Proverbs 10
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1The proverbs of Solomon:
A Wise Son Is Righteous
A wise son makes his father happy,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
2Treasures gained dishonestly profit no one,
but righteousness rescues from death.
3The Lord will not allow a righteous person to starve,
but he intentionally ignores the desires of a wicked person.
4Lazy hands bring poverty,
but hard-working hands bring riches.
5Whoever gathers in the summer is a wise son.
Whoever sleeps at harvest time brings shame.
6Blessings cover the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouths of wicked people.
7The name of a righteous person remains blessed,
but the names of wicked people will rot away.
Proverbs Concerning the Mouth
8The one who is truly wise accepts commands,
but the one who talks foolishly will be thrown down headfirst.
9Whoever lives honestly will live securely,
but whoever lives dishonestly will be found out.
10Whoever winks with his eye causes heartache.
The one who talks foolishly will be thrown down headfirst.
11The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.
12Hate starts quarrels,
but love covers every wrong.
13Wisdom is found on the lips of a person who has understanding,
but a rod is for the back of one without sense.
14Those who are wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a stubborn fool invites ruin.
15The rich person’s wealth is ⌞his⌟ strong city.
Poverty ruins the poor.
16A righteous person’s reward is life.
A wicked person’s harvest is sin.
17Whoever practices discipline is on the way to life,
but whoever ignores a warning strays.
18Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips.
Whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19Sin is unavoidable when there is much talk,
but whoever seals his lips is wise.
20The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver.
The hearts of wicked people are worthless.
21The lips of a righteous person feed many,
but stubborn fools die because they have no sense.
22It is the Lord’s blessing that makes a person rich,
and hard work adds nothing to it.
23Like the laughter of a fool when he carries out an evil plan,
so is wisdom to a person who has understanding.
Righteous People Contrasted to Wicked People
24That which wicked people dread happens to them,
but ⌞the Lord⌟ grants the desire of righteous people.
25When the storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.
26Like vinegar to the teeth,
like smoke to the eyes,
so is the lazy person to those who send him ⌞on a mission⌟.
27The fear of the Lord lengthens ⌞the number of⌟ days,
but the years of wicked people are shortened.
28The hope of righteous people ⌞leads to⌟ joy,
but the eager waiting of wicked people comes to nothing.
29The way of the Lord is a fortress for an innocent person
but a ruin to those who are troublemakers.
30A righteous person will never be moved,
but wicked people will not continue to live in the land.
31The mouth of a righteous person increases wisdom,
but a devious tongue will be cut off.
32The lips of a righteous person announce good will,
but the mouths of wicked people are devious.
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Proverbs 10
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1Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
2Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
3 Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
4Poor [is] he who is working — a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
6Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
7The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
8The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
9Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
10Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
11A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
12Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
13In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
14The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
15The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
16The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
17A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
18Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
19In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
20The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.
21The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
22The blessing of Jehovah — it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
23To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
24The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
25As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
26As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
27The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
28The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
29The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
30The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
31The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
32The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
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