Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son <em>is</em> sadness unto his mother.
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The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
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Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but wickedness shall cast out the wicked.
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The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4 He that deals <em>with</em> a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
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Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5 He that gathers in summer <em>is</em> a wise son, <em>but</em> he that sleeps in harvest <em>is</em> a son that causes shame.
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He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 Blessings <em>are</em> upon the head of the just, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
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Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
7 The memory of the just <em>is</em> blessed, but the name of the wicked shall stink.
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The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 The wise in heart will receive the commandments, but he who speaks foolishness shall fall.
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The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
9 He that walks in integrity walks securely, but he that perverts his ways shall be broken.
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Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
10 He that winks with the eye causes sorrow, and he that speaks foolishness shall fall.
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Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
11 The mouth of a righteous <em>man is</em> a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
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The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strifes, but love covers all sins.
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Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
13 In the lips of the prudent wisdom is found and <em>is</em> a rod unto the back of him that is void of understanding.
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Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
14 Wise <em>men</em> keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish <em>is</em> near <em>unto</em> calamity.
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The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
15 The rich man’s wealth <em>is</em> his strong city; the weakness of the poor <em>is</em> their poverty.
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The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 The work of the righteous <em>is</em> unto life, but the fruit of the wicked is for sin.
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The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
17 He <em>is in</em> the way of life that gives heed to chastening, but he that refuses reproof errs.
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Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
18 He that hides hatred <em>has</em> lying lips, and he that utters a slander, <em>is</em> a fool.
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Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there <em>is</em> no lack <em>of</em> rebellion, but he that refrains his lips <em>is</em> wise.
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Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.
20 <em>The</em> tongue of the just <em>is as</em> choice silver, but the understanding {Heb. heart} of the wicked <em>is worth</em> little.
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The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
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The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
22 The blessing of the LORD is that which makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
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The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
23 To make an abomination <em>is</em> as sport to the fool, but wisdom is recreation to the man of intelligence.
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A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him, but <em>God</em> shall grant the desire of the righteous.
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What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no <em>more</em>, but the righteous <em>is</em> founded for ever.
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When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so <em>is</em> the sluggard to those that send him.
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As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
27 The fear of the LORD shall prolong days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous <em>is</em> joy, but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
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The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The way of the LORD <em>is</em> strength to the perfect, but <em>it is</em> terror to the workers of iniquity.
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The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30 The righteous eternally shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
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The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
31 The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
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From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
32 The lips of the righteous shall know the will <em>of God</em>, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversion.
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The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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