Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Proverbs Chapter 10 21-32

The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die from lack of judgement.
The blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
and he adds no sorrow with it.
It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief,
but a man of understanding has wisdom.
What the wicked fear shall come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
As the whirlwind passes, so the wicked are no more,
but the righteous stand firm forever.
As vinegar to the teeth, as smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those that send him.
The fear of the LORD adds length to life,
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright,
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The righteous shall never be removed,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.
The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom,
but a perverse tongue shall be cut out.
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks what is perverse.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Proverbs Chapter 10 11-20

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all sins.
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of him that lacks judgement.
Wise men store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
The wealth of a city is their fortified city,
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
The labour of the righteous brings them life,
but the fruit of the wicked brings them punishment.
He is in the way of life that keeps instruction,
but he that refuses reproof errs.
He that hides hatred with lying lips,
and he that utters slander is a fool.
When words are many, sin is not absent,
but he who holds his tongue is wise.
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Proverbs Chapter 10 1-10

The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son brings makes a glad father:
but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Ill-gotten treasures are of no value,
but righteousness delivers from death.
The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry,
but he casts away the substance of the wicked.
Lazy hands make a man poor,
but diligent hands bring wealth.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
but he that sleeps in harvest
is a son that causes shame.
Blessings are upon the head of the just,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
The memory of the just is blessed,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
The wise in heart will receive commandments,
but a prating fool shall fall.
He that walks uprightly walks securely,
but he that perverts his ways shall be found out.
He that winks maliciously causes sorrow,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.