Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Boast
not thyself
of
to
morrow;
for thou
knowest
not what a day may bring forth
.
Do
not boast
about
tomorrow,
for you
do
not know
what a day may bring.
Let another man
praise thee
, and not thine
own mouth ;
a stranger, and not thine
own lips.
Let another praise you
, and not your
own mouth —
a stranger, and not your
own lips.
A stone is heavy ,
and the
sand weighty;
but a fool's
wrath
is
heavier
than
them both.
A stone is heavy and sand is
a
burden,
but aggravation
from
a fool
outweighs
them both.
Wrath is cruel ,
and anger is outrageous;
but who is
able
to
stand
before
envy
?
Wrath is cruel and anger is like
a
flood,
but who can
withstand
jealousy
?
Open rebuke is
better
than secret
love.
Better
an
open rebuke than love that
is
concealed
.
Faithful
are
the wounds of a friend ;
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
The wounds of a friend are
faithful,
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
The full
soul loatheth
an
honeycomb;
but to the
hungry soul every
bitter thing is sweet.
The soul that
is
full
loathes
honey,
but to a
hungry soul ,
any
bitter thing is sweet.
As
a bird that wandereth
from her
nest ,
so
is a man that
wandereth
from his place
.
Like
a bird that strays
from its
nest is a man who
wanders
from his home
.
Ointment
and perfume
rejoice
the heart :
so
doth
the sweetness of a man's
friend by
hearty
counsel.
Oil
and incense
bring
joy
to
the heart ,
and
the sweetness of a friend is
counsel to
the
soul
.
Thine
own
friend ,
and
thy
father's
friend, forsake
not ;
neither
go into
thy
brother's
house in the day of thy
calamity :
for
better is
a neighbour
that
is
near
than a brother far off
.
Do
not
forsake
your
friend or
your
father’s
friend, and
do
not go to
your
brother’s
house in the day of your
calamity ;
better a neighbor
nearby
than a brother far away
.
My
son,
be wise, and make
my heart glad
, that I may
answer him that
reproacheth
me.
Be wise, my
son,
and bring
joy
to
my heart, so
that I can
answer him who
taunts
me.
A
prudent
man
foreseeth
the evil,
and hideth
himself
; but the simple pass
on,
and are
punished
.
The prudent
see
danger
and take
cover
; but the simple keep
going
and pay
the
penalty
.
Take his
garment that
is
surety
for a stranger ,
and
take
a
pledge
of
him
for a strange
woman
.
Take the
garment of
him
who
posts
security
for a stranger ;
get
collateral
if
it
is
for a foreigner
.
He
that
blesseth
his friend
with a loud voice ,
rising
early in the morning, it shall
be counted a
curse
to him.
If
one
blesses
his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning, it will
be counted to him as
a
curse
.
A continual
dropping
in
a very
rainy day and a contentious woman are alike .
A constant
dripping
on
a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike —
Whosoever
hideth
her hideth
the wind ,
and
the
ointment
of
his
right hand ,
which
bewrayeth
itself
.
restraining
her is
like
holding
back
the wind or
grasping
oil
with
one’s
right hand.
Iron sharpeneth
iron ;
so a
man sharpeneth
the
countenance
of
his
friend
.
As
iron sharpens
iron ,
so one
man sharpens
another
.
Whoso
keepeth
the
fig tree shall
eat the
fruit thereof:
so
he that
waiteth
on
his master shall
be honoured
.
Whoever
tends
a
fig tree will
eat its
fruit ,
and
he who
looks
after
his master will
be honored
.
As in
water face
answereth
to
face, so the heart of
man
to
man.
As water reflects
the
face, so the heart reflects
the
true
man.
Hell
and destruction
are never full
; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Sheol
and Abaddon
are never satisfied
; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
As
the
fining
pot
for silver ,
and the
furnace for gold ;
so
is
a man to
his
praise.
A
crucible
for silver and a
furnace for gold ,
but
a man is
tested
by
the
praise accorded
him
.
Though thou
shouldest
bray
a fool in
a
mortar
among
wheat
with a pestle, yet will not his
foolishness
depart from him.
Though you
grind
a fool like
grain
with mortar
and
a pestle, yet his
folly
will not depart from him.
Be thou
diligent
to know the state of thy
flocks, and look
well
to thy
herds .
Be sure
to know the state of your
flocks, and pay
close
attention
to your
herds ;
For riches are not for
ever:
and
doth
the
crown endure to every generation ?
for riches are not forever,
nor
does
a
crown endure to every generation .
The
hay appeareth,
and the
tender
grass
sheweth
itself,
and herbs
of
the mountains
are
gathered .
When
hay is
removed
and new
growth
appears
and the grain
from
the
hills
is
gathered ,
The lambs are
for
thy
clothing, and the goats are
the price of the
field.
the lambs will
provide
you
with
clothing, and the goats with
the price of a
field.
And
thou
shalt
have goats '
milk enough
for
thy
food ,
for the
food
of
thy
household ,
and for
the
maintenance
for thy
maidens
.
You
will
have plenty
of
goats ’
milk to
feed
you—
food for your
household and nourishment
for your
maidservants
.
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