1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Proverbs 10
1 From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices.
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The proverbs 4912 of Solomon 8010. A wise 2450 son 1121 makes 8055 a father 1 glad 8055, But a foolish 3684 son 1121 is a grief 8424 to his mother 517.
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Ill-gotten 7562 gains 214 do not profit 3276, But righteousness 6666 delivers 5337 from death 4194.
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The LORD 3068 will not allow the righteous 6662 to hunger 7456, But He will reject 1920 the craving 1942 of the wicked 7563.
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Poor 7326 is he who works 6213a with a negligent 7423b hand 3709, But the hand 3027 of the diligent 2742a makes 6238 rich 6238.
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He who gathers 103 in summer 7019c is a son 1121 who acts 7919a wisely 7919a, [But] he who sleeps 7290a in harvest 7105a is a son 1121 who acts 954 shamefully 954.
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Blessings 1293 are on the head 7218 of the righteous 6662, But the mouth 6310 of the wicked 7563 conceals 3680 violence 2555.
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The memory 2143 of the righteous 6662 is blessed 1293, But the name 8034 of the wicked 7563 will rot 7537.
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The wise 2450 of heart 3820 will receive 3947 commands 4687, But a babbling 8193 fool 191 will be ruined 3832.
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He who walks 1980 in integrity 8537 walks 1980 securely 983, But he who perverts 6140 his ways 1870 will be found 3045 out.
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He who winks 7169 the eye 5869 causes 5414 trouble 6094, And a babbling 8193 fool 191 will be ruined 3832.
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The mouth 6310 of the righteous 6662 is a fountain 4726 of life 2425b, But the mouth 6310 of the wicked 7563 conceals 3680 violence 2555.
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Hatred 8135 stirs 5782 up strife 4090, But love 160 covers 3680 all 3605 transgressions 6588.
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On the lips 8193 of the discerning 995, wisdom 2451 is found 4672, But a rod 7626 is for the back 1460a of him who 2638 lacks 2638 understanding 3820.
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Wise 2450 men 2450 store 6845 up knowledge 1847, But with the mouth 6310 of the foolish 191, ruin 4288 is at hand 7138.
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The rich 6223 man’s 6223 wealth 1952 is his fortress 7151 5797, The ruin 4288 of the poor 1800b is their poverty 7389.
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The wages 6468 of the righteous 6662 is life 2425b, The income 8393 of the wicked 7563, punishment 2403b.
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He is [on] the path 734 of life 2425b who heeds 8104 instruction 4148, But he who ignores 5800a reproof 8433b goes 8582 astray 8582.
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He who conceals 3680 hatred 8135 [has] lying 8267 lips 8193, And he who spreads 3318 slander 1681 is a fool 3684.
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When there are many 7230 words 1697, transgression 6588 is unavoidable 2308 3808, But he who restrains 2820 his lips 8193 is wise 7919a.
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The tongue 3956 of the righteous 6662 is [as] choice 977 silver 3701, The heart 3820 of the wicked 7563 is [worth] little 4592.
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The lips 8193 of the righteous 6662 feed 7462a many 7227a, But fools 191 die 4191 for lack 2638 of understanding 3820.
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It is the blessing 1293 of the LORD 3068 that makes 6238 rich 6238, And He adds 3254 no 3808 sorrow 6089a to it.
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Doing 6213a wickedness 2154 is like sport 7814 to a fool 3684, And [so is] wisdom 2451 to a man 376 of understanding 8394.
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What 4034 the wicked 7563 fears 4034 will come 935 upon him, But the desire 8378 of the righteous 6662 will be granted 5414.
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When the whirlwind 5492a passes 5674a, the wicked 7563 is no 369 more 369, But the righteous 6662 [has] an everlasting 5769 foundation 3247.
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Like vinegar 2558 to the teeth 8127 and smoke 6227 to the eyes 5869, So 3651 is the lazy 6102 one 6102 to those who send 7971 him.
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The fear 3374 of the LORD 3068 prolongs 3254 life 3117, But the years 8141 of the wicked 7563 will be shortened 7114a.
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The hope 8431 of the righteous 6662 is gladness 8057, But the expectation 8615b of the wicked 7563 perishes 6.
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The way 1870 of the LORD 3068 is a stronghold 4581 to the upright 8537, But ruin 4288 to the workers 6466 of iniquity 205.
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The righteous 6662 will never 5769 1077 be shaken 4131, But the wicked 7563 will not dwell 7931 in the land 776.
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The mouth 6310 of the righteous 6662 flows 5107 with wisdom 2451, But the perverted 8419 tongue 3956 will be cut 3772 out.
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The lips 8193 of the righteous 6662 bring 3045 forth 3045 what 7522 is acceptable 7522, But the mouth 6310 of the wicked 7563 what 8419 is perverted 8419.
