| International Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring. | 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. |
| 2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips. | 2Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. |
| 3Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both. | 3Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. |
| 4Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy? | 4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? |
| 5An open rebuke is better than unspoken love. | 5Better is open rebuke than hidden love. |
| 6Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes. | 6Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. |
| 7The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems 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 away from his home. | 8Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home. |
| 9Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul. | 9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. |
| 10Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives 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 make me happy, so I can reply to anyone who insults me. | 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. |
| 12Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences. | 12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. |
| 13Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman. | 13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider. |
| 14A friend's loud blessing early in the morning will be thought of as a curse. | 14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. |
| 15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike. | 15A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm; |
| 16Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand. | 16restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand. |
| 17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character. | 17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. |
| 18Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored. | 18The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored. |
| 19Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. | 19As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart. |
| 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes. | 20Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes. |
| 21As the crucible tests silver, and the furnace assays gold; so praise received tests a man. | 21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise. |
| 22Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him. | 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them. |
| 23Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds, | 23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; |
| 24because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next. | 24for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. |
| 25When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested, | 25When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, |
| 26the lambs will supply your clothing, and your goats the price of a field. | 26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. |
| 27You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls. | 27You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants. |
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