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Proverbs 10

¹Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother.

²Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere; an honest life is immortal.

³GOD won’t starve an honest soul, but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked.

⁴Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth.

⁵Make hay while the sun shines—that’s smart; go fishing during harvest—that’s stupid.

⁶Blessings accrue on a good and honest life, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

⁷A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.

⁸A wise heart takes orders; an empty head will come unglued.

⁹Honesty lives confident and carefree, but Shifty is sure to be exposed.

¹⁰An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead, but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace.

¹¹The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

¹²Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.

¹³You’ll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight, but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face.

¹⁴The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure; know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their security; the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.

¹⁶The wage of a good person is exuberant life; an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.

¹⁷The road to life is a disciplined life; ignore correction and you’re lost for good.

¹⁸Liars secretly hoard hatred; fools openly spread slander.

¹⁹The more talk, the less truth; the wise measure their words.

²⁰The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless.

²¹The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.

²²GOD’s blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God.

²³An empty-head thinks mischief is fun, but a mindful person relishes wisdom.

²⁴The nightmares of the wicked come true; what the good people desire, they get.

²⁵When the storm is over, there’s nothing left of the wicked; good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren’t even fazed.

²⁶A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it’s vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.

²⁷The Fear-of-GOD expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life.

²⁸The aspirations of good people end in celebration; the ambitions of bad people crash.

²⁹GOD is solid backing to a well-lived life, but he calls into question a shabby performance.

³⁰Good people last—they can’t be moved; the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow.

³¹A good person’s mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom; a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp.

³²The speech of a good person clears the air; the words of the wicked pollute it.