(Reserve the mode for programming.)

(with-eval-after-load 'paren
  (show-paren-mode -1))

Highlight the parenthesized expression at point.

(This is useful for not only Lisp but also other languages.)

(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'show-paren-local-mode)

Highlight parenthesized expressions without any delays.

(with-eval-after-load 'paren
  (setopt show-paren-delay 0))

Show context for offscreen parentheses in the echo area.

(with-eval-after-load 'paren
  (setopt show-paren-context-when-offscreen t))

Highlight entire expressions instead of just parentheses.

(with-eval-after-load 'paren
  (setopt show-paren-style 'expression))