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Book of Proverbs, Chapter 10

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Chapter 10 of Proverbs—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Proverbs of Solʹo·mon.1
    ¶ A wise son is the one that makes a father rejoice,2 and a stupid son is the grief of his mother.3
  2. The treasures of the wicked one will be of no benefit,4 but righteousness is what will deliver from death.5
  3. Jehovah will not cause the soul of the righteous one to go hungry,6 but the craving of the wicked ones he will push away.7
  4. ¶ The one working with a slack hand will be of little means,8 but the hand of the diligent one is what will make one rich.9
  5. ¶ The son acting with insight is gathering during the summertime; the son acting shamefully is fast asleep during the harvest.10
  6. ¶ Blessings are for the head of the righteous one,11 but as regards the mouth of the wicked ones, it covers up violence.[a]12
  7. The remembrance of the righteous one is due for a blessing,13 but the very name of the wicked ones will rot.14
  8. ¶ The one wise in heart will accept commandments,15 but the one foolish with his lips will be trodden down.16
  9. ¶ He that is walking in integrity will walk in security,17 but he that is making his ways crooked will make himself known.18
  10. ¶ The one winking his eye will give pain,19 and the one foolish with his lips will be trodden down.20
  11. The mouth of the righteous one is a source[b] of life;21 but as regards the mouth of the wicked ones, it covers up violence.22
  12. ¶ Hatred is what stirs up contentions,23 but love covers over even all transgressions.24
  13. ¶ On the lips of the understanding person wisdom is found,25 but the rod is for the back of one in want of heart.[c]26
  14. ¶ The wise are the ones that treasure up knowledge,27 but the mouth of the foolish one is near to ruin itself.28
  15. ¶ The valuable things of a rich man are his strong town.29 The ruin of the lowly ones is their poverty.30
  16. ¶ The activity of the righteous one results in life;31 the produce of the wicked one results in sin.32
  17. ¶ He that is holding to discipline is a path to life,[d]33 but he that is leaving reproof is causing to wander.34
  18. ¶ Where there is one covering over hatred there are lips of falsehood,35 and the one bringing forth a bad report is stupid.36
  19. ¶ In the abundance of words there does not fail to be transgression,37 but the one keeping his lips in check is acting discreetly.38
  20. ¶ The tongue of the righteous one is choice silver;39 the heart of the wicked one is worth little.40
  21. ¶ The very lips of the righteous one keep pasturing[e] many,41 but for want of heart[f] the foolish themselves keep dying.42
  22. ¶ The blessing of Jehovah—that is what makes rich,43 and he adds no pain with it.[g]44
  23. ¶ To the stupid one the carrying on of loose conduct[h] is like sport,45 but wisdom is for the man[i] of discernment.46
  24. ¶ The thing frightful to the wicked one—that is what will come to him;47 but the desire of the righteous ones will be granted.48
  25. As when the storm wind passes over, so the wicked one is no more;49 but the righteous one is a foundation to time indefinite.50
  26. ¶ As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so the lazy man is to those sending him forth.51
  27. ¶ The very fear of Jehovah will add days,52 but the years themselves of the wicked ones will be cut short.53
  28. ¶ The expectation of the righteous ones is a rejoicing,54 but the very hope of the wicked ones will perish.55
  29. ¶ The way of Jehovah is a stronghold for the blameless56 one, but ruin is for the practicers of what is hurtful.57
  30. ¶ As for the righteous one, to time indefinite he will not be caused to stagger;58 but as for the wicked ones, they will not keep residing on the earth.59
  31. ¶ The mouth of the righteous one—it bears the fruit of wisdom,60 but the tongue of perverseness will be cut off.61
  32. ¶ The lips of the righteous one—they come to know goodwill,62 but the mouth of the wicked ones is perverseness.63

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “violence will cover the very mouth of wicked people.” Compare vs 11.
  2. ^ Or, “well.” Heb., meqohrʹ.
  3. ^ Or, “one lacking good motive.” Heb., chasar-levʹ.
  4. ^ “Is on the path to life,” by altering the vowel pointing of M.
  5. ^ “Keep pasturing (shepherding).” Heb., yir·ʽuʹ.
  6. ^ Or, “for lack of good motive.” Heb., ba·chasar-levʹ.
  7. ^ Or, “and pain[ful effort] adds nothing to it.”
  8. ^ “Loose conduct.” Heb., zim·mahʹ. See Ga 5:19 ftn, “Conduct.”
  9. ^ “For the man of.” Heb., leʼishʹ.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Pr 1:1
  2. ^ Pr 13:1; 23:24; 27:11; 29:3
  3. ^ Pr 15:20; 17:21, 25
  4. ^ Pr 11:4; Zp 1:18
  5. ^ Pr 11:4; 12:28; Da 4:27
  6. ^ Ps 33:19; 37:25; Mt 6:33; Heb 13:5
  7. ^ Pr 14:32
  8. ^ Pr 20:4; Ec 10:18
  9. ^ Pr 12:24; 13:4; 21:5
  10. ^ Pr 6:6, 9; 17:2
  11. ^ Ex 23:25; De 28:2; Pr 11:26; 28:20; Ml 3:10
  12. ^ De 28:15
  13. ^ 2Ki 19:34; Ps 112:6; Pr 22:1; Ec 7:1
  14. ^ Ps 9:5; 109:15
  15. ^ De 4:6; Jb 23:12; Ps 19:7; 107:43; 119:34, 100; 2Ti 3:15
  16. ^ Pr 17:20; 18:6; Ec 10:12
  17. ^ Ps 25:21; Pr 28:18
  18. ^ Mt 10:26; Lu 12:2; 1Co 4:5; 1Ti 5:24
  19. ^ Ps 35:19; Pr 6:13
  20. ^ Pr 18:21; 3Jo 10
  21. ^ Ps 37:30; Pr 11:30; Mt 12:35; Jm 5:20
  22. ^ Ec 10:13; Mt 12:34; Jm 3:5
  23. ^ Pr 15:18; Jm 4:1
  24. ^ Pr 17:9; 1Co 13:4; 1Pe 4:8
  25. ^ Pr 15:7; Is 50:4; Lu 4:22
  26. ^ Ps 32:9; Pr 19:29; 26:3; 1Co 4:21
  27. ^ Pr 9:9; 18:15; Mt 12:35
  28. ^ Pr 13:3; 18:7; 21:23
  29. ^ Jb 31:24; Ec 7:12; Lu 12:19
  30. ^ Pr 19:7
  31. ^ Pr 11:30; Hab 2:4; Ga 6:8
  32. ^ Mt 7:17
  33. ^ Pr 12:1; Heb 2:1; 13:7
  34. ^ Pr 5:12; 15:10; 2Ti 4:4; Heb 12:25
  35. ^ 1Sa 18:21; 2Sa 3:27; Lu 20:20; 1Jo 3:15
  36. ^ Ps 50:20; 101:5
  37. ^ Ec 5:2; 10:14; Jm 3:2
  38. ^ Ps 39:1; Pr 17:27; 21:23; Jm 1:19
  39. ^ Pr 12:18; 16:13; Mt 12:35
  40. ^ Ge 6:5; Je 17:9; Mt 12:34
  41. ^ Je 3:15; 1Pe 5:2
  42. ^ Pr 5:12; Ho 4:6; Ro 1:28
  43. ^ De 8:18; 1Sa 2:7; Ps 37:22; 107:38
  44. ^ 1Ti 6:6
  45. ^ Pr 14:9; 26:19
  46. ^ Pr 1:2; 2:10; 15:21
  47. ^ Heb 10:27
  48. ^ Ps 21:2; 37:4; Jn 16:24; 1Jo 5:14
  49. ^ Ps 37:10; 58:9; Is 40:24
  50. ^ Ps 15:5; Mt 7:24; 1Ti 6:19
  51. ^ Mt 25:26
  52. ^ Ps 21:4; 91:16
  53. ^ Ps 55:23; Ec 7:17
  54. ^ Ps 16:9; Ro 5:2; 12:12
  55. ^ Ps 112:10; Pr 11:7; Mt 25:46; 2Th 1:9
  56. ^ Ps 41:11; 84:7; Pr 18:10; Is 40:31; Pp 4:13
  57. ^ Jb 31:3; Ps 1:6; Lu 13:27; Ro 2:8
  58. ^ Ps 16:8; 125:1
  59. ^ Ps 37:9; Mt 21:41
  60. ^ Ps 37:30; Pr 10:11
  61. ^ Ps 63:11
  62. ^ Ps 30:5; Pr 11:27
  63. ^ Pr 15:2

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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