Proverbs 10:1-7

1 parabolae Salomonis filius sapiens laetificat patrem filius vero stultus maestitia est matris suae

2 non proderunt thesauri impietatis iustitia vero liberabit a morte

3 non adfliget Dominus fame animam iusti et insidias impiorum subvertet

4 egestatem operata est manus remissa manus autem fortium divitias parat

5 qui congregat in messe filius sapiens est qui autem stertit aestate filius confusionis

6 benedictio super caput iusti os autem impiorum operit iniquitatem

7 memoria iusti cum laudibus et nomen impiorum putrescet

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.