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Proverbs 10 American Standard Version (1901)

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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 Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked. 4 He becometh poor that worketh 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 righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 7 The memory of the righteous 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 the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love 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 a present destruction. 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 increase of the wicked, to sin. 17 He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth. 18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. 19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely. 20 The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding. 22 The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith. 23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding. 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him. 27 The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. 30 The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land. 31 The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.

Cross references (32)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Proverbs 1:1; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 23:15–16; Proverbs 29:3
  2. 2 Proverbs 11:4; Proverbs 12:28; Proverbs 21:6; Psalm 49:6–10; Romans 5:21
  3. 3 Psalm 37:3; Matthew 6:30–33; Psalm 37:25; Psalm 34:9–10; Zephaniah 1:18
  4. 4 Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 6:6–11
  5. 5 Proverbs 6:8; Proverbs 30:25; Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 19:26; Proverbs 6:6
  6. 6 Deuteronomy 28:2; Proverbs 28:20; Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 24:25; Job 29:13
  7. 7 Psalm 112:6; Luke 1:48; Mark 14:9; Psalm 109:13; 2 Chronicles 24:16
  8. 8 Matthew 7:24–25; Proverbs 12:1; James 3:13; Proverbs 9:9; Psalm 119:34
  9. 9 Proverbs 28:18; Matthew 10:26; Psalm 26:11–12; Isaiah 33:15–16; 1 Corinthians 4:5
  10. 10 Psalm 35:19; Proverbs 6:13; 3 John 10; Proverbs 10:8; Job 15:12
  11. 11 Proverbs 13:14; Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 10:20–21; Proverbs 18:4; Proverbs 10:6
  12. 12 1 Peter 4:8; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 15:18; James 5:20
  13. 13 Proverbs 26:3; Proverbs 6:32; Isaiah 50:4; Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 17:10
  14. 14 Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 9:9; Proverbs 10:10
  15. 15 Proverbs 18:11; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 14:20; Psalm 52:7; Ecclesiastes 7:12
  16. 16 Romans 6:23; Isaiah 3:10–11; John 6:27; Hebrews 6:10; Proverbs 11:18–19
  17. 17 Proverbs 15:10; Proverbs 5:12; Luke 11:28; 2 Peter 1:5–11; Proverbs 6:23
  18. 18 Proverbs 26:24–26; Psalm 55:21; 2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 13:23–29; Psalm 15:3
  19. 19 James 1:19; James 3:2; Proverbs 17:27–28; Ecclesiastes 10:13–14; Ecclesiastes 5:3
  20. 20 Jeremiah 17:9; Proverbs 12:18; Genesis 6:5; Proverbs 15:4; Matthew 12:34–35
  21. 21 Hosea 4:6; Proverbs 17:16; Matthew 13:19; Proverbs 1:29; Job 4:3–4
  22. 22 Psalm 107:38; Genesis 26:12; 1 Samuel 2:7–8; Genesis 24:35; Genesis 12:2
  23. 23 Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 14:9; Proverbs 2:14; Proverbs 26:18–19; Ecclesiastes 11:9
  24. 24 Psalm 145:19; Isaiah 66:4; Matthew 5:6; Job 15:21; 1 John 5:14–15
  25. 25 Psalm 15:5; Psalm 58:9; Proverbs 12:3; Matthew 7:24–27; Ephesians 2:20
  26. 26 Proverbs 25:13; Proverbs 26:6; Matthew 25:26; Romans 12:11; Proverbs 25:20
  27. 27 Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 3:2; Psalm 91:16; Job 15:32–33; Job 22:15–16
  28. 28 Job 8:13; Psalm 73:24–26; Romans 15:13; Proverbs 11:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:16
  29. 29 Proverbs 21:15; Romans 2:8–9; Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 37:20
  30. 30 Psalm 37:22; Psalm 125:1; Psalm 37:28–29; Psalm 37:9–10; Proverbs 2:21–22
  31. 31 Psalm 37:30; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 10:20–21; Psalm 63:11; Proverbs 10:11
  32. 32 Proverbs 11:11; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 2:12

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 10:10 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXXII)

    But since this is so, what is that which Solomon says, and which we heard first to-day out of another lesson, "He that winketh with the eyes deceitfully, heapeth sorrow upon men; but he that reproveth openly, maketh peace"? If then "he that reproveth openly, maketh peace;" how "rebuke him between him and thee alone"?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 10:26 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (The Second Part)

    It is not I that say: hear the Scripture: "As a sour grape is vexation to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is unrighteousness to them that use it." For he that shall have eaten unrighteousness, that is, he that shall have had unrighteousness wilfully, shall not be able to eat righteousness.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)