Proverbs 10:2-15

New King James Version

^2 (A)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
^(B)But righteousness delivers from death.
^3 (C)The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

^4 (D)He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But ^(E)the hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵ He who gathers in ^(F)summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is ^(G)a son who causes shame.

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
^7 (H)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commands,
^(I)But ^[a]a prating fool will ^[b]fall.

^9 (J)He who walks with integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will become known.

¹⁰ He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
But ^(K)love covers all sins.

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding,
But ^(L)a rod is for the back of him who ^[c]is devoid of understanding.

¹⁴ Wise people store up knowledge,
But ^(M)the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

¹⁵ The ^(N)rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.