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