Proverbs 10  Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

10 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish and self-confident son is the grief of his mother.

² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) delivers from death.

³ The Lord will not allow the [uncompromisingly] righteous to famish, but He thwarts the desire of the wicked.^(A)

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

⁵ He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

⁷ The memory of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked shall rot.^(B)

⁸ The wise in heart will accept and obey commandments, but the foolish of lips will fall headlong.

⁹ He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who takes a crooked way shall be found out and punished.

¹⁰ He who winks with the eye [craftily and with malice] causes sorrow; the foolish of lips will fall headlong but ^[a]he who boldly reproves makes peace.

¹¹ The mouth of the [uncompromisingly] righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹² Hatred stirs up contentions, but love covers all transgressions.

¹³ On the lips of him who has discernment skillful and godly ^[b]Wisdom is found, but discipline and the rod are for the back of him who is without sense and understanding.

¹⁴ Wise men store up knowledge [in mind and heart], but the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

¹⁵ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.^(C)

¹⁶ The earnings of the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) lead to life, but the profit of the wicked leads to further sin.^(D)

¹⁷ He who heeds instruction and correction is [not only himself] in the way of life [but also] is a way of life for others. And he who neglects or refuses reproof [not only himself] goes astray [but also] causes to err and is a path toward ruin for others.

¹⁸ He who hides hatred is of lying lips, and he who utters slander is a [self-confident] fool.^(E)

¹⁹ In a multitude of words transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

²⁰ The tongues of those who are upright and in right standing with God are as choice silver; the minds of those who are wicked and out of harmony with God are of little value.

²¹ The lips of the [uncompromisingly] righteous feed and guide many, but fools die for want of understanding and heart.

²² The blessing of the Lord—it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it [neither does toiling increase it].

²³ It is as sport to a [self-confident] fool to do wickedness, but to have skillful and godly Wisdom is pleasure and relaxation to a man of understanding.

²⁴ The thing a wicked man fears shall come upon him, but the desire of the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be granted.

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous have an everlasting foundation.^(F)

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

²⁷ The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord prolongs one’s days, but the years of the wicked shall be made short.

²⁸ The hope of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked (those who are out of harmony with God) comes to nothing.

²⁹ The way of the Lord is strength and a stronghold to the upright, but it is destruction to the workers of iniquity.

³⁰ The [consistently] righteous shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth [eventually].^(G)

³¹ The mouths of the righteous (those harmonious with God) bring forth skillful and godly Wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut down [like a barren and rotten tree].

³² The lips of the [uncompromisingly] righteous know [and therefore utter] what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked knows [and therefore speaks only] what is obstinately willful and contrary.