Proverbs 10:9-26

⁹He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

¹⁰He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

¹³In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

¹⁵The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶The labor 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 Jehovah, 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.