1 A wise son the instruction of a father: and he. mocking heard not reproof.
1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
1 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
1 A wise son heeds a father's correction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.
2 From the fruit of a man’s mouth he (a)(C)enjoys good,But the (b)desire of the treacherous is (D)violence.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
2 From the words of his mouth,a man will enjoy good things,(A)but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.(B)
2 From the fruit of his words a man receives benefit, but the treacherous crave violence.
3 He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
3 The one who (E)guards his mouth preserves his life;The one who (F)opens wide his lips (c)comes to ruin.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life;(C)the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.(D)
3 Anyone who guards his words protects his life; anyone who talks too much is ruined.
4 The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat
4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
4 The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.
5 The just one will hate the word of falsehood: and the unjust one will be loathsome and be put to shame.
5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
5 The righteous hate lying,but the wicked act disgustingly and disgracefully.
5 A righteous person hates deceit, but the wicked person is shameful and disgraceful.
7 There is he making himself rich, and not anything: making himself poor, and much wealth.
7 There is one who (J)pretends to be rich, but has nothing;Another (g)pretends to be (K)poor, but has great wealth.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
7 One man pretends to be rich but has nothing;(G)another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.(H)
7 One person pretends to be wealthy, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet is rich.
8 The expiating of a man's soul is his riches: and the poor will not hear rebuke.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,But the poor hears no rebuke.
8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
8 The life of a wealthy man may be held for ransom, but whoever is poor receives no threats.
11 Wealth from vanity shall be diminished: and he gathering with the hand, shall increase.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(M)but whoever earns it through labor(b) will multiply it.(N)
11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.
13 He despising to the word it shall be perverse to him: and he fearing the command shall be requited.
13 The one who (N)despises the word will be (m)in debt to it,But the one who fears the commandment will be (O)rewarded.
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,(P)but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.(Q)
13 Anyone who despises a word of advice will pay for it, but whoever heeds a command will be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise one a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
14 A wise man’s instruction is a fountain of life,(R)turning people away from the snares of death.(S)
14 What the wise have to teach is a fountain of life and causes someone to avoid the snares of death.
18 Instruction dismisses poverty and shame: and he watching reproof shall be honored.
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who (U)neglects (p)discipline,But he who regards reproof will be honored.
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
18 Poverty and disgrace come to thosewho ignore discipline,but the one who accepts correction will be honored.(W)
18 Poverty and shame are for those who ignore correction, but whoever listens to instruction gains honor.
19 The desire coming to pass, will be sweet to the soul: and an abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul,But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
19 Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul, but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.
20 He going with the wise, and he is wise: and the companion of the foolish shall become evil.
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
20 Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
22 The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.
22 A good man (Y)leaves an inheritance to his (q)children’s children,And the (Z)wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his(d) grandchildren,but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(Z)
22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.
23 Much food to the fallow ground of the poor: and in no judgment there is destroying
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
23 The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,but without justice, it is swept away.
23 The field of the poor may produce much food, but it can be swept away through injustice.
24 He withholding his rod hates his son: and he loving him, sought correction for him.
24 He who (AB)withholds his (s)rod hates his son,But he who loves him (t)(AC)disciplines him diligently.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
24 The one who will not use the rod hates his son,(AA)but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.(AB)
24 Whoever does not discipline his son hates him, but whoever loves him is diligent to correct him.
25 The just one ate to fill his soul: and the belly of the unjust shall want
25 The (AD)righteous (u)has enough to satisfy his appetite,But the stomach of the (AE)wicked is in need.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
25 A righteous person eats to his heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked remains hungry.
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