| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. | 1A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. |
| 2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence. | 2From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. |
| 3He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. | 3Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| 4The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich. | 4The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. |
| 5A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame. | 5The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace. |
| 6Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, But wickedness overthrows the sinner. | 6Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked. |
| 7There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches. | 7One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. |
| 8The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke. | 8The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat. |
| 9The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked will be put out. | 9The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out. |
| 10By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. | 10By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom. |
| 11Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. | 11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. |
| 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. | 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| 13He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. | 13Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded. |
| 14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. | 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death. |
| 15Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard. | 15Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin. |
| 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly. | 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly. |
| 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health. | 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. |
| 18Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, But he who regards a rebuke will be honored. | 18Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored. |
| 19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil. | 19A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools. |
| 20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed. | 20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. |
| 21Evil pursues sinners, But to the righteous, good shall be repaid. | 21Disaster pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good. |
| 22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. | 22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous. |
| 23Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, And for lack of justice there is waste. | 23The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice. |
| 24He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. | 24Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. |
| 25The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want. | 25The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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