Proverbs 10:11-20

¹¹The mouth of a righteous man is a welspring of life: but iniquitie couereth the mouth of the wicked.

¹²Hatred stirreth vp contentions: but loue couereth all trespasses.

¹³In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.

¹⁴Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

¹⁵The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.

¹⁶The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: but the reuenues of the wicked to sinne.

¹⁷He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.

¹⁸He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.

¹⁹In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.

²⁰The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.