The Proverbs 10

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

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing but righteousness delivereth from death ⚑

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes but love covereth all sins ⚑

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 ⚑

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

15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city the destruction of the poor is their poverty ⚑

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 As the whirlwind passeth so is the wicked no more but the righteous is an everlasting foundation ⚑

26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes so is the sluggard to them that send him ⚑

27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days but the years of the wicked shall be shortened ⚑

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

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

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

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

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

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain