| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1My son, don't forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commands; | 1My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, |
| 2for they will bring you many days, a full life, and well-being. | 2for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. |
| 3Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Tie them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. | 3Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. |
| 4Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. | 4Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. |
| 5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; | 5Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; |
| 6think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths. | 6in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. |
| 7Don't consider yourself to be wise; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. | 7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. |
| 8This will be healing for your body and strengthening for your bones. | 8This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. |
| 9Honor the LORD with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest; | 9Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; |
| 10then your barns will be completely filled, and your vats will overflow with new wine. | 10then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. |
| 11Do not despise the LORD's instruction, my son, and do not loathe His discipline; | 11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, |
| 12for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, just as a father, the son he delights in. | 12because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. |
| 13Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding, | 13Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, |
| 14for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold. | 14for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. |
| 15She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire compares with her. | 15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. |
| 16Long life is in her right hand; in her left, riches and honor. | 16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. |
| 17Her ways are pleasant, and all her paths, peaceful. | 17Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. |
| 18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy. | 18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. |
| 19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. | 19By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; |
| 20By His knowledge the watery depths broke open, and the clouds dripped with dew. | 20by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. |
| 21Maintain your competence and discretion. My son, don't lose sight of them. | 21My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; |
| 22They will be life for you and adornment for your neck. | 22they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. |
| 23Then you will go safely on your way; your foot will not stumble. | 23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble. |
| 24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant. | 24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. |
| 25Don't fear sudden danger or the ruin of the wicked when it comes, | 25Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, |
| 26for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from a snare. | 26for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared. |
| 27When it is in your power, don't withhold good from the one it belongs to. | 27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. |
| 28Don't say to your neighbor, "Go away! Come back later. I'll give it tomorrow"--when it is there with you. | 28Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back tomorrow and I'll give it to you"-- when you already have it with you. |
| 29Don't plan any harm against your neighbor, for he trusts you and lives near you. | 29Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you. |
| 30Don't accuse anyone without cause, when he has done you no harm. | 30Do not accuse anyone for no reason-- when they have done you no harm. |
| 31Don't envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; | 31Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. |
| 32for the devious are detestable to the LORD, but He is a friend to the upright. | 32For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. |
| 33The LORD's curse is on the household of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous; | 33The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. |
| 34He mocks those who mock, but gives grace to the humble. | 34He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed. |
| 35The wise will inherit honor, but He holds up fools to dishonor. | 35The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. |
| Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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