Proverbs

10:1		The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
10:2		Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
10:3		The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
10:4		He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
10:5		He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
10:6		Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:7		The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
10:8		The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
10:9		He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10:10		He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
10:11		The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:12		Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
10:13		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.
10:14		Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
10:15		The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
10:16		The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
10:17		He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
10:18		He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
10:19		In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
10:20		The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
10:21		The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
10:22		The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
10:23		It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
10:24		The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
10:25		As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
10:26		As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
10:27		The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
10:28		The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
10:29		The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
10:30		The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
10:31		The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
10:32		The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.