Proverbs 10 - ESV Bible - The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a...

1 ¹The proverbs of Solomon. ²A wise son makes a glad father, ³but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

2 ⁴Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, ⁵but righteousness delivers from death.

3 ⁶The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, ⁷but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

4 A slack hand ⁸causes poverty, ⁹but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

5 He who ¹⁰gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is ¹¹a son who brings shame.

6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but ¹²the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

7 ¹³The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but ¹⁴the name of the wicked will rot.

8 ¹⁵The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

9 ¹⁶Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked ¹⁷will be found out.

10 Whoever ¹⁸winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

11 ¹⁹The mouth of the righteous is ²⁰a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked ²¹conceals violence.

12 Hatred stirs up strife, but ²²love covers all offenses.

13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but ²³a rod is for the back of him who ²⁴lacks sense.

14 The wise ²⁵lay up knowledge, but ²⁶the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

15 ²⁷A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

16 The wage of the righteous leads ²⁸to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.

17 Whoever heeds instruction is on ²⁹the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.

19 ³⁰When words are many, transgression is not lacking, ³¹but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

20 The tongue of the righteous is ³²choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for ³³lack of sense.

22 ³⁴The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.^a

23 Doing wrong is ³⁵like a joke to a fool, but ³⁶wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.

24 ³⁷What the wicked dreads ³⁸will come upon him, but ³⁹the desire of the righteous will be granted.

25 When ⁴⁰the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but ⁴¹the righteous is established forever.

26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

27 ⁴²The fear of the LORD prolongs life, ⁴³but the years of the wicked will be short.

28 ⁴⁴The hope of the righteous brings joy, ⁴⁵but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

29 ⁴⁶The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.

30 ⁴⁷The righteous will never be removed, but ⁴⁸the wicked will not dwell in the land.

31 ⁴⁹The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

32 The lips of the righteous ⁵⁰know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, ⁵¹what is perverse.

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