ProverbsJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareProverbs 10Webster - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Proverbs 1Proverbs 2Proverbs 3Proverbs 4Proverbs 5Proverbs 6Proverbs 7Proverbs 8Proverbs 9Proverbs 10Proverbs 11Proverbs 12Proverbs 13Proverbs 14Proverbs 15Proverbs 16Proverbs 17Proverbs 18Proverbs 19Proverbs 20Proverbs 21Proverbs 22Proverbs 23Proverbs 24Proverbs 25Proverbs 26Proverbs 27Proverbs 28Proverbs 29Proverbs 30Proverbs 31›Proverbs 10ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother. 2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. 4He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame. 6Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 7The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall perish. 8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. 11The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding. 14Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction. 15The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty. 16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. 17He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. 18He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool. 19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that restraineth his lips [is] wise. 20The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. 21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. 22The 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. 24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation. 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him. 27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 29The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity. 30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. 31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness. ‹Previous chapterProverbs 9Next chapterProverbs 11›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsProverbs 10 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain