| 1 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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]. |
| 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. |
Cross references:
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Proverbs 10:3 : Ps. 34:9, 10; 37:25.
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Proverbs 10:7 : Ps. 112:6; 9:5.
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Proverbs 10:15 : Ps. 52:7; I Tim. 6:17.
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Proverbs 10:16 : Rom. 6:21; I Tim. 6:10.
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Proverbs 10:18 : Prov. 26:24-26.
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Proverbs 10:25 : Ps. 125:1; Matt. 7:24-27.
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Proverbs 10:30 : Ps. 37:22; 125:1.
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