Proverbs 10

Wise Sayings of Solomon

¹⁰The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise child makes a glad father,

but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.^*

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 child who gathers in summer is prudent,

but a child 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 one with foolish lips will come to ruin.^*

⁹Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,

but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.^*

¹⁰Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,

but one who rebukes boldly makes peace.^f*

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 one who has understanding wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.^*

¹⁴The wise lay up knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their fortress;

the poverty of the poor is their ruin.^*

¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.

¹⁸Lying lips conceal hatred,

and whoever utters slander is a fool.

¹⁹When words are many, transgression is not lacking,

but the prudent are restrained in speech.^*

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 toil adds nothing to it.^*

²³Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,

but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.^*

²⁴What the wicked dread will come upon them,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.^*

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

but the righteous are established forever.^*

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

so are the lazy to their employers.^*

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 nothing.

²⁹The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright

but destruction for evildoers.^*

³⁰The righteous will never totter,

but the wicked will not remain on the earth.^*

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.