| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. | 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. |
| 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips. | 2Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. |
| 3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. | 3Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. |
| 4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? | 4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? |
| 5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. | 5Better is open rebuke than hidden love. |
| 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | 6Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. |
| 7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. | 7One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. |
| 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home. | 8Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home. |
| 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul. | 9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. |
| 10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | 10Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative's house when disaster strikes you-- better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. |
| 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me. | 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. |
| 12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. | 12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. |
| 13Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. | 13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider. |
| 14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse. | 14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. |
| 15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— | 15A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm; |
| 16restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand. | 16restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand. |
| 17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | 17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. |
| 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored. | 18The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored. |
| 19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man. | 19As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart. |
| 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. | 20Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes. |
| 21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him. | 21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise. |
| 22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. | 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them. |
| 23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; | 23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; |
| 24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. | 24for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. |
| 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered, | 25When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, |
| 26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. | 26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. |
| 27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants. | 27You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants. |
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