PROVERBS 10:16-28

¹⁶The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the increase of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷He is in the way of life that heedeth correction: 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 doeth wisely.

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 lack of understanding.

²²The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow therewith.

²³It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness: and so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

²⁴The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

²⁵When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is 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 the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.