Proverbs 10:9-26

⁹He who walks in integrity walks in safety, but the one who makes his ways crooked, he will be found out.

¹⁰He who winks the eye causes grief, but a talkative fool will be thrown down.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous person is a water spring of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.

¹²Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers over all offenses.

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of a discerning person, but a rod is for the back of the one who has no sense.

¹⁴Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings destruction near.

¹⁵The wealth of a rich man is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

¹⁶The wage of the righteous person leads to life; the profit of the wicked leads them to sin.

¹⁷There is a path to life for the one who follows discipline, but the one who rejects correction is led astray.

¹⁸Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹When there are many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who is careful in what he says is wise.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous person is pure silver; there is little value in the heart of the wicked.

²¹The lips of the righteous person nourish many, but fools die because of their lack of sense.

²²The good gifts of Yahweh bring wealth and he adds no pain to it.

²³Wickedness is a game a fool plays, but wisdom is a pleasure to a man of understanding.

²⁴The fear of the wicked person will overtake him, but the desire of righteous people will be granted.

²⁵The wicked are like the storm that passes by, and they are no more, but the righteous person is a foundation that lasts forever.

²⁶Like vinegar on the teeth and smoke in the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.