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Proverbs 9

The Proverbs

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Chapter 10

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  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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Proverbs 11

 

 

 

 

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