Proverbs 10

¹The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.† (2 connections)

²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.†⇄ (7 connections)

³The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.† (3 connections)

⁴He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.†⇄ (20 connections)

⁵He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.†⇄ (9 connections)

⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.† (1 connection)

⁷The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.† (2 connections)

⁸The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.†⇄ (10 connections)

⁹He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.†⇄ (29 connections)

¹⁰One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.†⇄ (4 connections)

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹²Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.†⇄ (7 connections)

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.†⇄ (14 connections)

¹⁵The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.† (1 connection)

¹⁶The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

¹⁷He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.†⇄ (9 connections)

¹⁸He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

¹⁹In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.†⇄ (42 connections)

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.†⇄ (11 connections)

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.†⇄ (13 connections)

²²The LORD’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

²³It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.

²⁴What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.† (1 connection)

²⁷The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

²⁹The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

³⁰The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

³¹The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.†⇄ (13 connections)

³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.