| 10:1 |
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. |
| 10:2 |
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| 10:3 |
Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. |
| 10:4 |
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. |
| 10:5 |
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame. |
| 10:6 |
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
| 10:7 |
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| 10:8 |
The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. |
| 10:9 |
He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. |
| 10:10 |
One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall. |
| 10:11 |
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
| 10:12 |
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. |
| 10:13 |
Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. |
| 10:14 |
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. |
| 10:15 |
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. |
| 10:16 |
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin. |
| 10:17 |
He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. |
| 10:18 |
He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. |
| 10:19 |
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. |
| 10:20 |
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| 10:21 |
The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding. |
| 10:22 |
Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. |
| 10:23 |
It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure. |
| 10:24 |
What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. |
| 10:25 |
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever. |
| 10:26 |
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. |
| 10:27 |
The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. |
| 10:28 |
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. |
| 10:29 |
The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. |
| 10:30 |
The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. |
| 10:31 |
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. |
| 10:32 |
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. |
