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Proverbs 10 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father rejoice but a foolish son brings grief to 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 accumulated by wickedness have no value, but doing what is right keeps you from death.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
3 Yahweh does not let the soul of the righteous person go hungry, but he frustrates the cravings of the wicked.
3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4 A lazy hand causes a person to be poor, but the hand of the diligent person gains riches.
4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
5 A wise son gathers a crop in the summer, but it is disgraceful for him to sleep during harvest.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
6 Gifts from God are upon the head of the righteous person, but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7 The righteous person makes those who remember him happy, but the name of the wicked will rot away.
7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 Those who are sensible accept commands, but a talkative fool will come to ruin.
8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
9 He who walks in integrity walks in safety, but the one who makes his ways crooked, he will be found out.
9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 He who winks the eye causes grief, but a talkative fool will be thrown down.
10 One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
11 The mouth of the righteous person is a water spring of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers over all offenses.
12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of a discerning person, but a rod is for the back of the one who has no sense.
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 store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings destruction near.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
15 The wealth of a rich man is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 The wage of the righteous person leads to life; the profit of the wicked leads them to sin.
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
17 There is a path to life for the one who follows discipline, but the one who rejects correction is led astray.
17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
18 Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
19 When there are many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who is careful in what he says is wise.
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 person is pure silver; there is little value in the heart of the wicked.
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 person nourish many, but fools die because of their lack of sense.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
22 The good gifts of Yahweh bring wealth and he adds no pain to it.
22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
23 Wickedness is a game a fool plays, but wisdom is a pleasure to a man of understanding.
23 It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
24 The fear of the wicked person will overtake him, but the desire of righteous people will be granted.
24 What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 The wicked are like the storm that passes by, and they are no more, but the righteous person is a foundation that lasts forever.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.
26 Like vinegar on the teeth and smoke in the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send 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 Yahweh prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The hope of righteous people is their joy, but the years of wicked people will be short.
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of Yahweh protects those who have integrity, but it is destruction for the wicked.
29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous person will never be overthrown, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 Out of the mouth of the righteous person comes the fruit of wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous person know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, they know what is perverse.
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 Proverbs 1:1; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 23:15–16; Proverbs 29:3
- 2 Proverbs 11:4; Proverbs 12:28; Proverbs 21:6; Psalm 49:6–10; Romans 5:21
- 3 Psalm 37:3; Matthew 6:30–33; Psalm 37:25; Psalm 34:9–10; Zephaniah 1:18
- 4 Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 6:6–11
- 5 Proverbs 6:8; Proverbs 30:25; Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 19:26; Proverbs 6:6
- 6 Deuteronomy 28:2; Proverbs 28:20; Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 24:25; Job 29:13
- 7 Psalm 112:6; Luke 1:48; Mark 14:9; Psalm 109:13; 2 Chronicles 24:16
- 8 Matthew 7:24–25; Proverbs 12:1; James 3:13; Proverbs 9:9; Psalm 119:34
- 9 Proverbs 28:18; Matthew 10:26; Psalm 26:11–12; Isaiah 33:15–16; 1 Corinthians 4:5
- 10 Psalm 35:19; Proverbs 6:13; 3 John 10; Proverbs 10:8; Job 15:12
- 11 Proverbs 13:14; Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 10:20–21; Proverbs 18:4; Proverbs 10:6
- 12 1 Peter 4:8; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 15:18; James 5:20
- 13 Proverbs 26:3; Proverbs 6:32; Isaiah 50:4; Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 17:10
- 14 Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 9:9; Proverbs 10:10
- 15 Proverbs 18:11; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 14:20; Psalm 52:7; Ecclesiastes 7:12
- 16 Romans 6:23; Isaiah 3:10–11; John 6:27; Hebrews 6:10; Proverbs 11:18–19
- 17 Proverbs 15:10; Proverbs 5:12; Luke 11:28; 2 Peter 1:5–11; Proverbs 6:23
- 18 Proverbs 26:24–26; Psalm 55:21; 2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 13:23–29; Psalm 15:3
- 19 James 1:19; James 3:2; Proverbs 17:27–28; Ecclesiastes 10:13–14; Ecclesiastes 5:3
- 20 Jeremiah 17:9; Proverbs 12:18; Genesis 6:5; Proverbs 15:4; Matthew 12:34–35
- 21 Hosea 4:6; Proverbs 17:16; Matthew 13:19; Proverbs 1:29; Job 4:3–4
- 22 Psalm 107:38; Genesis 26:12; 1 Samuel 2:7–8; Genesis 24:35; Genesis 12:2
- 23 Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 14:9; Proverbs 2:14; Proverbs 26:18–19; Ecclesiastes 11:9
- 24 Psalm 145:19; Isaiah 66:4; Matthew 5:6; Job 15:21; 1 John 5:14–15
- 25 Psalm 15:5; Psalm 58:9; Proverbs 12:3; Matthew 7:24–27; Ephesians 2:20
- 26 Proverbs 25:13; Proverbs 26:6; Matthew 25:26; Romans 12:11; Proverbs 25:20
- 27 Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 3:2; Psalm 91:16; Job 15:32–33; Job 22:15–16
- 28 Job 8:13; Psalm 73:24–26; Romans 15:13; Proverbs 11:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:16
- 29 Proverbs 21:15; Romans 2:8–9; Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 37:20
- 30 Psalm 37:22; Psalm 125:1; Psalm 37:28–29; Psalm 37:9–10; Proverbs 2:21–22
- 31 Psalm 37:30; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 10:20–21; Psalm 63:11; Proverbs 10:11
- 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).
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)
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)