Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. | Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established. |
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice. |
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The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. | A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. | How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. |
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. | He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he. |
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. | Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. |
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. | A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. |
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. | He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. |