These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
BIBLES
King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
Proverbs 10
Tanakh 32 verses
- 1 The proverbs of . A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
- 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But delivereth from death.
- 3 The will not suffer the of the righteous to famish; But He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
- 4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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A wise son gathereth in summer; But a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.
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- 6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
- 7 The memory of the righteous shall be for a ; But the of the wicked shall rot.
- 8 The wise in will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
- 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.
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10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; And a prating fool shall fall.
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- 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
- 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes; But covereth all transgressions.
- 13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
- 14 Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.
- 15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
- 16 The wages of the righteous is life; The increase of the wicked is sin.
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He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
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- 18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
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19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips is wise.
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- 20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; The of the wicked is little worth.
- 21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for want of understanding.
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22
The of , it maketh rich, And toil addeth nothing thereto.
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23
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, And so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
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24
The of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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- 25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an foundation.
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26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
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- 27 The of prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
- 28 The of the righteous is gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
- 29 The way of is a stronghold to the upright, But ruin to the workers of iniquity.
- 30 The righteous shall never be moved; But the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
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31
The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; But the froward tongue shall be cut off.
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- 32 The lips of the righteous what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.