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Proverbs 10 Catholic Public Domain Version

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1 A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
2 Treasures of impiety will profit nothing. Truly, justice shall liberate from death.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord will not afflict with famine the soul of the just, and he will overthrow the treacheries of the impious.
3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4 The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.
4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
5 He who gathers the harvest is a wise son. But he who snores in warm weather is a son of confusion.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
6 The blessing of the Lord is on the head of the just. But iniquity covers the mouth of the impious.
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7 The remembrance of the just is with praises. And the name of the impious shall decay.
7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.
8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
9 He who walks in simplicity walks in confidence. But he who corrupts his ways shall be discovered.
9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 He who winks with the eye gives sorrow. And the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
10 One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
11 The mouth of the just is a vein of life. And the mouth of the impious covers iniquity.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred rises up from disputes. And charity covers all offenses.
12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
13 In the lips of the wise, wisdom is discovered. And a rod is for the back of one who lacks heart.
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 The wise store away knowledge. But the mouth of the foolish is a neighbor to confusion.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
15 The substance of the rich is the city of his strength. The fear of the poor is their destitution.
15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 The work of the just is unto life. But the fruit of the impious is unto sin.
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
17 The way of life is for those who observe discipline. But whoever abandons correction wanders astray.
17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
18 Lying lips conceal hatred; whoever brings forth contempt is unwise.
18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
19 In a multitude of speaking, sin will not be lacking. But whoever tempers his lips is most prudent.
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 just is choice silver. But the heart of the impious is exchanged for nothing.
20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21 The lips of the just instruct many. But those who are unlearned shall die in destitution of heart.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
22 The blessing of the Lord causes riches. Affliction will not be a companion to them.
22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
23 The foolish work wickedness as if in jest. But wisdom is prudence to a man.
23 It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
24 What the impious fear will overwhelm them. The just shall be given their desire.
24 What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 Like a passing tempest, so the impious one will be no more. But the just one is like an everlasting foundation.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is a lazy one to those who sent him.
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 the Lord adds days. And the years of the impious will be shortened.
27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The expectation of the just is rejoicing. But the hope of the impious will perish.
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
29 The strength of the simple is the way of the Lord, and it is fear to those who work evil.
29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 The just in eternity shall not be moved. But the impious will not live upon the earth.
30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom. The tongue of the depraved will perish.
31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the just consider what is acceptable. And the mouth of the impious considers perversities.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Cross references (32)

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

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)