Proverbs 10:1-7

The Proverbs of Solomon

1 ¹The proverbs of Solomon. ²A wise son makes a glad father, ³but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

2 ⁴Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, ⁵but righteousness delivers from death.

3 ⁶The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, ⁷but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

4 A slack hand ⁸causes poverty, ⁹but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

5 He who ¹⁰gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is ¹¹a son who brings shame.

6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but ¹²the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

7 ¹³The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but ¹⁴the name of the wicked will rot.

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Proverbs 10:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS 10

From this chapter to the "twenty fifth" are various proverbial sentences, without any very apparent connection or coherence with each other; describing righteous and wicked men; setting forth their different temper, conduct, and actions, and the fruits and effects of them. It should be observed, that frequently in the preceding chapters two persons are represented as women; one goes by the name of "Wisdom", the other is called the "foolish" woman and a "harlot"; the former is clearly to be understood of Christ; and the latter, being opposed to him, must be antichrist, the whore of Rome, and mother of harlots: now in the following part of this book two sorts of persons are spoken of; the one as wise, righteous, good and the other as foolish, wicked, &c. who are no other than the followers of Christ and antichrist; which observation is a key to the whole book.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 14

1. See Proverbs 1:1
2. See Proverbs 29:3
3. Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 29:15
4. [Proverbs 21:6; Ezekiel 7:19; Luke 12:19, 20]
5. Proverbs 11:4, 6
6. Psalms 34:9, 10; Psalms 37:25; [Matthew 6:33]
7. [Psalms 112:10; James 4:3]
8. [Proverbs 6:11; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 13:4]
9. Proverbs 21:5
10. [Proverbs 6:8]
11. Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 19:26
12. ver. 32
13. Psalms 112:6
14. [Psalms 9:5]

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