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Proverbs

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Chapter 10

¹The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. ²Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. ³The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. ⁴A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. ⁵He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. ⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. ⁷The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. ⁸The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. ⁹Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. ¹⁰Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin. ¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. ¹²Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. ¹³On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense. ¹⁴The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near. ¹⁵A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin. ¹⁶The wages of the righteous lead to life, the gain of the wicked to sin. ¹⁷Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray. ¹⁸The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool. ¹⁹When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. ²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. ²¹The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. ²²The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. ²³Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding. ²⁴What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. ²⁵When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 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, but the years of the wicked will be short. ²⁸The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. ²⁹The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to the workers of iniquity. ³⁰The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. ³¹The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. ³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.