10:1 A wise son makes [his] father glad: but
a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
10:2 Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver
from death.
10:3 The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the
life of the ungodly.
10:4 Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. A
son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
10:5 A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the
winds in harvest.
10:6 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely
grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
10:7 The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly [man] is
extinguished.
10:8 A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded
in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
10:9 He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways
shall be known.
10:10 He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but
he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
10:11 [There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but
destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
10:12 Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love
strife.
10:13 He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.
10:14 The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near
to ruin.
10:15 The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of
the ungodly.
10:16 The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly
[produce] sins.
10:17 Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened
goes astray.
10:18 Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most
foolish.
10:19 By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; but if thou refrain
thy lips thou wilt be prudent.
10:20 The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly
shall fail.
10:21 The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: but the foolish die
in want.
10:22 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it
enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it].
10:23 A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a
man.
10:24 The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the
righteous is acceptable.
10:25 When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous
turns aside and escapes for ever.
10:26 As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so
iniquity hurts those that practise it.
10:27 The fear of the Lord adds [length] of days: but the years of the
ungodly shall be shortened.
10:28 Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall
perish.
10:29 The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin [comes]
to them that work wickedness.
10:30 The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the
earth.
10:31 The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust
shall perish.
10:32 The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is
perverse. |
10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son
maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth
from death.
10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he
casteth away the substance of the wicked.
10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich.
10:5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in
harvest is a son that causeth shame.
10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the
mouth of the wicked.
10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall
rot.
10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall
fall.
10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his
ways shall be known.
10:10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall
fall.
10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth
the mouth of the wicked.
10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod
is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near
destruction.
10:15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor
is their poverty.
10:16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked
to sin.
10:17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that
refuseth reproof erreth.
10:18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander,
is a fool.
10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that
refraineth his lips is wise.
10:20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is
little worth.
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with
it.
10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding
hath wisdom.
10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the
righteous shall be granted.
10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous
is an everlasting foundation.
10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard
to them that send him.
10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked
shall be shortened.
10:28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of
the wicked shall perish.
10:29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall
be to the workers of iniquity.
10:30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit
the earth.
10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue
shall be cut out.
10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of
the wicked speaketh frowardness. |