Proverbs 10

1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth [his] father to rejoice; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness will not profit aught; but righteousness will deliver from death.

3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but the sinful desires of the wicked will he cast away.

4 He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

5 He that gathereth in summer is an intelligent son; [but] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

6 Blessings come upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

7 The memory of the just is [destined] to be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

8 The wise in heart will accept commandments; but he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.

9 He that walketh uprightly ever walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways will be punished.

10 He that winketh with the eye causeth vexation; and he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.

11 A source of life is the mouth of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love throweth a cover over all transgressions.

13 On the lips of the man of understanding there is found wisdom: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of sense.

14 Wise men treasure up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an approaching terror.

15 The wealth of the rich man is his strong town: the terror of the poor is their poverty.

16 The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the product of the wicked is for sin.

17 On the way unto life is he that observeth correction; but he that forsaketh reproof is in error.

18 He that hideth hatred hath lips of falsehood; and he that spreadeth abroad an evil report, is a fool.

19 In a multitude of words transgression cannot be avoided; but he that refraineth his lips is intelligent.

20 [Like] choice silver is the tongue of the righteous: the heart of the wicked is worth but very little.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die through lack of sense.

22 The blessing of the Lord it is which maketh rich, and painful labor addeth nothing thereto.

23 It is as sport to a fool to do wicked deeds; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

24 What the wicked dreadeth, that will come upon him: but the longing of the righteous will God grant.

25 As the whirlwind passeth by, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

26 As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes: so is the sluggard to those that send him.

27 The fear of the Lord increaseth [man's] days; but the years of the wicked will be shortened.

28 The expectation of the righteous is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright; but terror is destined to the workers of injustice.

30 The righteous shall never be removed; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

31 The mouth of the just uttereth wisdom; but the tongue of perverseness shall be cut out.

32 The lips of the righteous know [how to obtain] favor; but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.