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World English Bible

Proverbs 10 (WEBP)

[1] The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
[2] Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
[3] Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
[4] He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
[5] He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
[6] Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
[7] The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
[8] The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
[9] He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
[10] One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
[11] The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
[12] Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
[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 lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
[15] The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
[16] The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
[17] He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
[18] He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
[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 is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
[21] The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
[22] Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
[23] It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
[24] What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
[25] When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.
[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 days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
[28] The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
[29] The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
[30] The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
[31] The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
[32] The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 10 (KJVS)

[1] The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
[2] Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: But righteousness delivereth from death.
[3] The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: But he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
[4] He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
[5] He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
[6] Blessings are upon the head of the just: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
[7] The memory of the just is blessed: But the name of the wicked shall rot.
[8] The wise in heart will receive commandments: But a prating fool shall fall.
[9] He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
[10] He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: But a prating fool shall fall.
[11] The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
[12] Hatred stirreth up strifes: But love covereth all sins.
[13] In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
[14] Wise men lay up knowledge: But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
[15] The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
[16] The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: The fruit of the wicked to sin.
[17] He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: But he that refuseth reproof erreth.
[18] He that hideth hatred with lying lips, And he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
[19] In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: But he that refraineth his lips is wise.
[20] The tongue of the just is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
[21] The lips of the righteous feed many: But fools die for want of wisdom.
[22] The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.
[23] It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: But a man of understanding hath wisdom.
[24] The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: But the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
[25] As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
[26] As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
[27] The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
[28] The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
[29] The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
[30] The righteous shall never be removed: But the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
[31] The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: But the froward tongue shall be cut out.
[32] The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Proverbs 10:3 Or, the wicked for their wickedness
Proverbs 10:8 Heb. a fool of lips
Proverbs 10:10 Or, shall be beaten
Proverbs 10:13 Heb. heart
Proverbs 10:17 Or, causeth to err
Proverbs 10:21 Heb. of heart
Proverbs 10:27 Heb. addeth
Proverbs 10:32 Heb. frowardnesses

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 10 (BYZ)

[1] Υἱὸς () σοφὸς () εὐφραίνει () πατέρα, () υἱὸς () δὲ () ἄφρων () λύπη () τῇ () μητρί. ()
[2] Οὐκ () ὠφελήσουσιν () θησαυροὶ () ἀνόμους, () δικαιοσύνη () δὲ () ῥύσεται () ἐκ () θανάτου. ()
[3] Οὐ () λιμοκτονήσει κύριος () ψυχὴν () δικαίαν, () ζωὴν () δὲ () ἀσεβῶν () ἀνατρέψει. ()
[4] Πενία ἄνδρα () ταπεινοῖ, () χεῖρες () δὲ () ἀνδρείων πλουτίζουσιν. () υἱὸς () πεπαιδευμένος () σοφὸς () ἔσται, () τῷ () δὲ () ἄφρονι () διακόνῳ () χρήσεται. ()
[5] Διεσώθη () ἀπὸ () καύματος () υἱὸς () νοήμων, ἀνεμόφθορος δὲ () γίνεται () ἐν () ἀμήτῳ υἱὸς () παράνομος.
[6] Εὐλογία () κυρίου () ἐπὶ () κεφαλὴν () δικαίου, () στόμα () δὲ () ἀσεβῶν () καλύψει () πένθος () ἄωρον.
[7] Μνήμη () δικαίων () μετ’ () ἐγκωμίων, ὄνομα () δὲ () ἀσεβοῦς () σβέννυται. ()
[8] Σοφὸς () καρδίᾳ () δέξεται () ἐντολάς, () ὁ () δὲ () ἄστεγος χείλεσιν () σκολιάζων ὑποσκελισθήσεται.
[9] Ὃς () πορεύεται () ἁπλῶς, () πορεύεται () πεποιθώς, () ὁ () δὲ () διαστρέφων () τὰς () ὁδοὺς () αὐτοῦ () γνωσθήσεται. ()
[10] Ὁ () ἐννεύων () ὀφθαλμοῖς () μετὰ () δόλου () συνάγει () ἀνδράσι () λύπας, () ὁ () δὲ () ἐλέγχων () μετὰ () παρρησίας () εἰρηνοποιεῖ. ()
[11] Πηγὴ () ζωῆς () ἐν () χειρὶ () δικαίου, () στόμα () δὲ () ἀσεβοῦς () καλύψει () ἀπώλεια. ()
[12] Μῖσος ἐγείρει () νεῖκος, πάντας () δὲ () τοὺς () μὴ () φιλονεικοῦντας καλύπτει () φιλία. ()
[13] Ὃς () ἐκ () χειλέων () προφέρει () σοφίαν, () ῥάβδῳ () τύπτει () ἄνδρα () ἀκάρδιον.
[14] Σοφοὶ () κρύψουσιν () αἴσθησιν, () στόμα () δὲ () προπετοῦς () ἐγγίζει () συντριβῇ.
[15] Κτῆσις πλουσίων () πόλις () ὀχυρά, συντριβὴ δὲ () ἀσεβῶν () πενία.
[16] Ἔργα () δικαίων () ζωὴν () ποιεῖ, () καρποὶ () δὲ () ἀσεβῶν () ἁμαρτίας. ()
[17] Ὁδοὺς () δικαίας () ζωῆς () φυλάσσει () παιδεία, () παιδεία () δὲ () ἀνεξέλεγκτος πλανᾶται. ()
[18] Καλύπτουσιν () ἔχθραν () χείλη () δίκαια, () οἱ () δὲ () ἐκφέροντες () λοιδορίας () ἀφρονέστατοί () εἰσιν. ()
[19] Ἐκ () πολυλογίας () οὐκ () ἐκφεύξῃ () ἁμαρτίαν, () φειδόμενος () δὲ () χειλέων () νοήμων ἔσῃ. ()
[20] Ἄργυρος () πεπυρωμένος () γλῶσσα () δικαίου, () καρδία () δὲ () ἀσεβοῦς () ἐκλείψει. ()
[21] Χείλη () δικαίων () ἐπίσταται () ὑψηλά, () οἱ () δὲ () ἄφρονες () ἐν () ἐνδείᾳ τελευτῶσιν. ()
[22] Εὐλογία () κυρίου () ἐπὶ () κεφαλὴν () δικαίου· () αὕτη () πλουτίζει, () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () προστεθῇ () αὐτῇ () λύπη () ἐν () καρδίᾳ. ()
[23] Ἐν () γέλωτι () ἄφρων () πράσσει () κακά, () ἡ () δὲ () σοφία () ἀνδρὶ () τίκτει () φρόνησιν. ()
[24] Ἐν () ἀπωλείᾳ () ἀσεβὴς () περιφέρεται, () ἐπιθυμία () δὲ () δικαίου () δεκτή. ()
[25] Παραπορευομένης () καταιγίδος ἀφανίζεται () ἀσεβής, () δίκαιος () δὲ () ἐκκλίνας () σῴζεται () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα. ()
[26] Ὥσπερ () ὄμφαξ ὀδοῦσι () βλαβερὸν () καὶ () καπνὸς () ὄμμασιν, () οὕτως () παρανομία () τοῖς () χρωμένοις () αὐτήν. ()
[27] Φόβος () κυρίου () προστίθησιν () ἡμέρας, () ἔτη () δὲ () ἀσεβῶν () ὀλιγωθήσεται.
[28] Ἐγχρονίζει δικαίοις () εὐφροσύνη, () ἐλπὶς () δὲ () ἀσεβῶν () ὄλλυται.
[29] Ὀχύρωμα () ὁσίου () φόβος () κυρίου, () συντριβὴ δὲ () τοῖς () ἐργαζομένοις () κακά. ()
[30] Δίκαιος () τὸν () αἰῶνα () οὐκ () ἐνδώσει, ἀσεβεῖς () δὲ () οὐκ () οἰκήσουσιν () γῆν. ()
[31] Στόμα () δικαίου () ἀποστάζει σοφίαν, () γλῶσσα () δὲ () ἀδίκου () ἐξολεῖται.
[32] Χείλη () ἀνδρῶν () δικαίων () ἀποστάζει χάριτας, () στόμα () δὲ () ἀσεβῶν () ἀποστρέφεται. ()

Proverbs 10:4 Originally verses 10:4 and 10:4a.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.