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1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
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1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
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2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
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2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
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3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
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3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.
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4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
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4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
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5 Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed.
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5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
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6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
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7 A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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7 He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
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8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.
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8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
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9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man's friend gives delight by hearty counsel.
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9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
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10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, Nor go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
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10 Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you-- better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
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11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.
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11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
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12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
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12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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13 Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
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13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.
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14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him.
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14 If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
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15 A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
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15 A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day;
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16 Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
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16 restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
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17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
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17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
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18 Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
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18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
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19 As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man.
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19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
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20 Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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20 Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
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21 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.
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21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.
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22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
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22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him.
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23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;
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23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
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24 For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
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24 for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
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25 When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
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25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
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26 The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field;
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26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
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27 You shall have enough goats' milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.
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27 You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed you and your family and to nourish your servant girls.
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
