Proverbs 10:4-20

⁴He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

⁵He that gathereth in summer is an intelligent son; but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

⁶Blessings come upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

⁷The memory of the just is destined to be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

⁸The wise in heart will accept commandments; but he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.

⁹He that walketh uprightly ever walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways will be punished.

¹⁰He that winketh with the eye causeth vexation; and he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.

¹¹A source of life is the mouth of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love throweth a cover over all transgressions.

¹³On the lips of the man of understanding there is found wisdom: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of sense.

¹⁴Wise men treasure up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an approaching terror.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich man is his strong town: the terror of the poor is their poverty.

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.