Book of Proverbs, Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Proverbs
¶ A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
but righteousness delivers from death.
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame.
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
but the name of the wicked will rot.
but a prating fool will come to ruin.
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
but he who boldly reproves makes peace.[a]
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
but love covers all offenses.
but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
the gain of the wicked to sin.
but he who rejects reproof goes astray.
and he who utters slander is a fool.
but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
but fools die for lack of sense.
and he adds no sorrow with it.[b]
but wise conduct is pleasure to a man of understanding.
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
but the righteous is established for ever.
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
but the years of the wicked will be short.
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nought.
but destruction to evildoers.
but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.FOOTNOTES
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