Proverbs of Solomon - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 800
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
PROVERBS.
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Prefer a humble state with the gentle,
To sharing wealth with the fierce.
The skilful in business find success;
But who trusts in the LORD is happy.
Intelligence meets the wise heart,
And pleasant lips gain wealth.
Sense is a living spring to its owner,
But a Fool's instruction is folly l
The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,
And brings a reward to his lips.
Kind words are like to a honeycomb,
Sweet to the mind and health to the frame.
A course may seem right to a man,
But the end of it may be death!
A man who works, works for himself,
For his mouth compels him to do so.
A loose fellow pours out sin,
And his lips are a scorching fire I
A spiteful man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates friends.
A rascal deludes his neighbour,
And leads him to a course of loss.
Fixing his eyes and planning fraud,
With tight lips he works the wrong.
Gray hair is a beautiful crown,
If found in a righteous cause
Forbearance is better than force,
And to hold one's temper than taking a city l
Dice are flung out from the box,
But their arrangement comes from the LORD.
A dry crust is better, with peace,
Than a house of rich food with strife.
A wise servant rules a bad son,
And will take his share with the brothers,
The flaming furnace for silver and gold,
But the Lomb is the tester of hearts.
The wicked seeks for evil lips;
The liar attends to a traitor‘s tongue l
Who laughs at the poor insults his Maker;
Who delights in suffering, will suffer.
An old man’s crown are the sons of his son;
And their father’s the honour of children.
An eloquent lip becomes not a brute ;
Nor do lying lips a noble.
Talent is a gem in the eyes of its owner,
To whatever it turns he prospers.
Who hides a fault will gain affection,
But to report, repels your friends.
A reproof impresses good sense,
More than a hundred stripes a fool!
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