Proverbs 10

1The proverbs of Solomon:A wise son brings joy to his father;A dull son is his mother’s sorrow.

2Ill-gotten wealth is of no avail,But righteousness saves from death.

3GOD will not let a righteous person go hungry,But denies the wicked what they crave.

4Negligent hands cause poverty,But diligent hands enrich.

5He who lays in stores during the summer is a capable son,But he who sleeps during the harvest is an incompetent.

6Blessings light upon the head of a righteous person,But lawlessness covers the mouths of the wicked.

7The name of a righteous person is invoked in blessing,But the fame of the wicked rots.

8Whoever has a wise heart accepts commands,But one whose speech is foolish comes to grief.

9Whoever lives blamelessly lives safely,But one who walks a crooked path will be found out.

10Whoever winks causes sorrow;One whose speech is foolish comes to grief.

11The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,But lawlessness covers the mouths of the wicked.

12Hatred stirs up strife,But love covers up all faults.

13Wisdom is to be found on the lips of the intelligent,But a rod is ready for the back of the senseless.

14The wise store up knowledge;The mouth of a fool is an imminent ruin.

15For someone rich, wealth is a fortress;For the poor, poverty is a ruin.

16The labor of the righteous makes for life;The produce of the wicked makes for want.

17One who follows discipline shows the way to life,But one who ignores reproof leads astray.

18One who conceals hatred has lying lips,While one who speaks forth slander is a dullard.

19Where there is much talking, there is no lack of transgressing,But one who curbs the tongue shows sense.

20The tongue of a righteous person is choice silver,But the mind of the wicked is of little worth.

21The lips of a righteous person sustain many,But fools die for lack of sense.

22It is the blessing of GOD that enriches,And no toil can increase it.

23As mischief is sport for the dullard,So is wisdom for the man of understanding.

24What an evildoer plots backfires;What the righteous desire is granted.

25When the storm passes a wicked person is gone,But the righteous person is an everlasting foundation.

26Like vinegar to the teeth,Like smoke to the eyes,Are sluggards to those who send them on a mission.

27The fear of GOD prolongs life,While the years of the wicked will be shortened.

28The righteous can look forward to joy,But the hopes of the wicked are doomed.

29The way of GOD is a stronghold for a blameless person,But a ruin for evildoers.

30The righteous person will never be shaken;The wicked will not inhabit the earth.

31The mouth of a righteous person produces wisdom,But the treacherous tongue shall be cut off.

32The lips of a righteous person know what is pleasing;The mouth of the wicked [knows] duplicity.