Proverbs 10

¹ A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son is grief to his mother.

² Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.

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

⁴ A slack hand brings poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

⁵ He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps at harvest brings shame.

⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the righteous,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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

⁸ The wise of heart will accept commands,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

⁹ Whoever walks with integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

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

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

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

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod for the back of one who lacks sense.

¹⁴ The wise lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool is ruin close at hand.

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

¹⁶ The wages of the righteous bring life;
the harvest of the wicked brings sin.

¹⁷ Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but whoever rejects reproof goes astray.

¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹ When words are many, transgression is unavoidable,
but whoever holds his tongue is wise.

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

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

²² The blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
and he adds no sorrow to it.

²³ It is like sport to a fool to do wrong,
but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.

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

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
but the righteous stands firm forever.

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

²⁷ The fear of the LORD adds length to life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.

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

²⁹ The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless,
but ruin to those who do evil.

³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.

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

³² The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.