4 Through discretion shall the chambers be filled with all costly and pleasant riches.
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
4 by knowledge the rooms are filledwith every precious and beautiful treasure.
4 By knowledge its rooms are furnished with all sorts of expensive and beautiful goods.
6 For with discretion must wars be taken in hand, and whereas are many that can give counsel, there is the victory.
6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.
6 For through wise counsel you will wage your war, and victory lies in an abundance of advisors.
11 Deliver them that go unto death, and are led away to be slain, and be not negligent therein.
11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
11 (O)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.
12 If thou wilt say, "I knew not of it"; Thinkest thou that he which made the hearts, doth not consider it? And that he which regardeth thy soul, seeth it not? Shall not he recompense every man according to his works?
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,”Does He not (P)consider it (Q)who weighs the hearts?And (R)does He not know it who (S)keeps your soul?And will He not (f)(T)render to man according to his work?
12 If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”won’t He who weighs hearts(K) consider it?Won’t He who protects your life(L) know?Won’t He repay a person according to his work?(M)
12 If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?
13 My son, thou eatest honey and the sweet honeycomb, because it is good and sweet in thy mouth.
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
13 My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;
14 Even so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul, as soon as thou hast gotten it. And there is good hope; yea, thy hope shall not be in vain.
14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
14 Know that (W)wisdom is thus for your soul;If you find it, then there will be a (g)(X)future,And your hope will not be cut off.
14 realize that wisdom is the same for you.(P)If you find it, you will have a future,and your hope will never fade.(Q)
14 Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.
15 Lay no privy wait wickedly upon the house of the righteous, and disquiet not his resting place.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
15 (Y)Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;Do not destroy his resting place;
15 Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;
16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the ungodly fall into wickedness.
16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
16 For a (Z)righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,But the (AA)wicked stumble in time of calamity.
16 Though a righteous man falls seven times,he will get up,(S)but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(T)
16 for though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again, but the wicked stumble into calamity.
18 Lest the LORD, when he seeth it, be angry and turn his wrath from him unto thee.
18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18 or the Lord will see, be displeased,and turn His wrath away from him.
18 Otherwise the LORD will observe and disapprove, and he will turn his anger away from him.
20 And why? The wicked hath nothing to hope for, and the candle of the ungodly shall be put out.
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
20 For (AE)there will be no (i)(AF)future for the evil man;The (AG)lamp of the wicked will be put out.
20 For the wicked man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
22 For their destruction shall come suddenly, and who knoweth the fall of them both?
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
22 for destruction from them will come suddenly;who knows what distress these two can bring?
22 They will be destroyed suddenly, and who knows what kind of punishment will come from these two?
More Sayings Of The Wise
24 He that sayeth unto the ungodly, "Thou art righteous," him shall the people curse; yea, the commonality shall abhor him.
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
24 He (AL)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”(AM)Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(AB)—people will curse him,(AC) and tribes will denounce him;
24 Whoever says to the wicked, "You're in the right," will be cursed by people and hated by nations.
25 But they that rebuke the ungodly shall be commended, and a rich blessing shall come upon them.
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,and a generous blessing will come to them.
25 But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.
27 First, make up thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field, and then build thine house.
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
27 Prepare your work outsideAnd (AO)make it ready for yourself in the field;Afterwards, then, build your house.
27 First do your outside work, preparing your land for yourself. After that, build your house.
28 Be no false witness against thy neighbour, and hurt him not with thy lips.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
28 Do not be a (AP)witness against your neighbor without cause,And (AQ)do not deceive with your lips.
28 Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.
29 Say not, "I will handle him, even as he hath dealt with me, and will reward every man according to his deeds."
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
29 (AR)Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me;I will (m)render to the man according to his work.”
29 Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
30 I went by the field of a slackerand by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
30 I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.
31 And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thistles, and the stone wall was broken down.
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
31 And behold, it was completely (AT)overgrown with thistles;Its surface was covered with (o)(AU)nettles,And its stone (AV)wall was broken down.
31 There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed.
32 This I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and took it for a warning.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
32 I saw, and took it to heart;I looked, and received instruction:
32 As I observed, I thought about it; I watched, and learned a lesson:
33 Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little;
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the arms to rest,
33 "A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!"