Proverbs 10:1-32 VOICE

[1] The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish one fills his mother with sorrow. [2] Riches gained through dishonest means will eventually vanish, but doing what is right avoids a deadly consequence. [3] The Eternal does not allow the right-living to go hungry, but He will frustrate the plans of the wicked. [4] A slack hand produces nothing but poverty, but an industrious hand soon takes hold of riches. [5] A wise son stores up for the winter months while it is still summer, but a shameful son lies around even during the harvest. [6] Blessings come to those who do what is right, but words spoken by the wicked cover up violent schemes. [7] The memory of one who lived with integrity brings joy, but the legacy of a wrongdoer will rot away. [8] The wise at heart will gladly obey direction, but one who fills the air with meaningless talk will fall into ruin. [9] The path of integrity is always safe, but a person who follows a crooked way will be exposed. [10] Whoever winks his eye signals trouble, and whoever fills the air with meaningless talk will fall into ruin. [11] The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but words spoken by the wicked cover up violent schemes. [12] Hatred fuels dissension, but love calms all rebellions. [13] Wisdom lives where insightful words are spoken, but harsh punishment awaits the senseless. [14] The wise store up knowledge as a safeguard, but the meaningless chatter of fools means that chaos is near. [15] The wealth of the rich is their powerful fortress; the poverty of the poor reduces them to rubble. [16] The reward of those who do right is a satisfied life, but the profits gained by those who do wrong is used to sin. [17] Those who accept instruction are travelers on the road to a meaningful life, but those who refuse correction wander off and pave a path to ruin. [18] Lips that lie cover deep-seated hatred, and whoever spreads a libelous rumor is acting as a fool. [19] The more you talk, the more likely you will cross the line and say the wrong thing; but if you are wise, you'll speak less and with restraint. [20] The speech of those who do right is of greater value than the finest silver, but the thoughts of wrongdoers are worthless. [21] The right-living teach many, but fools die with no clue how to live well. [22] The blessing of the Eternal is what makes someone rich, and He doesn't add pain to it. [23] Mischief is the sport of fools, but wise actions bring joy to a person with insight. [24] Whatever wrongdoers fear the most will happen to them, but those who do right will receive what they long for. [25] After the storm passes, the wrongdoers are blown away, but those who do right are safe and sound on their firm foundations forever. [26] As vinegar vexes the teeth, and as smoke irritates the eyes, so a slacker annoys his boss. [27] Reverence for the Eternal makes for a long and peaceful life, but a wrongdoer will have years taken away. [28] The hope of those who do right is joy and celebration, but the only prospect for those who do wrong is futility. [29] The way of the Eternal offers safety to those who love justice, but it destroys those who perpetrate evil. [30] The right-living will never have their land taken away, but wrongdoers will be uprooted. [31] Wisdom flows from the mouths of those who do right, but tongues that twist the truth will be cut out. [32] The lips of the right-living understand what is proper, but the mouths of wrongdoers twist and pervert the truth.