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

Pro 10:1A wise son makes his father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Pro 10:2Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.

Pro 10:3The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.

Pro 10:4Poverty 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.

Pro 10:5

Pro 10:5A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.

Pro 10:6

Pro 10:6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

Pro 10:7

Pro 10:7The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly man is extinguished.

Pro 10:8

Pro 10:8A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.

Pro 10:9

Pro 10:9He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.

Pro 10:10

Pro 10:10He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.

Pro 10:11

Pro 10:11 There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

Pro 10:12

Pro 10:12Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.

Pro 10:13

Pro 10:13He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the [fn]fool with a rod.

Pro 10:14

Pro 10:14The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.

Pro 10:15

Pro 10:15The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.

Pro 10:16

Pro 10:16The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly produce sins.

Pro 10:17

Pro 10:17Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.

Pro 10:18

Pro 10:18Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.

Pro 10:19

Pro 10:19By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; but if thou refrain thy lips thou wilt be prudent.

Pro 10:20

Pro 10:20The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.

Pro 10:21

Pro 10:21The lips of the righteous know sublime truths: but the foolish die in want.

Pro 10:22

Pro 10:22The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches him, and grief of heart shall not be added to it.

Pro 10:23

Pro 10:23A fool does mischief in [fn]sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.

Pro 10:24

Pro 10:24The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.

Pro 10:25

Pro 10:25When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.

Pro 10:26

Pro 10:26As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.

Pro 10:27

Pro 10:27The fear of the Lord adds length of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.

Pro 10:28

Pro 10:28Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

Pro 10:29

Pro 10:29The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin comes to them that work wickedness.

Pro 10:30

Pro 10:30The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.

Pro 10:31

Pro 10:31The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.

Pro 10:32

Pro 10:32The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.

BES Footnotes

(10:13)

Lit. heartless man, Hebraism.

(10:23)

Gr. laughter.

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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