Proverbs of Solomon 10 — The Holy Bible

The Wisdom of Solomon

A wise son makes his father glad,

But a son without discernment is a grief to his mother.

Treasures do not benefit lawless men,

But righteousness delivers from death.

The Lord will not let the soul of the righteous man starve,

But He overthrows the life of the ungodly.

Poverty humbles a man,

But the hands of courageous men enrich others.

A son who is instructed will be wise,

And he will use a man without discernment as a servant.

A son with understanding is kept safe from the heat,

But a lawless son is blasted by the wind at harvest time.

The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of a righteous man,

But untimely grief will cover the mouth of the ungodly.

The remembrance of the righteous is with eulogies,

But the name of an ungodly man is extinguished.

The wise man in heart will receive the commandments,

But the man unguarded in speech will be overthrown in his perverseness.

He who walks in sincerity walks confidently,

But he who perverts his ways will be known.

He who winks his eyes deceitfully gathers grief for men,

But he who reproves boldly is a peacemaker.

A fountain of life is in the hand of a righteous man,

But the mouth of an ungodly man will hide destruction.

Hatred stirs up strife,

But love covers all who are not lovers of strife.

He who brings forth wisdom from his lips

Beats a heartless man with a rod.

The wise will hide perception,

But the mouth of a rash man approaches destruction.

The acquisition of riches is a fortified city,

But poverty is the destruction of the ungodly.

The works of the righteous produce life,

But the fruits of the ungodly produce sins.

Instruction guards righteous ways of life,

But instruction incapable of criticism goes astray.

Righteous lips cover hatred,

But those who bring forth abuse are very lacking in discernment.

You will not escape sin by a multitude of words,

But you of discreet lips will be forbearing.

The tongue of a righteous man is silver tried in the fire,

But the heart of an ungodly man shall fail.

The lips of righteous men understand lofty things,

But men without discernment die in want.

The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of a righteous man;

It enriches him, and grief of heart will not be added to it.

A man without discernment does evil things with laughter,

But wisdom gives birth to discernment in a man.

The ungodly man is carried about in destruction,

But the desire of the righteous man is acceptable.

The ungodly man is destroyed by the passing storm,

But the righteous man turns aside and shall be saved forever.

As an unripe grape is harmful to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

So is a lawless woman to the men who use her.

The fear of the Lord increases days,

But the years of the ungodly will be shortened.

Gladness continues for the righteous,

But the hope of the ungodly perishes.

The fear of the Lord is the stronghold of a holy man,

But destruction is for those who work evil.

A righteous man will never fail,

But the ungodly shall not inhabit the earth.

The mouth of a righteous man distills wisdom,

But the tongue of an unrighteous man utterly destroys.

The lips of righteous men distill grace,

But the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.