Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
A name is chosen
rather than much
wealth
, Than silver and than
gold --
good
grace
.
A GOOD
name is rather to
be
chosen
than great
riches
, and
loving
favour
rather
than silver and gold.
Rich and poor have
met
together ,
The Maker of them all `is'
Jehovah
.
The
rich and poor meet
together :
the LORD
is
the
maker of them all.
The
prudent hath
seen
the evil, and is
hidden,
And
the simple have
passed
on, and are punished.
A
prudent man
foreseeth
the evil, and hideth
himself:
but
the simple pass
on, and are punished.
The
end
of
humility `is'
the fear of Jehovah,
Riches, and honour, and life.
By
humility and
the fear of the
LORD
are
riches, and honour, and life.
Thorns --
snares `
are '
in the way of the perverse,
Whoso
is
keeping
his soul is
far from them.
Thorns and
snares are in the way of the froward:
he
that
doth
keep
his soul shall
be
far from them.
Give
instruction
to
a youth
about
his
way ,
Even
when he is old he turneth
not 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 over the poor ruleth
, And a
servant
`is'
the borrower to the lender.
The rich ruleth
over the poor, and the borrower is
servant
to the lender.
Whoso
is
sowing
perverseness
reapeth
sorrow,
And the rod of his anger weareth
out
.
He
that
soweth
iniquity
shall
reap
vanity:
and the rod of his anger shall
fail
.
The
good
of
eye
--
he is
blessed ,
For he hath
given
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 a
scorner --
and contention goeth
out, And
strife and shame
cease.
Cast out the
scorner ,
and contention shall
go
out ;
yea
, strife and reproach
shall
cease.
Whoso
is
loving
cleanness
of heart, Grace `are'
his lips ,
a
king `is'
his friend.
He
that
loveth
pureness
of heart, for
the
grace of
his lips the
king shall
be
his friend.
The eyes of Jehovah
have
kept
knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous
.
The eyes of the
LORD
preserve
knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor
.
The slothful hath
said
, `
A lion `is'
without, In
the
midst
of
the
broad
places
I am
slain. '
The slothful man
saith
, There
is
a lion without, I shall
be
slain in
the
streets
.
A
deep
pit
`is'
the mouth of strange women ,
The
abhorred of Jehovah
falleth
there
.
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 youth,
The rod of chastisement
putteth
it far from him.
Foolishness
is bound in the heart of a child;
but
the rod of correction
shall
drive
it far from him.
He is
oppressing
the poor to multiply
to
him
, He is
giving
to the rich --
only
to want.
He that
oppresseth
the poor to increase
his
riches
, and
he that
giveth
to the rich ,
shall
surely
come
to want.
Incline
thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy
heart set
to
my knowledge ,
Bow
down
thine ear, and hear the
words of the wise, and apply
thine
heart unto
my knowledge .
For they
are
pleasant when
thou dost
keep them in
thy
heart,
They are
prepared
together
for
thy lips.
For it
is
a
pleasant thing
if
thou keep them within
thee;
they shall
withal
be
fitted
in
thy lips.
That thy trust may be in Jehovah
, I caused
thee
to
know
to -
day, even thou
.
That thy trust may be in the
LORD
, I have
made
known
to thee
this
day, even to
thee
.
Have I
not written to thee three
times
With
counsels and knowledge ?
Have not I
written to thee excellent
things
in
counsels and knowledge ,
To
cause
thee to
know the certainty of sayings
of truth ,
To
return
sayings
of truth to those
sending
thee .
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 ?
Rob not the poor because he `
is '
poor ,
And
bruise
not
the afflicted in the gate .
Rob not the poor ,
because he is poor :
neither
oppress
the afflicted in the gate :
For Jehovah
pleadeth
their cause, And hath
spoiled
the soul of their
spoilers
.
For the
LORD
will
plead
their cause, and spoil
the soul of those
that
spoiled
them
.
Shew
not
thyself
friendly
with an angry man ,
And with a man of
fury
go
not in,
Make
no
friendship
with an angry man ;
and with a furious
man thou
shalt
not go:
Lest thou learn his paths
, And have
received
a snare to thy soul.
Lest thou learn his ways
, and get
a snare to thy soul.
Be not thou among
those
striking
hands, Among
sureties `
for '
burdens
.
Be not thou one
of
them
that
strike
hands, or
of
them
that
are
sureties for debts
.
If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth
he take thy bed from under thee?
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should
he take away
thy bed from under thee?
Remove not a
border
of
olden
times
, That
thy fathers have made
.
Remove not the
ancient
landmark
, which
thy fathers have set
.
Hast
thou seen
a man speedy
in his business? Before kings he
doth
station
himself,
He stations
not himself
before 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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