# Proverbs 10

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###### v1 
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 

###### v2 
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. 

###### v3 
Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. 

###### v4 
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. 

###### v5 
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame. 

###### v6 
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. 

###### v7 
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. 

###### v8 
The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. 

###### v9 
He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. 

###### v10 
One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall. 

###### v11 
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. 

###### v12 
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. 

###### v13 
Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. 

###### v14 
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. 

###### v15 
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. 

###### v16 
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin. 

###### v17 
He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. 

###### v18 
He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. 

###### v19 
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. 

###### v20 
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. 

###### v21 
The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding. 

###### v22 
Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. 

###### v23 
It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure. 

###### v24 
What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. 

###### v25 
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever. 

###### v26 
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. 

###### v27 
The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 

###### v28 
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. 

###### v29 
The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. 

###### v30 
The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. 

###### v31 
The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. 

###### v32 
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

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