Lexham English Bible LEB
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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.
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