Proverbs 10

Wise Sayings of Solomon

1The proverbs of Solomon. # Pr 1:1; 25:1

A wise son makes a glad father, # Pr 29:3

but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, # Pr 21:6

but righteousness delivers from death. # Pr 11:4

3The Lord will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry, # Ps 34:9–10; 37:25

but He rejects the craving of the wicked.

4He who has an idle hand becomes poor,

but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. # Pr 12:24; 13:4; 21:5

5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, # Pr 6:8

but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. # Pr 17:2

6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, # Pr 28:20

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. # Pr 10:11

7The memory of the righteous is blessed, # Ps 112:6

but the name of the wicked will rot. # Ps 9:5–6

8The wise in heart will receive commands,

but a prating fool will fall.

9He who walks with integrity # Ps 23:4; Pr 28:18 walks securely,

but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

10He who winks with the eye # Ps 35:19; Pr 6:13 causes trouble,

and a prating fool will fall.

11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, # Pr 13:14

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. # Pr 10:6

12Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all offenses. # Pr 17:9; 1Pe 4:8

13On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,

but a rod # Pr 26:3 is for the back of him who lacks understanding. # Pr 6:32

14Wise men store up knowledge,

but the mouth of the fool brings destruction near. # Pr 10:8; 18:7

15The wealth of the rich man is his strong city; # Pr 18:11

the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

16The wages of the righteous leads to life;

the increase of the wicked leads to sin.

17He who heeds instruction is on the path of life,

but he who refuses reproof goes astray. # Pr 6:23

18He who conceals hatred has lying lips,

and he who utters slander is a fool.

19When words are many, sin is not lacking, # Ecc 5:3

but he who restrains his lips is wise. # Jas 1:19; 3:2

20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver;

the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

21The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of wisdom. # Pr 5:23; Hos 4:6

22The blessing of the Lord makes rich, # Ge 24:35; 26:12

and He adds no toil to it.

23Doing evil is like sport to a fool; # Pr 2:14; 15:21

so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

24The fear of the wicked will come upon him,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted. # Ps 145:19; Mt 5:6

25When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,

but the righteous stands firm forever. # Ps 15:5

26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

27The fear of the Lord prolongs life, # Pr 3:2

but the years of the wicked will be shortened. # Job 15:32–33

28The hope of the righteous is joy,

but the expectation of the wicked will perish. # Job 8:13; Pr 11:7

29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,

but destruction to those who do evil. # Pr 21:15

30The righteous will never be removed, # Ps 125:1

but the wicked will not live in the land. # Ps 37:22

31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, # Ps 37:30; Pr 10:13

but the perverse tongue will be silenced.

32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, # Ecc 12:10

but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

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