A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
        but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
    From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,
        but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
    Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
        he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
    The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
        while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
    The righteous hates falsehood,
        but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
    Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
        but sin overthrows the wicked.
    One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
        another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
    The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
        but a poor man hears no threat.
    The light of the righteous rejoices,
        but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
    By insolence comes nothing but strife,
        but with those who take advice is wisdom.
    Wealth gained hastily will dwindle,
        but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
    Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
        but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
    Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,
        but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
    The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
        that one may turn away from the snares of death.
    Good sense wins favor,
        but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.
    Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
        but a fool flaunts his folly.
    A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
        but a faithful envoy brings healing.
    Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
        but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
    A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
        but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
    Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
        but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
    Disaster pursues sinners,
        but the righteous are rewarded with good.
    A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
        but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
    The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
        but it is swept away through injustice.
    Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
        but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
    The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
        but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
    The wisest of women builds her house,
        but folly with her own hands tears it down.
    Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD,
        but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
    By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,
        but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
    Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
        but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
    A faithful witness does not lie,
        but a false witness breathes out lies.
    A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
        but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
    Leave the presence of a fool,
        for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
    The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
        but the folly of fools is deceiving.
    Fools mock at the guilt offering,
        but the upright enjoy acceptance.
    The heart knows its own bitterness,
        and no stranger shares its joy.
    The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
        but the tent of the upright will flourish.
    There is a way that seems right to a man,
        but its end is the way to death.
    Even in laughter the heart may ache,
        and the end of joy may be grief.
    The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
        and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
    The simple believes everything,
        but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
    One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil,
        but a fool is reckless and careless.
    A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
        and a man of evil devices is hated.
    The simple inherit folly,
        but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
    The evil bow down before the good,
        the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
    The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
        but the rich has many friends.
    Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,
        but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
    Do they not go astray who devise evil?
        Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness.
    In all toil there is profit,
        but mere talk tends only to poverty.
    The crown of the wise is their wealth,
        but the folly of fools brings folly.
    A truthful witness saves lives,
        but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
    In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence,
        and his children will have a refuge.
    The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
        that one may turn away from the snares of death.
    In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
        but without people a prince is ruined.
    Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
        but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
    A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh,
        but envy makes the bones rot.
    Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
        but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
    The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
        but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
    Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
        but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
    Righteousness exalts a nation,
        but sin is a reproach to any people.
    A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor,
        but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. (ESV)

“Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,

    “‘Heaven is my throne,
        and the earth is my footstool.
    What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,
        or what is the place of my rest?
    Did not my hand make all these things?’
    
    
      “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.”

  Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. (ESV)