Proverbs 10

¹A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.

²The treasures of impiety shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.

³Our Lord will not afflict with famine the soul of the just, and the deceitful practices of the impious he will overthrow.

⁴The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: the hand of the strong getteth riches. Who so trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the self-same man followeth the flying birds.

⁵He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in summer, is the son of confusion.

⁶The blessing of our Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the impious.

⁷The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the impious shall rot.

⁸The wise of heart shall receive precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.

⁹He that walketh plainly, walketh confidently: but he that depraveth his ways, shall be manifest.

¹⁰He that winketh with the eye, shall give sorrow: and the fool in lips shall be beaten.

¹¹A vein of life, the mouth of the just: and the mouth of the impious covereth iniquity.

¹²Hatred raiseth brawls: and charity covereth all sins.

¹³In the lips of the wise wisdom is found: and a rod on his back that lacketh wit.

¹⁴Wise men hide knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.

¹⁵The substance of a rich man, is a city of his strength: the fear of the poor their poverty.

¹⁶The work of the just unto life: but the fruit of the impious unto sin.

¹⁷The way of life, to him that keepeth discipline: but he that forsaketh reprehensions, erreth.

¹⁸Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth contumely is unwise.

¹⁹In much talk there shall not want sin: but he that moderateth his lips is most wise.

²⁰The tongue of the just, is chosen silver: but the heart of the impious is nothing worth.

²¹The lips of the just teach very many: but they that are untaught, shall die in the penury of wit.

²²The blessing of our Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.

²³A fool worketh mischief as it were by laughter: but wisdom is prudence to a man.

²⁴That which the impious feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.

²⁵As a tempest passing the impious shall not be: but the just as an everlasting foundation.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so a sluggard to them that sent him.

²⁷The fear of our Lord shall add days: and the years of the impious shall be shortened.

²⁸The expectation of the just is joy: but the hope of the impious shall perish.

²⁹The strength of the simple the way of our Lord: and fear is to them that work evil.

³⁰The just for ever shall not be moved: but the impious shall not dwell on the earth.

³¹The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the froward shall perish.

³²The lips of the just consider grateful things: and the mouth of the impious perverse things.