Proverbs 10  Lexham English Bible

10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child makes a father glad,
    but a foolish child grieves his mother.
² Treasures of wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
³ Yahweh will not cause a righteous person^[a] to go hungry,
    but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.
⁴ A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent enriches.
⁵ He who gathers in the summer is a child who is prudent;
    he who sleeps at the harvest is a child who brings shame.
⁶ Blessings belong to the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
⁷ The memory of righteousness is like a blessing,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.
⁸ A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
⁹ Whoever walks in integrity^[b] will walk securely,
    but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
¹⁰ The winking of an eye causes^[c] trouble,
    and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
¹¹ A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
    and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers over all offenses.
¹³ On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.^[d]
14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
    but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength;
    the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
¹⁶ The wage of the righteous leads to life;
    the gain of the wicked to sin.
¹⁷ On the path to life is he who guards instruction,
    but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.
¹⁸ He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit,
    and he who utters slander—he is a fool.
¹⁹ In many words, transgression is not lacking,
    but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
²⁰ Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness,
    a heart^[e] of wickedness is of little worth.^[f]
21 Lips of righteousness feed many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.^[g]
22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich,
    and he does not increase sorrow with it.
²³ It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong,
    wisdom for a person of understanding.
²⁴ The dread of the wicked will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness,
    but the righteous have a foundation forever.
²⁶ Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes,
    thus is the lazy to one who employs^[h] him.
²⁷ The fear of Yahweh adds life,
    but the years of the wicked are shortened.
²⁸ The hope of the righteous is gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
²⁹ A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh,
    but ruin belongs to evildoers.^[i]
30 The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed.
    But the wicked will not remain in the land.^[j]
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
³² The lips of the righteous know the acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.