Proverbs 10-12

Proverbs 10

¹A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

²Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

³The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

⁴He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

⁵He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

⁶Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

⁷The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

⁸The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

⁹He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

¹⁰He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

¹¹The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

¹²Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

¹³In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

¹⁴Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

¹⁵The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

¹⁶The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

¹⁷He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

¹⁸Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

¹⁹Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

²⁰The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

²¹The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

²³It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

²⁴The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

²⁵When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

²⁶Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

²⁷The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

²⁸The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

²⁹The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

³⁰The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

³¹The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

³²The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Proverbs 11

¹Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

²When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

³The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

⁴Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

⁵The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

⁶The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

⁷At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

⁸The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

⁹With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

¹⁰When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

¹²He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

¹³He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.

¹⁴When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

¹⁵He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

¹⁶A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

¹⁷The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

¹⁸The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

¹⁹So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

²⁰The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

²¹Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

²²Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

²³The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

²⁴A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

²⁵He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

²⁶He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

²⁷He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

²⁸He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

²⁹The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

³⁰The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

³¹If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

Proverbs 12

¹A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

²A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

³No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

⁴A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

⁵The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

⁶The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

⁷Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

⁸A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

⁹He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

¹⁰An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

¹¹He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

¹²The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

¹³In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

¹⁴From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

¹⁵The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

¹⁶A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

¹⁷The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

¹⁸There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

¹⁹True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

²⁰Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

²¹No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

²²False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

²³A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

²⁴The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

²⁵Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

²⁶The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

²⁷He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

²⁸In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.