New Living Translation NLT
Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
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A good name is more desirable than great riches; Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor have this in common: The LORD made them both.
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The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
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A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life.
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The result of humility and the fear of the LORD Is wealth, honor, and life.
5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it.
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Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them.
6 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.
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Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.
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The rich rules over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8 Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end.
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He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, And the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
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He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.
10 Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too. Quarrels and insults will disappear.
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Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; Yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
11 Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech will have the king as a friend.
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He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully Is the king's friend.
12 The LORD preserves those with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
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The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"
14 The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap; those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
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The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: He who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but physical discipline will drive it far away.
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Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: The rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
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Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, Both come to poverty.
17 Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.
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Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart and always ready on your lips.
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For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, If all of them are ready on your lips.
19 I am teaching you today—yes, you— so you will trust in the LORD .
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That your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.
20 I have written thirty sayings for you, filled with advice and knowledge.
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Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things Of counsel and knowledge,
21 In this way, you may know the truth and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
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To teach you truth, reliable words, To give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
22 Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.
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Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; And don't crush the needy in court;
23 For the LORD is their defender. He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
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For the LORD will plead their case, And plunder the life of those who plunder them.
24 Don’t befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people,
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Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, And don't associate with one who harbors anger:
25 or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.
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Lest you learn his ways, And ensnare your soul.
26 Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for someone else.
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Don't you be one of those who strike hands, Of those who are collateral for debts.
27 If you can’t pay it, even your bed will be snatched from under you.
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If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers set up by previous generations.
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Don't move the ancient boundary stone, Which your fathers have set up.
29 Do you see any truly competent workers? They will serve kings rather than working for ordinary people.
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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings; He won't serve obscure men.
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