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| 1The person who loves correction loves knowledge, but anyone who hates a rebuke is stupid. | 1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. |
| 2The good person will gain favor from the LORD, but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him. | 2Good people obtain favor from the LORD, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes. |
| 3A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted. | 3No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. |
| 4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer. | 4A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. |
| 5The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. | 5The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. |
| 6The words of the wicked lead to bloodshed, but the speech of the upright delivers them. | 6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. |
| 7After they're overthrown, the wicked won't be found, but the house of the righteous stands firm. | 7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm. |
| 8A man is praised because of his wise words, but the perverted mind will be despised. | 8A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised. |
| 9It's better to be unimportant, yet have a servant, than to pretend to be important, but lack food. | 9Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food. |
| 10The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel. | 10The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel. |
| 11Whoever tills his soil will have a lot to eat, but anyone who pursues fantasies lacks sense. | 11Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. |
| 12The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive. | 12The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures. |
| 13An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble. | 13Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble. |
| 14By his fruitful speech a man can remain satisfied, and a man's handiwork will reward him. | 14From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward. |
| 15The lifestyle of the fool is right in his own opinion, but wise is the man who listens to advice. | 15The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. |
| 16The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult. | 16Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult. |
| 17The truth teller speaks what is right, but the false witness speaks what is deceitful. | 17An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies. |
| 18Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing. | 18The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. |
| 19A truthful saying is trusted forever, but the liar only for a moment. | 19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. |
| 20Deceit is at home in the heart of those who plan evil, but those who promote peace rejoice. | 20Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. |
| 21No harm overwhelms the righteous, but the wicked overflow with trouble. | 21No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble. |
| 22Deceitful speech is reprehensible to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight. | 22The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. |
| 23A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness. | 23The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool's heart blurts out folly. |
| 24The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor. | 24Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. |
| 25A person's anxiety weighs down his heart, but an appropriate word is encouraging. | 25Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. |
| 26The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor, but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray. | 26The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. |
| 27The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession. | 27The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt. |
| 28In the pathway to righteousness there is life, and in that lifestyle there is no death. | 28In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality. |
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