Proverbs 10
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
A wise son makes [his] father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivers from death.
Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casts away the substance of the wicked.
The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
4 He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
5 He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly [man] is extinguished.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a babbling fool shall fall.
A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
9 He that walks uprightly walks surely: but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
10 He that winks with the eye causes sorrow: but a babbling fool shall fall.
He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
[There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
12 Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins.
Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
13 In the lips of him that has understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
16 The labour of the righteous tends to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly [produce] sins.
17 He is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he that refuses reproof errs.
Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
18 He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
19 In the multitude of words there wants not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.
By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; but if thou refrain thy lips thou wilt be prudent.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.
The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: but the foolish die in want.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it].
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding has wisdom.
A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
25 As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
27 The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The fear of the Lord adds [length] of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin [comes] to them that work wickedness.
30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
31 The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom: but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverseness.
The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
