AB - Proverbs - 10

10:1  A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

10:2  Treasures shall not profit the lawless, but righteousness shall deliver from death.

10:3  The Lord will not famish a righteous soul, but He will overthrow the life of the ungodly.

10:4  Poverty brings a man low, but the hands of the vigorous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.

10:5  A wise son is saved from heat, but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.

10:6  The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just, but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

10:7  The memory of the just is praised, but the name of the ungodly man is extinguished.

10:8  A wise man in heart will receive commandments, but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.

10:9  He that walks simply, walks confidently, but he that perverts his ways shall be known.

10:10  He that winks with his eyes deceitfully procures griefs for men, but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.

10:11  There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man, but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

10:12  Hatred stirs up strife, but affection covers all that do not love strife.

10:13  He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.

10:14  The wise will hide discretion, but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.

10:15  The wealth of rich men is a strong city, but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.

10:16  The works of the righteous produce life, but the fruits of the ungodly produce sins.

10:17  Instruction keeps the right ways of life, but instruction unchastened goes astray.

10:18  Righteous lips cover enmity, but they that utter railings are most foolish.

10:19  By a multitude of words you shall not escape sin, but if you refrain your lips you will be prudent.

10:20  The tongue of the just is choice silver, but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.

10:21  The lips of the righteous know sublime truths, but the foolish die in want.

10:22  The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches him, and grief of heart shall not be added to it.

10:23  A fool does mischief in sport, but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.

10:24  The ungodly is engulfed in destruction, but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.

10:25  When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes forever.

10:26  As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practice it.

10:27  The fear of the Lord adds length of days, but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.

10:28  Joy rests long with the righteous, but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

10:29  The fear of the Lord is a stronghold of the saints, but ruin comes to them that work wickedness.

10:30  The righteous shall never fail, but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.

10:31  The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom, but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.

10:32  The lips of just men drop grace, but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.