Proverbs 10 Comparison: KJV with Apocrypha vs Douay-Rheims

Proverbs 10

¹The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

³The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

⁴He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

⁵He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

⁶Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth 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 prating fool shall fall.

⁹He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

¹⁰He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

¹¹The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

¹³In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that 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 labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

¹⁸He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

¹⁹In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth 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 want of wisdom.

²²The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

²³It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

²⁴The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

²⁵As the whirlwind passeth, 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 sluggard to them that send him.

²⁷The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

²⁹The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

³⁰The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

³¹The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Proverbs 10

¹A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.

²Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.

³The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.

⁴The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.

⁵He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

⁶The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.

⁷The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.

⁸The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.

⁹He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.

¹⁰He that winketh with the eye, shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.

¹¹The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.

¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.

¹³In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.

¹⁵The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked unto sin.

¹⁷The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs, goeth astray.

¹⁸Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach, is foolish.

¹⁹In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.

²⁰The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.

²¹The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.

²²The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.

²³A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.

²⁴That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.

²⁵As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.

²⁷The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸The expectation of the just is joy: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

²⁹The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.

³⁰The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.

³¹The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.

³²The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.