Sprüche 10

1. ¹The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
2. ²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
3. ³The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
4. ⁴He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5. ⁵A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.
6. ⁶Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
7. ⁷The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8. ⁸The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
9. ⁹He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.
10. ¹⁰He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.
11. ¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
12. ¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.
13. ¹³In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14. ¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.
15. ¹⁵The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16. ¹⁶The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.
17. ¹⁷He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
18. ¹⁸He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
19. ¹⁹In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20. ²⁰The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21. ²¹The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.
22. ²²The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.
23. ²³It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
24. ²⁴The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25. ²⁵When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26. ²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
27. ²⁷The fear of the LORD prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28. ²⁸The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29. ²⁹The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.
30. ³⁰The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
31. ³¹The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.
32. ³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.

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