A Wise Son Lives Righteously
1 A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.
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 the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- 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 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 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
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 soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And 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 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 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
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 who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth is abundant.
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 The ransom of a man's life are his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
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 from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
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 Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
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 law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from 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 Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is 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 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil.
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 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth 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 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.
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 Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
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 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
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 righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
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.