10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is grief to his mother. |
10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. |
10:3 The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He thwarts the desire of the wicked. |
10:4 He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. |
10:5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame. |
10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
10:7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot. |
10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall. |
10:9 He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known. |
10:10 He who winks the eye causes sorrow, but a prating fool shall fall. |
10:11 The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins. |
10:13 In the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is without understanding. |
10:14 Wise ones store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. |
10:15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty. |
10:16 The labor of the righteous tends to life; the fruit of the wicked tends to sin. |
10:17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses reproof goes astray. |
10:18 He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who speaks a slander, is a fool. |
10:19 In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise. |
10:20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little. |
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom. |
10:22 The blessing of the LORD itself makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. |
10:23 To work out evil devices is as sport to a fool, but a man of understanding has wisdom. |
10:24 The fears of the wicked shall come upon him, but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. |
10:25 As the whirlwind passes, so the wicked is no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. |
10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. |
10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. |
10:28 The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. |
10:29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. |
10:30 The righteous shall never be moved, and the wicked shall not remain in the land. |
10:31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out. |
10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversity. |