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, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.
3 YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.
4 Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
5 Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.
6 Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.
7 The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
8 The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
The wise in heart, will accept commandments, but, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust away.
9 Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
He that walketh uprightly, may walk securely, but, he that maketh crooked his ways, shall be found out.
10 Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow, and, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust aside.
11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
A well-spring of life, is the mouth of the righteous, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth wrong.
12 Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
Hatred, stirreth up strifes, but, over all transgressions, love throweth a covering.
13 Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
In the lips of the intelligent, is found wisdom, but, a rod, is for the back of him that lacketh sense.
14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.
15 The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.
16 The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
The labour of the righteous, [leadeth] to life, the increase of the lawless, to sin.
17 A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
On the way to life, is he that heedeth correction, but, he that hateth reproof, is going astray.
18 Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
He that concealeth hatred, hath false lips, and he that sendeth forth slander, the same, is a dullard.
19 In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.
In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.
20 The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
Choice silver, is the tongue of the righteous, but, the sense of the lawless, is very small.
21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.
22 The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.
23 To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
It is, mere sport to a stupid man, to commit lewdness, but, wisdom, pertaineth to a man of understanding.
24 The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
The dread of the lawless one, the same, shall overtake him, but, the desire of the righteous, shall he granted.
25 As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, [hath] an age-abiding foundation.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.
27 The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
The reverence of Yahweh, addeth days, but, the years of the lawless, shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.
29 The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
A refuge for the blameless, is the path of Yahweh, but, destruction, [awaiteth] the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
The righteous, to times age-abiding, shall remain unshaken, but, the lawless, shall not inhabit the earth.
31 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
The mouth of the righteous, beareth the fruit of wisdom, but, a perverse tongue, shall be cut off.
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 pleasing, but, the mouth of the lawless, [speaketh] perversities.
