Proverbs 10
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivers from death.
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casts away the substance of the wicked.
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
4 He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5 He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a babbling fool shall fall.
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
9 He that walks uprightly walks surely: but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 He that winks with the eye causes sorrow: but a babbling fool shall fall.
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins.
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
13 In the lips of him that has understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 The labour of the righteous tends to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
17 He is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he that refuses reproof errs.
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
18 He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wants not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding has wisdom.
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
27 The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
31 The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom: but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverseness.
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
