Provérbios 10

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
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A expressão 'o amor cobre todos os pecados' é citada em 1pe4:8 e tg5:20, indicando uma interpretação coletiva no Novo Testamento sobre a prática do perdão e reconciliação.
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
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A menção da 'vara' como correção gerou debates: alguns veem aqui apoio à disciplina física, enquanto outros interpretam como símbolo de autoridade ou consequências naturais dos erros.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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A ideia de riqueza como proteção contrasta com críticas bíblicas ao materialismo (mt19:23-24). Isso reflete uma visão pragmática da época, onde recursos garantiam segurança social.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The blessing of the LORD , it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
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A frase 'a bênção do Senhor enriquece' é associada à Aliança Mosaica (dt28:1-14), mas no contexto geral da Bíblia, riqueza não é sinal automático de favor divino (jó1:8-12).
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The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
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A imagem da tempestade destruindo o ímpio ecoa no ensino de Jesus sobre alicerces espirituais (mt7:24-27), unindo sabedoria prática e integridade moral.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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A comparação com vinagre e fumaça usa elementos cotidianos da época: vinagre era usado como conservante ácido, e a fumaça de fogões abertos causava irritação ocular, ilustrando a inutilidade do preguiçoso.
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
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A promessa 'os perversos não habitarão a terra' foi interpretada escatologicamente (ap21:8), mas há discussões sobre seu cumprimento histórico, já que a presença do mal persiste na narrativa bíblica.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.