| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. | 1Dishonest scales are detestable to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. |
| 2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. | 2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. | 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them. |
| 4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | 4Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death. |
| 5The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own 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 unfaithful are trapped by evil desires. | 6The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires. |
| 7Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing. | 7When the wicked man dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes. |
| 8The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. | 8The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in. |
| 9With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. | 9With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. |
| 10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. | 10When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices, and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting. |
| 11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. | 11A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked. |
| 12Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue. | 12Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a man with understanding keeps silent. |
| 13A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret. | 13A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence. |
| 14For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers. | 14Without guidance, people fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance. |
| 15Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe. | 15If someone puts up security for a stranger, he will suffer for it, but the one who hates such agreements is protected. |
| 16A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth. | 16A gracious woman gains honor, but violent men gain only riches. |
| 17Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. | 17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings disaster on himself. |
| 18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. | 18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward. |
| 19Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death. | 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death. |
| 20The LORD detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. | 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 those who are 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 who shows no discretion. | 22A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. |
| 23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath. | 23The desire of the righteous turns out well, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath. |
| 24One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. | 24One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. |
| 25A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. | 25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. |
| 26People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell. | 26People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it. |
| 27Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it. | 27The one who searches for what is good finds favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him. |
| 28Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. | 28Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. |
| 29Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be 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 is wise saves lives. | 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives. |
| 31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner! | 31If the righteous will be repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and sinful. |
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