Proverbs Chapter 10

This is a book of maxims of wisdom, ethical teachings and common sense about how to live a right life.

A Conservative Version

10 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

10 : 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

10 : 3 Jehovah will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

10 : 4 He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

10 : 5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

10 : 6 Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

10 : 7 The memory of a righteous man is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.

10 : 8 The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

10 : 9 He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

10 : 10 He who winks with the eye causes sorrow. And a prating fool shall fall.

10 : 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

10 : 12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.

10 : 13 In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

10 : 14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.

10 : 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

10 : 16 The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man is to sin.

10 : 17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof errs.

10 : 18 He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.

10 : 19 Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

10 : 20 The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.

10 : 21 The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

10 : 22 The blessing of Jehovah, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

10 : 23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief, and so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

10 : 24 The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

10 : 25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.

10 : 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

10 : 27 The fear of Jehovah prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

10 : 28 The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

10 : 29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

10 : 30 A righteous man shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

10 : 31 The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

10 : 32 The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverseness.