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10:1  The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
10:2  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
10:3  Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous man to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.
10:4  He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
10:5  He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
10:6  Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
10:7  The memory of the righteous man shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
10:8  The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
10:9  He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10:10  He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.
10:11  The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
10:12  Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.
10:13  In the lips of an intelligent man wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
10:14  The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.
10:15  The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
10:16  The labour of a righteous man tendeth to life; the revenue of a wicked man, to sin.
10:17  Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray.
10:18  He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.
10:19  In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.
10:20  The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
10:21  The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
10:22  The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.
10:23  It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
10:24  The fear of a wicked man, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
10:25  As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
10:26  As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
10:27  The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
10:28  The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
10:29  The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect man, but destruction to the workers of iniquity.
10:30  The righteous man shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
10:31  The mouth of a righteous man putteth forth wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
10:32  The lips of a righteous man know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.