Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour
rather than silver and gold.
A `
good '
name is rather to be chosen than great riches, `
And '
loving favor
rather than silver and gold.
The rich and poor meet together: the
LORD
is the maker of them all.
The rich and the
poor meet together: Jehovah
is the maker of them all.
A prudent man foreseeth
the evil, and hideth himself :
but the simple pass on, and are
punished
.
A prudent man seeth
the evil, and hideth himself ;
But the simple pass on, and suffer
for
it
.
By
humility and the fear of the
LORD
are
riches, and honour
, and life.
The
reward
of
humility `
and '
the fear of Jehovah
`Is'
riches, and honor
, and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward
: he that doth
keep
his soul shall be far from them.
Thorns `
and '
snares are in the way of the perverse
: He that keepeth
his soul shall be far from them.
Train up a child in the way he should go :
and when he is old ,
he will not depart from it.
Train up a child in the way he should go ,
And even
when he is old he will not depart from it.
The rich ruleth over the poor ,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
The rich ruleth over the poor ;
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity:
and the rod of his anger
shall fail.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity;
And the rod of his wrath
shall fail.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Cast out the scorner
, and contention shall
go out; yea, strife and reproach
shall
cease.
Cast out the scoffer
, and contention will
go out; Yea, strife and ignominy
will
cease.
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall
be his friend.
He that loveth pureness of heart, `
For '
the grace of his lips the king will
be his friend.
The eyes of the
LORD
preserve knowledge ,
and
he overthroweth the words of the transgressor
.
The eyes of Jehovah
preserve `him
that
hath'
knowledge ;
But
he overthroweth the words of the treacherous
man
.
The slothful
man
saith, There is a lion without ,
I shall be slain in the streets.
The sluggard
saith, There is a lion without :
I shall be slain in the streets.
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the
LORD
shall fall therein.
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah
shall fall therein.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Foolishness is bound up
in the heart of a child; `
But '
the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches
, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely
come to want.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his `gain'
, `
And '
he that giveth to the rich, `
shall come '
only
to want.
Bow
down
thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine
heart unto my knowledge.
Incline
thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy
heart unto my knowledge.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee ;
they shall
withal
be fitted
in
thy lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee ,
If
they be established
together
upon
thy lips.
That thy trust may be in the
LORD
, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
That thy trust may be in Jehovah
, I have made `them'
known to thee this day, even to thee.
Have not I written to
thee excellent things in
counsels and knowledge,
Have not I written unto
thee excellent things Of
counsels and knowledge,
That
I
might
make thee know the certainty of the words of truth ;
that thou mightest
answer
the
words of truth to them that send unto
thee?
To
make thee know the certainty of the words of truth ,
That thou mayest
carry
back
words of truth to them that send thee?
Rob not the poor, because he is poor :
neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Rob not the poor, because he is poor ;
Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
For the
LORD
will plead their cause, and spoil
the
soul
of those that spoiled
them.
For Jehovah
will plead their cause, And despoil
of life
those that despoil
them.
Make no friendship with an
angry
man; and with a furious
man thou shalt not go:
Make no friendship with a
man that
is
given
to
anger
; And with a wrathful
man thou shalt not go:
Lest thou learn his
ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Lest thou learn this
ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
Be not
thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
Be thou not
one of them that strike hands, `
Or '
of them that are sureties for debts.
If thou hast nothing
to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If thou hast not
wherewith
to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
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