Proverbs 10

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son gladdens a father, but a stupid son {is} the grief of his mother. 2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. 3 God does not let the life of the righteous starve, but the desire of the wicked he thrusts away. \* 4 A palm of idleness makes poverty, but the hand of the diligent ones makes rich. 5 One who gathers in the summer {is} a son who has insight, but one who sleeps in the harvest {is} a son who acts shamefully. \* 6 Blessings {are} for the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence. 7 The memory of the righteous one {is} for a blessing, but the name of the wicked ones will rot. \* 8 The one wise of heart receives commands, but the one stupid of lips will be thrown down. 9 One who walks with integrity will walk securely, but one who causes his ways to be crooked will be known. \* 10 One who winks an eye gives pain, and the one foolish of lips will be thrown down. 11 A fountain of life {is} the mouth of the righteous one, but the mouth of the wicked ones covers violence. \* 12 Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers over all transgressions. 13 On the lips of the discerning one, wisdom is found, but a rod {is} for the back of the one lacking of heart. \* 14 Wise ones store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool {is} near ruin. 15 The wealth of the rich one {is} the city of his strength; the ruin of lowly ones {is} their poverty. \* 16 The wage of a righteous {one} {is} to life; the income of a wicked {one} {is} to sin. 17 {On} a path to life {is} one who keeps instruction, but one who forsakes rebuke goes astray. \* 18 One who covers hate {has} lips of falsehood, and one who causes an evil report to go forth, he {is} a stupid one. 19 With a multitude of words, transgression does not cease, but one who restrains his lips is insightful. \* 20 Choice silver {is} the tongue of the righteous one; the heart of the wicked ones {is} like little. 21 The lips of the righteous one shepherd many, but fools die by lack of heart. \* 22 The blessing of God, it causes riches, and striving does not add {more} with it. 23 Like laughter for a stupid one {is} doing a wicked plan, but wisdom, for a man of understanding. \* 24 The terror of the wicked one, it will come to him, but the desire of the righteous ones will be given. 25 When a whirlwind passes over, then there is no {more} wicked, but a righteous one {is} a foundation of eternity. \* 26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so {is} the lazy one to one who sends him. 27 The fear of God will add days, but the years of the wicked ones will be short. \* 28 The hope of the righteous ones {is} joy, but the expectation of the wicked ones will perish. 29 A stronghold for the one with integrity {is} the way of God, but ruin for doers of iniquity. 30 A righteous one will not falter to eternity, but wicked ones will not dwell {in} the land. \* 31 The mouth of the righteous one bears the fruit of wisdom, but the tongue of the perverse ones will be cut off. 32 The lips of the righteous one know favor, but the mouth of the wicked ones, perverse things. \*