Proverbs 10

A wise child makes a glad father,

but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.

²Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

³The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

⁴A slack hand causes poverty,

but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

⁵A child who gathers in summer is prudent,

but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.

⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

⁷The memory of the righteous is a blessing,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸The wise of heart will heed commandments,

but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

⁹Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,

but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.

¹⁰Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,

but the one who rebukes boldly makes peace.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹²Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all offenses.

¹³On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.

¹⁴The wise lay up knowledge,

but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their fortress;

the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.

¹⁸Lying lips conceal hatred,

and whoever utters slander is a fool.

¹⁹When words are many, transgression is not lacking,

but the prudent are restrained in speech.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

the mind of the wicked is of little worth.

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and he adds no sorrow with it.

²³Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,

but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.

²⁴What the wicked dread will come upon them,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,

but the righteous are established forever.

²⁶Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes,

so are the lazy to their employers.

²⁷The fear of the Lord prolongs life,

but the years of the wicked will be short.

²⁸The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,

but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

²⁹The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,

but destruction for evildoers.

³⁰The righteous will never be removed,

but the wicked will not remain in the land.

³¹The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.