Proverbs 10 — ASVBT

10Verse 1The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
^{Verse 2}Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;
But righteousness delivereth from death.
^{Verse 3}Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;
But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
^{Verse 4}He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
^{Verse 5}He that gathereth in summer is a wise son;
But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
^{Verse 6}Blessings are upon the head of the righteous;
But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
^{Verse 7}The memory of the righteous is blessed;
But the name of the wicked shall rot.
^{Verse 8}The wise in heart will receive commandments;
But a prating fool shall fall.
^{Verse 9}He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;
But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
^{Verse 10}He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;
But a prating fool shall fall.
^{Verse 11}The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;
But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
^{Verse 12}Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.
^{Verse 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.
^{Verse 14}Wise men lay up knowledge;
But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
^{Verse 15}The rich man’s wealth is his strong city:
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
^{Verse 16}The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;
The increase of the wicked, to sin.
^{Verse 17}He is in the way of life that heedeth correction;
But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
^{Verse 18}He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;
And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
^{Verse 19}In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;
But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
^{Verse 20}The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver:
The heart of the wicked is little worth.
^{Verse 21}The lips of the righteous feed many;
But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
^{Verse 22}The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich;
And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
^{Verse 23}It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness;
And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
^{Verse 24}The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;
And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
^{Verse 25}When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more;
But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
^{Verse 26}As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
So is the sluggard to them that send him.
^{Verse 27}The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days;
But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
^{Verse 28}The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;
But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
^{Verse 29}The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright;
But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
^{Verse 30}The righteous shall never be removed;
But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
^{Verse 31}The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom;
But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
^{Verse 32}The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable;
But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.