The Darby Translation DBY
New International Version NIV
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
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A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
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To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5 The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.
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The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
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A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
7 The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
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The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
8 Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.
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The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
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Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
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The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
11 When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
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When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
12 One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to [their] ruin.
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The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
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