Proverbs 10

Proverbs of Solomon

¹The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

²Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,

but righteousness delivers from death.

³The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

⁴Lazy hands make for poverty,

but diligent hands bring wealth.

⁵He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,

but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

⁶Blessings crown the head of the righteous,

but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

⁷The name of the righteous is used in blessings,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸The wise in heart accept commands,

but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

⁹Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,

but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

¹⁰Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,

and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹²Hatred stirs up conflict,

but love covers over all wrongs.

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,

but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.

¹⁴The wise store up knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,

but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

¹⁶The wages of the righteous is life,

but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

¹⁷Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,

but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁸Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips

and spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹Sin is not ended by multiplying words,

but the prudent hold their tongues.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,

but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹The lips of the righteous nourish many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,

without painful toil for it.

²³A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,

but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴What the wicked dread will overtake them;

what the righteous desire will be granted.

²⁵When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,

but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so are sluggards to those who send them.

²⁷The fear of the Lord adds length to life,

but the years of the wicked are cut short.

²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy,

but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

²⁹The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,

but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

³⁰The righteous will never be uprooted,

but the wicked will not remain in the land.

³¹From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,

but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

³²The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,

but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.