Proverbs 10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

Proverbs 10Wise Sayings of Solomon

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11 Ps 37.30 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

12 1 Pet 4.8 Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all offenses.

13 Prov 26.3 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.

14The wise lay up knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

15 Job 31.24; Ps 52.7; Prov 18.11; 19.7 The wealth of the rich is their fortress;

the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

16The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.

18Lying lips conceal hatred,

and whoever utters slander is a fool.

19 Prov 18.21; Eccl 5.3; Jas 3.2 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,

but the prudent are restrained in speech.

20 Prov 8.19 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

the mind of the wicked is of little worth.

21The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

22 Gen 24.35; Ps 37.22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and toil adds nothing to it.

23 Prov 15.21 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,

but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.

24 Ps 145.19; Mt 5.6; 1 Jn 5.14, 15 What the wicked dread will come upon them,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

25 Ps 15.5; Prov 12.7; Mt 7.24; 16.18 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,

but the righteous are established forever.

26 Prov 26.6 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so are the lazy to their employers.

27 Ps 55.23; Prov 9.11 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,

but the years of the wicked will be short.

28The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,

but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

29 Ps 28.8; Prov 21.15 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright

but destruction for evildoers.

30 Ps 37.29 The righteous will never totter,

but the wicked will not remain on the earth.

31 Ps 37.30; Prov 17.20 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.