New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights. | 1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight. |
2Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. | 2When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom. |
3Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people. | 3The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them. |
4Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death. | 4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. |
5The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin. | 5The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. |
6The godliness of good people rescues them; the ambition of treacherous people traps them. | 6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed. |
7When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength. | 7When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of strong men perishes. |
8The godly are rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. | 8The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place. |
9With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous. | 9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. |
10The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed; they shout for joy when the wicked die. | 10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting. |
11Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart. | 11By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down. |
12It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet. | 12He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent. |
13A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. | 13He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter. |
14Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers. | 14Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory. |
15There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt; it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt. | 15He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates being a guarantor is secure. |
16A gracious woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth. | 16A gracious woman attains honor, And ruthless men attain riches. |
17Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you. | 17The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm. |
18Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last. | 18The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward. |
19Godly people find life; evil people find death. | 19He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death. |
20The LORD detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity. | 20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the blameless in their walk are His delight. |
21Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the godly will go free. | 21Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered. |
22A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout. | 22As a ring of gold in a swine's snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. |
23The godly can look forward to a reward, while the wicked can expect only judgment. | 23The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. |
24Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. | 24There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. |
25The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. | 25The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered. |
26People curse those who hoard their grain, but they bless the one who sells in time of need. | 26He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. |
27If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you! | 27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him. |
28Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. | 28He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf. |
29Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. The fool will be a servant to the wise. | 29He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted. |
30The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends. | 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls. |
31If the righteous are rewarded here on earth, what will happen to wicked sinners? | 31If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner! |
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