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10:1  A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
10:2  Treasures from wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivereth from death.
10:3  The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casteth away the substance of the wicked.
10:4  He becometh poor 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, but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
10:6  Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:7  The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.
10:8  The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.
10:9  He that walketh uprightly walketh surely, but he that perverteth his ways shall be made known.
10:10  He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow, but a prating fool shall fall.
10:11  The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:12  Hatred stirreth up strifes, but love covereth all sins.
10:13  On the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
10:14  Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish 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 labor of the righteous tendeth to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.
10:17  He that keepeth instruction is in the way of life, but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
10:18  He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth slander, is a fool.
10:19  In the multitude of words there lacketh not sin, but he that restraineth his lips is wise.
10:20  The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
10:21  The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for want of wisdom.
10:22  The blessings of the Lord maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it.
10:23  It is as sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
10:24  The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
10:25  As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more; but the righteous is as 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 the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
10:28  The hope of the righteous shall be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
10:29  The way of the Lord is strength to the upright, but destruction shall come to the workers of iniquity.
10:30  The righteous shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
10:31  The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom, but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
10:32  The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.