Proverbs 10:1-5 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son will gladden a father: and a son of the foolish will grieve 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 injustice shall not profit, and justice shall deliver 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 Jehovah will not cause the soul of the just one to hunger: and he will thrust away the desire of the unjust. 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 A slothful hand makes poverty, and the hand of the active will 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 gathering in summer, is a prudent son: he lying in deep sleep in harvest, a son causing 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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