Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Wine `
is '
a scorner
--
strong drink `
is '
noisy
, And any
going
astray in
it
is not wise.
Wine is a mocker,
strong drink is a
brawler
, and whoever
is
led
astray by
them
is not wise.
The fear
of a king `
is '
a
growl
as
of a young
lion ,
He
who
is
causing
him to
be
wroth
is
wronging
his soul
.
The terror
of a king is like
the
roar
of a lion ;
whoever
provokes
him forfeits
his own
life
.
An
honour
to
a man is
cessation
from
strife
, And
every
fool intermeddleth
.
It
is
honorable
for
a man to
resolve
a
dispute
, but
any
fool will
quarrel
.
Because
of
winter
the slothful
plougheth
not ,
He
asketh
in harvest, and
there
is
nothing.
The slacker
does
not plow
in season;
at
harvest time
he
looks
, but
nothing is
there
.
Counsel
in
the heart
of a man
`is'
deep water
, And
a man of understanding draweth
it
up
.
The intentions
of a man’s
heart
are
deep waters
, but
a man of understanding draws
them
out
.
A multitude
of
men
proclaim
each
his kindness
, And
a
man
of
stedfastness
who doth
find?
Many
a man
proclaims
his loving
devotion
, but
who can
find a
trustworthy
man
?
The righteous is
walking
habitually
in
his
integrity ,
O
the
happiness
of
his sons
after him !
The righteous man
walks
with
integrity ;
blessed
are
his children
after him .
A king sitting
on a throne of
judgment,
Is
scattering
with his eyes all
evil,
A king who
sits
on a throne to
judge
sifts
out
all
evil
with his eyes .
Who saith
, `
I have purified
my heart ,
I have
been
cleansed from my sin? '
Who can
say
, “
I have kept
my heart pure;
I am
cleansed from my sin ”
?
A
stone
and
a
stone,
an
ephah
and an
ephah,
Even
both of
them
`
are '
an
abomination
to Jehovah
.
Differing
weights
and unequal
measures
—
both are detestable
to the
LORD
.
Even by his actions a
youth
maketh
himself
known,
Whether his work
be
pure or
upright.
Even a
young
man
is
known
by his actions —
whether his conduct
is
pure and
upright.
A
hearing
ear,
and a
seeing
eye,
Jehovah
hath
made even
both
of
them.
Ears
that
hear
and eyes
that
see—
the
LORD
has
made them both
.
Love
not sleep, lest
thou
become
poor ,
Open thine
eyes --
be
satisfied
`with'
bread
.
Do
not love
sleep, or
you
will
grow
poor ;
open your
eyes ,
and
you
will
have
plenty
of
food
.
`Bad,
bad
, '
saith
the buyer, And
going
his
way then
he boasteth
himself
.
“Worthless
, worthless!”
says
the buyer, but
on
the
way out,
he gloats
.
Substance,
gold ,
and a
multitude
of
rubies, Yea,
a
precious
vessel,
`are'
lips of knowledge.
There
is
an
abundance
of
gold and rubies, but
lips of knowledge are
a
rare
treasure
.
Take his
garment when
a stranger hath
been
surety,
And
for
strangers
pledge
it.
Take the
garment of
the
one
who
posts
security
for
a stranger ;
get
collateral
if
it is
for
a
foreigner
.
Sweet to a man `is'
the
bread
of
falsehood
, And
afterwards
is
his mouth filled
`with'
gravel.
Food
gained
by
fraud
is
sweet to a man, but
later
his mouth is
full
of
gravel.
Purposes
by counsel
thou
dost
establish
, And with
plans
make
thou
war.
Set
plans
by consultation
, and wage
war under
sound
guidance
.
A
revealer
of
secret
counsels
is the
busybody,
And
for
a deceiver
`
with '
his lips make
not
thyself
surety
.
He
who
reveals
secrets
is a constant
gossip;
avoid
the
one
who
babbles
with his lips.
Whoso
is
vilifying
his father and
his
mother, Extinguished
is
his lamp in blackness
of
darkness.
Whoever
curses
his father or
mother, his lamp will
be
extinguished
in deepest
darkness.
An inheritance gotten
wrongly
at
first,
Even
its
latter
end
is
not blessed.
An inheritance gained
quickly
will
not be
blessed in
the
end
.
Do not say, `
I recompense
evil ,'
Wait for
Jehovah
, and He delivereth
thee
.
Do not say, “
I will
avenge
this
evil !”
Wait on
the
LORD
, and He will
save
you
.
An
abomination
to
Jehovah
`
are '
a
stone
and
a
stone
, And balances
of
deceit
`
are '
not
good.
Unequal
weights
are detestable
to
the
LORD
, and dishonest
scales
are no
good.
From
Jehovah
`
are '
the steps
of
a
man
, And
man
--
how understandeth
he
his way?
A
man’s
steps
are from
the LORD
, so
how can
anyone
understand
his own
way?
A snare
to
a man `is'
he
hath
swallowed
a
holy
thing
, And
after
vows
to make
inquiry
.
It
is
a trap
for
a man to
dedicate
something
rashly
, only
later
to reconsider
his
vows
.
A wise king is
scattering
the wicked ,
And turneth
back
on
them
the wheel.
A wise king separates
out
the wicked and drives
the threshing
wheel over
them
.
The breath
of man `
is '
a
lamp of Jehovah
, Searching all
the
inner
parts
of
the
heart
.
The spirit
of a
man is the
lamp of the
LORD
, searching out
his
inmost
being
.
Kindness
and truth
keep
a king ,
And
he
hath
supported
by kindness
his throne.
Loving
devotion
and faithfulness
preserve
a king ;
by these
he
maintains
his throne.
The beauty
of young men is their strength, And the honour
of old men
is
grey
hairs
.
The glory
of young men is their strength, and gray
hair
is
the splendor
of the
old.
The
bandages
of
a
wound
thou
removest
with
the
evil, Also
the
plagues
of
the inner
parts of
the
heart!
Lashes
and
wounds
scour
evil, and
beatings
cleanse
the inmost
parts .
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