Proverbs 10
1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son is grief to his mother.
2 Treasures gained by wickedness are of no use, but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4 A slack hand makes a person poor, but diligent hands bring riches.
5 Whoever gathers in summer is a sensible son; whoever sleeps through the harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 Blessings rest on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked decays.
8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a babbling fool comes to ruin.
9 Whoever walks with integrity walks securely, but whoever twists his ways will be found out.
10 Whoever winks the eye causes sorrow, and a babbling fool comes to ruin.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all transgressions.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the fool’s mouth brings ruin close at hand.
15 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city; poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 The righteous person’s wages lead to life; the wicked person’s gain leads to sin.
17 Whoever heeds discipline is on the path to life, but whoever rejects correction leads others astray.
18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 Where words are many, transgression is never far away; whoever restrains his lips is sensible.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
22 The LORD’s blessing makes a person rich, and toil adds nothing to it.
23 Doing what is shameful is amusement to a fool, but wisdom is for a person of understanding.
24 What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the storm passes, the wicked are gone, but the righteous are a foundation forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a lazy person to those who send him.
27 The fear of the LORD adds days, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28 The expectation of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked comes to nothing.
29 The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the blameless, but ruin for those who do evil.
30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not live in the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the mouth of the wicked speaks only perversion.
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