10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
10:2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
10:3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
10:4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
10:5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
10:6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.* / *Or righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
10:7 The name of the righteous is used in blessings,* but the name of the wicked will rot. / *See Gen. 48:20.
10:8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
10:9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
10:10 Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
10:12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
10:13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
10:14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
10:15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
10:16 The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
10:17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
10:18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.
10:19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.
10:20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
10:21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
10:22 The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
10:23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
10:24 What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
10:25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
10:26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
10:27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
10:28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
10:29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
10:30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
10:31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
10:32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.