Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 A false balance <em>is</em> abomination to the LORD, but a just weight <em>is</em> his delight.
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The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
2 <em>When</em> pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble <em>is</em> wisdom.
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When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 The perfection of the upright shall guide them in the way, but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4 Riches shall not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness shall deliver from death.
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Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall straighten his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be imprisoned in <em>their own</em> sin.
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7 When the wicked man dies, <em>his</em> hope perishes, and the hope of unjust <em>men</em> shall perish.
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Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.
8 The righteous is delivered out of the tribulation, and the wicked takes his place.
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The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
9 The hypocrite with <em>his</em> mouth destroys his neighbour, but the just are delivered with wisdom.
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With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, <em>there are</em> feasts.
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When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
12 He that is void of understanding despises his neighbour, but the intelligent man remains silent.
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Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
13 A talebearer reveals secrets, but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
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A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
14 When intelligence is lacking, the people shall fall, but in the multitude of counsellors <em>there is</em> salvation.
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For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
15 With anxiety shall he that is surety for a stranger be afflicted, and he that hates suretiship shall live securely.
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Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.
16 The gracious woman retains honour, and strong <em>men</em> retain riches.
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A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but the cruel <em>man</em> troubles his own flesh.
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Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
18 The wicked works a deceitful work, but to him that sows righteousness <em>shall be</em> a sure reward.
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A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19 As righteousness <em>is</em> unto life, so he that pursues evil <em>pursues it</em> unto his own death.
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Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
20 They that are of a perverse heart <em>are an</em> abomination to the LORD, but <em>such as are</em> perfect in <em>their</em> way <em>are</em> his delight.
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The LORD detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
21 No matter how many covenants he has made with death, the wicked shall not be absolved, but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
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Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
22 <em>As</em> a gold ring in a swine’s snout, <em>so is</em> a fair woman which is without discretion.
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Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous <em>is</em> only good, <em>but</em> the hope of the wicked <em>is</em> wrath.
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The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24 There are <em>those who</em> scatter, and more is added unto <em>them</em>; and <em>there are those who</em> withhold more than is just, but <em>come</em> to poverty.
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One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25 The soul who is a blessing <em>unto others</em> shall be made fat, and he that fills shall be filled also himself.
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A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
26 He that withholds the grain, the people shall curse him, but blessing <em>shall be</em> upon the head of him that sells <em>it</em>.
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People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
27 He that seeks good early shall find favour, but unto him that seeks evil, <em>it</em> shall come upon him.
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Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
28 He that trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
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Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29 He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool <em>shall be</em> slave to the wise of heart.
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Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
30 The fruit of the righteous <em>is a</em> tree of life, and he that wins souls <em>is</em> wise.
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
31 The righteous shall certainly be recompensed in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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