New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.
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Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse [in] his lips, who [is] a fool.
2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.
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Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.
3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD .
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The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
4 Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away.
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Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.
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A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
6 Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
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Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.
7 The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone.
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All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!
8 To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
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Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed.
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A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes!
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Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.
11 Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
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The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory [is] to pass over transgression.
12 The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
13 A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
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A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
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House and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah [is] an understanding wife.
15 Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.
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Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
16 Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death.
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Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD — and he will repay you!
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Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
18 Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
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Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.
19 Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
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A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.
20 Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.
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Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.
21 You can make many plans, but the LORD ’s purpose will prevail.
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Many [are] the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.
22 Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
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The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.
23 Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm.
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The fear of Jehovah [is] to life, And satisfied he remaineth -- he is not charged with evil.
24 Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
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The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
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A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.
26 Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
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Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge.
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Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
29 Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
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Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!