Pro 10:1
The proverbs H4912 of Solomon H8010.
A wise H2450 son H1121 makes H8055 a father H1 glad H8055,
But a foolish H3684 son H1121 is a grief H8424 to his mother H517.
Pro 10:2
Treasures H214 gained by wickedness H7562 do not profit H3276,
But righteousness H6666 delivers H5337 from death H4194.
Pro 10:3
Yahweh H3068 will not allow the soul H5315 of the righteous H6662 to hunger H7456,
But He will push H1920 away H1920 the craving H1942 of the wicked H7563.
Pro 10:4
Poor H7326 is he who works H6213 with a slack H7423 [fn]hand H3709,
But the hand H3027 of the diligent H2742 makes H6238 rich H6238.
Pro 10:5
He who gathers H103 in H103 summer H7019 is a son H1121 who acts H7919 insightfully H7919,
But he who sleeps H7290 in harvest H7105 is a son H1121 who acts H954 shamefully H954.
Pro 10:6
Blessings H1293 are on the head H7218 of the righteous H6662,
But the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 covers H3680 up H3680 violence H2555.
Pro 10:7
The remembrance H2143 of the righteous H6662 is blessed H1293,
But the name H8034 of the wicked H7563 will rot H7537.
Pro 10:8
The wise H2450 of heart H3820 will receive H3947 commandments H4687,
But an ignorant H191 fool H191 of loose lips H8193 will be [fn]ruined H3832.
Pro 10:9
He who walks H1980 in integrity H8537 walks H1980 securely H983,
But he who makes his ways H1870 crooked H6140 will be found H3045 out.
Pro 10:10
He who winks H7169 the eye H5869 causes H5414 pain H6094,
And an ignorant H191 fool H191 of loose lips H8193 will be [fn]ruined H3832.
Pro 10:11
The mouth H6310 of the righteous H6662 is a fountain H4726 of life H2416,
Pro 10:12
Hatred H8135 stirs H5782 up H5782 strife H4090,
But love H160 covers H3680 all H3605 transgressions H6588.
Pro 10:13
On the lips H8193 of the one who has understanding H995, wisdom H2451 is found H4672,
But a rod H7626 is for the back H1460 of him who H2638 lacks H2638 a heart H3820 of wisdom.
Pro 10:14
Wise H2450 men H2450 store H6845 up knowledge H1847,
But the mouth H6310 of the ignorant H191 fool H191 draws H7138 ruin H4288 near H7138.
Pro 10:15
The rich H6223 man’s H6223 wealth H1952 is his strong H5797 city H7151,
The ruin H4288 of the poor H1800 is their poverty H7389.
Pro 10:16
The [fn]wages H6468 of the righteous H6662 is life H2416,
The income H8393 of the wicked H7563, punishment H2403.
Pro 10:17
He is on the path H734 of life H2416 who keeps H8104 discipline H4148,
But he who forsakes H5800 reproof H8433 makes H8582 [fn]himself H8582 wander H8582 about H8582.
Pro 10:18
He who covers H3680 up H3680 hatred H8135 has lying H8267 lips H8193,
And he who spreads H3318 a bad H1681 report H1681 is a fool H3684.
Pro 10:19
When there are many H7230 words H1697, transgression H6588 is unavoidable H2308 H3808,
But he who holds H2820 back H2820 his lips H8193 has insight H7919.
Pro 10:20
The tongue H3956 of the righteous H6662 is as choice H977 silver H3701,
The heart H3820 of the wicked H7563 is worth little H4592.
Pro 10:21
The lips H8193 of the righteous H6662 feed H7462 many H7227,
But ignorant H191 fools H191 die H4191 for lack H2638 of a heart H3820 of wisdom.
Pro 10:22
It is the blessing H1293 of Yahweh H3068 that makes H6238 rich H6238,
And He adds H3254 no H3808 pain H6089 with it.
Pro 10:23
Doing H6213 wickedness H2154 is like laughing H7814 to a fool H3684,
And so is wisdom H2451 to a man H376 of discernment H8394.
Pro 10:24
What H4034 the wicked H7563 dreads H4034 will come H935 upon him,
But the desire H8378 of the righteous H6662 will be granted H5414.
Pro 10:25
When the whirlwind H5492 passes H5674, the wicked H7563 is no H369 more H369,
But the righteous H6662 has an everlasting H5769 foundation H3247.
Pro 10:26
Like vinegar H2558 to the teeth H8127 and like smoke H6227 to the eyes H5869,
So H3651 is the sluggard H6102 to those who send H7971 him.
Pro 10:27
The fear H3374 of Yahweh H3068 prolongs H3254 [fn]life H3117,
But the years H8141 of the wicked H7563 will be shortened H7114.
Pro 10:28
The expectation H8431 of the righteous H6662 is gladness H8057,
But the hope H8615 of the wicked H7563 will perish H6.
Pro 10:29
The way H1870 of Yahweh H3068 is a stronghold H4581 to the one with integrity H8537,
But ruin H4288 to the workers H6466 of iniquity H205.
Pro 10:30
The righteous H6662 will never H5769 H1077 be shaken H4131,
But the wicked H7563 will not dwell H7931 in H7931 the land H776.
Pro 10:31
The mouth H6310 of the righteous H6662 bears H5107 wisdom H2451,
But the tongue H3956 of perversions H8419 will be cut H3772 out.
Pro 10:32
The lips H8193 of the righteous H6662 know H3045 what H7522 is H7522 acceptable H7522,
But the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 [fn]what H8419 is H8419 perverse H8419.
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