| 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 | Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked. |
4 | He becometh poor that worketh 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 righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
7 | The memory of the righteous 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 the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
12 | Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions. |
13 | In the lips of him that hath discernment 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 a present destruction. |
15 | The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty. |
16 | The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin. |
17 | He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth. |
18 | He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. |
19 | In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely. |
20 | The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth. |
21 | The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding. |
22 | The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith. |
23 | It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding. |
24 | The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted. |
25 | When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is 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 Jehovah 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 Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. |
30 | The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land. |
31 | The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off. |
32 | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness. |