Proverbs 10

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1. 1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish son brings sorrow to his mother.
2. 2Treasures gained through wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
3. 3The LORD will not let the soul of the righteous famish, but he casts away the substance of the wicked.
4. 4A person who works with a lazy hand becomes poor, but the diligent hand brings wealth.
5. 5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a son who brings shame.
6. 6Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7. 7The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8. 8The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will fall.
9. 9Whoever walks uprightly walks securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.
10. 10He who winks with the eye causes trouble, but a chattering fool will fall.
11. 11The mouth of a righteous person is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12. 12Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers all sins.
13. 13Wisdom is found on the lips of those who have understanding, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.
14. 14Wise people store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is close to destruction.
15. 15The wealth of the rich is their strong city; poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16. 16The labor of the righteous tends to life; the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17. 17Whoever keeps instruction is on the path to life, but whoever refuses correction goes astray.
18. 18A person who hides hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.
19. 19In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking, but he who refrains his lips is wise.
20. 20The tongue of the just is like choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21. 21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
22. 22The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
23. 23To a fool, doing mischief is like a game, but a person of understanding has wisdom.
24. 24The fear of the wicked, it will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25. 25As the whirlwind passes, so the wicked is no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26. 26As vinegar is to the teeth and smoke is to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27. 27The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
28. 28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
29. 29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30. 30The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
31. 31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32. 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverseness.