Chapter 10

¹The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father, but a foolish child grief to a mother.

²Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

³The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but He thwarts the craving of the wicked.

⁴A slack hand brings poverty, but a diligent hand makes rich.

⁵One who gathers in summer is prudent; one who sleeps at harvest is shameful.

⁶Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

⁷The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

⁹One who walks in integrity walks securely, but one who twists their ways will be found out.

¹⁰A winking eye causes trouble, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹²Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the senseless.

¹⁴The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool hastens ruin.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷One who heeds instruction is on the path to life, but one who rejects correction goes astray.

¹⁸One who hides hatred has lying lips, and one who spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹In a multitude of words, sin is not absent, but one who restrains their lips is prudent.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

²³Doing wrong is like sport to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to the discerning.

²⁴What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵When the storm passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁶Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send them.

²⁷The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked are shortened.

²⁸The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

²⁹The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but ruin for evildoers.

³⁰The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

³¹The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

³²The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. Proverbs 11 The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 11 – VKJV