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 brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
2 not to gain treasure wickedness and righteousness to rescue from death
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
3 not be hungry LORD soul: appetite righteous and desire wicked to thrust
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
4 be poor to make palm slackness and hand sharp to enrich
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 blessing to/for head righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7 memorial righteous to/for blessing and name wicked to rot
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 wise heart to take: recieve commandment and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
9 to go: walk in/on/with integrity to go: walk security and to twist way: conduct his to know
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 to wink eye to give: give injury and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
11 fountain life lip righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 hating to rouse strife and upon all transgression to cover love
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
13 in/on/with lips to understand to find wisdom and tribe: staff to/for back lacking heart
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14 wise to treasure knowledge and lip fool(ish) terror near
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
15 substance rich town strength his terror poor poverty their
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 wages righteous to/for life produce wicked to/for sin
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
17 way to/for life to keep: careful discipline and to leave: neglect argument to go astray
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
18 to cover hating lips deception and to come out: speak slander he/she/it fool
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 in/on/with abundance word not to cease transgression and to withhold lips his be prudent
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
20 silver: money to choose tongue righteous heart wicked like/as little
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
21 lips righteous to pasture many and fool(ish) in/on/with lacking heart to die
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
22 blessing LORD he/she/it to enrich and not to add toil with her
The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
23 like/as laughter to/for fool to make: do wickedness and wisdom to/for man understanding
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24 fear wicked he/she/it to come (in): come him and desire righteous to give: give
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 like/as to pass whirlwind and nothing wicked and righteous foundation forever: enduring
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
26 like/as vinegar to/for tooth and like/as smoke to/for eye so [the] sluggish to/for to send: depart him
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
27 fear LORD to add: again day and year wicked be short
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28 hope righteous joy and hope wicked to perish
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
29 security to/for integrity way: conduct LORD and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
30 righteous to/for forever: any time not to shake and wicked not to dwell land: country/planet
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
31 lip righteous to bear fruit wisdom and tongue perversity to cut: cut
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 lips righteous to know [emph?] acceptance and lip wicked perversity
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
