New King James Version | International Standard Version |
1Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise. | 1Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom. |
2The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life. | 2A king's anger is like a lion's roar; anyone who angers him forfeits his life. |
3It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. | 3Avoiding strife brings a man honor, but every fool is quarrelsome. |
4The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. | 4A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing. |
5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out. | 5The intentions of a person's heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them. |
6Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man? | 6Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is? |
7The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. | 7The righteous person lives a life of integrity; happy are his children who follow him! |
8A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes. | 8A king sits on a throne of justice, sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance. |
9Who can say, “I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin”? | 9Who can say, "My intentions are pure; I am clean from any sin?" |
10Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the LORD. | 10FALSE weights and measures— the LORD surely detests both of them. |
11Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right. | 11Even a child is known by his actions, whether his deeds are pure and right. |
12The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made them both. | 12The ear that hears and the eye that sees— the LORD surely made them both. |
13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread. | 13Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food. |
14“It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts. | 14"This is bad, bad," says whoever is buying— but then he brags as he walks away after the sale. |
15There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. | 15There is an abundance of gold and precious stones, but lips of knowledge are a rare jewel. |
16Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress. | 16Take the garment of anyone who puts up collateral for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for an unfamiliar woman. |
17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. | 17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but later his mouth will be full of gravel. |
18Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war. | 18Make plans by seeking advice; make war by obtaining guidance. |
19He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips. | 19Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don't get involved with someone who talks too much. |
20Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness. | 20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness. |
21An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end. | 21An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end. |
22Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. | 22Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you. |
23Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, And dishonest scales are not good. | 23The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not good. |
24A man’s steps are of the LORD; How then can a man understand his own way? | 24A man's steps are directed by the LORD; how then can anyone understand his own way? |
25It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows. | 25It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows. |
26A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them. | 26A wise king sifts the wicked, crushing them with the threshing wheel. |
27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart. | 27A person's spirit is the lamp of the LORD; it searches throughout one's innermost being. |
28Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne. | 28Gracious love and truth preserve a king; through love his throne is made secure. |
29The glory of young men is their strength, And the splendor of old men is their gray head. | 29The glory of young men is their strength; and the splendor of elders is their gray hair. |
30Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart. | 30Blows that wound clean away evil; such beatings cleanse the innermost being. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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