New Living Translation NLT
Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring.
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Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.
2 Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.
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Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
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A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.
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Wrath is cruel, And anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 An open rebuke is better than hidden love!
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Better is open rebuke Than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 A person who is full refuses honey, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
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A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
8 A person who strays from home is like a bird that strays from its nest.
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As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
10 Never abandon a friend— either yours or your father’s. When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance. It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
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Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad. Then I will be able to answer my critics.
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Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.
12 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 takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
13 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
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Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger; Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning will be taken as a curse!
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He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be taken as a curse by him.
15 A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.
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A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:
16 Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or trying to hold something with greased hands.
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Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
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Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18 As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit, so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
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Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
19 As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.
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As water reflects a face, So a man's heart reflects the man.
20 Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.
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She'ol and Avaddon are never satisfied; And a man's eyes are never satisfied.
21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.
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The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise.
22 You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
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Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,
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Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:
24 for riches don’t last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
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For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
25 After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
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The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, The grasses of the hills are gathered in.
26 your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will provide the price of a field.
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The lambs are for your clothing, And the goats are the price of a field.
27 And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself, your family, and your servant girls.
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There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, For your family's food, And for the nourishment of your servant girls.
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