Proverbs 10

¹ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

³ Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

⁴ He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

⁵ He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

⁷ The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

⁹ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

¹⁰ He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

¹² Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

¹³ In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

¹⁵ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

¹⁷ He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

¹⁸ He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

²² The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

²³ It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

²⁴ The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

²⁵ When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

²⁷ The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸ The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

²⁹ The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

³⁰ The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.