Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
He
who
isolates
himself
pursues selfish
desires;
he
rebels
against
all sound judgment.
An
unfriendly
man
pursues selfishness,
And
defies
all sound judgment.
A fool does
not
delight in understanding, but only in airing
his opinions
.
A fool has
no
delight in understanding, But only in revealing
his own
opinion
.
With
a
wicked
man
comes contempt as
well
, and shame is
accompanied
by
disgrace.
When
wickedness
comes ,
contempt also
comes
, And with
shame comes
disgrace.
The words of a man’s
mouth are deep waters ;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling
brook.
The words of a man's
mouth are like
deep waters .
The fountain of wisdom is like
a flowing
brook.
Showing
partiality
to the wicked is not good, nor is
depriving
the innocent of justice.
To be
partial
to
the faces
of
the
wicked is not good, Nor to
deprive
the innocent of justice.
A fool’s
lips bring
him
strife, and his mouth invites a
beating
.
A fool's
lips come
into
strife, And his mouth invites beatings
.
A fool’s
mouth is his ruin
, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
A fool's
mouth is his destruction
, And his lips are a snare to his soul.
The words of a gossip are like choice
morsels that
go down into the
inmost
being
.
The words of a gossip are like dainty
morsels :
They
go down into a
person's
innermost
parts
.
Whoever
is slothful
in his work is brother to him who destroys
.
One
who
is slack
in his work Is brother to him who is
a
master
of
destruction
.
The name of the
LORD
is a strong tower ;
the righteous run to it
and are safe.
The name of Yahweh
is a strong tower :
The righteous run to him,
and are safe.
A
rich man’s
wealth is his fortified
city ;
it
is
like a
high
wall in his imagination.
The
rich man's
wealth is his strong
city ,
Like an
unscalable
wall in his own
imagination.
Before his
downfall
a
man’s
heart is proud, but humility
comes
before honor.
Before destruction
the
heart of
man
is proud, But before honor is
humility
.
He who answers
a
matter
before he hears it—
this
is folly and disgrace
to him.
He who gives
answer
before he hears ,
That
is folly and shame
to him.
The
spirit
of
a man
can
endure
his
sickness, but who
can
survive
a broken
spirit?
A man's
spirit
will
sustain
him
in
sickness, But a crushed
spirit ,
who
can
bear
?
The heart of the discerning acquires
knowledge ,
and
the ear of the wise seeks it
out
.
The heart of the discerning gets
knowledge .
The ear of the wise seeks knowledge
.
A man’s
gift opens
doors
for him, and brings him before great men.
A man's
gift makes
room
for him, And brings him before great men.
The
first
to
state
his case
seems right until another comes and cross-examines
him.
He
who
pleads
his cause
first
seems right ;
Until another comes and questions
him.
Casting
the lot ends
quarrels
and separates
strong opponents
.
The lot settles
disputes,
And keeps
strong ones
apart
.
An
offended
brother is harder
to
win
than a fortified city ,
and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
A
brother offended
is more
difficult
than a fortified city ;
And disputes are like the bars of a castle.
From
the fruit of his mouth a
man’s
belly
is
filled;
with the harvest from
his lips he is satisfied.
A
man's
stomach
is
filled
with
the fruit of his mouth .
With the harvest of
his lips he is satisfied.
Life
and
death are in the power of the tongue ,
and
those who love it will eat its fruit.
Death and
life
are in the power of the tongue ;
Those who love it will eat its fruit.
He
who
finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from
the
LORD
.
Whoever
finds a wife finds a good thing ,
And obtains favor of
Yahweh
.
The poor man
pleads
for mercy, but the rich man
answers
harshly.
The poor plead
for mercy, But the rich answer
harshly.
A man of many companions may come
to
ruin
, but there is a friend who stays
closer than a brother.
A man of many companions may be
ruined
, But there is a friend who sticks
closer than a brother.
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