When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. | When pride is nurtured, disgrace soon follows, but wisdom is the hallmark of the humble. |
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. | The upright are guarded by their integrity; the treacherous are destroyed by their own duplicity. |
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Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. | Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man seeks to ruin his neighbor, but knowledge enables the righteous to be delivered. |
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. | One who gossips reveals secrets, but a trustworthy man keeps things hidden. |
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. | The labors of the wicked man produce little profit, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. |
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. | A generous person will be enriched; he who refreshes others will also be refreshed. |