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| 1. | Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. | Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands. | Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. | ||
| 2. | He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him. | He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour. | He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. | ||
| 3. | The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them. | In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe. | In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. | ||
| 4. | Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox. | Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox. | Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. | ||
| 5. | A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies. | A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit. | A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. | ||
| 6. | A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. | The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man. | A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. | ||
| 7. | Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips. | Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge. | Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. | ||
| 8. | The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit. | The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit. | The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. | ||
| 9. | Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will. | In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace. | Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. | ||
| 10. | The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger. | No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy. | The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. | ||
| 11. | The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish. | The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well. | The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. | ||
| 12. | There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. | There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death. | There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. | ||
| 13. | Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness. | Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow. | Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. | ||
| 14. | The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways. | He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings. | The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. | ||
| 15. | A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways. | The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps. | The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. | ||
| 16. | A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless. | The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger. | A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. | ||
| 17. | He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated. | He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet. | He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. | ||
| 18. | The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge. | The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | ||
| 19. | The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. | The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright. | The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. | ||
| 20. | The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends. | The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends. | The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. | ||
| 21. | He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor. | He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy. | He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. | ||
| 22. | Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good. | Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good. | Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. | ||
| 23. | In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. | In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor. | In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. | ||
| 24. | The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly. | Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise. | The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. | ||
| 25. | A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful. | A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit. | A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. | ||
| 26. | In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children. | For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place. | In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. | ||
| 27. | The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death. | The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death. | The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. | ||
| 28. | In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. | A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction. | In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. | ||
| 29. | He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly. | He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish. | He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. | ||
| 30. | The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones. | A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones. | A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. | ||
| 31. | He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. | He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour. | He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. | ||
| 32. | The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge. | The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness. | The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. | ||
| 33. | Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools. | Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish. | Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. | ||
| 34. | Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. | By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples. | Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. | ||
| 35. | The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame. | The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame. | The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. | ||