| 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. |
