1 Better is the poor that liveth godly, than the blasphemer that is but a fool.
1 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrityThan he who is perverse in (a)speech and is a fool.
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
1 A poor man who walks blamelessly is better than a fool who speaks perversely.
2 Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily.
2 Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,And he who hurries (b)(C)his footsteps (c)errs.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
2 Furthermore, it isn't good to be ignorant, and whoever rushes into things misses the mark.
6 The multitude hangeth upon great men; and every man favoureth him that giveth rewards.
6 (I)Many will seek the favor of a (e)generous man,And every man is a friend to him who (J)gives gifts.
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
6 Many curry favor of an official; everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
7 As for the poor, he is hated among all his brethren; yea, his own friends forsake him, and he that giveth credence unto words, getteth nothing.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;How much more do his (K)friends abandon him!He (L)pursues them with words, but they are (f)gone.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;(J)how much more do his friendskeep their distance from him!He may pursue them with words,(K)but they are not there.(b)
7 All the relatives of a poor person shun him how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he runs after them pleading, they aren't around.
8 He that is wise loveth his own soul; and whoso hath understanding, shall prosper.
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
8 The one who acquires good sense(c) loves himself;one who safeguards understanding finds success.(L)
8 Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself, and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.
11 A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.
11 A man’s (Q)discretion makes him slow to anger,And it is his glory (R)to overlook a transgression.
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
11 A person's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.
13 An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping.
13 A (U)foolish son is destruction to his father,And the (V)contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
13 A father's ruin is a foolish son, and a wife's quarreling is like dripping water that never stops.
14 House and riches may a man have by the heritage of his elders; but a discreet woman is the gift of the LORD.
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
14 A house and self-sufficiency are a father's inheritance, but from the LORD comes an insightful wife.
16 Whoso keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul; but he that regardeth not his way, shall die.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
16 Whoever obeys a commandment keeps himself safe, but someone who is contemptuous in conduct will die.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the LORD; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.
17 One who (Z)is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,And He will repay him for his (l)(AA)good deed.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.
19 For great wrath bringeth harm; therefore let him go, and so mayest thou teach him more nurture.
19 A man of great anger will bear the penalty,For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
19 The person who has great anger must pay the consequences, because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
23 The fear of the LORD preserveth the life; yea it giveth plenteousness, without the visitation of any plague.
23 The (p)(AF)fear of the Lord leads to life,So that one may sleep (AG)satisfied, (q)(AH)untouched by evil.
23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
23 The fear of the LORD leads to life; whoever is satisfied with it will rest, untouched by evil.
25 If thou smitest a scornful person, the ignorant shall take better heed; and if thou reprovest one that hath understanding, he will be the wiser.
25 (AK)Strike a scoffer and the (r)naive may become shrewd,But (AL)reprove one who has understanding and he will (s)gain knowledge.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(AI)rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(AJ)
25 If you scourge a scoffer, the simple person may learn to be discreet; rebuke a discerning man and he will gain understanding.
26 He that hurteth his father or shutteth out his mother, is a shameful and an unworthy son.
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
26 The one who assaults his father and evicts his motheris a disgraceful and shameful son.
26 Whoever mistreats his father and alienates his mother is a son who brings both shame and disrespect.
27 My son, heareth no more the doctrine that leadeth thee away from the words of understanding.
27 Cease listening, my son, to discipline,And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,you will stray from the words of knowledge.
27 My son, if you stop listening to instruction, you will stray from the principles of knowledge.
28 A false witness laugheth judgement to scorn; and the mouth of the ungodly eateth up wickedness.
28 A rascally witness makes a mockery of justice,And the mouth of the wicked (t)(AN)spreads iniquity.
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the wicked person feeds on iniquity.
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