Proverbs 10:19-28

¹⁹Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

²⁰The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

²¹The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

²³It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

²⁴The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

²⁵When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

²⁶Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

²⁷The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

²⁸The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.