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1Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict. | 1Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. |
2A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son and will share the inheritance of the master’s children. | 2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. |
3Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the LORD tests the heart. | 3The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts. |
4Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; liars pay close attention to slander. | 4An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. |
5Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished. | 5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. |
6Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children. | 6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. |
7Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler. | 7Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. |
8A bribe is like a lucky charm; whoever gives one will prosper! | 8A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers. |
9Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. | 9Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. |
10A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool. | 10A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. |
11Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished. | 11An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. |
12It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness. | 12Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly. |
13If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house. | 13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. |
14Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out. | 14The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out. |
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— both are detestable to the LORD. | 15He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD. |
16It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning. | 16Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense? |
17A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. | 17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
18It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for a friend. | 18One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. |
19Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster. | 19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. |
20The crooked heart will not prosper; the lying tongue tumbles into trouble. | 20A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. |
21It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel. | 21He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. |
22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. | 22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
23The wicked take secret bribes to pervert the course of justice. | 23The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice. |
24Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth. | 24The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. |
25Foolish children bring grief to their father and bitterness to the one who gave them birth. | 25A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. |
26It is wrong to punish the godly for being good or to flog leaders for being honest. | 26To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. |
27A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered. | 27Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. |
28Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent. | 28Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. |
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