10:1 The proverbs 4912 of Solomon 8010. A wise 2450 son 1121 maketh a glad 8055 8762 father 1: but a foolish 3684 son 1121 [is] the heaviness 8424 of his mother 517.

10:2 Treasures 214 of wickedness 7562 profit 3276 8686 nothing: but righteousness 6666 delivereth 5337 8686 from death 4194.

10:3 The LORD 3068 will not suffer 7456 0 the soul 5315 of the righteous 6662 to famish 7456 8686: but he casteth away 1920 8799 the substance 1942 of the wicked 7563.(the substance…: or, the wicked for their wickedness)

10:4 He becometh poor 7326 8802 that dealeth 6213 8802 [with] a slack 7423 hand 3709: but the hand 3027 of the diligent 2742 maketh rich 6238 8686.

10:5 He that gathereth 103 8802 in summer 7019 [is] a wise 7919 8688 son 1121: [but] he that sleepeth 7290 8737 in harvest 7105 [is] a son 1121 that causeth shame 954 8688.

10:6 Blessings 1293 [are] upon the head 7218 of the just 6662: but violence 2555 covereth 3680 8762 the mouth 6310 of the wicked 7563.

10:7 The memory 2143 of the just 6662 [is] blessed 1293: but the name 8034 of the wicked 7563 shall rot 7537 8799.

10:8 The wise 2450 in heart 3820 will receive 3947 8799 commandments 4687: but a prating 8193 fool 191 shall fall 3832 8735.(a prating…: Heb. a fool of lips)(fall: Heb. be beaten)

10:9 He that walketh 3212 8799 uprightly 8537 walketh 1980 8802 surely 983: but he that perverteth 6140 8764 his ways 1870 shall be known 3045 8735.

10:10 He that winketh 7169 8802 with the eye 5869 causeth 5414 8799 sorrow 6094: but a prating 8193 fool 191 shall fall 3832 8735.(fall: Heb. be beaten)

10:11 The mouth 6310 of a righteous 6662 [man is] a well 4726 of life 2416: but violence 2555 covereth 3680 8762 the mouth 6310 of the wicked 7563.

10:12 Hatred 8135 stirreth up 5782 8787 strifes 4090: but love 160 covereth 3680 8762 all sins 6588.

10:13 In the lips 8193 of him that hath understanding 995 8737 wisdom 2451 is found 4672 8735: but a rod 7626 [is] for the back 1460 of him that is void 2638 of understanding 3820.(of understanding: Heb. of heart)

10:14 Wise 2450 [men] lay up 6845 8799 knowledge 1847: but the mouth 6310 of the foolish 191 [is] near 7138 destruction 4288.

10:15 The rich man's 6223 wealth 1952 [is] his strong 5797 city 7151: the destruction 4288 of the poor 1800 [is] their poverty 7389.

10:16 The labour 6468 of the righteous 6662 [tendeth] to life 2416: the fruit 8393 of the wicked 7563 to sin 2403.

10:17 He [is in] the way 734 of life 2416 that keepeth 8104 8802 instruction 4148: but he that refuseth 5800 8802 reproof 8433 erreth 8582 8688.(erreth: or, causeth to err)

10:18 He that hideth 3680 8764 hatred 8135 [with] lying 8267 lips 8193, and he that uttereth 3318 8688 a slander 1681, [is] a fool 3684.

10:19 In the multitude 7230 of words 1697 there wanteth 2308 8799 not sin 6588: but he that refraineth 2820 8802 his lips 8193 [is] wise 7919 8688.

10:20 The tongue 3956 of the just 6662 [is as] choice 977 8737 silver 3701: the heart 3820 of the wicked 7563 [is] little worth 4592.

10:21 The lips 8193 of the righteous 6662 feed 7462 8799 many 7227: but fools 191 die 4191 8799 for want 2638 of wisdom 3820.(of wisdom: Heb. of heart)

10:22 The blessing 1293 of the LORD 3068, it maketh rich 6238 8686, and he addeth 3254 8686 no sorrow 6089 with it.

10:23 [It is] as sport 7814 to a fool 3684 to do 6213 8800 mischief 2154: but a man 376 of understanding 8394 hath wisdom 2451.

10:24 The fear 4034 of the wicked 7563, it shall come 935 8799 upon him: but the desire 8378 of the righteous 6662 shall be granted 5414 8799.

10:25 As the whirlwind 5492 passeth 5674 8800, so [is] the wicked 7563 no [more]: but the righteous 6662 [is] an everlasting 5769 foundation 3247.

10:26 As vinegar 2558 to the teeth 8127, and as smoke 6227 to the eyes 5869, so [is] the sluggard 6102 to them that send 7971 8802 him.

10:27 The fear 3374 of the LORD 3068 prolongeth 3254 8686 days 3117: but the years 8141 of the wicked 7563 shall be shortened 7114 8799.(prolongeth: Heb. addeth)

10:28 The hope 8431 of the righteous 6662 [shall be] gladness 8057: but the expectation 8615 of the wicked 7563 shall perish 6 8799.

10:29 The way 1870 of the LORD 3068 [is] strength 4581 to the upright 8537: but destruction 4288 [shall be] to the workers 6466 8802 of iniquity 205.

10:30 The righteous 6662 shall never 5769 be removed 4131 8735: but the wicked 7563 shall not inhabit 7931 8799 the earth 776.

10:31 The mouth 6310 of the just 6662 bringeth forth 5107 8799 wisdom 2451: but the froward 8419 tongue 3956 shall be cut out 3772 8735.

10:32 The lips 8193 of the righteous 6662 know 3045 8799 what is acceptable 7522: but the mouth 6310 of the wicked 7563 [speaketh] frowardness 8419.(frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses)

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