New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool. | 1Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool. |
2Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. | 2Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries his footsteps errs. |
3People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. | 3The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD. |
4Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away. | 4Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend. |
5A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape. | 5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape. |
6Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts! | 6Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. |
7The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone. | 7All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. |
8To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. | 8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. |
9A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed. | 9A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish. |
10It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes! | 10Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes. |
11Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. | 11A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression. |
12The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass. | 12The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass. |
13A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. | 13A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping. |
14Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife. | 14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD. |
15Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry. | 15Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger. |
16Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death. | 16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of conduct will die. |
17If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you! | 17One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed. |
18Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives. | 18Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death. |
19Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. | 19A man of great anger will bear the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again. |
20Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. | 20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days. |
21You can make many plans, but the LORD’s purpose will prevail. | 21Many plans are in a man's heart, But the counsel of the LORD will stand. |
22Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest. | 22What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar. |
23Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm. | 23The fear of the LORD leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil. |
24Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth. | 24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth. |
25If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. | 25Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge. |
26Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. | 26He who assaults his father and drives his mother away Is a shameful and disgraceful son. |
27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge. | 27Cease listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. |
28A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. | 28A rascally witness makes a mockery of justice, And the mouth of the wicked spreads iniquity. |
29Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten. | 29Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And blows for the back of fools. |
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