^10:1 The proverbs of Solomon.

    A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

    ^10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

    ^10:3 Jehovah will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

    ^10:4 He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

    ^10:5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

    ^10:6 Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

    ^10:7 The memory of a righteous man is praised, but the name of the wicked will rot.

    ^10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a pouring fool will fall.

    ^10:9 He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be known.

    ^10:10 He who winks with the eye causes sorrow. And a fool will fall from his lips.

    ^10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

    ^10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.

    ^10:13 Wisdom is found in the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

    ^10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.

    ^10:15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    ^10:16 The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man is to sin.

    ^10:17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof goes-astray.

    ^10:18 He who hides hatred is from lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.

    ^10:19 Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

    ^10:20 The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little.

    ^10:21 The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

    ^10:22 The blessing of Jehovah, it makes rich and he adds no sorrow with it.

    ^10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do evil and so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

    ^10:24 The fear of a wicked man will come upon him. And the desire of the righteous will be granted.

    ^10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.

    ^10:26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

    ^10:27 The fear of Jehovah prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened.

    ^10:28 The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

    ^10:29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of wickedness.

    ^10:30 A righteous man will not be shaken everlasting, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

    ^10:31 The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

    ^10:32 The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverseness.