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10:1  The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son gives his father joy, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
10:2  Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but justice saves from death.
10:3  The Lord does not let the just go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he thwarts.
10:4  The slack hand impoverishes, but the busy hand brings riches.
10:5  A son who gathers in summer is a credit; a son who slumbers during harvest, a disgrace.
10:6  Blessings are for the head of the just; but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
10:7  The memory of the just serves as blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
10:8  A wise heart accepts commands, but a babbling fool will be overthrown.
10:9  Whoever walks honestly walks securely, but one whose ways are crooked will fare badly.
10:10  One who winks at a fault causes trouble, but one who frankly reproves promotes peace.
10:11  The mouth of the just is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
10:12  Hatred stirs up disputes, but love covers all offenses.
10:13  On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a rod for the back of one without sense.
10:14  The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.
10:15  The wealth of the rich is their strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
10:16  The labor of the just leads to life, the gains of the wicked, to futility.
10:17  Whoever follows instruction is in the path to life, but whoever disregards reproof goes astray.
10:18  Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
10:19  Where words are many, sin is not wanting; but those who restrain their lips do well.
10:20  Choice silver is the tongue of the just; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
10:21  The lips of the just nourish many, but fools die for want of sense.
10:22  It is the Lord’s blessing that brings wealth, and no effort can substitute for it.
10:23  Crime is the entertainment of the fool; but wisdom is for the person of understanding.
10:24  What the wicked fear will befall them, but the desire of the just will be granted.
10:25  When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more; but the just are established forever.
10:26  As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, are sluggards to those who send them.
10:27  Fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
10:28  The hope of the just brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.
10:29  The Lord is a stronghold to those who walk honestly, downfall for evildoers.
10:30  The just will never be disturbed, but the wicked will not abide in the land.
10:31  The mouth of the just yields wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
10:32  The lips of the just know favor, but the mouth of the wicked, perversion.