Proverbs 10
1 A wise son makes [his] father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
2 Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4 Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigourous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
6 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
7 The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly [man] is extinguished.
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
8 A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
9 He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
10 He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
11 [There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
13 He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.
Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
14 The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
15 The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
16 The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly [produce] sins.
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
17 Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
18 Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
19 By a multitude of words you shall not escape sin; but if you refrain your lips you will be prudent.
In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.
20 The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
21 The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: but the foolish die in lack.
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
22 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it].
The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
23 A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 The ungodly is engulfed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
25 When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
26 As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
27 The fear of the Lord adds [length] of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
28 Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
29 The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin [comes] to them that work wickedness.
The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
31 The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
32 The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
