Proverbs 10:1--13:1

10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother. 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. 10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 10:5 He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame. 10:6 Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 10:7 The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. 10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10:10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. 10:11 The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding. 10:14 Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction. 10:15 The rich man’s wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty. 10:16 The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. 10:17 He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. 10:18 He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool. 10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise. 10:20 The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. 10:23 [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. 10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation. 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him. 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 10:28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 10:29 The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity. 10:30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. 10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness. 11:1 A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight. 11:2 [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom. 11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. 11:5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness. 11:7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth. 11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 11:9 An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. 11:10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting. 11:11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 11:12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. 11:14 Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety. 11:15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. 11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain riches. 11:17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh. 11:18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward. 11:19 As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death. 11:20 They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight. 11:21 [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. 11:22 [As] a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion. 11:23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath. 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty. 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 11:26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it]. 11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. 11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. 11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart. 11:30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise. 11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. 12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish. 12:2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. 12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. 12:4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones. 12:5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit. 12:6 The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. 12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. 12:9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 12:10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel. 12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding. 12:12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit]. 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. 12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him. 12:15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise. 12:16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame. 12:17 [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. 12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health. 12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment. 12:20 Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy. 12:21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. 12:22 Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight. 12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. 12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. 12:26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 12:27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious. 12:28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death. 13:1 A wise son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.