Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
Boast not
thyself
of
to
morrow
; for thou
knowest
not
what a day may bring forth.
Don't
boast about
tomorrow
; For you
don't
know
what a day may bring forth.
Let another man praise thee
, and not thine
own mouth; a stranger, and not thine
own lips.
Let another man 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 a fool's provocation
is heavier than both.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous
; but who is able to stand before envy
?
Wrath is cruel, And anger is overwhelming
; But who is able to stand before jealousy
?
Open rebuke is
better
than secret
love.
Better
is
open rebuke Than hidden
love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but
the kisses of an enemy are deceitful
.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although
the kisses of an enemy are profuse
.
The
full soul loatheth
an
honeycomb; but to the
hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
A
full soul loathes
a
honeycomb; But to a
hungry soul ,
every bitter thing is sweet.
As a bird that wandereth
from her nest, so is a man that
wandereth
from his place
.
As a bird that wanders
from her nest, So 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
.
Perfume and
incense
bring
joy
to
the heart ;
So does
earnest
counsel
from
a man's friend.
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
.
Don't
forsake
your
friend and your
father's friend .
Don't
go to
your
brother's house in the day of your
disaster
: Better is a neighbor
who
is near than a distant
brother.
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, Then
I can
answer my
tormentor
.
A prudent man foreseeth
the
evil,
and hideth
himself
; but the simple pass on, and are
punished.
A prudent man sees
danger
and takes
refuge
; But the simple pass on, and suffer
for
it:
Take his garment that
is
surety
for a stranger ,
and
take
a
pledge
of
him
for a strange
woman .
Take his garment when
he
puts
up
collateral
for a stranger ;
Hold
it
for a wayward
woman !
He that
blesseth
his friend
with a loud voice ,
rising
early in the morning, it shall
be counted
a curse to
him.
He who
blesses
his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning, It will
be taken
as
a curse by
him.
A continual dropping in
a very
rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike .
A continual dropping on
a rainy day And a contentious wife
are alike :
Whosoever
hideth
her hideth
the wind, and
the
ointment
of
his right hand ,
which
bewrayeth
itself
.
Restraining
her is
like
restraining
the wind, Or
like
grasping
oil
in
his right hand.
Iron sharpeneth
iron; so a man sharpeneth
the
countenance
of
his friend
.
Iron sharpens
iron; So a man sharpens
his friend's
countenance
.
Whoso
keepeth
the fig tree shall eat the
fruit thereof:
so
he that
waiteth
on
his master shall be honoured
.
Whoever
tends
the fig tree shall eat its
fruit .
He who
looks
after
his master shall be honored
.
As in
water face
answereth
to
face, so the
heart of
man
to
man.
As water reflects
a
face, So a
man's
heart reflects
the
man.
Hell
and destruction
are never full
; so
the
eyes of
man
are never satisfied.
Sheol
and Abaddon
are never satisfied
; And
a
man's
eyes are never satisfied.
As
the fining
pot
for silver, and the furnace for gold; so
is
a
man to
his praise.
The crucible
is
for silver, And the furnace for gold; But
man is
refined
by
his praise.
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 in a mortar with a pestle along
with
grain
, Yet his foolishness will
not
be
removed
from him.
Be
thou
diligent
to
know the state of thy
flocks, and look
well
to thy
herds .
Know well
the state of your
flocks, And pay
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
even
the crown endure to all
generations.
The hay appeareth
, and the tender
grass
sheweth
itself
, and
herbs
of the mountains
are gathered.
The hay is
removed
, and the new
growth
appears
, The
grasses
of the hills
are gathered in
.
The lambs are for thy
clothing, and the goats are the price of the
field.
The lambs are for your
clothing, And the goats are 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
.
There
will
be
plenty
of
goats' milk for your
food, For your
family's
food, And for the nourishment
of
your
servant
girls
.
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