The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 Better to be poor and live one's life uprightly than engage in crooked speech, for such a one is a fool.
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Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 To act without knowing how you function is not good; and if you rush ahead, you will miss your goal.
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Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, And he sins who hastens with his feet.
3 A person's own folly is what ruins his way, but he rages in his heart against ADONAI.
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The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the Lord.
4 Wealth brings in many friends, but the poor man loses the one friend he has.
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Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished; whoever breathes out lies will not escape.
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A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape.
6 Many ask favors of a generous person -to a giver of gifts, everyone is a friend.
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Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
7 A poor man's relatives all hate him; even more his friends stay away from him. He may pursue them with entreaties, but they aren't there to be found.
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All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.
8 To acquire good sense is to love oneself; to treasure discernment is to prosper.
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He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished; whoever breathes out lies will perish.
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A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies shall perish.
10 It isn't fitting for a fool to live in luxury, and even less for a slave to govern princes.
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Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
11 People with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
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The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
12 A king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A son who is a fool is his father's ruin, and a nagging wife is like a leak that keeps dripping.
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A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
14 A house and wealth are inherited from ancestors, but a sensible wife is from ADONAI.
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Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Laziness makes people fall asleep, and an idle person will go hungry.
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Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.
16 He who keeps a mitzvah keeps himself safe, but he who doesn't care how he lives will die.
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He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die.
17 He who is kind to the poor is lending to ADONAI; and he will repay him for his good deed.
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He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.
18 Discipline your child while there is hope, but don't get so angry that you kill him!
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Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction.
19 A violent-tempered person will be punished; if you try to save him from it, you make things worse.
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A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice, and accept discipline, so that in the end you will be wise.
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Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days.
21 One can devise many plans in one's mind, but ADONAI's plan will prevail.
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There are many plans in a man's heart, Nevertheless the Lord's counsel--that will stand.
22 A man's lust is his shame, and a poor man is better than a liar.
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What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of ADONAI leads to life; one who has it is satisfied and rests untouched by evil.
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The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.
24 The lazy person buries his hand in the dish but doesn't even bother to bring it to his mouth.
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A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 If you strike a scorner, the simple will learn to act wisely; if you reprove the intelligent, he will understand what you mean.
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Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.
26 One who mistreats his father and evicts his mother is a son who brings them shame and disgrace.
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He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 My son, if you stop heeding discipline, you will stray from the principles of knowledge.
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Cease listening to instruction, my son, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows wrongdoing.
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A disreputable witness scorns justice, And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
29 Judgments are in store for scorners and blows for the backs of fools.
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Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.