Proverbs 10
World English Bible (WEB) • 32 verses
1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
RelatedProverbs 1:1 · Proverbs 17:25 · Proverbs 29:15 · Proverbs 23:15-16 · Proverbs 29:3 · Proverbs 23:24-25
2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
RelatedProverbs 11:4 · Proverbs 12:28 · Proverbs 21:6 · Psalms 49:6-10 · Zephaniah 1:18 · Romans 5:21
3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
RelatedProverbs 19:15 · Proverbs 20:4 · Proverbs 13:4 · Proverbs 21:5 · Proverbs 12:24 · Proverbs 6:6-11
5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
RelatedProverbs 6:8 · Proverbs 30:25 · Proverbs 17:2 · Proverbs 19:26 · Proverbs 6:6 · Proverbs 12:4
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
RelatedDeuteronomy 28:2 · Proverbs 28:20 · Proverbs 24:25 · Job 29:13 · Proverbs 10:11 · 2 Timothy 1:16-18
7The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
RelatedMatthew 7:24-25 · James 3:13 · Proverbs 12:1 · Proverbs 9:9 · Psalms 119:34 · Proverbs 18:6-7
9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
RelatedProverbs 28:18 · Psalms 26:11-12 · Matthew 10:26 · Isaiah 33:15-16 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Luke 12:1-2
10One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
RelatedPsalms 35:19 · Proverbs 6:13 · Proverbs 10:8 · 3 John 1:10 · Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 18:6-7
11The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
RelatedProverbs 13:14 · Ephesians 4:29 · Proverbs 18:4 · Proverbs 10:6 · Proverbs 10:20-21 · Proverbs 15:7
12Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
RelatedProverbs 26:3 · Proverbs 6:32 · Isaiah 50:4 · Proverbs 15:7 · Proverbs 15:23 · Proverbs 10:10-11
14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
RelatedProverbs 10:8 · Proverbs 18:7 · Proverbs 13:3 · Proverbs 9:9 · Proverbs 10:10 · Proverbs 18:15
15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
RelatedProverbs 18:11 · Proverbs 19:7 · Psalms 52:7 · Proverbs 14:20 · Proverbs 22:22-23 · Ecclesiastes 7:12
16The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
RelatedRomans 6:23 · Isaiah 3:10-11 · John 6:27 · Hebrews 6:10 · Proverbs 11:18-19 · 1 Corinthians 15:58
17He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
RelatedProverbs 26:24-26 · Psalms 55:21 · 2 Samuel 3:27 · Psalms 15:3 · 2 Samuel 13:23-29 · Psalms 12:2
19In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
RelatedJames 1:19 · James 3:2 · Proverbs 17:27-28 · Ecclesiastes 10:13-14 · Ecclesiastes 5:3 · Psalms 39:1
20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
RelatedGenesis 6:5 · Proverbs 12:18 · Jeremiah 17:9 · Matthew 12:34-35 · Proverbs 15:4 · Proverbs 8:19
21The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
RelatedHosea 4:6 · Proverbs 17:16 · Proverbs 1:29 · Matthew 13:19 · Job 4:3-4 · Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
22The LORD’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
RelatedPsalms 107:38 · Genesis 26:12 · 1 Samuel 2:7-8 · Genesis 24:35 · Genesis 12:2 · Deuteronomy 8:17-18
23It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
24What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
RelatedJob 8:13 · Psalms 73:24-26 · Romans 15:13 · Proverbs 11:7 · 2 Thessalonians 2:16 · Proverbs 14:32
29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
RelatedProverbs 21:15 · Romans 2:8-9 · Philippians 4:13 · Zechariah 10:12 · Psalms 84:7 · Isaiah 40:31
30The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
RelatedPsalms 37:22 · Psalms 125:1 · Psalms 37:28-29 · Psalms 37:9-10 · Proverbs 2:21-22 · Proverbs 10:25
31The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
RelatedPsalms 37:30 · Proverbs 10:13 · Proverbs 10:20-21 · Psalms 63:11 · Proverbs 10:11 · Psalms 31:18
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
RelatedProverbs 12:6 · Proverbs 12:18 · Proverbs 11:11 · Proverbs 15:28 · Proverbs 2:12 · Proverbs 18:6-8
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