Proverbs 10
- 1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the sadness of his mother.
- 2Treasures of evil profit nothing: but righteousness delivers from death.
- 3The Lord will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry: but he casts away the substance of the wicked.
- 4He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the hardworking makes rich.
- 5He who gathers in summer is a wise son: but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
- 6Blessings are on the head of the just: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
- 7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
- 8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a babbling fool shall fall.
- 9He who walks uprightly walks surely: but he who perverts his ways shall be known.
- 10He who winks with the eye causes sorrow: but a babbling fool shall fall.
- 11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
- 12Hatred stirs up conflicts: but love covers all sins.
- 13In the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
- 14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
- 15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- 16The labor of the righteous tends to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
- 17He is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he who refuses correction goes astray.
- 18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who speaks a slander, is a fool.
- 19Where words are many, sin is not lacking. But the one who holds back his lips is wise.
- 20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
- 21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.
- 22The blessing of the Lord, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
- 23Doing harm is like a game to a fool: but a man of understanding has wisdom.
- 24The fear of the wicked, it shall come on him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
- 25As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
- 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him.
- 27The fear of the Lord prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
- 28The hope of the righteous shall be happiness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
- 29The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the evildoers.
- 30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
- 31The mouth of the just speaks wisdom: but the crooked tongue shall be cut out.
- 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaks crookedness.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Proverbs 10 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThe proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
GIGAKJVThe proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the sadness of his mother.
KJVTreasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
GIGAKJVTreasures of evil profit nothing: but righteousness delivers from death.
KJVThe Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
GIGAKJVThe Lord will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry: but he casts away the substance of the wicked.
KJVHe becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
GIGAKJVHe becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the hardworking makes rich.
KJVHe that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
GIGAKJVHe who gathers in summer is a wise son: but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
KJVBlessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
GIGAKJVBlessings are on the head of the just: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
KJVThe wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
GIGAKJVThe wise in heart will receive commandments: but a babbling fool shall fall.
KJVHe that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
GIGAKJVHe who walks uprightly walks surely: but he who perverts his ways shall be known.
KJVHe that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
GIGAKJVHe who winks with the eye causes sorrow: but a babbling fool shall fall.
KJVThe mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
GIGAKJVThe mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
KJVHatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
GIGAKJVHatred stirs up conflicts: but love covers all sins.
KJVIn the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
GIGAKJVIn the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
KJVThe labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
GIGAKJVThe labor of the righteous tends to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
KJVHe is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
GIGAKJVHe is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he who refuses correction goes astray.
KJVHe that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
GIGAKJVHe who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who speaks a slander, is a fool.
KJVIn the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
GIGAKJVWhere words are many, sin is not lacking. But the one who holds back his lips is wise.
KJVThe lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
GIGAKJVThe lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.
KJVThe blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
GIGAKJVThe blessing of the Lord, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
KJVIt is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
GIGAKJVDoing harm is like a game to a fool: but a man of understanding has wisdom.
KJVThe fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
GIGAKJVThe fear of the wicked, it shall come on him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
KJVAs the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
GIGAKJVAs the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
KJVAs vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
GIGAKJVAs vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him.
KJVThe fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
GIGAKJVThe fear of the Lord prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
KJVThe hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
GIGAKJVThe hope of the righteous shall be happiness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
KJVThe way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
GIGAKJVThe way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the evildoers.
KJVThe mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
GIGAKJVThe mouth of the just speaks wisdom: but the crooked tongue shall be cut out.
KJVThe lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
GIGAKJVThe lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaks crookedness.
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