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Proverbs 10
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1A wise son makes [his] father glad : but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
3The Lord will not famish a righteous soul : but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
3The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
4Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest .
5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly [man] is extinguished.
7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
9He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
11[There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod .
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.
14The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly [produce] sins.
16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19By a multitude of words you shall not escape sin; but if you refrain your lips you will be prudent.
19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: but the foolish die in lack.
21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
22The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it].
22The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
23A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man .
23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24The ungodly is engulfed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
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 adds [length] of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
27The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28Joy rests long with the righteous : but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin [comes] to them that work wickedness.
29The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.