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Proverbs 10:1-5 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | A WISE son makes his father glad, but a foolish son brings shame to his mother. | The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. | The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. | |
| 2 | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. | Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. | |
| 3 | The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but he casts away the substance of the wicked. | The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. | The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. | |
| 4 | Poverty humbles a man; but the hands of diligent men make rich. | A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. | Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. | |
| 5 | He who works in summer is a wise man; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame. | He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. | He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. | |
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