Proverbs 10

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.	1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child is a father's joy, a foolish child a mother's grief.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.	2 Treasures wickedly come by give no benefit, but uprightness brings delivery from death.
3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.	3 Yahweh does not let the upright go hungry, but he thwarts the greed of the wicked.
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.	4 A slack hand brings poverty, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.	5 Reaping at harvest-time is the mark of the prudent, sleeping at harvest-time is the sign of theworthless.
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.	6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the mouth of the godless is a cover for violence.
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.	7 The upright is remembered with blessings, the name of the wicked rots away.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.	8 The wise of heart takes orders, but a gabbling fool heads for ruin.
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.	9 Anyone whose ways are honourable walks secure, but whoever fol ows crooked ways is soonunmasked.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.	10 A wink of the eye brings trouble, a bold rebuke brings peace.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.	11 The mouth of the upright is a life-giving fountain, but the mouth of the godless is a cover for violence.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.	12 Hatred provokes disputes, but love excuses al offences.
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.	13 On the lips of the discerning is found wisdom, on the back of a fool, the stick.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.	14 Wise people store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool makes ruin imminent.
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.	15 The wealth of the rich is their stronghold, poverty is the undoing of the weak.
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.	16 The wage of the upright affords life, but sin is al the wicked earns.
17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.	17 Whoever abides by discipline, walks towards life, whoever ignores correction goes astray.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.	18 Liars' lips are a cover for hatred, whoever utters slander is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.	19 A flood of words is never without fault; whoever controls the lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.	20 The tongue of the upright is purest silver, the heart of the wicked is of trumpery value.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.	21 The lips of the upright nourish many peoples, but fools die for want of sense.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.	22 The blessing of Yahweh is what brings riches, to this, hard toil has nothing to add.
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.	23 A fool takes pleasure in doing wrong, the intel igent in cultivating wisdom.
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.	24 What the wicked fears overtakes him, what the upright desires comes to him as a present.
25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.	25 When the storm is over, the wicked is no more, but the upright stands firm for ever.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.	26 As vinegar to the teeth, smoke to the eyes, so the sluggard to the one who sends him.
27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.	27 The fear of Yahweh adds length to life, the years of the wicked wil be cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.	28 The hope of the upright is joy, the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.	29 The way of Yahweh is a rampart for the honest, for evil-doers nothing but ruin.
30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.	30 The upright wil never have to give way, but the land wil offer no home for the wicked.
31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.	31 The mouth of the upright utters wisdom, the tongue that deceives wil be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.	32 The lips of the upright know about kindness, the mouth of the wicked about deceit.