| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. | 1The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. |
| 2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. | 2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| 3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. | 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. |
| 4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. | 4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| 5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. | 5The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. |
| 6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. | 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires. |
| 7When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth. | 7Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing. |
| 8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. | 8The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. |
| 9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. | 9With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. |
| 10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. | 10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. |
| 11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. | 11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. |
| 12He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. | 12Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue. |
| 13A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. | 13A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret. |
| 14Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety. | 14For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers. |
| 15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. | 15Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe. |
| 16A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. | 16A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth. |
| 17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. | 17Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. |
| 18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. | 18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. |
| 19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. | 19Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death. |
| 20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight. | 20The LORD detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. |
| 21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. | 21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free. |
| 22As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. | 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion. |
| 23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. | 23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath. |
| 24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. | 24One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. |
| 25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. | 25A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. |
| 26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. | 26People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell. |
| 27He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. | 27Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it. |
| 28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. | 28Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. |
| 29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. | 29Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. |
| 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. | 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives. |
| 31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. | 31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner! |
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