Proverbs 10

¹A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

²Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

³The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

⁴He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

⁵He 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.

⁶Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

⁷The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

⁸The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

⁹He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

¹⁰He 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.

¹¹The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

¹²Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

¹³In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

¹⁴Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

¹⁵The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

¹⁶The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

¹⁷He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

¹⁸Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

¹⁹Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

²⁰The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

²¹The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

²³It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

²⁴The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

²⁵When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

²⁶Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

²⁷The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

²⁸The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

²⁹The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

³⁰The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

³¹The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

³²The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Proverbs 10

¹The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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

³The Lord will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

⁴He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

⁵He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

⁷The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

⁹He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

¹⁰One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹²Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

¹⁵The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

¹⁷He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

¹⁸He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

¹⁹In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

²²The Lord's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

²³It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

²⁴What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

²⁷The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

²⁹The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

³⁰The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

³¹The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.