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1 He who loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates rebuke [is] stupid.
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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
2 The good obtains favor from Yahweh, but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
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Good people obtain favor from the LORD, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
3 A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
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No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4 A woman of strength [is] the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
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A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
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The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6 The words of the wicked [are] an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
7 The wicked are overthrown and {are no more}, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
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The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
8 For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse {mind} will be despised.
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A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
9 It is better to be lowly and a servant {to someone} than self-glorifying and lacking food.
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Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
10 The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
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The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
11 He who works his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows worthless things lacks {sense}.
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Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil, but the root of the righteous {bears fruit}.
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The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
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Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
14 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good, and the reward of {a man's labor} will return to him.
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From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
15 The way of a fool is upright in his [own] eyes, but he who listens to advice [is] wise.
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The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
16 As for a fool, {on that very day} he makes his anger known, but he who ignores an insult [is] prudent.
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Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.
17 He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness, but the witness of falsehood, deceit.
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An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.
18 There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 A lip of truth endures forever, but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.
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Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20 Deceit [is] in the heart of {those who plan} evil, but to {those who plan} peace, [there is] joy.
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Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
21 {No evil will happen} to the righteous, but the wicked are filled [with] trouble.
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No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit, but they who act faithfully [are] his delight.
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The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
23 A clever person conceals knowledge, but the heart of a fool announces folly.
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The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
24 The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
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Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
25 Anxiety in the heart of a man will weigh him down, but a good word will cheer him.
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Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.
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The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 The lazy will not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
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The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
28 On the road of righteousness is life, and [on] the way of the path, [may there be] no death.
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In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
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