Proverbs 10:7-31

⁷The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.

⁸The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

⁹Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

¹⁰Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

¹¹A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

¹²Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

¹³In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

¹⁴The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

¹⁷A traveller to life is he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

¹⁸Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

¹⁹In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.

²¹The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.

²²The blessing of Jehovah — it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

²³To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

²⁴The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

²⁵As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.

²⁷The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

²⁸The hope of the righteous is joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

²⁹The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

³⁰The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.

³¹The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.