| International Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights. | 1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight. |
| 2When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it, but humility is present with wisdom. | 2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| 3The integrity of the righteous guides them, but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them. | 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them. |
| 4Wealth won't help in the time of judgment, but righteousness will deliver from death. | 4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger. |
| 5The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path, but the wicked fall by their wickedness. | 5The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness. |
| 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires. | 6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires. |
| 7When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing. | 7When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes. |
| 8The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead. | 8The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead. |
| 9By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape. | 9With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered. |
| 10The city rejoices when the righteous prosper, and when the wicked perish there is jubilation. | 10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy. |
| 11Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up, but what the wicked say tears it down. | 11A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked. |
| 12Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments. | 12The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent. |
| 13Whoever spreads gossip betrays secrets, but the trustworthy person keeps a confidence. | 13The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter. |
| 14A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many. | 14When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors. |
| 15Securing a loan for a stranger will bring suffering, but by refusing to do so, one remains safe. | 15The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure. |
| 16A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men attain wealth. | 16A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth. |
| 17A gracious man benefits himself, but the cruel person damages himself. | 17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble. |
| 18Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded. | 18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward. |
| 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil will die. | 19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. |
| 20Devious minds are abhorrent to the LORD, but those whose ways are innocent are his delight. | 20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight. |
| 21Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free. | 21Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment. |
| 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. | 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion. |
| 23The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath. | 23What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath. |
| 24Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer. | 24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty. |
| 25A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return. | 25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied. |
| 26People will curse whoever withholds grain, but blessing will come to whoever is selling. | 26People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it. |
| 27The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil—it will find him! | 27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil--it will come to him. |
| 28The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves. | 28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. |
| 29Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise. | 29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person. |
| 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins people is wise. | 30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise. |
| 31If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner. | 31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner! |
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