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Proverbs 10
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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish
son is the heaviness of his mother. |
"A wise son maketh a glad father."
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| 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from
death. |
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| 10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he
casteth away the substance of the wicked. |
God never allows good people to go hungry or the wicked to become wealthy.
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich. |
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He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest
is a son that causeth shame. |
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| 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth
of the wicked. |
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"Blessings are upon the head of the just. The memory of the just is blessed."
Has the ever been a just person?
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| 10:7
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall
fall. |
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He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways
shall be known. |
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He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall
fall. |
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The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the
mouth of the wicked. |
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Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth
all sins. |
"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."
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| 10:13
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. |
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Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near
destruction. |
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| 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is
their poverty. |
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| 10:16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to
sin. |
Are we saved by faith alone?
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He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth
reproof erreth. |
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He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is
a fool. |
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In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth
his lips is wise. |
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The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is
little worth. |
"The tongue of the just is as choice silver."
Has the ever been a just person?
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The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. |
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The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. |
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It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath
wisdom. |
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The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the
righteous shall be granted. |
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| 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the
righteous is an everlasting foundation. |
"As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more."
Does hell exist?
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| 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to
them that send him. |
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| 10:27
The fear of the LORD
prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. |
"The years of the wicked shall be shortened."
Do the wicked lived long and prosper?
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| 10:28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the
wicked shall perish. |
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The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be
to the workers of iniquity. |
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The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the
earth. |
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The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall
be cut out. |
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| 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the
wicked speaketh frowardness.
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