The Proverbs

10: 1The proverbs of Solomon.

 A wise son maketh a glad father;

 But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

 ^10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;

 But righteousness delivereth from death.

 ^10:3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;

 But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

 ^10:4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;

 But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

 ^10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son;

 But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

 ^10:6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous;

 But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

 ^10:7The memory of the righteous is blessed;

 But the name of the wicked shall rot.

 ^10:8The wise in heart will receive commandments;

 But a prating fool shall fall.

 ^10:9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;

 But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

 ^10:10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;

 But a prating fool shall fall.

 ^10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;

 But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

 ^10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes;

 But love covereth all transgressions.

 ^10:13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found;

 But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

 ^10:14Wise men lay up knowledge;

 But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

 ^10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city:

 The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

 ^10:16The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;

 The increase of the wicked, to sin.

 ^10:17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction;

 But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

 ^10:18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;

 And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

 ^10:19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;

 But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

 ^10:20The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver:

 The heart of the wicked is little worth.

 ^10:21The lips of the righteous feed many;

 But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

 ^10:22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich;

 And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

 ^10:23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness;

 And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

 ^10:24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;

 And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

 ^10:25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more;

 But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

 ^10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,

 So is the sluggard to them that send him.

 ^10:27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days;

 But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

 ^10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;

 But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

 ^10:29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright;

 But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

 ^10:30The righteous shall never be removed;

 But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

 ^10:31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom;

 But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

 ^10:32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable;

 But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.