Proverbs 11:19-12:6 (Vespers, 2nd Reading)
19 |
As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. |
20 |
Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight. |
21 |
Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous will be delivered. |
22 |
As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion. |
23 |
The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. |
24 |
There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. |
25 |
The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. |
26 |
The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. |
27 |
He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, |
28 |
He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage. |
29 |
He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. |
30 |
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise. |
31 |
If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, How much more the ungodly and the sinner. |
1 |
Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. |
2 |
A good man obtains favor from the Lord, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn. |
3 |
A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved. |
4 |
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones. |
5 |
The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. |
6 |
The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the upright will deliver them. |