Proverbs 10

¹Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, And a foolish son is an affliction to his mother.

²Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.

³YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

⁴Poor is he who is working with a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.

⁵Whoever is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.

⁶Blessings are for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

⁷The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.

⁸The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.

⁹Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.

¹⁰Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.

¹¹A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

¹²Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.

¹³Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

¹⁴The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

¹⁷A traveler to life is he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.

¹⁸Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

¹⁹In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips is wise.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.

²¹The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.

²²The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.

²³To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

²⁴The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

²⁵As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.

²⁷The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

²⁸The hope of the righteous is joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.

²⁹The way of YHWH is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

³⁰The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.

³¹The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.

³²The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

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