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Proverbs 10 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:1 - A wise son makes his father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:2 - Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:3 - The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 - Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. (LXX 10:4a) A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:5 - A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:6 - The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:7 - The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly man is extinguished.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8 - A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 - He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 - There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:12 - Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:13 - He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the [fn]fool with a rod.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:14 - The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:15 - The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:16 - The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly produce sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:17 - Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:18 - Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:19 - By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; but if thou refrain thy lips thou wilt be prudent.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:20 - The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The lips of the righteous know sublime truths: but the foolish die in want.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:22 - The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches him, and grief of heart shall not be added to it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - A fool does mischief in [fn]sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:25 - When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:26 - As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:27 - The fear of the Lord adds length of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:28 - Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin comes to them that work wickedness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:30 - The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:31 - The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:32 - The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
BES Footnotes
Lit. heartless man, Hebraism.
Gr. laughter.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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