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Proverbs - ch 10 v 1 - 20
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
- Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
- He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; `But' he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
- Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
- The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
- The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
- He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
- He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
- The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
- Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
- In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
- Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
- The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- The labor of the righteous `tendeth' to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
- He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
- He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
- In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
- The tongue of the righteous is `as' choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
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