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 a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivers from death.

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation 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 let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

4 He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

5 He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes 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 on the head of the just: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall 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 will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

9 He that walks uprightly walks surely: but he that perverts his ways shall be known.

He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

10 He that winks with the eye causes sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

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 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

12 Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins.

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

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.

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 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction 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 labor of the righteous tends to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

17 He is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he that refuses reproof errs.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

18 He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, 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 multitude of words there wants not sin: but he that refrains 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 just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

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 feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

22 The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding has wisdom.

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come on him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

25 As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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 sluggard to them that send 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 the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be 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 shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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 the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the 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 shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit 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 just brings forth wisdom: but the fraudulent tongue shall be 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 what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaks frowardness.

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.