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