A REFUGE FOR THE RIGHTEOUS
Key verse: 29
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Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)
A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.(J)
8 The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(O)
9 Whoever walks in integrity(P) walks securely,(Q)
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(R)
10 Whoever winks maliciously(S) causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(T)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(U)
12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs.(V)
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,(W)
but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.(X)
17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(AE)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips(AF)
and spreads slander is a fool.
19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.(AG)
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(AH)
23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,(AL)
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(AV)
29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(AW)
30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.(AX)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
- Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.
Cross references
- Proverbs 10:1 : S 1Ki 4:32
- Proverbs 10:1 : S Pr 1:1
- Proverbs 10:1 : Pr 15:20; 17:21; 19:13; 23:22-25; 27:11; 29:3
- Proverbs 10:2 : Pr 13:11; 21:6
- Proverbs 10:2 : ver 16; Pr 11:4, 19; 12:28
- Proverbs 10:3 : Mt 6:25-34
- Proverbs 10:3 : Pr 13:25
- Proverbs 10:4 : Pr 6:6-8; 19:15; 24:30-34
- Proverbs 10:4 : Pr 12:24; 21:5
- Proverbs 10:5 : Pr 24:30-34
- Proverbs 10:6 : ver 8, 11, 14; Pr 12:13; 13:3; Ecc 10:12
- Proverbs 10:7 : S Ps 112:6
- Proverbs 10:7 : S Job 18:17; S Ps 109:13
- Proverbs 10:7 : S Job 18:17; Ps 9:6
- Proverbs 10:8 : ver 14; S Job 33:33; Mt 7:24-27
- Proverbs 10:9 : S Ps 25:21
- Proverbs 10:9 : S Ps 37:24
- Proverbs 10:9 : Pr 28:18
- Proverbs 10:10 : S Ps 35:19
- Proverbs 10:11 : ver 27; S Pr 3:18; S 4:23; 11:30; 13:12, 14, 19; 14:27; 15:4; 16:22
- Proverbs 10:11 : S ver 6
- Proverbs 10:12 : Pr 17:9; 1Co 13:4-7; 1Pe 4:8
- Proverbs 10:13 : ver 31; S Ps 37:30; Pr 15:7
- Proverbs 10:13 : S Dt 25:2; Pr 14:3; 26:3
- Proverbs 10:14 : Pr 11:13; 12:23
- Proverbs 10:14 : S ver 6; S Ps 59:12; S Pr 14:3; 18:6, 7; S Mt 12:37
- Proverbs 10:15 : Pr 18:11
- Proverbs 10:15 : Pr 19:7
- Proverbs 10:16 : S Dt 30:15
- Proverbs 10:16 : Pr 11:18-19; 15:6; S Ro 6:23
- Proverbs 10:17 : Pr 6:23; 15:5
- Proverbs 10:18 : S Ps 31:18
- Proverbs 10:19 : S Job 1:22; S 6:24; Pr 17:28; S 20:25; 21:23; Jas 1:19; 3:2-12
- Proverbs 10:21 : Pr 5:22-23; Isa 5:13; Jer 5:4; Hos 4:1, 6, 14
- Proverbs 10:22 : S Ps 128:2
- Proverbs 10:22 : S Ge 13:2; S 49:25; S Dt 8:18
- Proverbs 10:22 : S 2Ch 25:9
- Proverbs 10:23 : S Pr 2:14
- Proverbs 10:24 : Isa 65:7; 66:4
- Proverbs 10:24 : S Ge 42:36
- Proverbs 10:24 : S Ps 37:4; 145:17-19; Eze 11:8
- Proverbs 10:25 : S Ps 20:8
- Proverbs 10:25 : Pr 12:3, 7; Mt 7:24-27
- Proverbs 10:26 : Isa 65:5
- Proverbs 10:26 : Pr 13:17; 25:13; 26:6
- Proverbs 10:27 : S ver 11; Dt 11:9; Pr 9:10-11; 19:23; 22:4
- Proverbs 10:27 : S Job 15:32
- Proverbs 10:28 : Est 7:10; S Job 8:13; Ps 112:10; Pr 11:7
- Proverbs 10:29 : Pr 21:15; Hos 14:9
- Proverbs 10:30 : Ps 37:9, 28-29; S Pr 2:20-22
- Proverbs 10:31 : S ver 13; S Pr 15:2; 31:26
- Proverbs 10:31 : S Ps 52:4
- Proverbs 10:32 : Ecc 10:12
- Proverbs 10:32 : S Ps 59:7
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The Proverbs of Solomon
10 (A)The proverbs of Solomon.
(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
(C)but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
2 (D)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
(E)but righteousness delivers from death.
3 (F)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
(G)but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4 A slack hand (H)causes poverty,
(I)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who (J)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is (K)a son who brings shame.
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but (L)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[a]
7 (M)The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but (N)the name of the wicked will rot.
8 (O)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
9 (P)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but he who makes his ways crooked (Q)will be found out.
10 Whoever (R)winks the eye causes trouble,
and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
11 (S)The mouth of the righteous is (T)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (U)conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but (V)love covers all offenses.
13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but (W)a rod is for the back of him who (X)lacks sense.
14 The wise (Y)lay up knowledge,
but (Z)the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
15 (AA)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
16 The wage of the righteous leads (AB)to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on (AC)the path to life,
but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
19 (AD)When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
(AE)but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
20 The tongue of the righteous is (AF)choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (AG)lack of sense.
22 (AH)The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.[b]
23 Doing wrong is (AI)like a joke to a fool,
but (AJ)wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
24 (AK)What the wicked dreads (AL)will come upon him,
but (AM)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When (AN)the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
but (AO)the righteous is established forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27 (AP)The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
(AQ)but the years of the wicked will be short.
28 (AR)The hope of the righteous brings joy,
(AS)but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 (AT)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
but destruction to evildoers.
30 (AU)The righteous will never be removed,
but (AV)the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 (AW)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous (AX)know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, (AY)what is perverse.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
- Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it
Cross references
- Proverbs 10:1 : See ch. 1:1
- Proverbs 10:1 : See ch. 29:3
- Proverbs 10:1 : ch. 17:25; 29:15
- Proverbs 10:2 : [ch. 21:6; Ezek. 7:19; Luke 12:19, 20]
- Proverbs 10:2 : ch. 11:4, 6
- Proverbs 10:3 : Ps. 34:9, 10; 37:25; [Matt. 6:33]
- Proverbs 10:3 : [Ps. 112:10; James 4:3]
- Proverbs 10:4 : [ch. 6:11; 12:24; 13:4]
- Proverbs 10:4 : ch. 21:5
- Proverbs 10:5 : [ch. 6:8]
- Proverbs 10:5 : ch. 17:2; 19:26
- Proverbs 10:6 : ver. 32
- Proverbs 10:7 : Ps. 112:6
- Proverbs 10:7 : [Ps. 9:5]
- Proverbs 10:8 : [Matt. 7:24, 25]
- Proverbs 10:9 : ch. 3:23; 28:18; Ps. 23:4; Isa. 33:15, 16
- Proverbs 10:9 : [Matt. 10:26; 1 Tim. 5:25]
- Proverbs 10:10 : ch. 6:13
- Proverbs 10:11 : Ps. 37:30
- Proverbs 10:11 : ch. 13:14; Ps. 36:9
- Proverbs 10:11 : [See ver. 6 above]; ver. 32
- Proverbs 10:12 : 1 Pet. 4:8; [James 5:20]
- Proverbs 10:13 : ch. 19:29; 26:3
- Proverbs 10:13 : See ch. 6:32
- Proverbs 10:14 : [ver. 8; ch. 12:23]
- Proverbs 10:14 : ch. 18:7
- Proverbs 10:15 : ch. 18:11; [Ps. 52:7; Mark 10:24, 25]
- Proverbs 10:16 : ch. 11:19; 19:23
- Proverbs 10:17 : [ch. 6:23]
- Proverbs 10:19 : [Matt. 12:36, 37]
- Proverbs 10:19 : ch. 17:27; [James 3:2]
- Proverbs 10:20 : ch. 8:19; 16:16
- Proverbs 10:21 : [Hos. 4:6]
- Proverbs 10:22 : [Gen. 24:35; 26:12; Deut. 8:18]
- Proverbs 10:23 : ch. 2:14; 15:21
- Proverbs 10:23 : [ch. 8:30]
- Proverbs 10:24 : Isa. 66:4; Heb. 10:27; [Job 15:21]
- Proverbs 10:24 : Job 3:25
- Proverbs 10:24 : Ps. 145:19; Matt. 5:6; 1 John 5:14, 15
- Proverbs 10:25 : [Job 21:18; Ps. 58:9]; See Matt. 7:26, 27
- Proverbs 10:25 : ch. 12:3; Ps. 15:5; [Matt. 7:24, 25]
- Proverbs 10:27 : See ch. 3:2
- Proverbs 10:27 : See Job 15:32, 33
- Proverbs 10:28 : [Luke 21:28]
- Proverbs 10:28 : See Job 8:13
- Proverbs 10:29 : [Ps. 25:12; Matt. 22:16; Acts 9:2]
- Proverbs 10:30 : ver. 25; Ps. 37:22, 29; 125:1
- Proverbs 10:30 : ch. 2:21, 22
- Proverbs 10:31 : Ps. 37:30
- Proverbs 10:32 : [Eccles. 10:12]
- Proverbs 10:32 : ch. 2:12
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1. The righteous and the wicked (1-7)
The 'Proverbs of Solomon' include chapters 1
:1-22:16. The purpose of this book is to help one build a personal code of moral values. In chapter 1
, the contrast in lifestyle and life direction between the righteous and the wicked is described. God's hand of blessing and protection is on the righteous, but the wicked man will be frustrated; he will encounter violence; he must live with hatred. Finally, he will be utterly swept away. The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous, but it is a way of misery for the wicked.
2. Wisdom and foolishness (8-32)
The wise son brings joy to his father, but the foolish man brings grief to his mother. Laziness, pointless chattering, refusal to accept discipline or correction are all foolish. The wise person is diligent and obedient (8). He heeds discipline and speaks words that nourish others. His heart is full of love, not hatred. The wise person watches his tongue and walks in the righteous way of the Lord.
Prayer: Lord, help me to take refuge in your ways.
One Word: God's way is a refuge for the righteous