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         <div class="label">10</div><div class="ms1"><span class="heading">Proverbs of Solomon</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.10.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The proverbs of Solomon:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.10.1"><span class="content">A wise son brings joy to his father,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.10.1"><span class="content">but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.10.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.10.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.10.2"><span class="content">but righteousness delivers from death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.10.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.10.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> does not let the righteous go hungry,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.10.3"><span class="content">but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.10.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.10.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Lazy hands make for poverty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.10.4"><span class="content">but diligent hands bring wealth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.10.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.10.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.10.5"><span class="content">but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.10.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.10.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Blessings crown the head of the righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.10.6"><span class="content">but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">10:6 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.10.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.10.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The name of the righteous is used in blessings,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">10:7 </span><span class="ft">See Gen. 48:20.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.10.7"><span class="content">but the name of the wicked will rot.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.10.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.10.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The wise in heart accept commands,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.10.8"><span class="content">but a chattering fool comes to ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.10.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.10.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.10.9"><span class="content">but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.10.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.10.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.10.10"><span class="content">and a chattering fool comes to ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.10.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.10.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.10.11"><span class="content">but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.10.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.10.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Hatred stirs up conflict,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.10.12"><span class="content">but love covers over all wrongs.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.10.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.10.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.10.13"><span class="content">but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.10.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.10.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The wise store up knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.10.14"><span class="content">but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.10.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.10.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.10.15"><span class="content">but poverty is the ruin of the poor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.10.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.10.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The wages of the righteous is life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.10.16"><span class="content">but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.10.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.10.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.10.17"><span class="content">but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.10.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.10.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.10.18"><span class="content">and spreads slander is a fool.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.10.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.10.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Sin is not ended by multiplying words,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.10.19"><span class="content">but the prudent hold their tongues.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.10.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.10.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.10.20"><span class="content">but the heart of the wicked is of little value.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.10.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.10.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">The lips of the righteous nourish many,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.10.21"><span class="content">but fools die for lack of sense.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.10.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.10.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The blessing of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> brings wealth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.10.22"><span class="content">without painful toil for it.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.10.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.10.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.10.23"><span class="content">but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.10.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.10.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">What the wicked dread will overtake them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.10.24"><span class="content">what the righteous desire will be granted.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.10.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.10.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.10.25"><span class="content">but the righteous stand firm forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.10.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.10.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.10.26"><span class="content">so are sluggards to those who send them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.10.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.10.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> adds length to life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.10.27"><span class="content">but the years of the wicked are cut short.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.10.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.10.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">The prospect of the righteous is joy,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.10.28"><span class="content">but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.10.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.10.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">The way of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is a refuge for the blameless,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.10.29"><span class="content">but it is the ruin of those who do evil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.10.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.10.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">The righteous will never be uprooted,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.10.30"><span class="content">but the wicked will not remain in the land.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.10.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.10.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.10.31"><span class="content">but a perverse tongue will be silenced.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.10.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.10.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.10.32"><span class="content">but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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