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The Proverbs

Chapter 10

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Pr 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Pr 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
Pr 10:3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
Pr 10:4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Pr 10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Pr 10:6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Pr 10:7The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Pr 10:8The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
Pr 10:9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Pr 10:10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
Pr 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Pr 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
Pr 10:13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Pr 10:14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Pr 10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Pr 10:16The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Pr 10:17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
Pr 10:18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
Pr 10:19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
Pr 10:20The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
Pr 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Pr 10:22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
Pr 10:23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
Pr 10:24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Pr 10:25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Pr 10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
Pr 10:27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Pr 10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Pr 10:29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Pr 10:30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
Pr 10:31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
Pr 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.