Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
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One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
2 When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
3 When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
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A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad, but to keep company with prostitutes is to squander one's substance.
4 A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys .
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By justice a king gives stability to the land, but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it.
5 He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
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Whoever flatters a neighbor is spreading a net for the neighbor's feet.
6 A great snare for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
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In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice.
7 A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
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The righteous know the rights of the poor; the wicked have no such understanding.
8 Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
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Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
9 A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
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If the wise go to law with fools, there is ranting and ridicule without relief.
10 Bloody men hate a holy , but the upright will seek his soul.
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The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, and they seek the life of the upright.
11 A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
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A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back.
12 When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
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If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
13 When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
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The poor and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
14 When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
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If a king judges the poor with equity, his throne will be established forever.
15 Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
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The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.
16 When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
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When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall.
17 Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.
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Discipline your children, and they will give you rest; they will give delight to your heart.
18 There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
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Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but happy are those who keep the law.
19 A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
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By mere words servants are not disciplined, for though they understand, they will not give heed.
20 If thou see a man hasty in words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
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Do you see someone who is hasty in speech? There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.
21 He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
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A slave pampered from childhood will come to a bad end.
22 A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
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One given to anger stirs up strife, and the hothead causes much transgression.
23 Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
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A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
24 He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
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To be a partner of a thief is to hate one's own life; one hears the victim's curse, but discloses nothing.
25 fearing and reverencing men have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
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The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.
26 Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
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Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
27 A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
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The unjust are an abomination to the righteous, but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.
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