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Proverbs - ch 10 v 21 - 32
- The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
- The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
- It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
- The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
- When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
- Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.
- The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
- The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
- The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
- The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.
- The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
- The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
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