# Proverbs 10 [[Prov-09|← Proverbs 09]] | [[Proverbs]] | [[Prov-11|Proverbs 11 →]] *** ###### v1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. ###### v2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. ###### v3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. ###### v4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. ###### v5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame. ###### v6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ###### v7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. ###### v8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. ###### v9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. ###### v10 One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall. ###### v11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ###### v12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. ###### v13 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. ###### v14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. ###### v15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. ###### v16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin. ###### v17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. ###### v18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. ###### v19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. ###### v20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. ###### v21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding. ###### v22 Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. ###### v23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure. ###### v24 What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. ###### v25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever. ###### v26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. ###### v27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. ###### v28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. ###### v29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. ###### v30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. ###### v31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. ###### v32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. *** [[Prov-09|← Proverbs 09]] | [[Proverbs]] | [[Prov-11|Proverbs 11 →]]