| New International Version | English Standard Version |
| 1My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, | 1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, |
| 2for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. | 2for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. |
| 3Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. | 3Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. |
| 4Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. | 4So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. |
| 5Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; | 5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. |
| 6in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. | 6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. |
| 7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. | 7Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. |
| 8This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. | 8It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. |
| 9Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; | 9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; |
| 10then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. | 10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. |
| 11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, | 11My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, |
| 12because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. | 12for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. |
| 13Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, | 13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, |
| 14for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. | 14for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. |
| 15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. | 15She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. |
| 16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. | 16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. |
| 17Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. | 17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. |
| 18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. | 18She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed. |
| 19By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; | 19The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; |
| 20by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. | 20by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. |
| 21My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; | 21My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion, |
| 22they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. | 22and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. |
| 23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble. | 23Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble. |
| 24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. | 24If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. |
| 25Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, | 25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, |
| 26for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared. | 26for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. |
| 27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. | 27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. |
| 28Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back tomorrow and I'll give it to you"-- when you already have it with you. | 28Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you. |
| 29Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you. | 29Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. |
| 30Do not accuse anyone for no reason-- when they have done you no harm. | 30Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm. |
| 31Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. | 31Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, |
| 32For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. | 32for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence. |
| 33The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. | 33The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. |
| 34He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed. | 34Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor. |
| 35The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. | 35The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace. |
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