Proverbs 10 · Clearspring

Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son

¹A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.+ ²Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.+ ³The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.+ ⁴He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.+ ⁵He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.+ ⁶Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.+ ⁷The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.+ ⁸The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.+ ⁹He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.+ ¹⁰He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.+ ¹¹The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.+ ¹²Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.+ ¹³In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.+ ¹⁴Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.+ ¹⁵The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.+ ¹⁶The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.+ ¹⁷He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.+ ¹⁸Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.+ ¹⁹Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.+ ²⁰The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.+ ²¹The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.+ ²²The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.+ ²³It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.+ ²⁴The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.+ ²⁵When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.+ ²⁶Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.+ ²⁷The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.+ ²⁸The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.+ ²⁹The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.+ ³⁰The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.+ ³¹The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.+ ³²The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.+

Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son

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