JPS - Proverbs - 10

10:1  The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

10:2  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.

10:3  HaShem will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

10:4  He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

10:5  A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.

10:6  Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

10:7  The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

10:8  The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

10:9  He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.

10:10  He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.

10:11  The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

10:12  Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.

10:13  In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

10:14  Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.

10:15  The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

10:16  The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.

10:17  He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

10:18  He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

10:19  In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

10:20  The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.

10:21  The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.

10:22  The blessing of HaShem, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.

10:23  It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.

10:24  The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

10:25  When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

10:26  As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

10:27  The fear of HaShem prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

10:28  The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

10:29  The way of HaShem is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.

10:30  The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

10:31  The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.

10:32  The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.