Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
1Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool. | 1Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool. |
2Even zeal is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins. | 2Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. |
3A person's own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD. | 3People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. |
4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend. | 4Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away. |
5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. | 5A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape. |
6Many seek a ruler's favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts. | 6Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts! |
7All the brothers of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there. | 7The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone. |
8The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success. | 8To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. |
9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes. | 9A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed. |
10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool-- how much less for a slave to rule over princes! | 10It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes! |
11A person's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. | 11Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. |
12A king's rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. | 12The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass. |
13A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a wife's nagging is an endless dripping. | 13A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. |
14A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. | 14Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife. |
15Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry. | 15Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry. |
16The one who keeps commands preserves himself; one who disregards his ways will die. | 16Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death. |
17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and he will give a reward to the lender. | 17If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you! |
18Discipline your son while there is hope; don't set your heart on being the cause of his death. | 18Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives. |
19A person with intense anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you'll have to do it again. | 19Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. |
20Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. | 20Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. |
21Many plans are in a person's heart, but the LORD's decree will prevail. | 21You can make many plans, but the LORD’s purpose will prevail. |
22What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar. | 22Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest. |
23The fear of the LORD leads to life; one will sleep at night without danger. | 23Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm. |
24The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn't even bring it back to his mouth! | 24Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth. |
25Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge. | 25If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. |
26The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother is a disgraceful and shameful son. | 26Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. |
27If you stop listening to correction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. | 27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge. |
28A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity. | 28A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. |
29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools. | 29Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten. |
The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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