Proverbs 10

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1} A wise son makes a father glad: but a foolish son is sorrow (depression) (grief) for his mother.

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2} Treasures of wickedness (the morally wrong) profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

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3} Jehovah will not allow the righteous to hunger. He rejects the mischief of the wicked.

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4} He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich.

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5} He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps at the harvest is a son who causes shame.

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6} Blessings cover the head of the righteous. Violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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7} The memory of the righteous is blessed. The name of the wicked will waste away.

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8} The wise in heart will accept the law but a babbling fool will fall.

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9} He who walks with integrity walks safely. He who perverts his ways will be found out.

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10} He who winks the eye [in a jesture of malice] causes trouble. A babbling fool will fall.

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11} The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life. Aggression comes from the mouth of the wicked.

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12} Hatred stirs up strife. Love covers all sins.

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13} Wisdom is found on the lips of the understanding (discerning). A rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

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14} Wise men preserve knowledge. The mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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15} The rich man's wealth is his strength. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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16} The labor of the righteous leads to life. The yield of the wicked is punishment.

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17} He who regards instruction is in the way of life. He who refuses reproof goes (mentally and morally) astray.

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18} Truly a fool hides hatred with lying lips, and speaks slander.

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19} Sin does not hide from a multitude of words. The wise controls his lips.

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20} The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked has little worth.

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21} The lips of the righteous feed many. Fools die for lack of understanding.

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22} The blessing of Jehovah makes rich and he adds no grief to it.

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23} It is like sport to a fool to do mischief. A man of understanding has wisdom.

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24} The fear of the wicked will come upon him. The desire of the righteous will be granted.

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25} The whirlwind passes and the wicked is no more. The righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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26} As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy man to those who sent him.

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27} Respect for Jehovah prolongs life. The years of the wicked will be shortened.

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28} The hope of the righteous is joy. The prospect for the wicked is bleak.

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29} The way of Jehovah is a rock (stronghold) to the upright. The workers of iniquity will be destroyed.

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30} The righteous will never be removed. The wicked will not inhabit the earth.

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31} The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom but the perverted tongue will be destroyed.

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32} The lips of the righteous speak what is acceptable. The mouth of the wicked speaks perversion.