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