Add parallel Print Page Options

Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
The Lord won’t cause the righteous to hunger,
    but he will reject what the wicked crave.

Read full chapter

The Righteous and Wicked Compared

Blessings come[a] upon the head of the righteous,
    but the words[b] of the wicked conceal violence.
The reputation[c] of the righteous leads to blessing,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 The Heb. lacks come
  2. Proverbs 10:6 Lit. mouth
  3. Proverbs 10:7 Lit. memorial

16 Honorable wages lead[a] to life;
    the salaries of the wicked, to retribution.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:16 The Heb. lacks lead

22 The blessing of the Lord establishes wealth,
    and difficulty does not accompany it.

Read full chapter

24 What the wicked fears will come about,
    but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

25 When the storm ends, the wicked vanish,[a]
    but the righteous person is forever firm.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:25 Lit. wicked are no more

27 Fearing the Lord prolongs life,
    but the wicked will not live long.
28 What the righteous hope for brings joy,
    but the expectation of the wicked dies.
29 To the upright, the way of the Lord is a place of safety,
    but it’s a place of ruin to those who practice evil.
30 The righteous will never be overthrown,
    but the wicked will never inhabit the land.

Read full chapter