| Chapter 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 | The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. |
4 | He becometh poor that dealeth [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 just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
7 | The memory of the just [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 a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
12 | Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. |
13 | In the lips of him that hath understanding 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] near destruction. |
15 | The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty. |
16 | The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. |
17 | He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. |
18 | He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool. |
19 | In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise. |
20 | The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. |
21 | The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. |
22 | The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. |
23 | [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. |
24 | The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. |
25 | As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked 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 the LORD 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 the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity. |
30 | The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. |
31 | The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. |
32 | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness. |