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Proverbs 10 Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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1 A wise son makes [his] father glad: But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. 2 Treasures shall not profit the lawless: But righteousness shall deliver from death. 3 The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: But he will overthrow the life of the ungodly. 4 Poverty brings a man low: But the hands of the vigorous make rich. 4a A son who is instructed shall be wise, And shall use the fool for a servant. 5 A wise son is saved from heat: But a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest. 6 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: But untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly. 7 The memory of the just is praised; But the name of the ungodly [man] is extinguished. 8 A wise man in heart will receive commandments; But he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness. 9 He that walks simply, walks confidently; But he that perverts his ways shall be known. 10 He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; But he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker. 11 [There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; But destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly. 12 Hatred stirs up strife; But affection covers all that do not love strife. 13 He that brings forth wisdom from his lips Smites the fool with a rod. 14 The wise will hide discretion; But the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin. 15 The wealth of rich men is a strong city; But poverty is the ruin of the ungodly. 16 The works of the righteous produce life; But the fruits of the ungodly [produce] sins. 17 Instruction keeps the right ways of life; But instruction unchastened goes astray. 18 Righteous lips cover enmity; But they that utter railings are most foolish. 19 By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; But if thou refrain thy lips thou wilt be prudent. 20 The tongue of the just is tried silver; But the heart of the ungodly shall fail. 21 The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: But the foolish die in want. 22 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; It enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it]. 23 A fool does mischief in sport; But wisdom brings forth prudence for a man. 24 The ungodly is engulfed in destruction; But the desire of the righteous is acceptable. 25 When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; But the righteous turns aside and escapes forever. 26 As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, So iniquity hurts those that practice it. 27 The fear of the Lord adds [length] of days: But the years of the ungodly shall be shortened. 28 Joy rests long with the righteous: But the hope of the ungodly shall perish. 29 The fear of the Lord is a stronghold of the saints: But ruin [comes] to them that work wickedness. 30 The righteous shall never fail: But the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth. 31 The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: But the tongue of the unjust shall perish. 32 The lips of just men drop grace: But the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.

Cross references (33)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Proverbs 1:1; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 23:15–16; Proverbs 29:3
  2. 2 Proverbs 11:4; Proverbs 12:28; Proverbs 21:6; Psalm 49:6–10; Romans 5:21
  3. 3 Psalm 37:3; Matthew 6:30–33; Psalm 37:25; Psalm 34:9–10; Zephaniah 1:18
  4. 4 Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 6:6–11
  5. 5 Proverbs 6:8; Proverbs 30:25; Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 19:26; Proverbs 6:6
  6. 6 Deuteronomy 28:2; Proverbs 28:20; Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 24:25; Job 29:13
  7. 7 Psalm 112:6; Luke 1:48; Mark 14:9; Psalm 109:13; 2 Chronicles 24:16
  8. 8 Matthew 7:24–25; Proverbs 12:1; James 3:13; Proverbs 9:9; Psalm 119:34
  9. 9 Proverbs 28:18; Matthew 10:26; Psalm 26:11–12; Isaiah 33:15–16; 1 Corinthians 4:5
  10. 10 Psalm 35:19; Proverbs 6:13; 3 John 10; Proverbs 10:8; Job 15:12
  11. 11 Proverbs 13:14; Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 10:20–21; Proverbs 18:4; Proverbs 10:6
  12. 12 1 Peter 4:8; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 15:18; James 5:20
  13. 13 Proverbs 26:3; Proverbs 6:32; Isaiah 50:4; Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 17:10
  14. 14 Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 9:9; Proverbs 10:10
  15. 15 Proverbs 18:11; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 14:20; Psalm 52:7; Ecclesiastes 7:12
  16. 16 Romans 6:23; Isaiah 3:10–11; John 6:27; Hebrews 6:10; Proverbs 11:18–19
  17. 17 Proverbs 15:10; Proverbs 5:12; Luke 11:28; 2 Peter 1:5–11; Proverbs 6:23
  18. 18 Proverbs 26:24–26; Psalm 55:21; 2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 13:23–29; Psalm 15:3
  19. 19 James 1:19; James 3:2; Proverbs 17:27–28; Ecclesiastes 10:13–14; Ecclesiastes 5:3
  20. 20 Jeremiah 17:9; Proverbs 12:18; Genesis 6:5; Proverbs 15:4; Matthew 12:34–35
  21. 21 Hosea 4:6; Proverbs 17:16; Matthew 13:19; Proverbs 1:29; Job 4:3–4
  22. 22 Psalm 107:38; Genesis 26:12; 1 Samuel 2:7–8; Genesis 24:35; Genesis 12:2
  23. 23 Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 14:9; Proverbs 2:14; Proverbs 26:18–19; Ecclesiastes 11:9
  24. 24 Psalm 145:19; Isaiah 66:4; Matthew 5:6; Job 15:21; 1 John 5:14–15
  25. 25 Psalm 15:5; Psalm 58:9; Proverbs 12:3; Matthew 7:24–27; Ephesians 2:20
  26. 26 Proverbs 25:13; Proverbs 26:6; Matthew 25:26; Romans 12:11; Proverbs 25:20
  27. 27 Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 3:2; Psalm 91:16; Job 15:32–33; Job 22:15–16
  28. 28 Job 8:13; Psalm 73:24–26; Romans 15:13; Proverbs 11:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:16
  29. 29 Proverbs 21:15; Romans 2:8–9; Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 37:20
  30. 30 Psalm 37:22; Psalm 125:1; Psalm 37:28–29; Psalm 37:9–10; Proverbs 2:21–22
  31. 31 Psalm 37:30; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 10:20–21; Psalm 63:11; Proverbs 10:11
  32. 32 Proverbs 11:11; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 2:12
  33. 4a Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 6:6–11

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 10:10 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXXII)

    But since this is so, what is that which Solomon says, and which we heard first to-day out of another lesson, "He that winketh with the eyes deceitfully, heapeth sorrow upon men; but he that reproveth openly, maketh peace"? If then "he that reproveth openly, maketh peace;" how "rebuke him between him and thee alone"?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 10:26 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (The Second Part)

    It is not I that say: hear the Scripture: "As a sour grape is vexation to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is unrighteousness to them that use it." For he that shall have eaten unrighteousness, that is, he that shall have had unrighteousness wilfully, shall not be able to eat righteousness.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)