| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights. | 1Dishonest scales are detestable to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. |
| 2When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it, but humility is present with wisdom. | 2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| 3The integrity of the righteous guides them, but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them. | 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them. |
| 4Wealth won't help in the time of judgment, but righteousness will deliver from death. | 4Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death. |
| 5The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path, but the wicked fall by their wickedness. | 5The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness. |
| 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires. | 6The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires. |
| 7When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing. | 7When the wicked man dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes. |
| 8The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead. | 8The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in. |
| 9By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape. | 9With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. |
| 10The city rejoices when the righteous prosper, and when the wicked perish there is jubilation. | 10When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices, and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting. |
| 11Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up, but what the wicked say tears it down. | 11A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked. |
| 12Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments. | 12Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a man with understanding keeps silent. |
| 13Whoever spreads gossip betrays secrets, but the trustworthy person keeps a confidence. | 13A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence. |
| 14A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many. | 14Without guidance, people fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance. |
| 15Securing a loan for a stranger will bring suffering, but by refusing to do so, one remains safe. | 15If someone puts up security for a stranger, he will suffer for it, but the one who hates such agreements is protected. |
| 16A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men attain wealth. | 16A gracious woman gains honor, but violent men gain only riches. |
| 17A gracious man benefits himself, but the cruel person damages himself. | 17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings disaster on himself. |
| 18Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded. | 18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward. |
| 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil will die. | 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death. |
| 20Devious minds are abhorrent to the LORD, but those whose ways are innocent are his delight. | 20Those with twisted minds are detestable to the LORD, but those with blameless conduct are His delight. |
| 21Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free. | 21Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape. |
| 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. | 22A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. |
| 23The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath. | 23The desire of the righteous turns out well, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath. |
| 24Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer. | 24One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. |
| 25A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return. | 25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. |
| 26People will curse whoever withholds grain, but blessing will come to whoever is selling. | 26People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it. |
| 27The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil—it will find him! | 27The one who searches for what is good finds favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him. |
| 28The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves. | 28Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. |
| 29Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise. | 29The one who brings ruin on his household will inherit the wind, and a fool will be a slave to someone whose heart is wise. |
| 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins people is wise. | 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives. |
| 31If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner. | 31If the righteous will be repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and sinful. |
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