The Latin Vulgate VUL
Good News Translation GNT
1 qui diligit disciplinam diligit scientiam qui autem odit increpationes insipiens est
1
Any who love knowledge want to be told when they are wrong. It is stupid to hate being corrected.
2 qui bonus est hauriet a Domino gratiam qui autem confidit cogitationibus suis impie agit
2
The Lord is pleased with good people, but condemns those who plan evil.
3 non roborabitur homo ex impietate et radix iustorum non commovebitur
3
Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm.
4 mulier diligens corona viro suo et putredo in ossibus eius quae confusione res dignas gerit
4
A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame on her husband is like a cancer in his bones.
5 cogitationes iustorum iudicia et consilia impiorum fraudulentia
5
Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you.
6 verba impiorum insidiantur sanguini os iustorum liberabit eos
6
The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened.
7 verte impios et non erunt domus autem iustorum permanebit
7
The wicked meet their downfall and leave no descendants, but the families of the righteous live on.
8 doctrina sua noscetur vir qui autem vanus et excors est patebit contemptui
8
If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you.
9 melior est pauper et sufficiens sibi quam gloriosus et indigens pane
9
It is better to be an ordinary person working for a living than to play the part of someone great but go hungry.
10 novit iustus animas iumentorum suorum viscera autem impiorum crudelia
10
Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.
11 qui operatur terram suam saturabitur panibus qui autem sectatur otium stultissimus est
11
A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat, but it is stupid to waste time on useless projects.
12 desiderium impii munimentum est pessimorum radix autem iustorum proficiet
12
All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm.
13 propter peccata labiorum ruina proximat malo effugiet autem iustus de angustia
13
The wicked are trapped by their own words, but honest people get themselves out of trouble.
14 de fructu oris sui unusquisque replebitur bonis et iuxta opera manuum suarum retribuetur ei
14
Your reward depends on what you say and what you do; you will get what you deserve.
15 via stulti recta in oculis eius qui autem sapiens est audit consilia
15
Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice.
16 fatuus statim indicat iram suam qui autem dissimulat iniuriam callidus est
16
When a fool is annoyed, he quickly lets it be known. Smart people will ignore an insult.
17 qui quod novit loquitur index iustitiae est qui autem mentitur testis est fraudulentus
17
When you tell the truth, justice is done, but lies lead to injustice.
18 est qui promittit et quasi gladio pungitur conscientiae lingua autem sapientium sanitas est
18
Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.
19 labium veritatis firmum erit in perpetuum qui autem testis est repentinus concinnat linguam mendacii
19
A lie has a short life, but truth lives on forever.
20 dolus in corde cogitantium mala qui autem ineunt pacis consilia sequitur eos gaudium
20
Those who plan evil are in for a rude surprise, but those who work for good will find happiness.
21 non contristabit iustum quicquid ei acciderit impii autem replebuntur malo
21
Nothing bad happens to righteous people, but the wicked have nothing but trouble.
22 abominatio Domino labia mendacia qui autem fideliter agunt placent ei
22
The Lord hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their word.
23 homo versutus celat scientiam et cor insipientium provocabit stultitiam
23
Smart people keep quiet about what they know, but stupid people advertise their ignorance.
24 manus fortium dominabitur quae autem remissa est tributis serviet
24
Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave.
25 maeror in corde viri humiliabit illud et sermone bono laetificabitur
25
Worry can rob you of happiness, but kind words will cheer you up.
26 qui neglegit damnum propter amicum iustus est iter autem impiorum decipiet eos
26
The righteous person is a guide to his friend, but the path of the wicked leads them astray.
27 non inveniet fraudulentus lucrum et substantia hominis erit auri pretium
27
If you are lazy, you will never get what you are after, but if you work hard, you will get a fortune.
28 in semita iustitiae vita iter autem devium ducit ad mortem
28
Righteousness is the road to life; wickedness is the road to death.
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.