| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. | 1The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion. |
| 2When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order. | 2When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained. |
| 3A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. | 3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food. |
| 4Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them. | 4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them. |
| 5Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully. | 5Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all. |
| 6Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse. | 6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich. |
| 7A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. | 7The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents. |
| 8Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor. | 8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy. |
| 9If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. | 9The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. |
| 10Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance. | 10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good. |
| 11The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are. | 11A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly. |
| 12When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding. | 12When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out. |
| 13Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. | 13The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy. |
| 14Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble. | 14Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil. |
| 15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. | 15Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people. |
| 16A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign. | 16The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. |
| 17Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back. | 17The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him. |
| 18The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit. | 18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once. |
| 19Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty. | 19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty. |
| 20A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. | 20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished. |
| 21To show partiality is not good-- yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread. | 21To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread. |
| 22The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them. | 22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him. |
| 23Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue. | 23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue. |
| 24Whoever robs their father or mother and says, "It's not wrong," is partner to one who destroys. | 24The one who robs his father and mother and says, "There is no transgression," is a companion to the one who destroys. |
| 25The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper. | 25The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper. |
| 26Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe. | 26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape. |
| 27Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses. | 27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses. |
| 28When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive. | 28When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase. |
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