| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. | 1A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. |
| 2Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all. | 2The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all. |
| 3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. | 3The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it. |
| 4Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life. | 4The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life. |
| 5In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them. | 5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them. |
| 6Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. | 6Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. |
| 7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. | 7The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave. |
| 8Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken. | 8He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish. |
| 9The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. | 9He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor. |
| 10Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended. | 10Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease. |
| 11One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend. | 11He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend. |
| 12The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful. | 12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man. |
| 13The sluggard says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the public square!" | 13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!" |
| 14The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the LORD's wrath falls into it. | 14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it. |
| 15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away. | 15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him. |
| 16One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty. | 16He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. |
| 17Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, | 17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge; |
| 18for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips. | 18For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips. |
| 19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you. | 19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you. |
| 20Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge, | 20Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, |
| 21teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve? | 21To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you? |
| 22Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, | 22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate; |
| 23for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life. | 23For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them. |
| 24Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, | 24Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man, |
| 25or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared. | 25Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself. |
| 26Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; | 26Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts. |
| 27if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you. | 27If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you? |
| 28Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors. | 28Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set. |
| 29Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank. | 29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men. |
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