[:en]Our Daily Verse (4/8/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  PROVERBS 10

“Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs” (Proverbs 10:12)

“The wages of the righteous bring them life; but the income of the wicked brings them punishment” (Proverbs 10:16)

“When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise” (Proverbs 10:19)

“The blessings of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it” (Proverbs 10:22)

“The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short” (Proverbs 10:27)

WISE VS. FOOLISH

  1. The wise brings joy to his father, but the foolish cause grief to his mother (v. 1)
  2. The wise in heart accepts commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin (v. 8)
  3. The wise walks securely, but the foolish takes crooked paths (v. 9)
  4. The wise have discernment, but the foolish lack judgment (v. 13)
  5. Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin (v. 14)
  6. The wise holds his tongue, but the fool has many words (v. 19)
  7. The wise delights in wisdom, but a fool finds pleasure in evil conduct (v. 23)

RIGHTEOUS VS. WICKED

  1.  The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the cravings of the wicked (v. 3)
  2. Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked” (v. 6)
  3. The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot (v. 7)
  4. The mouth of the righteous is a foundation of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked (v. 11)
  5. The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment (v. 16)
  6. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value (v. 20)
  7. The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment (v. 21)
  8. The desire of the righteous will be granted, but what the wicked dreads will overtake him (v. 24)
  9. The righteous stand firm forever, but the wicked will be swept away by the storm (v. 25)
  10. The righteous fear the Lord and add length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short (v. 28)
  11. The prospect of the righteous is joy, but there is no hope for the wicked (v. 28)
  12. The righteous has the ways of the Lord as his refuge, but it is ruin for the wicked (v. 29)
  13. The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land (v. 30)
  14. The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue of the wick will be cut out (v. 31)
  15. The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse (v. 32)

DILIGENCE VS. LAZINESS

  1.  Diligent hands bring wealth, but lazy hands make a man poor (v. 4)
  2. The diligent gathers crop in summer, but the lazy sleeps during harvest (v. 5)
  3. The diligent has wealth as their fortified city, but the lazy was ruined by poverty (v. 15)

Take your choice:  Wisdom or folly, righteousness or wickedness, diligence or laziness.[:]