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 his father rejoice but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
2 not to gain treasure wickedness and righteousness to rescue from death
Treasures accumulated by wickedness have no value, but doing what is right keeps you from death.
3 not be hungry LORD soul: appetite righteous and desire wicked to thrust
Yahweh does not let the soul of the righteous person go hungry, but he frustrates the cravings of the wicked.
4 be poor to make palm slackness and hand sharp to enrich
A lazy hand causes a person to be poor, but the hand of the diligent person gains riches.
5 to gather in/on/with summer son: child be prudent to sleep in/on/with harvest son: child be ashamed
A wise son gathers a crop in the summer, but it is disgraceful for him to sleep during harvest.
6 blessing to/for head righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
Gifts from God are upon the head of the righteous person, but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
7 memorial righteous to/for blessing and name wicked to rot
The righteous person makes those who remember him happy, but the name of the wicked will rot away.
8 wise heart to take: recieve commandment and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
Those who are sensible accept commands, but a talkative fool 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 in safety, but the one who makes his ways crooked, he 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, but a talkative fool will be thrown down.
11 fountain life lip righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
The mouth of the righteous person is a water spring of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
12 hating to rouse strife and upon all transgression to cover love
Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers over all offenses.
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 a discerning person, but a rod is for the back of the one who has no sense.
14 wise to treasure knowledge and lip fool(ish) terror near
Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings destruction near.
15 substance rich town strength his terror poor poverty their
The wealth of a rich man is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
16 wages righteous to/for life produce wicked to/for sin
The wage of the righteous person leads to life; the profit of the wicked leads them to sin.
17 way to/for life to keep: careful discipline and to leave: neglect argument to go astray
There is a path to life for the one who follows discipline, but the one who rejects correction is led astray.
18 to cover hating lips deception and to come out: speak slander he/she/it fool
Whoever 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 there are many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who is careful in what he says is wise.
20 silver: money to choose tongue righteous heart wicked like/as little
The tongue of the righteous person is pure silver; there is little value in the heart of the wicked.
21 lips righteous to pasture many and fool(ish) in/on/with lacking heart to die
The lips of the righteous person nourish many, but fools die because of their lack of sense.
22 blessing LORD he/she/it to enrich and not to add toil with her
The good gifts of Yahweh bring wealth and he adds no pain to it.
23 like/as laughter to/for fool to make: do wickedness and wisdom to/for man understanding
Wickedness is a game a fool plays, but wisdom is a pleasure 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 the wicked person will overtake him, but the desire of righteous people will be granted.
25 like/as to pass whirlwind and nothing wicked and righteous foundation forever: enduring
The wicked are like the storm that passes by, and they are no more, but the righteous person is a foundation that lasts 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 on the teeth and smoke in 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 Yahweh prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
28 hope righteous joy and hope wicked to perish
The hope of righteous people is their joy, but the years of wicked people will be short.
29 security to/for integrity way: conduct LORD and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
The way of Yahweh protects those who have integrity, but it is destruction for the wicked.
30 righteous to/for forever: any time not to shake and wicked not to dwell land: country/planet
The righteous person will never be overthrown, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
31 lip righteous to bear fruit wisdom and tongue perversity to cut: cut
Out of the mouth of the righteous person comes the fruit of wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 lips righteous to know [emph?] acceptance and lip wicked perversity
The lips of the righteous person know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, they know what is perverse.
