Thematic Bible

Proverbs 10:1

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

Proverbs 10:2

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

Proverbs 10:3

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

Proverbs 10:4

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

Proverbs 10:5

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

Proverbs 10:6

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

Proverbs 10:7

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

Proverbs 10:8

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

Proverbs 10:9

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

Proverbs 10:10

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

Proverbs 10:11

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

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife. Love covers all sins.

Proverbs 10:13

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

Proverbs 10:14

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

Proverbs 10:15

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

Proverbs 10:16

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

Proverbs 10:17

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

Proverbs 10:18

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

Proverbs 10:19

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

Proverbs 10:20

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

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many. Fools die for lack of understanding.
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Proverbs 10:22

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

Proverbs 10:23

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

Proverbs 10:24

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

Proverbs 10:25

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

Proverbs 10:26

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

Proverbs 10:27

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

Proverbs 10:28

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

Proverbs 10:29

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

Proverbs 10:30

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

Proverbs 10:31

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

Proverbs 10:32

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