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Proverbs 10 (MSG)

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¹ Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother. ² Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere; an honest life is immortal. ³ GOD won't starve an honest soul, but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked. ⁴ Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth. ⁵ Make hay while the sun shines--that's smart; go fishing during harvest--that's stupid. ⁶ Blessings accrue on a good and honest life, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. ⁷ A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench. ⁸ A wise heart takes orders; an empty head will come unglued. ⁹ Honesty lives confident and carefree, but Shifty is sure to be exposed. ¹⁰ An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead, but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace. ¹¹ The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. ¹² Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering. ¹³ You'll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight, but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face. ¹⁴ The wise accumulate knowledge--a true treasure; know-it-alls talk too much--a sheer waste. ¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their bastion; the poverty of the indigent is their ruin. ¹⁶ The wage of a good person is exuberant life; an evil person ends up with nothing but sin. ¹⁷ The road to life is a disciplined life; ignore correction and you're lost for good. ¹⁸ Liars secretly hoard hatred; fools openly spread slander. ¹⁹ The more talk, the less truth; the wise measure their words. ²⁰ The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless. ²¹ The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart. ²² GOD's blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God. ²³ An empty-head thinks mischief is fun, but a mindful person relishes wisdom. ²⁴ The nightmares of the wicked come true; what the good people desire, they get. ²⁵ When the storm is over, there's nothing left of the wicked; good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren't even fazed. ²⁶ A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes. ²⁷ The Fear-of-GOD expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life. ²⁸ The aspirations of good people end in celebration; the ambitions of bad people crash. ²⁹ GOD is solid backing to a well-lived life, but he calls into question a shabby performance. ³⁰ Good people last--they can't be moved; the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow. ³¹ A good person's mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom; a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp. ³² The speech of a good person clears the air; the words of the wicked pollute it.