Proverbs 10

A wise son maketh a glad father:

But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

₂Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:

But righteousness delivereth from death.

₃The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:

But he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

₄He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand:

But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

₅He that gathereth in summer is a wise son:

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

₆Blessings are upon the head of the just:

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

₇The memory of the just is blessed:

But the name of the wicked shall rot.

₈The wise in heart will receive commandments:

But a prating fool shall fall.

₉He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:

But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

₁₀He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow:

But a prating fool shall fall.

₁₁The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

₁₂Hatred stirreth up strifes:

But love covereth all sins.

₁₃In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found:

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

₁₄Wise men lay up knowledge:

But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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

The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

₁₆The labour of the righteous tendeth to life:

The fruit of the wicked to sin.

₁₇He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction:

But he that refuseth reproof erreth.

₁₈He that hideth hatred with lying lips,

And he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

₁₉In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:

But he that refraineth his lips is wise.

₂₀The tongue of the just is as choice silver:

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

₂₁The lips of the righteous feed many:

But fools die for want of wisdom.

₂₂The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,

And he addeth no sorrow with it.

₂₃It is as sport to a fool to do mischief:

But a man of understanding hath wisdom.

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

But the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

₂₅As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more:

But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

₂₆As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,

So is the sluggard to them that send him.

₂₇The fear of the LORD prolongeth days:

But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

₂₈The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:

But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

₂₉The way of the LORD is strength to the upright:

But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

₃₀The righteous shall never be removed:

But the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

₃₁The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom:

But the froward tongue shall be cut out.

₃₂The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable:

But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.