chapter_Proverbs_10
Proverbs 10:1: Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son is an affliction to his mother. Proverbs 10:2: Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death. Proverbs 10:3: Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away. Proverbs 10:4: Poor is he who is working &#8212; a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Proverbs 10:5: Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame. Proverbs 10:6: Blessings are for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence. Proverbs 10:7: The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot. Proverbs 10:8: The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh. Proverbs 10:9: Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known. Proverbs 10:10: Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh. Proverbs 10:11: A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence. Proverbs 10:12: Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth. Proverbs 10:13: In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding. Proverbs 10:14: The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin. Proverbs 10:15: The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty. Proverbs 10:16: The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin. Proverbs 10:17: A traveller to life is he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring. Proverbs 10:18: Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool. Proverbs 10:19: In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise. Proverbs 10:20: The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked &#8212; as a little thing. Proverbs 10:21: The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die. Proverbs 10:22: The blessing of Jehovah &#8212; it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it. Proverbs 10:23: To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding. Proverbs 10:24: The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given. Proverbs 10:25: As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during. Proverbs 10:26: As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him. Proverbs 10:27: The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened. Proverbs 10:28: The hope of the righteous is joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth. Proverbs 10:29: The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity. Proverbs 10:30: The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth. Proverbs 10:31: The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out. Proverbs 10:32: The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
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