{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/10","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T09:20:31.517Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":10,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":9,"nextChapter":11,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":32},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He that winketh with the eye shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked, unto sin. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach is foolish. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips is most wise. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"The expectation of the just is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil. "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth. "},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish. "},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 10 (DRB)","markdown":"[Proverbs 10](https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/10)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/10 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}