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1 A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
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1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
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2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
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2 Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.
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3 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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3 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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4 By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honor, and life.
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4 Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
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5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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5 In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
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7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
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7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
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9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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9 A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
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10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall end; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.
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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
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11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
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11 He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
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12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
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12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
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13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"
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14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall therein.
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14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
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15 Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
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16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches], [and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
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16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty.
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17 Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
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17 Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
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18 For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
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18 for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
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19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
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19 So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.
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20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
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20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
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21 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 to thee?
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21 teaching you true and reliable words, so that you can give sound answers to him who sent you?
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22 Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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22 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
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23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
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23 for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.
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24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
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24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,
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25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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25 or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.
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26 Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
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26 Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
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27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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27 if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
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28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers.
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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
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29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
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