Proverbs - Chapter 10 | Good News Translation

  • 1. These are Solomon's proverbs: Wise children make their fathers proud of them; foolish ones bring their mothers grief.
  • 2. Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life.
  • 3. The LORD will not let good people go hungry, but he will keep the wicked from getting what they want.
  • 4. Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich.
  • 5. A sensible person gathers the crops when they are ready; it is a disgrace to sleep through the time of harvest.
  • 6. Good people will receive blessings. The words of the wicked hide a violent nature.
  • 7. Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but the wicked will soon be forgotten.
  • 8. Sensible people accept good advice. People who talk foolishly will come to ruin.
  • 9. Honest people are safe and secure, but the dishonest will be caught.
  • 10. Someone who holds back the truth causes trouble, but one who openly criticizes works for peace.
  • 11. A good person's words are a fountain of life, but a wicked person's words hide a violent nature.
  • 12. Hate stirs up trouble, but love forgives all offenses.
  • 13. Intelligent people talk sense, but stupid people need to be punished.
  • 14. The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.
  • 15. Wealth protects the rich; poverty destroys the poor.
  • 16. The reward for doing good is life, but sin leads only to more sin.
  • 17. People who listen when they are corrected will live, but those who will not admit that they are wrong are in danger.
  • 18. Anyone who hides hatred is a liar. Anyone who spreads gossip is a fool.
  • 19. The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.
  • 20. A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.
  • 21. A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.
  • 22. It is the LORD's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.
  • 23. It is foolish to enjoy doing wrong. Intelligent people take pleasure in wisdom.
  • 24. The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most.
  • 25. Storms come, and the wicked are blown away, but honest people are always safe.
  • 26. Never get a lazy person to do something for you; he will be as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.
  • 27. Obey the LORD, and you will live longer. The wicked die before their time.
  • 28. The hopes of good people lead to joy, but wicked people can look forward to nothing.
  • 29. The LORD protects honest people, but destroys those who do wrong.
  • 30. Righteous people will always have security, but the wicked will not survive in the land.
  • 31. Righteous people speak wisdom, but the tongue that speaks evil will be stopped.
  • 32. Righteous people know the kind thing to say, but the wicked are always saying things that hurt.
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