ASV(i)
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent;
And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;
But the correction of fools is [their] folly. 23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,
And addeth learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of death. 26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;
For his mouth urgeth him [thereto]. 27 A worthless man deviseth mischief;
And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. 28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer separateth chief friends. 29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,
And leadeth him in a way that is not good. 30 He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things:
He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory;
It shall be found in the way of righteousness. 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. 33 The lot is cast into the lap;
But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;
But the correction of fools is [their] folly. 23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,
And addeth learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of death. 26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;
For his mouth urgeth him [thereto]. 27 A worthless man deviseth mischief;
And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. 28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer separateth chief friends. 29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,
And leadeth him in a way that is not good. 30 He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things:
He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory;
It shall be found in the way of righteousness. 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. 33 The lot is cast into the lap;
But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.