Proverbs 10

1The proverbs
of Solomon.
A wise son
maketh a glad father:
but a foolish son
is the heaviness
of his mother.

2Treasures of wickedness
profit nothing:
but righteousness
delivereth from death.

3The LORD
will not
suffer the soul
of the righteous
to famish:
but he casteth away
the substance of the wicked.

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

5He that gathereth
in summer
is a wise son:
but he that sleepeth
in harvest
is a son that causeth shame.

6Blessings
are upon the head
of the just:
but violence covereth
the mouth
of the wicked.

7The memory
of the just
is blessed:
but the name
of the wicked
shall rot.

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

9He
that walketh uprightly
walketh surely:
but he that perverteth
his ways
shall be known.

10He
that winketh
with the eye
causeth sorrow:
but a prating fool
shall fall.

11The mouth
of a righteous man
is a well of life:
but violence covereth
the mouth of the wicked.

12Hatred
stirreth up strifes:
but love covereth
all sins.

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.

14Wise men
lay up knowledge:
but the mouth of the foolish
is near destruction.

15The rich man's wealth
is his strong city:
the destruction of the poor
is their poverty.

16The labour
of the righteous
tendeth to life:
the fruit of the wicked
to sin.

17He is in the way
of life that keepeth instruction:
but he that refuseth reproof
erreth.

18He
that hideth hatred
with lying lips,
and he that uttereth
a slander, is a fool.

19In the multitude
of words
there wanteth not sin:
but he that refraineth his lips
is wise.

20The tongue
of the just
is as choice silver:
the heart of the wicked
is little worth.

21The lips
of the righteous
feed many:
but fools die
for want of wisdom.

22The blessing
of the LORD,
it maketh rich,
and he addeth
no sorrow with it.

23It is as sport
to a fool
to do mischief:
but a man of understanding
hath wisdom.

24The fear of the wicked,
it shall come upon him:
but the desire
of the righteous
shall be granted.

25As the whirlwind passeth,
so is the wicked
no more:
but the righteous
is an everlasting foundation.

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
prolongeth days:
but the years
of the wicked
shall be shortened.

28The hope
of the righteous
shall be gladness:
but the expectation
of the wicked
shall perish.

29The way
of the LORD
is strength to the upright:
but destruction
shall be to
the workers of iniquity.

30The righteous
shall never be removed:
but the wicked shall not
inhabit the earth.

31The mouth
of the just
bringeth forth wisdom:
but the froward tongue
shall be cut out.

32The lips
of the righteous
know what is acceptable:
but the mouth of the wicked
speaketh frowardness.