Proverbs, 10

1. The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.

1. A wise son is his father's joy, a foolish one his mother's heartbreak.

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

2. Treasures wrongfully acquired are of no value but upright living saves from death.

3. The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

3. Yahweh does not let the upright man go hungry but he denies satisfaction to the evildoers.

4. He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

4. The lazy hand brings poverty; the diligent hand brings wealth.

5. He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.

5. The prudent man reaps in summer; the one who sleeps at harvest time deserves scorn.

6. Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

6. Blessings on the head of the upright man! Violence silences the cry of the wicked.

7. The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

7. The upright man will be remembered with blessings, the name of the wicked will rot away.

8. The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

8. The sensible man is open to instruction, the chattering fool speeds towards ruin.

9. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

9. He who behaves honorably will walk safely, but the follower of crooked ways will be punished.

10. He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

10. The wink of an eye brings trouble; but a rebuke wins peace.

11. The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

11. The mouth of an upright man is a source of life, but violence is concealed in the mouths of evildoers.

12. Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

12. Hatred enkindles disputes, love covers over all offenses.

13. In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.

13. Wisdom is to be found on the lips of the discerning man; the stick is for the fool's back.

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

14. The wise man stores up learning but the mouth of the fool makes way for ruin.

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

15. The rich man's fortune is his fortress, the poverty of the poor is their undoing.

16. The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

16. The virtuous man's toil brings him life, while the sins of the evil man destroy him.

17. He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

17. Respect for discipline is the path of life; he who ignores correction is doomed.

18. He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.

18. Hypocritical is he who tolerates hatred; he who slanders is a fool.

19. In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.

19. Sin will not be lacking where too many words are spoken; the prudent man controls his tongue.

20. The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.

20. The upright man's tongue is pure silver, but the hearts of evildoers have little value.

21. The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

21. The lips of one upright man feed many people while fools die for lack of sense.

22. The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

22. The blessing of Yahweh brings riches, no effort can replace it.

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

23. The fool delights in doing evil and the wise man in acquiring wisdom.

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

24. The evildoer will encounter the evil he dreaded whereas the upright man will receive what he looked forward to.

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

25. After the storm the wicked man is seen no more, but the upright man remains forever.

26. As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.

26. The lazy man is like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes of his master.

27. The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

27. Fear of Yahweh lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

28. The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

28. The hope of the upright ends in happiness but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.

29. The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

29. The ways of Yahweh are a fortress for the upright but for evildoers only ruin.

30. The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

30. The virtuous man will never be disturbed but evildoers will not survive on the land.

31. The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

31. Wisdom springs forth from the mouth of the virtuous but the corrupt tongue will be torn out.

32. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.

32. Goodness dwells on the lips of the upright, corruption in the mouth of the wicked.