Lexicon :: Strong's G1438 - heautou

Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;

it takes the lives of those who receive it.[fn]

“they will eat the fruit of their way

and be glutted with their own schemes.

He will die because there is no discipline,

and be lost because of his great stupidity.

“but the one who misses me[fn] harms himself;

all who hate me love death.”

She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine;

she has also set her table.

She has sent out her female servants;

she calls out from the highest points of the city:

“The one who corrects a mocker

will bring abuse on himself;

the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[fn]

She sits by the doorway of her house,

on a seat at the highest point of the city,

The one who works his land will have plenty of food,

but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

A fool’s displeasure is known at once,

but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.

A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbor,[fn]

but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

One person pretends to be rich but has nothing;

another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.

Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,

but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,

but whoever earns it through labor[fn] will multiply it.

Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,

but a fool displays his stupidity.

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,

but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[fn]

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,

but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

A king favors a prudent servant,

but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,

but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.[fn]

A worker’s appetite works for him

because his hunger[fn] urges him on.

A worthless person digs up evil,

and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent ​—

discerning, when he seals his lips.

The first to state his case seems right

until another comes and cross-examines him.

The one who keeps commands preserves himself;

one who disregards[fn] his ways will die.

A generous person[fn] will be blessed,

for he shares his food with the poor.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,

and giving to the rich ​— ​both lead only to poverty.

The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand

cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

As a dog returns to its vomit,

so also a fool repeats his foolishness.

Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser

than seven who can answer sensibly.

so is the person who deceives his neighbor

and says, “I was only joking! ”

Though his hatred is concealed by deception,

his evil will be revealed in the assembly.