| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. | 1Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring. |
| 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. | 2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips. |
| 3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. | 3Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both. |
| 4Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy? | 4Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy? |
| 5Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. | 5An open rebuke is better than unspoken love. |
| 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. | 6Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes. |
| 7A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. | 7The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet. |
| 8Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home. | 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders away from his home. |
| 9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend. | 9Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul. |
| 10Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. | 10Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away. |
| 11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me. | 11Be wise, my son, and make me happy, so I can reply to anyone who insults me. |
| 12A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty. | 12Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences. |
| 13Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge. | 13Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman. |
| 14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him. | 14A friend's loud blessing early in the morning will be thought of as a curse. |
| 15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike; | 15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike. |
| 16He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. | 16Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand. |
| 17Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. | 17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character. |
| 18He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored. | 18Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored. |
| 19As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man. | 19Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. |
| 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. | 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes. |
| 21The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him. | 21As the crucible tests silver, and the furnace assays gold; so praise received tests a man. |
| 22Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. | 22Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him. |
| 23Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; | 23Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds, |
| 24For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. | 24because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next. |
| 25When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, | 25When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested, |
| 26The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field, | 26the lambs will supply your clothing, and your goats the price of a field. |
| 27And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens. | 27You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls. |
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