Proverbs 10

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1} The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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

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3} LORD will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

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4} He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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5} He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

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

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7} The memory of a righteous man is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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8} The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

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9} He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

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10} He who winks with the eye causes sorrow. And a prating fool shall fall.

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

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12} Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.

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13} In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

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14} Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.

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15} The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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16} The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man [is] to sin.

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17} He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof errs.

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18} He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.

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19} Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

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20} The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.

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21} The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

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22} The blessing of LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

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23} It is as sport to a fool to do mischief, and [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

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24} The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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25} When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.

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

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27} The fear of LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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28} The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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29} The way of LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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30} A righteous man shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

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31} The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

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32} The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked [is] perverseness.