Immerse: Poets Full Volume - Flipbook - Page 227
11:27–12:12
P ro v er b s
If you search for good, you will find favor;
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
The fool will be a servant to the wise.
The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.
If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,
what will happen to wicked sinners?
To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.
The Lord approves of those who are good,
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
Wickedness never brings stability,
but the godly have deep roots.
A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,
but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
The plans of the godly are just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush,
but the words of the godly save lives.
The wicked die and disappear,
but the family of the godly stands firm.
A sensible person wins admiration,
but a warped mind is despised.
Better to be an ordinary person with a servant
than to be self-important but have no food.
The godly care for their animals,
but the wicked are always cruel.
A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.
Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot,
but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
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