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10:1  The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
10:2  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
10:3  The Lord will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the desire of the wicked.
10:4  He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
10:5  He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
10:6  Blessings are on the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
10:7  The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
10:8  The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool will fall.
10:9  He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be known.
10:10  He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a prating fool will fall.
10:11  The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
10:12  Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.
10:13  In the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
10:14  Wise men store 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 tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.
10:17  He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses reproof errs.
10:18  He who hides hatred has lying lips, and he who spreads slander is a fool.
10:19  In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
10:20  The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.
10:21  The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
10:22  The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
10:23  To do mischief is like sport to a fool, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
10:24  The fear of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
10:25  As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
10:26  As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
10:27  The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
10:28  The hope of the righteous will be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
10:29  The way of the Lord is strength to the upright, but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
10:30  The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
10:31  The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
10:32  The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks what is perverse.