Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Every wise woman builds
her house, but
a
foolish one
tears
it
down
with her own
hands.
Every wise woman hath
builded
her house, And
the
foolish with her hands breaketh
it
down
.
He
who
walks
in uprightness fears
the
LORD
, but
the one
who
is
devious
in his ways despises
Him.
Whoso
is
walking
in his
uprightness is
fearing
Jehovah
, And
the perverted
`
in '
his ways is
despising
Him.
The proud
speech
of a fool brings
a rod to
his
back
, but
the lips of the wise protect
them.
In
the mouth
of a fool `is'
a rod of
pride
, And
the lips of the wise preserve
them.
Where
there
are
no
oxen ,
the
manger
is empty
, but
an
abundant
harvest
comes
through
the strength
of the ox.
Without
oxen a
stall
`
is '
clean
, And
great
`is'
the increase
by
the
power
of the ox.
An
honest
witness does
not deceive
, but
a dishonest
witness pours
forth
lies.
A
faithful
witness lieth
not, And
a false
witness breatheth
out
lies.
A mocker
seeks
wisdom and finds
none
, but
knowledge comes
easily
to the discerning
.
A scorner
hath
sought
wisdom ,
and it
is
not
, And
knowledge to the intelligent
`is'
easy
.
Stay
away
from a foolish man ;
you
will
gain
no
knowledge from
his
speech
.
Go
from before
a foolish man ,
Or
thou
hast
not
known
the
lips
of
knowledge.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern
his way, but
the folly of fools deceives
them
.
The wisdom of the prudent `
is '
to understand
his way, And
the folly of fools `is'
deceit
.
Fools mock the
making
of
amends
, but
goodwill
is
found
among the upright.
Fools mock at
a
guilt-offering
, And
among the upright --
a
pleasing
thing
.
The heart knows
its own bitterness, and no
stranger
shares
in
its joy.
The heart knoweth
its own bitterness, And with
its joy a
stranger
doth
not
intermeddle
.
The house of the wicked will
be
destroyed, but
the tent of the upright will
flourish
.
The house of the wicked is
destroyed, And
the tent of the upright flourisheth
.
There is a way that
seems
right to
a man, but
its end is
the
way
of death.
There is a way --
right before
a man, And
its latter
end `are'
ways
of death.
Even in laughter the heart may
ache
, and joy
may
end in
sorrow
.
Even in laughter is
the heart pained
, And the
latter
end of
joy
`is'
affliction
.
The backslider in heart receives
the
fill
of
his
own
ways
, but
a good man is
rewarded
for
his ways
.
From
his
ways
is
the backslider in heart filled
, And
a good man --
from
his fruits
.
The simple man
believes
every
word
, but
the prudent man
watches
his steps
.
The simple giveth
credence
to
everything
, And
the prudent attendeth
to
his step
.
A
wise man
fears
and turns
from evil, but
a fool is careless
and reckless
.
The
wise is
fearing
and turning
from evil, And
a fool is transgressing
and is
confident
.
A
quick-tempered
man
acts
foolishly
, and a devious
man is hated.
Whoso
is
short
of
temper
doth
folly
, And a man of
wicked
devices
is hated.
The simple inherit
folly, but
the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple have
inherited
folly, And
the prudent are crowned `
with '
knowledge.
The evil bow
before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The evil have
bowed
down
before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The poor man
is
hated even
by
his
neighbor
, but
many
are
those who
love
the rich.
Even
of
his
neighbour
is
the poor hated, And
those loving
the rich `are'
many
.
He
who
despises
his neighbor
sins
, but
blessed
is he
who
shows
kindness
to
the poor
.
Whoso
is
despising
his neighbour
sinneth
, Whoso
is favouring
the humble,
O
his
happiness
.
Do not those
who contrive
evil go
astray
? But
those
who
plan
goodness
find
loving
devotion
and faithfulness.
Do not they
err
who are
devising
evil? And kindness
and
truth
`are'
to
those
devising
good,
There
is
profit
in all labor
, but
mere
talk
leads
only to poverty
.
In all labour
there
is
advantage
, And
a
thing
of
the
lips
`is'
only to want
.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but
the effort
of fools is folly.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly
of fools `
is '
folly.
A truthful
witness saves
lives
, but
one who
utters
lies is
deceitful
.
A true
witness is
delivering
souls
, And
a
deceitful
one breatheth
out
lies.
He
who
fears
the LORD
is secure
in
confidence, and his children
shall
have
a place
of
refuge.
In
the fear
of
Jehovah
`
is '
strong
confidence, And to
His sons
there
is
a refuge.
The fear of the
LORD
is a fountain of life, turning
a
man
from the
snares of death.
The fear of Jehovah
`
is '
a fountain of life, To
turn
aside
from snares of death.
A large
population
is a king’s
splendor
, but
a
lack of subjects
is
a
prince’s
ruin.
In
the
multitude
of
a people
`
is '
the
honour
of
a king
, And
in
lack of people
the
ruin of
a
prince
.
A
patient
man
has
great understanding, but
a
quick-tempered
man
promotes
folly.
Whoso
is
slow
to
anger
`is'
of
great understanding, And
whoso
is
short
in
temper
is
exalting
folly.
A tranquil
heart is life to the body
, but
envy
rots
the bones.
A healed
heart `
is '
life to the flesh
, And
rottenness
to
the bones `is'
envy
.
Whoever
oppresses
the poor taunts
their
Maker, but
whoever
is kind
to
the needy honors
Him
.
An
oppressor
of
the poor reproacheth
his
Maker, And
whoso
is honouring
Him
Is
favouring
the needy.
The wicked man
is
thrown
down
by
his
own
sin
, but
the
righteous
man
has
a
refuge
even
in death.
In
his
wickedness
is
the wicked driven
away
, And
trustful
in his
death `is'
the
righteous
.
Wisdom
rests
in the heart of the discerning;
even
among
fools she
is known.
In the heart of the intelligent
wisdom
doth
rest.
And
in
the
midst
of
fools it
is known.
Righteousness exalts
a nation, but
sin
is a disgrace
to
any
people
.
Righteousness exalteth
a nation, And
the
goodliness
of
peoples
`
is '
a sin-offering
.
A king delights
in
a wise servant, but
his anger
falls
on
the
shameful.
The
favour
of
a king `is'
to
a wise servant, And
an
object
of
his wrath
is
one
causing
shame!
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