Proverbs 10

A wise son makes a glad father;

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,

but righteousness delivers from death.

³The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,

but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

⁴He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,

but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

⁵He who gathers in summer is a wise son,

but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

⁷The memory of the righteous is blessed,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸The wise in heart accept commandments,

but a chattering fool will fall.

⁹He who walks blamelessly walks surely,

but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

¹⁰One who winks with the eye causes sorrow,

but a chattering fool will fall.

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

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹²Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all wrongs.

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,

but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge,

but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

¹⁵The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.

The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶The labour of the righteous leads to life.

The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

¹⁷He is in the way of life who heeds correction,

but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

¹⁸He who hides hatred has lying lips.

He who utters a slander is a fool.

¹⁹In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,

but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.

The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many,

but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

²²The LORD’s blessing brings wealth,

and he adds no trouble to it.

²³It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness,

but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.

²⁴What the wicked fear will overtake them,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;

but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

²⁷The fear of the LORD prolongs days,

but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy,

but the hope of the wicked will perish.

²⁹The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright,

but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

³⁰The righteous will never be removed,

but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

³¹The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.