Proverbs 10:4-20

⁴Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.

⁵A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.

⁶Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.

⁷The good are remembered as a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

⁸Those who think wisely pay attention to instruction, but a stupid chatterbox ends up in disaster.

⁹Honest people will live in safety, but those who behave deceitfully will be caught out.

¹⁰People who wink slyly cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.

¹¹What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.

¹²Hatred causes conflict, but love covers all wrongs.

¹³Wisdom comes from people with good judgment, but stupid people are punished with a rod.

¹⁴Wise people accumulate knowledge, but the chattering of stupid people is a prelude to disaster.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.

¹⁶If you do right you're rewarded with life, but if you're wicked all you gain is sin.

¹⁷If you accept instruction, you're on the path to life, but if you reject correction you'll go astray.

¹⁸Anyone who hides their hatred is lying, and anyone who spreads slander is stupid.

¹⁹If you talk too much, you'll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.

²⁰What good people say is like the best silver, but the mind of the wicked isn't worth much.