10Proverbs 10

1A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.Select Proverbs 10:1

2Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.Select Proverbs 10:2

3The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.Select Proverbs 10:3

4The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.Select Proverbs 10:4

5He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.Select Proverbs 10:5

6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.Select Proverbs 10:6

7The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.Select Proverbs 10:7

8The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.Select Proverbs 10:8

9He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.Select Proverbs 10:9

10He that winketh with the eye, shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.Select Proverbs 10:10

11The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.Select Proverbs 10:11

12Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.Select Proverbs 10:12

13In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.Select Proverbs 10:13

14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.Select Proverbs 10:14

15The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.Select Proverbs 10:15

16The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked unto sin.Select Proverbs 10:16

17The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs, goeth astray.Select Proverbs 10:17

18Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach, is foolish.Select Proverbs 10:18

19In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.Select Proverbs 10:19

20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.Select Proverbs 10:20

21The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.Select Proverbs 10:21

22The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.Select Proverbs 10:22

23A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.Select Proverbs 10:23

24That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.Select Proverbs 10:24

25As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.Select Proverbs 10:25

26As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.Select Proverbs 10:26

27The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.Select Proverbs 10:27

28The expectation of the just is joy: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.Select Proverbs 10:28

29The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.Select Proverbs 10:29

30The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.Select Proverbs 10:30

31The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.Select Proverbs 10:31

32The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.Select Proverbs 10:32