Proverbs Revealing More Details On Matters Of Righteousness Against Wickedness

Knowledgeable vs. ignorant fool.

Wealth gained by vanity will diminish, but that gathered by hand will increase.
v. 11

“Commandments Lead To Righteousness. The Absence Of It Makes One Wicked/Evil.

A wise son [desires] a father’s discipline, …
13:1
One who guards his mouth protects his soul; [but] one who opens wide his lips, that is his ruin.
13:2
A righteous person despises a false matter, but a wicked person sullies and insults.
:5
Charity will guard he who is upright of way, …
:6
Some pretend to be rich and have nothing, but others act poor and have a great wealth.
:7
… but wisdom is with those who take counsel.
:10
Wealth gained by vanity will diminish, but that gathered by hand will increase.
:11
… but he who reveres a commandment will be rewarded.
:13
Every clever person acts with knowledge, but the fool broadcasts his foolishness.
:16
Poverty and shame befall one who rejects discipline, but he who heeds rebuke will be honored.
:18
One who walks with the wise will grow wise, …
:20
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous will be rewarded with good.
:21
One who spares his rod hates his child, but he who loves him disciplines him in his youth.
:24
A righteous person eats to satisfy his soul, but the stomach of the wicked will [always] lack.
:25

1 A wise son [seeks] his father’s discipline, but a scorner does not listen to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of a man’s mouth he will eat good, but the desire of the treacherous is violence.
3 He who watches his mouth guards his soul; for one who opens his lips wide there is ruin.
4 The soul of the lazy man desires but has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be sated.
5 The righteous man hates a false word, but the wicked disgraces and embarrasses.
6 Charity guards him who is steadfast in his way, but wickedness brings ruin upon the sinner.
7 There is one who feigns riches but has nothing; one who feigns poverty but has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s soul is his wealth, as long as the poor man has not heard a rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the candle of the wicked will ebb away.
10 Only with wickedness does one cause quarrels, but there is wisdom with those who take counsel.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by hand will increase.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 He who despises a thing will be pledged to it, but he who reveres a commandment will be rewarded.
14 The instruction of a wise man is a spring of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
15 Good sense will grant favor, but the way of the treacherous is harsh.
16 Every cunning man acts with forethought, but a fool exposes [his] stupidity.
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful emissary brings healing.
18 Poverty and disgrace befall him who spurns discipline, but he who keeps reproof will be honored.
19 A desire fulfilled pleases the soul, but the abomination of the fools is to turn away from evil.
20 He who goes with the wise will become wise, but he who befriends the fools will be broken.
21 Evil will pursue the sinners but the righteous He will pay a good [reward].
22 A good man will leave an inheritance for his sons’ sons, but the wealth of a sinner is laid away for the righteous.
23 An abundance of food is the result of the plowing of the poor, and some perish because of lack of propriety.
24 He who holds back his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him early.
25 A righteous man eats to sate his appetite, but the stomach of the wicked shall feel want.