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Proverbs 10 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

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Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

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Pro 10:1 - The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son maketh a glad father;

But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;

But righteousness delivereth from death.

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Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;

But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

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He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;

But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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He that gathereth in summer is a wise son;

But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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Blessings are upon the head of the righteous;

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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The memory of the righteous is blessed;

But the name of the wicked shall rot.

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The wise in heart will receive commandments;

But a prating fool shall fall.

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He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;

But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;

But a prating fool shall fall.

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The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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Hatred stirreth up strifes;

But love covereth all transgressions.

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In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found;

But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

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Wise men lay up knowledge;

But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

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The rich man’s wealth is his strong city:

The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;

The increase of the wicked, to sin.

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He is in the way of life that heedeth correction;

But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

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He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;

And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

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In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;

But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

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The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver:

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

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The lips of the righteous feed many;

But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

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The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich;

And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

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It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness;

And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

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The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;

And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more;

But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,

So is the sluggard to them that send him.

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The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days;

But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;

But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright;

But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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The righteous shall never be removed;

But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

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The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom;

But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable;

But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.

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