My thoughts on Proverbs 10

I worked out on Proverbs 10 today and whilst I find it repetitive, there are some interesting things I noticed about it. I may be wrong but:

1. Every verse is a comparison between the good and the bad, the righteous and the wicked with regards to their actions and consequences except for v.10, 18, 22 and 26.
2. Verse 10, 18 and 26 are presented negatively, whereas v.26 is presented positively.
3. These four verses looks like summaries of the sections, with v.22 being the gist of the whole passage.

Proverbs 10
The proverbs of Solomon.

v.	THE TWO PERSONS	CONSEQUENCE
1	wise son/foolish son	gladness/sorrow to parents
2	wickedness/righteousness	no profit/delivers
3	righteous/wicked	not go hungry/cravings thwarted
4	slack hand/hand of the diligent	poverty/richness
5	who gathers/who sleeps	prudent/shame
6	righteous/wicked	blessings/violence
7	righteous/wicked	blessed memory/rotted name
8	wise/fool	receive commandments/come to ruin
9	integrity/crooked	walk securely/found out

10 Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

11	righteous/wicked	life/violence
12	hatred/love	stirs up strife/covers all offenses
13	understanding/senseless	wisdom/rod
14	wise/fool	knowledge/ruin
15	rich/poor	wealth/ruin
16	righteous/wicked	life/sin
17	heeds/rejects instructions	life/astray

18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.

19	many words/lips restrained	transgression/prudence
20	righteous/wicked	choice silver/little worth
21	righteous/fools	feed many/die

22 The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

23	fool/understanding	joke/wisdom
24	wicked/righteous	dreads/fulfilment
25	wicked/righteous	no more/forever

26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

27	fear the Lord/wicked	life prolonged/short
28	righteous/wicked	joy/perish
29	blameless/evildoers	stronghold/destruction
30	righteous/wicked	never be removed/not dwell in the land
31	righteous/perverse	wisdom/cut off
32	righteous/wicked	acceptable/perverse

Verse 22 sounds a bit odd to me until I noticed a footnote in the ESV bible. It may read, "The blessing of the LORD makes rich,and toil adds nothing to it", which makes more sense. It concludes that blessings that come from God is complete, nothing we add onto it will make any difference. And that blessings can only be given to the righteous and blameless.

pearlie