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Scripture Context
Proverbs 10:1 - Proverbs 10:11
Proverbs 10
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just; but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7 The memory of the just is blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; but a prating fool shall fall.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life; but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.