Proverbs 10:1-5 Parallel Bible Translations

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	מִשְׁלֵ֗י שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פ בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־ אָ֑ב וּבֵ֥ן כְּ֝סִ֗יל תּוּגַ֥ת אִמּֽוֹ׃	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	לֹא־ י֭וֹעִילוּ אוֹצְר֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל מִמָּֽוֶת׃	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	לֹֽא־ יַרְעִ֣יב יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְהַוַּ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים יֶהְדֹּֽף׃	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	רָ֗אשׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה כַף־ רְמִיָּ֑ה וְיַ֖ד חָרוּצִ֣ים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃	A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.	Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5	אֹגֵ֣ר בַּ֭קַּיִץ בֵּ֣ן מַשְׂכִּ֑יל נִרְדָּ֥ם בַּ֝קָּצִ֗יר בֵּ֣ן מֵבִֽישׁ׃	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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