Proverbs [Sayings] 10:1-30

¹The proverbs of Solomon Peaceable, Recompense. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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

³Adonai will not allow the soul of the upright to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

⁴He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

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

⁶Blessings are on the head of the upright, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

⁷The memory of the upright is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸The wise in heart receives mitzvot ·instructions·, but a chattering fool will fall.

⁹He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

¹⁰One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

¹¹The mouth of the upright is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹²Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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

¹⁶The labor of the upright leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

¹⁷He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

¹⁸He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

¹⁹In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

²⁰The tongue of the upright is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

²¹The lips of the upright feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

²²Adonai ’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

²³It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.

²⁴What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the upright will be granted.

²⁵When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the upright stand firm forever.

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

²⁷The fear of Adonai prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²⁸The prospect of the upright is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

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

³⁰The upright will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.