10Proverbs 10

1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.Select Proverbs 10:1

2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.Select Proverbs 10:2

3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.Select Proverbs 10:3

4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.Select Proverbs 10:4

5A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.Select Proverbs 10:5

6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.Select Proverbs 10:6

7The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.Select Proverbs 10:7

8The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.Select Proverbs 10:8

9He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.Select Proverbs 10:9

10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.Select Proverbs 10:10

11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.Select Proverbs 10:11

12Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.Select Proverbs 10:12

13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.Select Proverbs 10:13

14Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.Select Proverbs 10:14

15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.Select Proverbs 10:15

16The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.Select Proverbs 10:16

17He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.Select Proverbs 10:17

18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.Select Proverbs 10:18

19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.Select Proverbs 10:19

20The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.Select Proverbs 10:20

21The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.Select Proverbs 10:21

22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.Select Proverbs 10:22

23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.Select Proverbs 10:23

24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.Select Proverbs 10:24

25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.Select Proverbs 10:25

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

27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.Select Proverbs 10:27

28The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.Select Proverbs 10:28

29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.Select Proverbs 10:29

30The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.Select Proverbs 10:30

31The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.Select Proverbs 10:31

32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.Select Proverbs 10:32