)

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord^(P) is the beginning of wisdom,
    and knowledge of the Holy One^(Q) is understanding.^(R)
11 For through wisdom^[b] your days will be many,
    and years will be added to your life.^(S)
12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
    if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

¹³ Folly is an unruly woman;^(T)
    she is simple and knows nothing.^(U)
14 She sits at the door of her house,
    on a seat at the highest point of the city,^(V)
15 calling out^(W) to those who pass by,
    who go straight on their way,
¹⁶     “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense^(X) she says,
¹⁷     “Stolen water is sweet;
    food eaten in secret is delicious!^(Y)”
¹⁸ But little do they know that the dead are there,
    that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.^(Z)

A wise son brings joy to his father,^(AC)
    but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

² Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,^(AD)
    but righteousness delivers from death.^(AE)

³ The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,^(AF)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.^(AG)

⁴ Lazy hands make for poverty,^(AH)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.^(AI)

⁵ He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.^(AJ)

⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[c](AK)

⁷ The name of the righteous^(AL) is used in blessings,^[d]
    but the name of the wicked^(AM) will rot.^(AN)

⁸ The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.^(AO)

⁹ Whoever walks in integrity^(AP) walks securely,^(AQ)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.^(AR)

¹⁰ Whoever winks maliciously^(AS) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,^(AT)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(AU)

¹² Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.^(AV)

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,^(AW)
    but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.^(AX)

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,^(AY)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.^(AZ)

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,^(BA)
    but poverty is the ruin of the poor.^(BB)

¹⁶ The wages of the righteous is life,^(BC)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.^(BD)

¹⁷ Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,^(BE)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips^(BF)
    and spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹ Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.^(BG)

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.^(BH)

²² The blessing of the Lord^(BI) brings wealth,^(BJ)
    without painful toil for it.^(BK)

²³ A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,^(BL)
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴ What the wicked dread^(BM) will overtake them;^(BN)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.^(BO)

²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm^(BP) forever.^(BQ)

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(BR) to the eyes,
    so are sluggards to those who send them.^(BS)

²⁷ The fear of the Lord adds length to life,^(BT)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(BU)

²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.^(BV)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.^(BW)

³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.^(BX)

³¹ From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,^(BY)
    but a perverse tongue^(BZ) will be silenced.

³² The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,^(CA)
    but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.^(CB)