Proverbs 10
1 A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.
2 Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.
Wealth gained through evil does you no good; but living right saves you from death.
3 The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.
The Lord doesn't let good people go hungry, but he stops the wicked from getting what they want.
4 The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.
Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.
5 He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.
A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.
6 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
7 The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.
The good are remembered as a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
8 The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.
Those who think wisely pay attention to instruction, but a stupid chatterbox ends up in disaster.
9 He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.
Honest people will live in safety, but those who behave deceitfully will be caught out.
10 He that winketh with the eye shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
People who wink slyly cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.
11 The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.
Hatred causes conflict, but love covers all wrongs.
13 In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.
Wisdom comes from people with good judgment, but stupid people are punished with a rod.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.
Wise people accumulate knowledge, but the chattering of stupid people is a prelude to disaster.
15 The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
The wealth of the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.
16 The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked, unto sin.
If you do right you're rewarded with life, but if you're wicked all you gain is sin.
17 The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray.
If you accept instruction, you're on the path to life, but if you reject correction you'll go astray.
18 Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach is foolish.
Anyone who hides their hatred is lying, and anyone who spreads slander is stupid.
19 In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips is most wise.
If you talk too much, you'll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.
What good people say is like the best silver, but the mind of the wicked isn't worth much.
21 The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
Advice from good people helps feed many others, but stupid people die because they have no sense.
22 The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.
The Lord's blessing makes you rich, and he doesn't add any sadness to accompany it.
23 A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.
Stupid people think it's fun to do wrong, but someone who has wisdom understands what's right.
24 That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.
What the wicked fear will happen to them, while what good people hope for will be granted.
25 As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.
When the storm hits, the wicked are no more, but the good are safe and secure forever.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.
In the same way vinegar irritates the teeth and smoke irritates the eyes, lazy people irritate their employers.
27 The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Honoring the Lord makes your life longer, but the years the wicked live will be cut short.
28 The expectation of the just is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.
The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.
30 The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.
The good will never be removed from the land, but the wicked will not remain there.
31 The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.
What good people say produces wisdom, but liars will have their tongues cut out.
32 The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.
Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.
