| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring. | 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. |
| 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-- a stranger, and not your own lips. | 2Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. |
| 3A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. | 3Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. |
| 4Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? | 4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? |
| 5Better an open reprimand than concealed love. | 5Better is open rebuke than hidden love. |
| 6The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive. | 6Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. |
| 7A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. | 7One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. |
| 8A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest. | 8Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home. |
| 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel. | 9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. |
| 10Don't abandon your friend or your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | 10Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative's house when disaster strikes you-- better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. |
| 11Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me. | 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. |
| 12A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished. | 12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. |
| 13Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners. | 13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider. |
| 14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him. | 14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. |
| 15An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike. | 15A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm; |
| 16The one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand. | 16restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand. |
| 17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. | 17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. |
| 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored. | 18The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored. |
| 19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. | 19As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart. |
| 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied. | 20Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes. |
| 21A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and a man for the words of his praise. | 21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise. |
| 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him. | 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them. |
| 23Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, | 23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; |
| 24for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time. | 24for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. |
| 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in, | 25When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, |
| 26lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field; | 26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. |
| 27there will be enough goat's milk for your food-- food for your household and nourishment for your female servants. | 27You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants. |
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