Proverbs 10

MSTC(i) 1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet son is a heaviness unto his mother. 2 Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 The LORD will not let the soul of the righteous suffer hunger; but he putteth the ungodly from his desire. 4 An idle hand maketh poor; but a quick laboring hand maketh rich. 5 Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion. 6 Loving and favorable is the face of the righteous; but the forehead of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous. 7 The memorial of the just shall have a good report; but the name of the ungodly shall stink. 8 A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face. 9 He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely; but whoso goeth a wrong way, shall be known. 10 He that winketh with his eye, will do some harm; but he that hath a foolish mouth shall be beaten. 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life; but the mouth of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous. 12 Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins. 13 In the lips of him that hath understanding a man shall find wisdom; but the rod belongeth to the back of the foolish. 14 Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction. 15 The rich man's goods are his stronghold; but poverty oppresseth the poor. 16 The righteous laboureth to do good; but the ungodly useth his increase unto sin. 17 To take heed unto the chastening of nurture, is the way of life; but he that refuseth to be reformed, deceiveth himself. 18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that speaketh slander, is a fool. 19 Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all. 20 An innocent tongue is a noble treasure; but the heart of the ungodly is nothing worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed a whole multitude; but fools shall die in their own folly. 22 The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto. 23 A fool doth wickedly and maketh but a sport of it; nevertheless it is wisdom for a man to beware of such. 24 The thing that the ungodly are afraid of, shall come upon them; but the righteous shall have their desire. 25 The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever. 26 As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes; even so is a sluggish person to them that sendeth him forth. 27 The fear of the LORD maketh a long life; but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened. 28 The patient abiding of the righteous shall be turned to gladness; but the hope of the ungodly shall perish. 29 The way of the LORD giveth a courage unto the godly; but it is a fear for wicked doers. 30 The righteous shall never be overthrown; but the ungodly shall not remain in the land. 31 The mouth of the just will be talking of wisdom; but the tongue of the froward shall perish. 32 The lips of the righteous are occupied in acceptable things; but the mouth of the ungodly taketh them to the worst.