Daily Bread: Thursday, Feb 16, 2017

¹⁹ Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.^(A)

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.^(B)

²² The blessing of the Lord^(C) brings wealth,^(D)
    without painful toil for it.^(E)

²³ A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,^(F)
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴ What the wicked dread^(G) will overtake them;^(H)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.^(I)

²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm^(J) forever.^(K)

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(L) to the eyes,
    so are sluggards to those who send them.^(M)

²⁷ The fear of the Lord adds length to life,^(N)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(O)

²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.^(P)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.^(Q)

³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.^(R)

³¹ From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,^(S)
    but a perverse tongue^(T) will be silenced.

³² The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,^(U)
    but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.^(V)