Proverbs 10

Great(i) 1 Prouerbes of Salomon. A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete sonne is an heuynesse vnto hys mother. 2 Treasures that are wyckedly gotten, profyte nothynge: but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death. 3 The Lorde wyll not let the soule of the righteous suffre honger, but he taketh awaye the ryches of the vngodlye: 4 An ydle hande maketh poore, but a quycke labouringe hande maketh ryche. 5 Who so gathereth in Sommer, is wyse: but he that is slougysh in haruest, bringeth him selfe to confusyon. 6 Blessynges are vpon the heade of the ryghteous, and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth myschefe in secrete. 7 The memoryall of the iust shall haue a good reporte, but the name of the vngodly shall stincke. 8 A wyse man will receaue warnynge, but a pratinge fole shall be punyshed. 9 He that leadeth an innocent lyfe, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wronge waye shalbe knowne. 10 He that wynciteth with his eye, will do some harme: but he that hath a foolyshe mouth, shalbe beaten. 11 The mouth of a ryghteous man is a well of lyfe, but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischefe in secrete. 12 Euyll wyll stereth vp stryfe, but loue couereth the multitude of synnes. 13 In the lyppes of him that hath vnderstandynge, a man shall fynde wisdome, but that rod belongeth to the backe of the folyshe. 14 Wyse men laye vp knowledge, but the mouth of the folyshe is nye destruccion. 15 The riche mans goodes are his stronge holde, but theire awne pouertye feareth the poore. 16 The ryghteous laboureth to do good, but the vngodly vseth hys encrease vnto synne. 17 To take hede vnto the chastenynge of nurtoure, is the waye of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be refourmed disceaueth him selfe. 18 Dissemblynge lyppes kepe hatred secretely, and he that speaketh any sclaunder, is a foole. 19 Where moch bablynge is, there must nedes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lyppes, is wyse. 20 An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothynge worth. 21 The lyppes of the ryghteous sede a whole multitude, but foles shall dye in their awne folye. 22 The blessynge of the Lorde maketh ryche men as for carefull trauayle, it doth nothynge therto. 23 A fole doth wyckedly and maketh but a sporte of it, but wysdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandynge. 24 The thynge that the vngodly are afrayed of, shall come vpon them, but the ryghteous shall haue their desyre. 25 The vngodly passeth when the tempest commethe: but the ryghtwyse remayneth sure for euer. 26 As vyneger is to the teth, and as smoke is vnto the eyes, euen so is a slougysh personne to them that sende hym forth. 27 The feare of the Lorde maketh a longe lyfe, but the yeares of the vngodly shalbe shortened. 28 The pacient abydinge of the ryghteous shalbe turned to gladnesse, but the hope of the vngodly shall perishe. 29 The waye of the Lorde geueth a courage vnto the godly, but it is a feare for wycked doers. 30 The ryghteous shall neuer be ouerthrowne, but the vngodly, shall not remayne in the lande. 31 The mouth of the iust wylbe talkynge of wysdome, but that the tonge of the frowarde shall peryshe. 32 The lyppes of the ryghteous are occupyed in acceptable thynges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst.