en_cjb - Pro 10 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ The proverbs of Shlomo: A wise son is a joy to his father, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

² No good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness rescues from death.

³ ADONAI does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

⁴ Idle hands bring poverty; diligent hands bring wealth.

⁵ A sensible person gathers in summer, but he who sleeps during harvest is an embarrassment.

⁶ Blessings are for the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.

⁷ The memory of the righteous will be for a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

⁸ Wise-hearted people take orders, but a babbling fool will have trouble.

⁹ He who walks purely walks securely, but he who walks in crooked ways will be found out.

¹⁰ He who winks his eye [instead of rebuking] causes pain, yet a babbling fool will have trouble.

¹¹ The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.

¹² Hate stirs up disputes, but love covers all kinds of transgressions.

¹³ On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a stick is in store for the back of a fool.

¹⁴ Wise people hide their knowledge, but when a fool speaks, ruin is imminent.

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶ The activity of the righteous is for life; the income of the wicked is for sin.

¹⁷ He who observes discipline is on the way to life; but he who ignores correction is making a mistake.

¹⁸ He who covers up hate has lips that lie, and anyone who slanders is a fool.

¹⁹ When words are many, sin is not lacking; so he who controls his speech is wise.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is like pure silver, but the mind of the wicked is worth little.

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

²² The blessing of ADONAI is what makes people rich, and he doesn’t mix sorrow with it.

²³ To a fool, vileness is like a game, as is wisdom to a person of discernment.

²⁴ What a fool dreads will overtake him, but the righteous will be given his desire.

²⁵ When the storm has passed, the wicked are gone; but the righteous are firmly established forever.

²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes is a lazy person to his employer.

²⁷ The fear of ADONAI adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

²⁸ What the righteous hope for will end in joy; what the wicked expect will come to nothing.

²⁹ The way of ADONAI is a stronghold to the upright but ruin to those who do evil.

³⁰ The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not remain in the land.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

³² The lips of the righteous know what is wanted, but the mouth of the wicked [knows] deceit.