### World English Bible

Proverbs 9

## The Proverbs

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| # Chapter 10
#### 1 | The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; But a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
#### 2 | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.
#### 3 | Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, But he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
#### 4 | He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
#### 5 | He who gathers in summer is a wise son, But he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
#### 6 | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
#### 7 | The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
#### 8 | The wise in heart accept commandments, But a chattering fool will fall.
#### 9 | He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.
#### 10 | One winking with the eye causes sorrow, But a chattering fool will fall.
#### 11 | The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
#### 12 | Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all wrongs.
#### 13 | Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, But a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
#### 14 | Wise men lay up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
#### 15 | The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
#### 16 | The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
#### 17 | He is in the way of life who heeds correction, But he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
#### 18 | He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
#### 19 | In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, But he who restrains his lips does wisely.
#### 20 | The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
#### 21 | The lips of the righteous feed many, But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
#### 22 | The blessing of Yahweh brings wealth, And he adds no trouble to it.
#### 23 | It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, But wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.
#### 24 | What the wicked fear, will overtake them, But the desire of the righteous will be granted.
#### 25 | When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is 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 those who send him.
#### 27 | The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
#### 28 | The prospect of the righteous is joy, But the hope of the wicked will perish.
#### 29 | The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
#### 30 | The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not dwell in the land.
#### 31 | The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut off.
#### 32 | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

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