Proverbs 10
1 THE PARABLE OF SALOMON. A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.
proverb Solomon son: child wise to rejoice father and son: child fool grief mother his
2 The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.
not to gain treasure wickedness and righteousness to rescue from death
3 The Lord will not famish the soule of the righteous: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
not be hungry LORD soul: appetite righteous and desire wicked to thrust
4 A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
be poor to make palm slackness and hand sharp to enrich
5 He that gathereth in sommer, is the sonne of wisdome: but he that sleepeth in haruest, is the sonne of confusion.
to gather in/on/with summer son: child be prudent to sleep in/on/with harvest son: child be ashamed
6 Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.
blessing to/for head righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
7 The memoriall of the iust shalbe blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rotte.
memorial righteous to/for blessing and name wicked to rot
8 The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.
wise heart to take: recieve commandment and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
9 He that walketh vprightly, walketh boldely: but he that peruerteth his wayes, shalbe knowen.
to go: walk in/on/with integrity to go: walk security and to twist way: conduct his to know
10 He that winketh with the eye, worketh sorowe, and he yet is foolish in talke, shalbe beaten.
to wink eye to give: give injury and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a welspring of life: but iniquitie couereth the mouth of the wicked.
fountain life lip righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
12 Hatred stirreth vp contentions: but loue couereth all trespasses.
hating to rouse strife and upon all transgression to cover love
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.
in/on/with lips to understand to find wisdom and tribe: staff to/for back lacking heart
14 Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.
wise to treasure knowledge and lip fool(ish) terror near
15 The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.
substance rich town strength his terror poor poverty their
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: but the reuenues of the wicked to sinne.
wages righteous to/for life produce wicked to/for sin
17 He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.
way to/for life to keep: careful discipline and to leave: neglect argument to go astray
18 He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.
to cover hating lips deception and to come out: speak slander he/she/it fool
19 In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.
in/on/with abundance word not to cease transgression and to withhold lips his be prudent
20 The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.
silver: money to choose tongue righteous heart wicked like/as little
21 The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.
lips righteous to pasture many and fool(ish) in/on/with lacking heart to die
22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.
blessing LORD he/she/it to enrich and not to add toil with her
23 It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.
like/as laughter to/for fool to make: do wickedness and wisdom to/for man understanding
24 That which the wicked feareth, shall come vpon him: but God wil graunt the desire of the righteous.
fear wicked he/she/it to come (in): come him and desire righteous to give: give
25 As the whirlewinde passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is as an euerlasting foundation.
like/as to pass whirlwind and nothing wicked and righteous foundation forever: enduring
26 As vineger is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slouthful to them that send him.
like/as vinegar to/for tooth and like/as smoke to/for eye so [the] sluggish to/for to send: depart him
27 The feare of the Lord increaseth the dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe diminished.
fear LORD to add: again day and year wicked be short
28 The patient abiding of the righteous shall be gladnesse: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
hope righteous joy and hope wicked to perish
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the vpright man: but feare shall be for the workers of iniquitie.
security to/for integrity way: conduct LORD and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
30 The righteous shall neuer be remooued: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
righteous to/for forever: any time not to shake and wicked not to dwell land: country/planet
31 The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.
lip righteous to bear fruit wisdom and tongue perversity to cut: cut
32 The lips of the righteous knowe what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh froward things.
lips righteous to know [emph?] acceptance and lip wicked perversity
