| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. | 1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold. |
| 2The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all. | 2The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the creator of them both. |
| 3The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. | 3A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it. |
| 4The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. | 4The reward for humility and fearing the LORD is riches and honor and life. |
| 5Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. | 5Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them. |
| 6Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. | 6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. |
| 7The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. | 7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. |
| 8Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail. | 8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end. |
| 9Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. | 9A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor. |
| 10Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. | 10Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease. |
| 11He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. | 11The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious--the king will be his friend. |
| 12The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor. | 12The eyes of the LORD guard knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless person. |
| 13The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!” | 13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!" |
| 14The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it. | 14The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the LORD is angry will fall into it. |
| 15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. | 15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him. |
| 16Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. | 16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich--both end up only in poverty. |
| 17Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, | 17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction. |
| 18for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. | 18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips. |
| 19That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today, even to you. | 19So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I am making them known to you today--even you. |
| 20Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge, | 20Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge, |
| 21to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? | 21to show you true and reliable words, so that you may give accurate answers to those who sent you? |
| 22Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, | 22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court, |
| 23for the LORD will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. | 23for the LORD will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them. |
| 24Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, | 24Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person, |
| 25lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. | 25lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. |
| 26Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts. | 26Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts. |
| 27If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you? | 27If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you! |
| 28Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set. | 28Do not move an ancient boundary stone which was put in place by your ancestors. |
| 29Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. | 29Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people. |
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