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The proverbs of Solomon.A wise son makes a glad father;but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. +
2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,but
righteousness delivers from death.
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The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. +
4
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. +
5
He who gathers in summer is a wise son,but he who sleeps during the
harvest is a son who causes shame.
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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. +
7
The memory of the righteous is blessed,but the name of the wicked will rot. +
8
The wise in
heart accept commandments,but a chattering fool will fall.
+9
He who walks blamelessly walks surely,but he who perverts his ways will be found out. +
10
One winking with the eye causes sorrow,but a chattering fool will fall. +
11
The mouth of the righteous is a
spring of life,but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
+12
Hatred stirs up strife,but love covers all wrongs.
+ 13
Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. +
14
Wise men lay up knowledge,but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. +
15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city.The
destruction of the poor is their poverty.
+16
The labor of the righteous leads to life.The increase of the wicked leads to sin. +
17
He is in the way of life who heeds correction,but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. +
18
He who hides
hatred has lying lips.He who utters a slander is a fool.
+19
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,but he who restrains his lips does wisely. +
20
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.The heart of the wicked is of little worth. +
21
The lips of the righteous feed many,but the foolish die for lack of understanding. +
22
The LORD's blessing brings wealth,and he adds no trouble to it. +
23
It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness,but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure. +
24
What the wicked fear, will overtake them,but the desire of the righteous will be granted. +
25
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;but the righteous stand firm forever. +
26
As
vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,so is the sluggard to those who send him.
+27
The fear of the LORD prolongs days,but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. +
28
The prospect of the righteous is joy,but the hope of the wicked will perish. +
29
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright,but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. +
30
The righteous will never be removed,but the wicked will not
dwell in the land.
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The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,but the perverse tongue will be cut off. +
32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. +
Pr 10:1-32. Here begins the second part of the book, Pr 10:1-22:16, which, with the third, Pr 22:16-25:28, contains series of proverbs whose sense is complete in one or two verses, and which, having no logical connection, admit of no analysis. The parallelisms of Pr 10:1-15:33 are mostly antithetic; and those of Pr 16:1-22:16, synthetic. The evidences of art in the structure are very clear, and indicate, probably, a purpose of facilitating the labor of memorizing.
1. wise [and] foolish--as they follow or reject the precepts of wisdom.
maketh . . . father--or, "gladdens a father."
heaviness--or, "grief."