LITV - Proverbs - 10

10:1  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father rejoice, but the foolish son is his mother's sorrow.

10:2  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

10:3  Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but He pushes away the desire of the wicked.

10:4  He who deals with a lazy palm becomes poor, but the hand of the hard worker makes him rich.

10:5  He who gathers in summer is a prudent son; 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 shall rot.

10:8  The wise in heart accepts commands, but the foolish of lips shall be thrust away.

10:9  He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways shall be found out.

10:10  He who winks the eye causes sorrow, but the foolish of lips shall be thrust away.

10:11  The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

10:12  Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all transgressions.

10:13  Wisdom is found in the lips of him who has understanding, but a rod is waiting for the back of him who lacks heart.

10:14  The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

10:15  The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

10:16  The labor of the righteous is for life; the gain of the wicked is for sin.

10:17  He who heeds instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses reproof is going astray.

10:18  He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who sends out a slander, he is a fool.

10:19  In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, but one restraining his lips is prudent.

10:20  The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is as a little.

10:21  The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of heart.

10:22  The blessing of Jehovah, it makes rich, and he adds no pain with it.

10:23  To work out evil devices is as laughter to the foolish; so wisdom is to a man of understanding.

10:24  That which the wicked fears shall come upon him, but the desire of the righteous is granted.

10:25  As the storm passes, so the wicked is not; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

10:26  Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy one to those who send him.

10:27  The fear of Jehovah prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be cut short.

10:28  The expectation of the righteous is joyful, but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

10:29  The way of Jehovah is strength to the upright, but ruin is to workers of iniquity.

10:30  The righteous shall never be moved, and the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

10:31  The mouth of the just flourishes with wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

10:32  The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the mouth of the wicked knows only perversities.