Proverbs 10:16-24

¹⁶The labor of the righteous tendeth to life: the product of the wicked is for sin.

¹⁷On the way unto life is he that observeth correction; but he that forsaketh reproof is in error.

¹⁸He that hideth hatred hath lips of falsehood; and he that spreadeth abroad an evil report, is a fool.

¹⁹In a multitude of words transgression cannot be avoided; but he that refraineth his lips is intelligent.

²⁰Like choice silver is the tongue of the righteous: the heart of the wicked is worth but very little.

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die through lack of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord it is which maketh rich, and painful labor addeth nothing thereto.

²³It is as sport to a fool to do wicked deeds; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

²⁴What the wicked dreadeth, that will come upon him: but the longing of the righteous will God grant.