Proverbs 10

1 The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, and a foolish son [is] the grief of his mother.

2 The treasures of wickedness will not bring gain, and righteousness delivers from death.

3 YHWH will not let the righteous soul go hungry, and the desire of the wicked ones He thrusts away.

4 The one making slack [his] hand becomes poor, and the hand of the diligent ones makes rich.

5 The one gathering in the summer [is] a wise son; one sleeping in the harvest [is] a son causing shame.

6 Blessings [are] on the head of the righteous, and the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

7 The memory of the righteous [is] for a blessing, and the name of the wicked will rot.

8 The one wise of heart receives commands, and the one foolish of lips will be thrown down.

9 The one walking in integrity walks securely, and the one twisting his ways will be known.

10 The one winking with the eye gives grief, and foolish lips will be thrown down.

11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of a righteous one, and the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

12 Hatred stirs up strife, and love covers over all transgressions.

13 On the lips of a discerning one wisdom is found, and a rod [is] for the back of the one lacking understanding.

14 The wise treasure knowledge, and the mouth of the fool [is] near destruction.

15 The wealth of a rich one [is] the city of his strength; the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.

16 The wage of the righteous [is] for life; the produce of the wicked [is] for sin.

17 The path to life the one guarding discipline, and one forsaking rebuke goes astray.

18 The one covering hatred [has] lips of falsehood, and the one bringing forth slander, he [is] a fool.

19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, and the one restraining his lips [is] wise.

20 The tongue of the righteous [is] choice silver; the heart of the wicked [is] for little.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many, and fools die by lack of heart.

22 The blessing of YHWH—it enriches, and toil cannot add to it.

23 The doing of evil [is] like laughter to a fool, and wisdom [is] unto a man of understanding.

24 The terror of a wicked one—it will come to him, and the desire of the righteous is given.

25 At the passing over of a whirlwind, a wicked one [is] no more, and a righteous one [has] a foundation forever.

26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggish one to those sending him.

27 The fear of YHWH adds days, and the years of the wicked will be short.

28 The hope of the righteous ones [is] joy, and the expectation of the wicked ones will perish.

29 The way of YHWH [is] strength for the upright, and destruction for doers of iniquity.

30 A righteous one will not be shaken forever, and the wicked will not dwell in the land.

31 The mouth of a righteous one brings forth wisdom, and a tongue of perversity will be cut out.

32 The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, and the mouth of the wicked ones, perversity.