{"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/erv/proverbs/10","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T21:48:25.770Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":10,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":9,"nextChapter":11,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":32},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Blessings are upon the head of the righteous: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all transgressions."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the increase of the wicked to sin."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He is in the way of life that heedeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproof erreth."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression: but he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"The lips of the righteous feed many: but the foolish die for lack of understanding."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow therewith."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness: and so is wisdom to a man of understanding."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: and the desire of the righteous shall be granted."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut off."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 10 (ERV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 10](https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/10)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/10 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}