Proverbs 10 - English Standard Version (ESV)

The Proverbs of Solomon

10 (A)The proverbs of Solomon.

(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
(C)but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
2 (D)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
(E)but righteousness delivers from death.
3 (F)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
(G)but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4 A slack hand (H)causes poverty,
(I)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who (J)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is (K)a son who brings shame.
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but (L)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[a]
7 (M)The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but (N)the name of the wicked will rot.
8 (O)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
9 (P)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but he who makes his ways crooked (Q)will be found out.
10 Whoever (R)winks the eye causes trouble,
and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
11 (S)The mouth of the righteous is (T)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (U)conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but (V)love covers all offenses.
13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but (W)a rod is for the back of him who (X)lacks sense.
14 The wise (Y)lay up knowledge,
but (Z)the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
15 (AA)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
16 The wage of the righteous leads (AB)to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on (AC)the path to life,
but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
19 (AD)When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
(AE)but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
20 The tongue of the righteous is (AF)choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (AG)lack of sense.
22 (AH)The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.[b]
23 Doing wrong is (AI)like a joke to a fool,
but (AJ)wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
24 (AK)What the wicked dreads (AL)will come upon him,
but (AM)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When (AN)the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
but (AO)the righteous is established forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27 (AP)The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
(AQ)but the years of the wicked will be short.
28 (AR)The hope of the righteous brings joy,
(AS)but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 (AT)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
but destruction to evildoers.
30 (AU)The righteous will never be removed,
but (AV)the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 (AW)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous (AX)know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, (AY)what is perverse.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
  2. Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it

Cross references

  1. Proverbs 10:1 : See ch. 1:1
  2. Proverbs 10:1 : See ch. 29:3
  3. Proverbs 10:1 : ch. 17:25; 29:15
  4. Proverbs 10:2 : [ch. 21:6; Ezek. 7:19; Luke 12:19, 20]
  5. Proverbs 10:2 : ch. 11:4, 6
  6. Proverbs 10:3 : Ps. 34:9, 10; 37:25; [Matt. 6:33]
  7. Proverbs 10:3 : [Ps. 112:10; James 4:3]
  8. Proverbs 10:4 : [ch. 6:11; 12:24; 13:4]
  9. Proverbs 10:4 : ch. 21:5
  10. Proverbs 10:5 : [ch. 6:8]
  11. Proverbs 10:5 : ch. 17:2; 19:26
  12. Proverbs 10:6 : ver. 32
  13. Proverbs 10:7 : Ps. 112:6
  14. Proverbs 10:7 : [Ps. 9:5]
  15. Proverbs 10:8 : [Matt. 7:24, 25]
  16. Proverbs 10:9 : ch. 3:23; 28:18; Ps. 23:4; Isa. 33:15, 16
  17. Proverbs 10:9 : [Matt. 10:26; 1 Tim. 5:25]
  18. Proverbs 10:10 : ch. 6:13
  19. Proverbs 10:11 : Ps. 37:30
  20. Proverbs 10:11 : ch. 13:14; Ps. 36:9
  21. Proverbs 10:11 : [See ver. 6 above]; ver. 32
  22. Proverbs 10:12 : 1 Pet. 4:8; [James 5:20]
  23. Proverbs 10:13 : ch. 19:29; 26:3
  24. Proverbs 10:13 : See ch. 6:32
  25. Proverbs 10:14 : [ver. 8; ch. 12:23]
  26. Proverbs 10:14 : ch. 18:7
  27. Proverbs 10:15 : ch. 18:11; [Ps. 52:7; Mark 10:24, 25]
  28. Proverbs 10:16 : ch. 11:19; 19:23
  29. Proverbs 10:17 : [ch. 6:23]
  30. Proverbs 10:19 : [Matt. 12:36, 37]
  31. Proverbs 10:19 : ch. 17:27; [James 3:2]
  32. Proverbs 10:20 : ch. 8:19; 16:16
  33. Proverbs 10:21 : [Hos. 4:6]
  34. Proverbs 10:22 : [Gen. 24:35; 26:12; Deut. 8:18]
  35. Proverbs 10:23 : ch. 2:14; 15:21
  36. Proverbs 10:23 : [ch. 8:30]
  37. Proverbs 10:24 : Isa. 66:4; Heb. 10:27; [Job 15:21]
  38. Proverbs 10:24 : Job 3:25
  39. Proverbs 10:24 : Ps. 145:19; Matt. 5:6; 1 John 5:14, 15
  40. Proverbs 10:25 : [Job 21:18; Ps. 58:9]; See Matt. 7:26, 27
  41. Proverbs 10:25 : ch. 12:3; Ps. 15:5; [Matt. 7:24, 25]
  42. Proverbs 10:27 : See ch. 3:2
  43. Proverbs 10:27 : See Job 15:32, 33
  44. Proverbs 10:28 : [Luke 21:28]
  45. Proverbs 10:28 : See Job 8:13
  46. Proverbs 10:29 : [Ps. 25:12; Matt. 22:16; Acts 9:2]
  47. Proverbs 10:30 : ver. 25; Ps. 37:22, 29; 125:1
  48. Proverbs 10:30 : ch. 2:21, 22
  49. Proverbs 10:31 : Ps. 37:30
  50. Proverbs 10:32 : [Eccles. 10:12]
  51. Proverbs 10:32 : ch. 2:12

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