A Wise Son Lives Righteously
1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
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 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat 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 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 who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
3 The one who (E)guards his mouth preserves his life;The one who (F)opens wide his lips (c)comes to ruin.
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 hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent 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 lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.
5 The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is 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 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
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 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 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,But the poor hears no rebuke.
8 The life of a wealthy man may be held for ransom, but whoever is poor receives no threats.
11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
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 who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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 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 teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets 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 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who (U)neglects (p)discipline,But he who regards reproof will be honored.
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 To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools 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 Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul, but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.
20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
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 heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
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 (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 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 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
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 who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
24 He who (AB)withholds his (s)rod hates his son,But he who loves him (t)(AC)disciplines him diligently.
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 upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
25 The (AD)righteous (u)has enough to satisfy his appetite,But the stomach of the (AE)wicked is in need.
25 A righteous person eats to his heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked remains hungry.