"The Proverbs of Solomon" Pastor Rose Dixon, Hampton, VA.

Pr. 10

1 THE proverbs of Solomon.† A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2 ††Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 §§The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
4 ║║He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but** the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer, is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest, is a son that causeth shame.
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but* violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7 †The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
9 ‡He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely: but he that perverteth his way shall be known.
10 §He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: and a║prating fool shall fall.
11 **The mouth of the righteous man is a well of life: but††violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but‡‡ love covereth all sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding, wisdom is found: but§§ a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the║║ mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15 *†The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 *‡The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.







John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old and New Testament: Translation (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2012),