Proverbs 10
1 THE PARABLE OF SALOMON. A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines 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 The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.
Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord will not famish the soule of the righteous: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4 A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He that gathereth in sommer, is the sonne of wisdome: but he that sleepeth in haruest, is the sonne of confusion.
Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
6 Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.
Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
7 The memoriall of the iust shalbe blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rotte.
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
8 The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.
The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
9 He that walketh vprightly, walketh boldely: but he that peruerteth his wayes, shalbe knowen.
Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
10 He that winketh with the eye, worketh sorowe, and he yet is foolish in talke, shalbe beaten.
Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a welspring of life: but iniquitie couereth the mouth of the wicked.
A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
12 Hatred stirreth vp contentions: but loue couereth all trespasses.
Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
13 In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.
Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
14 Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
15 The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: but the reuenues of the wicked to sinne.
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
17 He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.
A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
18 He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.
Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
19 In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.
In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.
20 The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
21 The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.
The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
23 It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.
To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 That which the wicked feareth, shall come vpon him: but God wil graunt the desire of the righteous.
The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
25 As the whirlewinde passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is as an euerlasting foundation.
As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
26 As vineger is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slouthful to them that send him.
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
27 The feare of the Lord increaseth the dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe diminished.
The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
28 The patient abiding of the righteous shall be gladnesse: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the vpright man: but feare shall be for the workers of iniquitie.
The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall neuer be remooued: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
31 The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous knowe what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh froward things.
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
