# Proverbs 10

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/10

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son gladdens his father, but a foolish son is sorrow to his mother.
2. Treasures of wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness delivers from death.
3. Yahweh does not famish the soul of the righteous, but he drives away the desire of the wicked.
4. The worker with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
5. Whoever gathers in summer is a prudent son, but whoever sleeps during harvest is a shameful son.
6. Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7. The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked rots.
8. The wise of heart accepts commandments, but a loose-lipped fool will fall.
9. Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be known.
10. One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a fool falls by his lips.
11. The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12. Hatred rouses strife, but love covers all transgressions.
13. Wisdom lies on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one lacking sense.
14. Wise people store up knowledge, but a fool's mouth is near destruction.
15. The wealth of the rich is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16. The wages of the righteous lead to life; the gain of the wicked leads to sin.
17. Whoever guards discipline follows the path to life, but whoever forsakes correction leads others astray.
18. Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
19. In an abundance of words sin does not cease, but he who holds back his lips acts prudently.
20. The tongue of the righteous is fine silver; the heart of the wicked has little value.
21. The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die from lack of understanding.
22. Yahweh's blessing enriches, and he adds no trouble with it.
23. Doing mischief is sport to a fool, but wisdom to a man of understanding.
24. The fear of the wicked will befall him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25. When the tempest passes, the wicked disappear, but the righteous is an eternal foundation.
26. Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27. The fear of Yahweh lengthens days, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28. The hope of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked perishes.
29. The way of Yahweh is a fortress for the upright, but ruin for the workers of evil.
30. The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31. The mouth of the righteous yields wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32. The lips of the righteous know what pleases, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

## Nearby chapters

[Proverbs 9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/9.md)
[Proverbs 11](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/11.md)

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