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1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

10 One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

23 It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.

24 What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

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Hebrew interlinear — Proverbs 10:1–32 (234 words)
1
  1. מִשְׁלֵ֗יmišlêmashal: (properly) a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical natureH4912
  2. שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥הšĕlōmōShlomoh: peaceful; Shelomah, David's successorH8010
  3. בֵּ֣ןbēnben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  4. חָ֭כָםḥākomchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  5. יְשַׂמַּחyĕśammaḥsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
  6. אָ֑בʾābab: fatherH1
  7. וּבֵ֥ןûbēnben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  8. כְּ֝סִ֗ילkĕsîlkciyl: (properly) fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyH3684
  9. תּוּגַ֥תtûgattuwgah: depression (of spirits); (concretely) a griefH8424
  10. אִמּֽוֹ׃ʾimmôem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
2
  1. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  2. י֭וֹעִילוּyôʿîlûya`al: (properly) to ascend; (figuratively) to be valuable (objectivelyH3276
  3. אוֹצְר֣וֹתʾôṣĕrôtowtsar: a depositoryH214
  4. רֶ֑שַׁעrešaʿresha`: a wrong (especially moral)H7562
  5. וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הûṣĕdāqâtsdaqah: rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively...H6666
  6. תַּצִּ֥ילtaṣṣîlnatsal: to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337
  7. מִמָּֽוֶת׃mimmāwetmaveth: death (natural or violent); (concretely) the dead, their place or state (hades)H4194
3
  1. לֹֽאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  2. יַרְעִ֣יבyarʿîbra`eb: to hungerH7456
  3. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. נֶ֣פֶשׁnepešnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  5. צַדִּ֑יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  6. וְהַוַּ֖תwĕhawwathavvah: desire; (also) ruinH1942
  7. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  8. יֶהְדֹּֽף׃yehdōpHadaph: to push away or downH1920
4
  1. רָ֗אשׁrāšruwsh: to be destituteH7326
  2. עֹשֶׂ֥הʿōśe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  3. כַףkapkaph: the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the...H3709
  4. רְמִיָּ֑הrĕmiyyârmiyah: remissness, treacheryH7423
  5. וְיַ֖דwĕyadyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  6. חָרוּצִ֣יםḥārûṣîmcharuwts: (properly) incised or (active) incisiveH2742
  7. תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃taʿăšîr`ashar: (properly) to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) richH6238
5
  1. אֹגֵ֣רʾōgēragar: to harvestH103
  2. בַּ֭קַּיִץbaqqayiṣqayits: harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) seasonH7019
  3. בֵּ֣ןbēnben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  4. מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaśkîlsakal: to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentH7919
  5. נִרְדָּ֥םnirdāmradam: to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)H7290
  6. בַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירbaqqāṣîrqatsiyr: severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figurativelyH7105
  7. בֵּ֣ןbēnben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  8. מֵבִֽישׁ׃mēbîšbuwsh: (properly) to pale; (by implication) to be ashamedH954
6
  1. בְּ֭רָכוֹתbĕrākôtBrakah: benediction; (by implication) prosperityH1293
  2. לְרֹ֣אשׁlĕrōšro'sh: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank...H7218
  3. צַדִּ֑יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  4. וּפִ֥יûpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  5. רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. יְכַסֶּ֥הyĕkassekacah: (properly) to plump, i.e. fill up hollowsH3680
  7. חָמָֽס׃ḥāmāschamac: violence; (by implication) wrongH2555
7
  1. זֵ֣כֶרzēkerzeker: a memento, abstr. recollection (rarely if ever)H2143
  2. צַ֭דִּיקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. לִבְרָכָ֑הlibrākâBrakah: benediction; (by implication) prosperityH1293
  4. וְשֵׁ֖םwĕšēmshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
  5. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. יִרְקָֽב׃yirqābraqab: to decay (as by worm-eating)H7537
8
  1. חֲכַםḥăkamchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  2. לֵ֭בlēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  3. יִקַּ֣חyiqqaḥlaqach: to take (in the widest variety of applications)H3947
  4. מִצְוֹ֑תmiṣwōtmitsvah: a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)H4687
  5. וֶאֱוִ֥ילweʾĕwîleviyl: (figuratively) sillyH191
  6. שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםśĕpātayimsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. יִלָּבֵֽט׃yillābēṭlabat: to overthrow; intransposed, to fallH3832
9
  1. הוֹלֵ֣ךְhôlēkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. בַּ֭תֹּםbattōmtom: completeness; (figuratively) prosperityH8537
  3. יֵ֣לֶךְyēlekhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  4. בֶּ֑טַחbeṭaḥbetach: (properly) a place of refuge; (abstract) safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust)H983
  5. וּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁûmĕʿaqqēš`aqash: to knot or distort; (figuratively) to pervert (act or declare perverse)H6140
  6. דְּ֝רָכָ֗יוdĕrākāywderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  7. יִוָּדֵֽעַ׃yiwwādēaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
10
  1. קֹ֣רֵֽץqōrēṣqarats: to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off...H7169
  2. עַ֭יִןʿayin`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  3. יִתֵּ֣ןyittēnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  4. עַצָּ֑בֶתʿaṣṣābet`atstsebeth: a idol; also, a pain or woundH6094
  5. וֶאֱוִ֥ילweʾĕwîleviyl: (figuratively) sillyH191
  6. שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםśĕpātayimsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. יִלָּבֵֽט׃yillābēṭlabat: to overthrow; intransposed, to fallH3832
11
  1. מְק֣וֹרmĕqôrmaqowr: (properly) something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowingH4726
  2. חַ֭יִּיםḥayyîmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  3. פִּ֣יpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  4. צַדִּ֑יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  5. וּפִ֥יûpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  6. רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  7. יְכַסֶּ֥הyĕkassekacah: (properly) to plump, i.e. fill up hollowsH3680
  8. חָמָֽס׃ḥāmāschamac: violence; (by implication) wrongH2555
12
  1. שִׂ֭נְאָהśinʾâsin'ah: hateH8135
  2. תְּעֹרֵ֣רtĕʿōrēr`uwr: to wake (literally or figuratively)H5782
  3. מְדָנִ֑יםmĕdānîmmdan: discord, strifeH4090
  4. וְעַ֥לwĕʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  5. כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  6. פְּ֝שָׁעִ֗יםpĕšāʿîmpesha`: a revolt (national, moral or religious)H6588
  7. תְּכַסֶּ֥הtĕkassekacah: (properly) to plump, i.e. fill up hollowsH3680
  8. אַהֲבָֽה׃ʾahăbâahabah: loveH160
13
  1. בְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יbĕśiptêsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  2. נָ֭בוֹןnābônbiyn: to separate mentally (or distinguish); (generally) understandH995
  3. תִּמָּצֵ֣אtimmāṣēʾmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  4. חָכְמָ֑הḥokmâchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  5. וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטwĕšēbeṭshebet: a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a...H7626
  6. לְגֵ֣וlĕgēwgev: the back; by analogy, the middleH1460
  7. חֲסַרḥăsarchacer: lacking; (hence) withoutH2638
  8. לֵֽב׃lēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
14
  1. חֲכָמִ֥יםḥăkāmîmchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  2. יִצְפְּנוּyiṣpĕnûtsaphan: to hide (by covering over); (by implication) to hoard or reserveH6845
  3. דָ֑עַתdāʿatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
  4. וּפִֽיûpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  5. אֱ֝וִילʾĕwîleviyl: (figuratively) sillyH191
  6. מְחִתָּ֥הmĕḥittâmchittah: (properly) a dissolution; (concretely) a ruinH4288
  7. קְרֹבָֽה׃qĕrōbâqarowb: near (in place, kindred or time)H7138
15
  1. ה֣וֹןhônhown: wealth; (by implication) enoughH1952
  2. עָ֭שִׁירʿāšîr`ashiyr: rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)H6223
  3. קִרְיַ֣תqiryatqiryah: a cityH7151
  4. עֻזּ֑וֹʿuzzô`oz: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)H5797
  5. מְחִתַּ֖תmĕḥittatmchittah: (properly) a dissolution; (concretely) a ruinH4288
  6. דַּלִּ֣יםdallîmdal: (properly) dangling; (by implication) weak or thinH1800
  7. רֵישָֽׁם׃rêšāmreysh: povertyH7389
16
  1. פְּעֻלַּ֣תpĕʿullatp`ullah: (abstractly) workH6468
  2. צַדִּ֣יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. לְחַיִּ֑יםlĕḥayyîmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  4. תְּבוּאַ֖תtĕbûʾattbuw'ah: income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)H8393
  5. רָשָׁ֣עrāšāʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. לְחַטָּֽאת׃lĕḥaṭṭātchatta'ah: an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiationH2403
17
  1. אֹ֣רַחʾōraḥorach: (literally or figuratively) a well-trodden roadH734
  2. לְ֭חַיִּיםlĕḥayyîmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  3. שׁוֹמֵ֣רšômērshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  4. מוּסָ֑רmûsārmuwcar: (properly) chastisement; (figuratively) reproof, warning or instructionH4148
  5. וְעֹזֵ֖בwĕʿōzēb`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
  6. תּוֹכַ֣חַתtôkaḥattowkechah: chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)H8433
  7. מַתְעֶֽה׃matʿeta`ah: to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively)H8582
18
  1. מְכַסֶּ֣הmĕkassekacah: (properly) to plump, i.e. fill up hollowsH3680
  2. שִׂ֭נְאָהśinʾâsin'ah: hateH8135
  3. שִׂפְתֵיśiptêsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  4. שָׁ֑קֶרšāqersheqer: an untruth; (by implication, often adverbial) a fraud or deceit (i.e. fraudulently, deceitfully)H8267
  5. וּמוֹצִ֥אûmôṣiʾyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
  6. דִ֝בָּ֗הdibbâdibbah: slanderH1681
  7. ה֣וּאhûʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. כְסִֽיל׃kĕsîlkciyl: (properly) fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyH3684
19
  1. בְּרֹ֣בbĕrōbrob: abundance (in any respect)H7230
  2. דְּ֭בָרִיםdĕbārîmdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  3. לֹ֣אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. יֶחְדַּלyeḥdalchadal: (properly) to be flabby; (by implication) desistH2308
  5. פָּ֑שַׁעpāšaʿpesha`: a revolt (national, moral or religious)H6588
  6. וְחוֹשֵׂ֖ךְwĕḥôśēkchasak: to restrain; (reflexively) refrainH2820
  7. שְׂפָתָ֣יוśĕpātāywsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  8. מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃maśkîlsakal: to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentH7919
20
  1. כֶּ֣סֶףkesepkeceph: silver (from its pale color); (by implication) moneyH3701
  2. נִ֭בְחָרnibḥorbachar: (properly) to try; (by implication) selectH977
  3. לְשׁ֣וֹןlĕšônlashown: the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and...H3956
  4. צַדִּ֑יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  5. לֵ֖בlēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  6. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  7. כִּמְעָֽט׃kimʿāṭm`at: a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)H4592
21
  1. שִׂפְתֵ֣יśiptêsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  2. צַ֭דִּיקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. יִרְע֣וּyirʿûra`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
  4. רַבִּ֑יםrabbîmrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
  5. וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםweʾĕwîlîmeviyl: (figuratively) sillyH191
  6. בַּחֲסַרbaḥăsarchacer: lacking; (hence) withoutH2638
  7. לֵ֥בlēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  8. יָמֽוּתוּ׃yāmûtûmuwth: (literally or figuratively) to die; (causatively) to killH4191
22
  1. בִּרְכַּ֣תbirkatBrakah: benediction; (by implication) prosperityH1293
  2. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. הִ֣יאhîʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  4. תַעֲשִׁ֑ירtaʿăšîr`ashar: (properly) to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) richH6238
  5. וְלֹֽאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  6. יוֹסִ֖ףyôsipyacaph: to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)H3254
  7. עֶ֣צֶבʿeṣeb`etseb: an earthen vessel; (usually) (painful) toilH6089
  8. עִמָּֽהּ׃ʿimmāh`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
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  1. כִּשְׂח֣וֹקkiśḥôqschowq: laughter (in merriment or defiance)H7814
  2. לִ֭כְסִילliksîlkciyl: (properly) fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyH3684
  3. עֲשׂ֣וֹתʿăśôt`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  4. זִמָּ֑הzimmâzimmah: a plan, especially a bad oneH2154
  5. וְ֝חָכְמָ֗הwĕḥokmâchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  6. לְאִ֣ישׁlĕʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  7. תְּבוּנָֽה׃tĕbûnâtabuwn: intelligence; (by implication) an argumentH8394
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  1. מְגוֹרַ֣תmĕgôratmgowrah: affrightH4034
  2. רָ֭שָׁעrāšoʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. הִ֣יאhîʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  4. תְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּtĕbôʾennûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  5. וְתַאֲוַ֖תwĕtaʾăwatta'avah: a longing; (by implication) a delightH8378
  6. צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  7. יִתֵּֽן׃yittēnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
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  1. כַּעֲב֣וֹרkaʿăbôr`abar: to cross overH5674
  2. ס֭וּפָהsûpâcuwphah: a hurricaneH5492
  3. וְאֵ֣יןwĕʾênayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  4. רָשָׁ֑עrāšāʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  5. וְ֝צַדִּ֗יקwĕṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  6. יְס֣וֹדyĕsôdycowd: a foundation (literally or figuratively)H3247
  7. עוֹלָֽם׃ʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
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  1. כַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀kaḥōmeṣchomets: vinegarH2558
  2. לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִםlaššinnayimshen: a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivoryH8127
  3. וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ןwĕkeʿāšān`ashan: smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)H6227
  4. לָעֵינָ֑יִםlāʿênāyim`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  5. כֵּ֥ןkēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  6. הֶ֝עָצֵ֗לheʿāṣēl`atsel: indolentH6102
  7. לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃lĕšōlĕḥāywshalach: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)H7971
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  1. יִרְאַ֣תyirʾatyir'ah: fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverenceH3374
  2. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. תּוֹסִ֣יףtôsîpyacaph: to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)H3254
  4. יָמִ֑יםyāmîmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  5. וּשְׁנ֖וֹתûšĕnôtshaneh: a year (as a revolution of time)H8141
  6. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  7. תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃tiqṣōrĕnâקצרH7114
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  1. תּוֹחֶ֣לֶתtôḥelettowcheleth: expectationH8431
  2. צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. שִׂמְחָ֑הśimḥâsimchah: blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)H8057
  4. וְתִקְוַ֖תwĕtiqwattiqvah: (literally) a cord (as an attachment); (figuratively) expectancyH8615
  5. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. תֹּאבֵֽד׃tōʾbēdabad: (properly) to wander away, i.e. lose oneselfH6
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  1. מָע֣וֹזmāʿôzma`owz: a fortified place; (figuratively) a defenceH4581
  2. לַ֭תֹּםlattōmtom: completeness; (figuratively) prosperityH8537
  3. דֶּ֣רֶךְderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  4. יְהוָ֑הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗הûmĕḥittâmchittah: (properly) a dissolution; (concretely) a ruinH4288
  6. לְפֹ֣עֲלֵיlĕpōʿălêpa`al: to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practiseH6466
  7. אָֽוֶן׃ʾāwenaven: (strictly) nothingness; (also) trouble, vanity, wickednessH205
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  1. צַדִּ֣יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  2. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  3. בַּלbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  4. יִמּ֑וֹטyimmôṭmowt: to waver; (by implication) , to slip, shake, fallH4131
  5. וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםûrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. לֹ֣אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. יִשְׁכְּנוּyiškĕnûshakan: to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)H7931
  8. אָֽרֶץ׃ʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
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  1. פִּֽיpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  2. צַ֭דִּיקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. יָנ֣וּבyānûbnuwb: to germinate; (figuratively) to flourishH5107
  4. חָכְמָ֑הḥokmâchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  5. וּלְשׁ֥וֹןûlĕšônlashown: the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and...H3956
  6. תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹתtahpukôttahpukah: a perversity or fraudH8419
  7. תִּכָּרֵֽת׃tikkārētkarath: to cut (off, down or asunder); (by implication) to destroy or consumeH3772
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  1. שִׂפְתֵ֣יśiptêsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  2. צַ֭דִּיקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. יֵדְע֣וּןyēdĕʿûnyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  4. רָצ֑וֹןrāṣônratsown: delight (especially as shown)H7522
  5. וּפִ֥יûpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  6. רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  7. תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tahpukôttahpukah: a perversity or fraudH8419

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Strong's words in Proverbs 10 (6)
Strong's H6662 — צַדִּ֑יק (ṣaddîq)
tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') adj. 1. just [from H6663] KJV: just, lawful, righteous (man). Root(s): H6663. Appears 13 times in Proverbs 10.
Strong's H7563 — רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rĕšāʿîm)
rasha` (raw-shaw') adj. 1. morally wrong 2. (concretely) an (actively) bad person [from H7561] KJV: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. Root(s): H7561. Appears 12 times in Proverbs 10.
Strong's H8193 — שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם (śĕpātayim)
saphah (saw-faw') (or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}) n-f. 1. the lip (as a natural boundary) 2. (by implication) language 3. (by analogy) a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) [probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination] KJV: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words. Root(s): H5595, H8192 Compare: H5490. Appears 7 times in Proverbs 10.
Strong's H6310 — וּפִ֥י (ûpî)
peh (peh) n-m. 1. the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech) 2. specifically edge, portion or side 3. adverbially (with preposition) according to [from H6284] KJV: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word. Root(s): H6284. Appears 6 times in Proverbs 10.
Strong's H1121 — בֵּ֣ן (bēn)
ben (bane) n-m. 1. a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001 H0251, etc.)) [from H1129] KJV: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. Root(s): H1129 See also: H1, H251. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 10.
Strong's H191 — וֶאֱוִ֥יל (weʾĕwîl)
eviyl (ev-eel') adj. 1. (figuratively) silly [from an unused root (meaning to be perverse)] KJV: fool(-ish) (man).. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 10.

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“The height to which charity lifts us is inexpressible. Charity unites us to God, “Charity covers a multitude of sins.” Charity bears all things, is long-suffering in all things.”

— Clement of Rome (1st century) on Proverbs 10:12
What the Early Church wrote about Proverbs 10 (4)

  • “"He who reproves boldly is a peacemaker."”

  • ““Hatred,” says Solomon, “stirs up strife, but education guards the paths of life.””

  • “For when did it happen that resources could fail a just person, when it is written, “The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine.””

    — Cyprian (3rd century) on Proverbs 10:1

  • “If, then, the statement is true, “In a multitude of words you will not escape sin,” and it is also true that Solomon did not sin when he recited the many words about the subjects mentioned earlier, nor did Paul when he extended his teaching until midnight, one must inquire wha...”

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