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Proverbs 10

Douay-Rheims American Edition (DRA) - 1899

32 verses - Formal equivalence (from Latin) - Public Domain

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Proverbs 10:1

A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.

Proverbs 10:2

Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.

Proverbs 10:3

The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:4

The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

Proverbs 10:5

He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

Proverbs 10:6

The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:7

The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.

Proverbs 10:9

He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.

Proverbs 10:1

He that winketh with the eye shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.

Proverbs 10:13

In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.

Proverbs 10:15

The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 10:16

The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked, unto sin.

Proverbs 10:17

The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray.

Proverbs 10:18

Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach is foolish.

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips is most wise.

Proverbs 10:2

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.

Proverbs 10:23

A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.

Proverbs 10:24

That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.

Proverbs 10:25

As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 10:26

As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.

Proverbs 10:27

The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 10:28

The expectation of the just is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

Proverbs 10:29

The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.

Proverbs 10:3

The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.

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