Proverbs 10

¹The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father,

but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

²Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

³The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

⁴A slack hand causes poverty,

but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

⁵A son who gathers in summer is prudent,

but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame.

⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

⁷The memory of the righteous is a blessing,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸The wise of heart will heed commandments,

but a prating fool will come to ruin.

⁹He who walks in integrity walks securely,

but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

¹⁰He who winks the eye causes trouble,

but he who boldly reproves makes peace.

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

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹²Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all offenses.

¹³On the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge,

but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.

¹⁵A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;

the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷He who heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but he who rejects reproof goes astray.

¹⁸He who conceals hatred has lying lips,

and he who utters slander is a fool.

¹⁹When words are many, transgression is not lacking,

but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

the mind of the wicked is of little worth.

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and he adds no sorrow with it.

²³It is like sport to a fool to do wrong,

but wise conduct is pleasure to a man of understanding.

²⁴What the wicked dreads will come upon him,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,

but the righteous is established for ever.

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

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

²⁷The fear of the Lord prolongs life,

but the years of the wicked will be short.

²⁸The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,

but the expectation of the wicked comes to nought.

²⁹The Lord is a stronghold to him whose way is upright,

but destruction to evildoers.

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, what is perverse.