Proverbs 10
1 A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of 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 of impiety will profit nothing. Truly, justice shall liberate from death.
Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord will not afflict with famine the soul of the just, and he will overthrow the treacheries of the impious.
YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4 The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.
Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers the harvest is a wise son. But he who snores in warm weather is a son of confusion.
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 on the head of the just. But iniquity covers the mouth of the impious.
Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
7 The remembrance of the just is with praises. And the name of the impious shall decay.
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
8 The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.
The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
9 He who walks in simplicity walks in confidence. But he who corrupts his ways shall be discovered.
Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
10 He who winks with the eye gives sorrow. And the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
11 The mouth of the just is a vein of life. And the mouth of the impious covers iniquity.
A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
12 Hatred rises up from disputes. And charity covers all offenses.
Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
13 In the lips of the wise, wisdom is discovered. And a rod is for the back of one who lacks heart.
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 store away knowledge. But the mouth of the foolish is a neighbor to confusion.
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
15 The substance of the rich is the city of his strength. The fear of the poor is their destitution.
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
16 The work of the just is unto life. But the fruit of the impious is unto sin.
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
17 The way of life is for those who observe discipline. But whoever abandons correction wanders astray.
A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
18 Lying lips conceal hatred; whoever brings forth contempt is unwise.
Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
19 In a multitude of speaking, sin will not be lacking. But whoever tempers his lips is most 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 choice silver. But the heart of the impious is exchanged for nothing.
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
21 The lips of the just instruct many. But those who are unlearned shall die in destitution of heart.
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
22 The blessing of the Lord causes riches. Affliction will not be a companion to them.
The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
23 The foolish work wickedness as if in jest. But wisdom is prudence to a man.
To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 What the impious fear will overwhelm them. The just shall be given their desire.
The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
25 Like a passing tempest, so the impious one will be no more. But the just one is like an everlasting foundation.
As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is a lazy one to those who sent him.
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 days. And the years of the impious will be shortened.
The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
28 The expectation of the just is rejoicing. But the hope of the impious will perish.
The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
29 The strength of the simple is the way of the Lord, and it is fear to those who work evil.
The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
30 The just in eternity shall not be moved. But the impious will not live upon the earth.
The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
31 The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom. The tongue of the depraved will perish.
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
32 The lips of the just consider what is acceptable. And the mouth of the impious considers perversities.
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
