Proverbs 10:22-27

New International Version

²²The blessing of the Lord^(A) brings wealth,^(B)
without painful toil for it.^(C)

²³A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,^(D)
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴What the wicked dread^(E) will overtake them;^(F)
what the righteous desire will be granted.^(G)

²⁵When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm^(H) forever.^(I)

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(J) to the eyes,
so are sluggards to those who send them.^(K)

²⁷The fear of the Lord adds length to life,^(L)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(M)

Proverbs 10:22-27

New Living Translation

²²The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.

²³Doing wrong is fun for a fool,
but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.

²⁴The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled;
the hopes of the godly will be granted.

²⁵When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,
but the godly have a lasting foundation.

²⁶Lazy people irritate their employers,
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

²⁷Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.

²²The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

²³It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

²⁴The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

²⁵As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

²⁷The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

New International Version (NIV)