Proverbs 10:13-28

¹³In the lips of an intelligent man wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

¹⁴The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.

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

¹⁶The labour of a righteous man tendeth to life; the revenue of a wicked man, to sin.

¹⁷Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray.

¹⁸He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

¹⁹In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.

²¹The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.

²²The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.

²³It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

²⁴The fear of a wicked man, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

²⁵As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

²⁷The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.