14Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.
15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.
17He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.
22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.
23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Proverbs 10
Proverbs 10:14-24