A Collection of Solomon’s Proverbs
A wise son brings joy to his father,
2Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but he denies the wicked what they crave.10:3 Ps 112:10
4Idle hands make one poor,
5The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.10:6 Pr 10:11
7The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but foolish lips will be destroyed.
and foolish lips will be destroyed.
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.10:11 Pr 10:6
12Hatred stirs up conflicts,
13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
14The wise store up knowledge,
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
16The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.10:16 Pr 11:19
17The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
but the one who rejects correction goes astray.10:17 Pr 5:12–13,22–23; 6:23; 13:13–14
18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.10:18 Pr 11:13
19When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is prudent.10:19 Pr 17:27–28; Jms 1:19; 3:2
20The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
21The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.10:21 Hs 4:6
and he adds no painful effort to it.10:22 Or and painful effort adds nothing to it10:22 Mt 6:31–32
so wisdom is for a person of understanding.
24What the wicked dreads will come to him,10:24 Pr 1:26–27; Is 66:4; Heb 10:27
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.10:24 Ps 37:4; 145:19; Pr 11:23; Mt 5:6; 1Jn 5:14–15
25When the whirlwind passes,
but the righteous are secure forever.10:25 Ps 15:5; Pr 10:30; 12:3,7; Mt 7:24–27
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
but the years of the wicked are cut short.10:27 Jb 15:32–33; Pr 14:26–27; 15:16; 19:23
29The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
30The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.10:30 Ps 21:7; 37:29; 125:1; Pr 2:21–22; 12:3
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