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Short sayings compare wise and foolish children, diligent and lazy work, truthful and destructive speech, righteous and wicked outcomes, generosity, correction, and the fear of the LORD.
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Proverbs 10
Short sayings compare wise and foolish children, diligent and lazy work, truthful and destructive speech, righteous and wicked outcomes, generosity, correction, and the fear of the LORD.
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Verses 1–8Collected contrasts about wise children, honest work, righteousness, and blessingVerses 9–16Sayings about integrity, speech, love, knowledge, labor, and the wages of sinVerses 17–24Instruction contrasts wise correction with lying, excessive words, and foolish pleasureVerses 25–32The righteous are established and hopeful, while the wicked are cut off
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1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad…2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous…4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but…5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but…6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence…7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name…8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating…9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth…10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a…11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of…12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is…14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the…15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction…16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit…17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction:…18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that…19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but…20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the…21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die…22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he…23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief:…24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him:…25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more:…26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the…27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years…28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the…29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright:…30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall…31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the…32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but…