Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Better is
a dry morsel ,
and
quietness therewith,
Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Better a dry morsel in
quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
A servant that
dealeth
wisely
shall
have
rule over a son that
causeth
shame,
And shall
have
part
in
the
inheritance among
the brethren
.
A wise
servant will
rule over a disgraceful
son and share
his
inheritance as
one
of
the brothers
.
The
refining
pot
is
for silver ,
and the
furnace for gold ;
But Jehovah
trieth
the hearts.
A
crucible
for silver and a
furnace for gold ,
but the LORD
is
the
tester
of
hearts.
An
evil-doer
giveth
heed
to
wicked lips; `And'
a liar giveth
ear to a mischievous
tongue.
A
wicked man
listens
to
evil
lips; a liar gives
ear to a destructive
tongue.
Whoso
mocketh
the poor reproacheth
his
Maker; `And'
he
that
is
glad
at
calamity shall
not be
unpunished.
He
who
mocks
the poor insults
their
Maker; whoever
gloats
over
calamity will
not go
unpunished.
Children's
children
are the crown of old
men;
And the glory of children
are
their
fathers
.
Grandchildren
are the crown of the
aged,
and the glory of a
son
is
his
father
.
Excellent
speech
becometh
not
a fool; Much less
do
lying lips a prince.
Eloquent
words
are
unfit
for
a fool; how
much worse
are
lying lips to
a ruler!
A bribe is `as'
a precious
stone
in
the
eyes
of
him
that
hath
it
; Whithersoever
it
turneth
, it
prospereth
.
A bribe is a charm
to
its
giver
; wherever
he
turns
, he
succeeds
.
He
that
covereth
a
transgression
seeketh
love ;
But he that
harpeth
on
a
matter
separateth
chief
friends.
Whoever
conceals
an
offense
promotes
love ,
but he who
brings
it
up
separates
friends.
A rebuke entereth
deeper
into one
that
hath
understanding
Than a hundred stripes
into a fool.
A rebuke cuts
into a
man
of
discernment
deeper
than a hundred lashes
cut
into a fool.
An evil man seeketh
only rebellion; Therefore
a cruel messenger shall
be sent against him.
An evil man seeks
only rebellion; a cruel messenger will
be sent against him.
Let
a bear robbed of her whelps
meet
a
man,
Rather
than a fool in his folly.
It
is
better
to
meet
a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool in his folly.
Whoso
rewardeth
evil for good, Evil shall
not
depart
from
his house.
If
anyone
returns
evil for good, evil will
never
leave
his house.
The
beginning
of
strife
is `as'
when
one
letteth
out
water:
Therefore
leave
off
contention,
before there
is
quarrelling
.
To
start
a
quarrel
is to
release
a
flood;
so
abandon
the
dispute
before it
breaks
out
.
He
that
justifieth
the wicked,
and he
that
condemneth
the righteous ,
Both of
them
alike
are an
abomination
to Jehovah
.
Acquitting
the guilty
and condemning
the righteous —
both are detestable
to the
LORD
.
Wherefore
is
there
a
price
in
the hand of a
fool
to
buy
wisdom ,
Seeing
he
hath
no
understanding
?
Why
should
the fool
have
money
in
his
hand with
no
intention
of buying
wisdom?
A friend loveth
at all times ;
And a brother is born for adversity.
A friend loves
at all times ,
and a brother is born for adversity.
A man void
of
understanding
striketh
hands ,
And
becometh
surety
in the
presence
of
his neighbor.
A man lacking
judgment
strikes
hands in pledge
and
puts
up
security
for
his neighbor.
He loveth
transgression that
loveth
strife :
He that
raiseth
high
his gate seeketh
destruction.
He who
loves
transgression loves
strife ;
he who
builds
his gate high
invites
destruction.
He
that
hath
a wayward
heart findeth
no good ;
And he that
hath
a
perverse
tongue falleth
into mischief
.
The
one
with
a perverse
heart finds
no good ,
and he whose
tongue is
deceitful
falls
into trouble
.
He
that
begetteth
a fool `doeth
it'
to his sorrow
; And
the father of a fool hath
no joy.
A man
fathers
a
fool to his own
grief
; the father of a fool has
no joy.
A cheerful
heart is a
good medicine ;
But a broken spirit drieth
up the bones.
A joyful
heart is good medicine ,
but a broken spirit dries
up the bones.
A wicked man receiveth
a bribe out
of
the
bosom,
To pervert
the ways
of justice.
A wicked man takes
a covert
bribe to subvert
the course
of justice.
Wisdom is before
the face
of him
that
hath
understanding;
But the eyes of a fool are
in
the ends of the earth.
Wisdom is the focus
of the
discerning,
but the eyes of a fool wander
to
the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is
a
grief to his father ,
And bitterness to her that
bare
him.
A foolish son brings
grief to his father and bitterness to her who
bore
him.
Also
to
punish
the
righteous
is not good ,
`Nor'
to smite
the noble for `their'
uprightness
.
It
is surely
not good to punish
the innocent
or
to
flog
a
noble for his
honesty
.
He
that
spareth
his words hath
knowledge;
And he
that
is
of
a cool
spirit
is
a
man of understanding.
A
man
of
knowledge
restrains
his words ,
and a man of understanding maintains
a
calm
spirit
.
Even a fool ,
when
he
holdeth
his
peace,
is counted
wise ;
When
he shutteth
his
lips
, he is
`esteemed
as'
prudent
.
Even a fool is considered
wise if
he keeps
silent
, and
discerning
when
he holds
his
tongue
.
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