Proverbs 10
1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
3 Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
4 Poor [is] he who is working — a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
5 Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
6 Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
7 The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.
8 The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
9 Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.
10 Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.
11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
12 Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
13 In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.
14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
15 The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
16 The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
17 A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.
18 Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
19 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
20 The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
22 The blessing of Jehovah — it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
23 To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
24 The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
25 As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.
27 The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
29 The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
30 The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
