2 In the increasing of the just the people will rejoice: and in the ruling of the unjust one the people will groan.
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
2 As the righteous grow powerful, people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, people groan.
3 A man loving wisdom will gladden his father: and he feeding harlots shall destroy riches.
3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
3 A man who (D)loves wisdom makes his father glad,But he who (E)keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(C)but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.(D)
3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but anyone who consorts with immoral women squanders his wealth.
4 A king in judgment shall establish the land: and a man of presents shall overthrow it
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
4 By justice a king brings stability to a land,(E)but a man who demands “contributions”(a)demolishes it.(F)
4 A king brings stability to a land through justice, but a man who takes bribes brings it to ruin.
7 The just one knew the judgment of the poor: the unjust one will not understand knowledge.
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
7 The (J)righteous (c)is concerned for the rights of the poor,The wicked does not understand such (d)concern.
7 The righteous person knows the rights(c) of the poor,(J)but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
7 The righteous person is concerned about the poor; but the wicked don't understand what they need to know.
9 A wise man contending with a foolish man and raging and laughing, and no rest.
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
9 When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man,(e)The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
9 When a wise man has a dispute with a fool, the fool either rages or laughs without relief.
13 The poor one and the man of oppressions met together: Jehovah enlightening the eyes of them both.
13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
13 The (Q)poor man and the oppressor (h)have this in common:The Lord gives (R)light to the eyes of both.
13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gave them both eyes with which to see.
15 The rod and reproofs will give wisdom: and the youth being left shames his mother.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
15 The (U)rod and reproof give wisdom,But a child (i)who gets his own way (V)brings shame to his mother.
15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(S)but a youth left to himself(h)is a disgrace to his mother.(T)
15 The rod and rebuke bestow wisdom, but an undisciplined child brings shame to his mother.
18 In no vision the people shall be unruly: and he watching the law, happy is he.
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
18 Where there is (Z)no (l)vision, the people (AA)are unrestrained,But (AB)happy is he who keeps the law.
18 Without prophetic vision, people abandon restraint, but those who obey the Law are happy.
19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for he will understand and not answer.
19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone;For though he understands, there will be no response.
19 By mere words a servant will not be corrected; even though he understands, there will be no response.
21 He bringing up his servant delicately from youth, and his latter state will be a child.
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
21 He who pampers his slave from childhoodWill in the end find him to be a son.
21 If you pamper a servant from his childhood, later on he'll become ungrateful.
27 A man of iniquity is an abomination of the just; and the upright of way, an abomination of the unjust one.
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
27 An (AM)unjust man is abominable to the righteous,And he who is (AN)upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.
27 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,and one whose way is uprightis detestable to the wicked.(AK)
27 The unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and whoever lives blamelessly is detestable to the wicked.