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10:1  The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
10:2  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
10:3  The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he thrusteth away the desire 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 righteous: 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 known.
10:10  He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
10:11  The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:12  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all transgressions.
10:13  In the lips of him that hath discernment 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 a present 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 the righteous tendeth to life; the increase of the wicked to sin.
10:17  He is in the way of life that heedeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
10:18  He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
10:19  In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression: but he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
10:20  The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
10:21  The lips of the righteous feed many: but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
10:22  The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow therewith.
10:23  It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness: and so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
10:24  The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
10:25  When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is 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 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 a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
10:30  The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
10:31  The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut off.
10:32  The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.