1. Wise son, glad father;stupid son, sad mother.
2. Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere;an honest life is immortal.
3. God won’t starve an honest soul,but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked.
4. Sloth makes you poor;diligence brings wealth.
5. Make hay while the sun shines—that’s smart;go fishing during harvest—that’s stupid.
6. Blessings accrue on a good and honest life,but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
7. A good and honest life is a blessed memorial;a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.
8. A wise heart takes orders;an empty head will come unglued.
9. Honesty lives confident and carefree,but Shifty is sure to be exposed.
10. An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead,but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace.
11. The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well,but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
12. Hatred starts fights,but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.
13. You’ll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight,but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face.
14. The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure;know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.
15. The wealth of the rich is their bastion;the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.
16. The wage of a good person is exuberant life;an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.
17. The road to life is a disciplined life;ignore correction and you’re lost for good.
18. Liars secretly hoard hatred;fools openly spread slander.
19. The more talk, the less truth;the wise measure their words.
20. The speech of a good person is worth waiting for;the blabber of the wicked is worthless.
21. The talk of a good person is rich fare for many,but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.
22. God’s blessing makes life rich;nothing we do can improve on God.
23. An empty-head thinks mischief is fun,but a mindful person relishes wisdom.
24. The nightmares of the wicked come true;what the good people desire, they get.
25. When the storm is over, there’s nothing left of the wicked;good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren’t even fazed.
26. A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble;it’s vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.
27. The Fear-of-God expands your life;a wicked life is a puny life.
28. The aspirations of good people end in celebration;the ambitions of bad people crash.
29. God is solid backing to a well-lived life,but he calls into question a shabby performance.
30. Good people last—they can’t be moved;the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow.
31. A good person’s mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom;a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp.
32. The speech of a good person clears the air;the words of the wicked pollute it.