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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 10 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Proverbs 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/9.htm" title="Proverbs 9">◄</a> Proverbs 10 <a href="../proverbs/11.htm" title="Proverbs 11">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">Solomon's Proverbs</h3><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_1"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.1" class="v20_10_1">1</span>These are Solomon's proverbs:</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_1">Wise children make their fathers proud of them; foolish ones bring their mothers grief.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_2"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.2" class="v20_10_2">2</span>Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_3"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.3" class="v20_10_3">3</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> will not let good people go hungry, but he will keep the wicked from getting what they want.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_4"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.4" class="v20_10_4">4</span>Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_5"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.5" class="v20_10_5">5</span>A sensible person gathers the crops when they are ready; it is a disgrace to sleep through the time of harvest.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_6"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.6" class="v20_10_6">6</span>Good people will receive blessings. The words of the wicked hide a violent nature.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_7"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.7" class="v20_10_7">7</span>Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but the wicked will soon be forgotten.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_8"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.8" class="v20_10_8">8</span>Sensible people accept good advice. People who talk foolishly will come to ruin.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_9"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.9" class="v20_10_9">9</span>Honest people are safe and secure, but the dishonest will be caught.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_10"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.10" class="v20_10_10">10</span>Someone who holds back the truth causes trouble, but one who openly criticizes works for peace.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.10.10!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_11"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.11" class="v20_10_11">11</span>A good person's words are a fountain of life, but a wicked person's words hide a violent nature.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_12"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.12" class="v20_10_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.10.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Hate stirs up trouble, but love forgives all offenses.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_13"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.13" class="v20_10_13">13</span>Intelligent people talk sense, but stupid people need to be punished.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_14"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.14" class="v20_10_14">14</span>The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_15"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.15" class="v20_10_15">15</span>Wealth protects the rich; poverty destroys the poor.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_16"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.16" class="v20_10_16">16</span>The reward for doing good is life, but sin leads only to more sin.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_17"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.17" class="v20_10_17">17</span>People who listen when they are corrected will live, but those who will not admit that they are wrong are in danger.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_18"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.18" class="v20_10_18">18</span>Anyone who hides hatred is a liar. Anyone who spreads gossip is a fool.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_19"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.19" class="v20_10_19">19</span>The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_20"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.20" class="v20_10_20">20</span>A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_21"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.21" class="v20_10_21">21</span>A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_22"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.22" class="v20_10_22">22</span>It is the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.10.22!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_23"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.23" class="v20_10_23">23</span>It is foolish to enjoy doing wrong. Intelligent people take pleasure in wisdom.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_24"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.24" class="v20_10_24">24</span>The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_25"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.25" class="v20_10_25">25</span>Storms come, and the wicked are blown away, but honest people are always safe.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_26"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.26" class="v20_10_26">26</span>Never get a lazy person to do something for you; he will be as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_27"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.27" class="v20_10_27">27</span>Obey the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, and you will live longer. The wicked die before their time.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_28"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.28" class="v20_10_28">28</span>The hopes of good people lead to joy, but wicked people can look forward to nothing.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_29"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.29" class="v20_10_29">29</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> protects honest people, but destroys those who do wrong.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_30"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.30" class="v20_10_30">30</span>Righteous people will always have security, but the wicked will not survive in the land.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_31"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.31" class="v20_10_31">31</span>Righteous people speak wisdom, but the tongue that speaks evil will be stopped.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_10_32"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.10.32" class="v20_10_32">32</span>Righteous people know the kind thing to say, but the wicked are always saying things that hurt.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">10.10: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One ancient translation </char><char style="fq" closed="false">but one … peace; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew repeats verse 8b.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">10.22: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Hard work … richer; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">And the <char style="nd">Lord</char> does not add sorrow to your wealth.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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