< Proverbs 10 >

1 Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.
proverb Solomon son: child wise to rejoice father and son: child fool grief mother his
2 Wealth gained through evil does you no good; but living right saves you from death.
not to gain treasure wickedness and righteousness to rescue from death
3 The Lord doesn't let good people go hungry, but he stops the wicked from getting what they want.
not be hungry LORD soul: appetite righteous and desire wicked to thrust
4 Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.
be poor to make palm slackness and hand sharp to enrich
5 A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.
to gather in/on/with summer son: child be prudent to sleep in/on/with harvest son: child be ashamed
6 Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
blessing to/for head righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
7 The good are remembered as a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
memorial righteous to/for blessing and name wicked to rot
8 Those who think wisely pay attention to instruction, but a stupid chatterbox ends up in disaster.
wise heart to take: recieve commandment and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
9 Honest people will live in safety, but those who behave deceitfully will be caught out.
to go: walk in/on/with integrity to go: walk security and to twist way: conduct his to know
10 People who wink slyly cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.
to wink eye to give: give injury and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
11 What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
fountain life lip righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
12 Hatred causes conflict, but love covers all wrongs.
hating to rouse strife and upon all transgression to cover love
13 Wisdom comes from people with good judgment, but stupid people are punished with a rod.
in/on/with lips to understand to find wisdom and tribe: staff to/for back lacking heart
14 Wise people accumulate knowledge, but the chattering of stupid people is a prelude to disaster.
wise to treasure knowledge and lip fool(ish) terror near
15 The wealth of the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.
substance rich town strength his terror poor poverty their
16 If you do right you're rewarded with life, but if you're wicked all you gain is sin.
wages righteous to/for life produce wicked to/for sin
17 If you accept instruction, you're on the path to life, but if you reject correction you'll go astray.
way to/for life to keep: careful discipline and to leave: neglect argument to go astray
18 Anyone who hides their hatred is lying, and anyone who spreads slander is stupid.
to cover hating lips deception and to come out: speak slander he/she/it fool
19 If you talk too much, you'll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.
in/on/with abundance word not to cease transgression and to withhold lips his be prudent
20 What good people say is like the best silver, but the mind of the wicked isn't worth much.
silver: money to choose tongue righteous heart wicked like/as little
21 Advice from good people helps feed many others, but stupid people die because they have no sense.
lips righteous to pasture many and fool(ish) in/on/with lacking heart to die
22 The Lord's blessing makes you rich, and he doesn't add any sadness to accompany it.
blessing LORD he/she/it to enrich and not to add toil with her
23 Stupid people think it's fun to do wrong, but someone who has wisdom understands what's right.
like/as laughter to/for fool to make: do wickedness and wisdom to/for man understanding
24 What the wicked fear will happen to them, while what good people hope for will be granted.
fear wicked he/she/it to come (in): come him and desire righteous to give: give
25 When the storm hits, the wicked are no more, but the good are safe and secure forever.
like/as to pass whirlwind and nothing wicked and righteous foundation forever: enduring
26 In the same way vinegar irritates the teeth and smoke irritates the eyes, lazy people irritate their employers.
like/as vinegar to/for tooth and like/as smoke to/for eye so [the] sluggish to/for to send: depart him
27 Honoring the Lord makes your life longer, but the years the wicked live will be cut short.
fear LORD to add: again day and year wicked be short
28 Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
hope righteous joy and hope wicked to perish
29 The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.
security to/for integrity way: conduct LORD and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
30 The good will never be removed from the land, but the wicked will not remain there.
righteous to/for forever: any time not to shake and wicked not to dwell land: country/planet
31 What good people say produces wisdom, but liars will have their tongues cut out.
lip righteous to bear fruit wisdom and tongue perversity to cut: cut
32 Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.
lips righteous to know [emph?] acceptance and lip wicked perversity

< Proverbs 10 >