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| 10:1 |
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
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| 10:2 |
Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
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| 10:3 |
Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
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| 10:4 |
Poor [is] he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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| 10:5 |
Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
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| 10:6 |
Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
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| 10:7 |
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
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| 10:8 |
The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
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| 10:9 |
Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
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| 10:10 |
Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
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| 10:11 |
A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
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| 10:12 |
Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
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| 10:13 |
In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
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| 10:14 |
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
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| 10:15 |
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
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| 10:16 |
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
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| 10:17 |
A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
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| 10:18 |
Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
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| 10:19 |
In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
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| 10:20 |
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
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| 10:21 |
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
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| 10:22 |
The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
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| 10:23 |
To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
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| 10:24 |
The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
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| 10:25 |
As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
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| 10:26 |
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
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| 10:27 |
The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
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| 10:28 |
The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
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| 10:29 |
The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
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| 10:30 |
The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
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| 10:31 |
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
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| 10:32 |
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
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