Proverbs 10:11-21

11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

12Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.

14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

16The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

17Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

18Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.

19Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.