Proverbs 10:24-32 - Righteous People Contrasted To Wicked People

²⁴ What the wicked dreads will come to him,
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are secure forever.

²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.

³⁰ The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

³² The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.

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