A wise son gladdens a father, but a foolish son is grief to a mother.
The Koine Bible
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Rahlfs Septuagint
Proverbs 10
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Treasures will not profit the lawless, but righteousness will deliver from death.
The Lord will not starve the soul of the righteous, but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
ἄνδρα ταπεινοῖ χεῖρες δὲ ἀνδρείων πλουτίζουσιν πεπαιδευμένος σοφὸς ἔσται τῷ δὲ ἄφρονι διακόνῳ χρήσεται
Poverty humbles a man, but the hands of the diligent enrich.
A prudent son was saved from heat, but a lawless son becomes a wind-struck one in harvest.
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the ungodly will cover untimely mourning.
The memory of the righteous is with praises, but the name of the ungodly is extinguished.
The wise in heart will receive commandments, but the one who is crooked in lips will be tripped up.
Whoever walks in simplicity walks securely, but he who twists his ways will be known.
The one who winks with his eyes with deceit gathers sorrows for men, but the one who rebukes with boldness makes peace
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the ungodly will cover destruction.
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all those who are not contentious.
Whoever brings forth wisdom from lips strikes a man without heart with a rod
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the reckless draws near to ruin.
The wealth of the rich is a fortified city, but the destruction of the ungodly is poverty.
The works of the righteous make life, but the fruits of the ungodly are sins.
Instruction is a guard of ways of life, but instruction without reproof goes astray.
Righteous lips hide hatred, but those who utter insults are most foolish.
In a multitude of words you will not escape sin, but sparing of lips you will be prudent.
A tongue of a righteous man is refined silver, but the heart of the ungodly will fail.
The lips of the righteous know what is exalted, but the foolish die in want.
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; this makes rich, and sorrow shall not be added to it in heart.
In laughter a fool practices evils, but wisdom gives birth to prudence for a man.
When destruction comes, the ungodly is carried around, but the desire of the righteous is acceptable
When a storm passes by, the ungodly disappears, but the righteous, having turned aside, is saved forever
Like sour grape to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is lawlessness to those who use it
The fear of the Lord adds days, but the years of the ungodly will be diminished.
Gladness endures for the righteous, but the hope of the ungodly perishes.
The fear of the Lord is a stronghold of the pious, but destruction to those who do evil.
The righteous will never be shaken, but the ungodly will not dwell in the land.
The mouth of the righteous drips wisdom, but the tongue of the unjust will be destroyed.
The lips of righteous men drip with favors, but the mouth of the ungodly is turned away.