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