Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
A good name is more
desirable
than great riches, And loving favor
is
better
than silver and gold.
A GOOD name is rather
to
be
chosen
than great riches, and loving favour
rather
than silver and gold.
The rich and the
poor have
this
in
common
: Yahweh
is the maker of them all.
The rich and poor meet
together
: the
LORD
is the maker of them all.
A prudent man sees
danger
, and hides
himself ;
But the simple pass on, and suffer
for
it
.
A prudent man foreseeth
the
evil
, and hideth
himself :
but the simple pass on, and are
punished
.
The
result
of
humility and the fear of Yahweh
Is
wealth
, honor
, and life.
By
humility and the fear of the
LORD
are
riches
, and
honour
, and life.
Thorns and snares are in the path
of the wicked
: Whoever
guards
his soul stays
from them.
Thorns and snares are in the way
of the froward
: he
that
doth
keep
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 when he is old ,
he will not depart from it.
The rich rule
over the poor .
The borrower is servant to the lender.
The rich ruleth
over the poor ,
and
the borrower is servant to the lender.
He who
sows
wickedness
reaps
trouble,
And the rod of his fury
will
be
destroyed
.
He that
soweth
iniquity
shall
reap
vanity:
and the rod of his anger
shall
fail
.
He who
has
a generous
eye will
be blessed; For he shares
his food
with
the poor.
He that
hath
a bountiful
eye shall
be blessed; for he giveth
of
his bread
to
the poor.
Drive
out the mocker
, and strife
will
go out; Yes
, quarrels
and insults
will
stop
.
Cast
out the scorner
, and contention
shall
go out; yea
, strife
and reproach
shall
cease
.
He who
loves
purity
of heart and
speaks
gracefully
Is
the king's
friend.
He that
loveth
pureness
of heart ,
for
the grace
of
his
lips
the
king
shall
be
his
friend.
The eyes of Yahweh
watch
over
knowledge ;
But
he frustrates
the words of the unfaithful
.
The eyes of the
LORD
preserve
knowledge ,
and
he overthroweth
the words of the transgressor
.
The sluggard
says
, "
There is a lion outside!
I will
be killed
in the streets !"
The slothful
man
saith
, There is a lion without,
I shall
be slain
in the streets .
The mouth of an
adulteress
is a deep pit: He who
is under
Yahweh's
wrath
will
fall into
it
.
The mouth of strange
women
is a deep pit: he that
is abhorred
of
the
LORD
shall
fall therein
.
Folly
is bound up
in the heart of a child :
The rod of discipline
drives
it far from him.
Foolishness
is bound in the heart of a child ;
but
the rod of correction
shall
drive
it far from him.
Whoever
oppresses
the poor for
his
own
increase and whoever
gives
to the rich, Both
come to poverty
.
He
that
oppresseth
the poor to
increase his
riches,
and he
that
giveth
to the rich, shall
surely
come to want
.
Turn
your
ear, and listen
to
the words of the wise .
Apply your
heart to
my teaching
.
Bow
down
thine
ear, and hear
the words of the wise ,
and
apply thine
heart unto
my knowledge
.
For it is a pleasant thing if you
keep them within you,
If
all
of
them
are
ready
on
your
lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou
keep them within thee;
they
shall
withal
be
fitted
in
thy
lips.
That your
trust may be in Yahweh
, I teach
you
today
, even you
.
That thy
trust may be in the
LORD
, I have
made
known
to
thee
this
day
, even to
thee
.
Haven't
I written to you
thirty
excellent things Of
counsel
and knowledge,
Have
not
I written to thee
excellent things in
counsels
and knowledge,
To
teach
you
truth ,
reliable
words ,
To
give
sound
answers
to the
ones
who
sent
you
?
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
?
Don't
exploit
the poor, because he is poor ;
And
don't
crush
the needy
in court;
Rob
not
the poor, because he is poor :
neither
oppress
the afflicted
in the
gate:
For Yahweh
will plead their case
, And plunder
the life
of those who
plunder
them.
For the
LORD
will plead their cause
, and spoil
the soul
of those that
spoiled
them.
Don't
befriend
a
hot-tempered
man ,
And don't
associate
with one
who
harbors
anger
:
Make
no
friendship
with
an
angry
man ;
and with a
furious
man
thou
shalt
not
go
:
Lest you
learn his ways, And ensnare
your
soul.
Lest thou
learn his ways, and get
a
snare
to
thy
soul.
Don't
you
be one of those
who
strike hands, Of those
who
are collateral
for debts.
Be not
thou
one of them
that
strike hands, or
of them
that
are sureties
for debts.
If you
don't
have
means
to pay, Why should he take away your
bed from under you
?
If thou
hast
nothing
to pay, why should he take away thy
bed from under thee
?
Don't
move
the ancient boundary
stone
, Which your
fathers have set up
.
Remove
not
the ancient landmark
, which thy
fathers have set.
Do
you
see
a man skilled
in his work
? He will
serve
kings; He won't
serve
obscure
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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