67 lines
2.8 KiB
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67 lines
2.8 KiB
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# Chapter 10
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1 Solomon’s proverbs:
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A wise son brings joy to his father,
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but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
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2 Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
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but righteousness rescues from death.
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3 The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,
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but he denies the wicked what they crave.
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4 Idle hands make one poor,
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but diligent hands bring riches.
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5 The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
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the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.
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6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
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but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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7 The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
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but the name of the wicked will rot.
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8 A wise heart accepts commands,
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but foolish lips will be destroyed.
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9 The one who lives with integrity lives securely,
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but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.
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10 A sly wink of the eye causes grief,
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and foolish lips will be destroyed.
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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
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but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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12 Hatred stirs up conflicts,
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but love covers all offenses.
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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
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but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.
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14 The wise store up knowledge,
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but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
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15 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
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the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
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16 The reward of the righteous is life;
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the wages of the wicked is punishment.
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17 The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
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but the one who rejects correction goes astray.
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18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
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and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
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19 When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
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but the one who controls his lips is prudent.
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20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
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the heart of the wicked is of little value.
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
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but fools die for lack of sense.
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22 The Lord’s blessing enriches,
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and he adds no painful effort to it.
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23 As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,
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so wisdom is for a person of understanding.
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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,
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but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
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25 When the whirlwind passes,
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the wicked are no more,
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but the righteous are secure forever.
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
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so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
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27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
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but the years of the wicked are cut short.
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28 The hope of the righteous is joy,
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but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
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29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
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but destruction awaits evildoers.
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30 The righteous will never be shaken,
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but the wicked will not remain on the earth.
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31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
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but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
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32 The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,
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but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse. |