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Scripture Context
Proverbs 10:15 - Proverbs 10:25
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction; but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many; but fools die for want of wisdom.
22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.