The Latin Vulgate VUL
King James Version w/ Apocrypha KJVA
1 sapiens mulier aedificavit domum suam insipiens instructam quoque destruet manibus
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Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2 ambulans recto itinere et timens Deum despicitur ab eo qui infami graditur via
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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3 in ore stulti virga superbiae labia sapientium custodiunt eos
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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 ubi non sunt boves praesepe vacuum est ubi autem plurimae segetes ibi manifesta fortitudo bovis
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Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 testis fidelis non mentietur profert mendacium testis dolosus
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A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies .
6 quaerit derisor sapientiam et non inveniet doctrina prudentium facilis
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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth .
7 vade contra virum stultum et nescito labia prudentiae
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Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
8 sapientia callidi est intellegere viam suam et inprudentia stultorum errans
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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 stultis inludet peccatum inter iustos morabitur gratia
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Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
10 cor quod novit amaritudinem animae suae in gaudio eius non miscebitur extraneus
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The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11 domus impiorum delebitur tabernacula iustorum germinabunt
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The house of the wicked shall be overthrown : but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish .
12 est via quae videtur homini iusta novissima autem eius deducunt ad mortem
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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 risus dolore miscebitur et extrema gaudii luctus occupat
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Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful ; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14 viis suis replebitur stultus et super eum erit vir bonus
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The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15 innocens credit omni verbo astutus considerat gressus suos
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The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
16 sapiens timet et declinat malum stultus transilit et confidit
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A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth , and is confident .
17 inpatiens operabitur stultitiam et vir versutus odiosus est
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He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated .
18 possidebunt parvuli stultitiam et astuti expectabunt scientiam
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The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 iacebunt mali ante bonos et impii ante portas iustorum
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The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 etiam proximo suo pauper odiosus erit amici vero divitum multi
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The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends .
21 qui despicit proximum suum peccat qui autem miseretur pauperi beatus erit
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He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth : but he that hath mercy on the poor , happy is he.
22 errant qui operantur malum misericordia et veritas praeparant bona
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Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23 in omni opere erit abundantia ubi autem verba sunt plurima frequenter egestas
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In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 corona sapientium divitiae eorum fatuitas stultorum inprudentia
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The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
25 liberat animas testis fidelis et profert mendacia versipellis
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A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
26 in timore Domini fiducia fortitudinis et filiis eius erit spes
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In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 timor Domini fons vitae ut declinet a ruina mortis
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The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
28 in multitudine populi dignitas regis et in paucitate plebis ignominia principis
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In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
29 qui patiens est multa gubernatur prudentia qui autem inpatiens exaltat stultitiam suam
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He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30 vita carnium sanitas cordis putredo ossuum invidia
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A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31 qui calumniatur egentem exprobrat factori eius honorat autem eum qui miseretur pauperis
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He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker : but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
32 in malitia sua expelletur impius sperat autem iustus in morte sua
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The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
33 in corde prudentis requiescit sapientia et indoctos quoque erudiet
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Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding : but that which is in the midst of fools is made known .
34 iustitia elevat gentem miseros facit populos peccatum
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Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
35 acceptus est regi minister intellegens iracundiam eius inutilis sustinebit
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The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame .
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