Proverbes 10

¹ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. ² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. ³ Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. ⁴ He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. ⁵ He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame. ⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ⁷ The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. ⁸ The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. ⁹ He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. ¹⁰ One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall. ¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ¹² Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. ¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. ¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. ¹⁵ The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. ¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin. ¹⁷ He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. ¹⁸ He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. ¹⁹ In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. ²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. ²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding. ²² Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. ²³ It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure. ²⁴ What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. ²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever. ²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. ²⁷ The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. ²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. ²⁹ The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. ³⁰ The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. ³¹ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. ³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.