Proverbs 10

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1} The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.

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2} Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivers from death.

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3} Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry; but He casts away the desire of the wicked.

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4} He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

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5} He who gathers in summer is a wise son; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

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6} Blessings are on the head of the just; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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7} The memory of the just is blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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8} The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a babbling fool shall fall.

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9} He who walks uprightly walks surely; but he who twists his ways shall be known.

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10} He who winks the eye causes sorrow; but a babbling fool shall fall.

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11} The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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12} Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.

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13} In the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him who is without understanding.

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14} Wise ones store up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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15} The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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16} The labor of the righteous tends to life; the fruit of the wicked tends to sin.

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17} He who keeps instruction is in the way of life; but he who refuses reproof goes astray.

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18} He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who speaks a slander, is a fool.

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19} In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.

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20} The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.

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21} The lips of the righteous feed many; but fools die for lack of wisdom.

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22} The blessing of Jehovah itself makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

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23} To work out evil devices is as laughter to a fool; so wisdom is to a man of understanding.

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24} What the wicked fears shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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25} As the storm passes, so the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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26} Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

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27} The fear of Jehovah prolongs days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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28} The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

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29} The way of Jehovah is strength to the upright; but ruin is to the workers of iniquity.

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30} The righteous shall never be moved; and the wicked shall not live in the earth.

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31} The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom; but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

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32} The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing; but the mouth of the wicked what is contrary.