Proverbs 10
1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to 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 do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
3 YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
4 Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5 Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7 The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
9 Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
13 Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
15 The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin 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 wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
17 A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
18 Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
22 The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
23 To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24 The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual 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 slothful to those sending him.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
27 The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
30 The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is 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 a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
