Proverbes 10:1-9

1 Proverbes de Salomon. L'enfant sage réjouit son père; mais l'enfant insensé est le chagrin de sa mère.

2 Les trésors de méchanceté ne profitent point; mais la justice délivre de la mort.

3 L'Éternel ne permet pas que le juste souffre de la faim; mais il repousse l'avidité des méchants.

4 La main paresseuse appauvrit; mais la main des diligents enrichit.

5 Celui qui amasse en été est un fils prudent; celui qui dort pendant la moisson est un fils qui fait honte.

6 Il y a des bénédictions sur la tête du juste; mais la violence fermera la bouche aux méchants.

7 La mémoire du juste sera en bénédiction; mais le nom des méchants tombera en pourriture.

8 Celui qui a le cœur sage, reçoit les avertissements; mais celui qui a les lèvres insensées, tombera.

9 Celui qui marche dans l'intégrité, marche en assurance; mais celui qui pervertit ses voies, sera découvert.

Proverbes 10:1-9 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.