< Proverbs 10 >
1 proverb Solomon son: child wise to rejoice father and son: child fool grief mother his
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2 not to gain treasure wickedness and righteousness to rescue from death
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
3 not be hungry LORD soul: appetite righteous and desire wicked to thrust
Jehovah will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4 be poor to make palm slackness and hand sharp to enrich
He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 to gather in/on/with summer son: child be prudent to sleep in/on/with harvest son: child be ashamed
He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
6 blessing to/for head righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7 memorial righteous to/for blessing and name wicked to rot
The memory of a righteous man is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 wise heart to take: recieve commandment and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.
9 to go: walk in/on/with integrity to go: walk security and to twist way: conduct his to know
He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.
10 to wink eye to give: give injury and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
He who winks with the eye causes sorrow. And a prating fool shall fall.
11 fountain life lip righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12 hating to rouse strife and upon all transgression to cover love
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.
13 in/on/with lips to understand to find wisdom and tribe: staff to/for back lacking heart
In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
14 wise to treasure knowledge and lip fool(ish) terror near
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.
15 substance rich town strength his terror poor poverty their
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 wages righteous to/for life produce wicked to/for sin
The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man is to sin.
17 way to/for life to keep: careful discipline and to leave: neglect argument to go astray
He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof errs.
18 to cover hating lips deception and to come out: speak slander he/she/it fool
He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.
19 in/on/with abundance word not to cease transgression and to withhold lips his be prudent
Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.
20 silver: money to choose tongue righteous heart wicked like/as little
The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 lips righteous to pasture many and fool(ish) in/on/with lacking heart to die
The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
22 blessing LORD he/she/it to enrich and not to add toil with her
The blessing of Jehovah, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
23 like/as laughter to/for fool to make: do wickedness and wisdom to/for man understanding
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief, and so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 fear wicked he/she/it to come (in): come him and desire righteous to give: give
The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 like/as to pass whirlwind and nothing wicked and righteous foundation forever: enduring
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.
26 like/as vinegar to/for tooth and like/as smoke to/for eye so [the] sluggish to/for to send: depart him
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27 fear LORD to add: again day and year wicked be short
The fear of Jehovah prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 hope righteous joy and hope wicked to perish
The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 security to/for integrity way: conduct LORD and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 righteous to/for forever: any time not to shake and wicked not to dwell land: country/planet
A righteous man shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
31 lip righteous to bear fruit wisdom and tongue perversity to cut: cut
The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
32 lips righteous to know [emph?] acceptance and lip wicked perversity
The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverseness.