Proverbs 10 Bible Commentary

Proverbs 10:1 (KJV)
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Proverbs 10:2 (KJV)
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 10:3 (KJV)
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:4 (KJV)
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Proverbs 10:5 (KJV)
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Proverbs 10:6 (KJV)
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:7 (KJV)
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

Proverbs 10:8 (KJV)
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

Proverbs 10:9 (KJV)
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

Proverbs 10:10 (KJV)
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

Proverbs 10:11 (KJV)
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:12 (KJV)
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Proverbs 10:13 (KJV)
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Proverbs 10:14 (KJV)
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Proverbs 10:15 (KJV)
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 10:16 (KJV)
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

Proverbs 10:17 (KJV)
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Proverbs 10:18 (KJV)
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

Proverbs 10:19 (KJV)
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Proverbs 10:20 (KJV)
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Proverbs 10:21 (KJV)
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Proverbs 10:22 (KJV)
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 10:23 (KJV)
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Proverbs 10:24 (KJV)
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Proverbs 10:25 (KJV)
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 10:26 (KJV)
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

Proverbs 10:27 (KJV)
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 10:28 (KJV)
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Proverbs 10:29 (KJV)
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 10:30 (KJV)
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

Proverbs 10:31 (KJV)
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

Proverbs 10:32 (KJV)
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

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