Commit your works to the Lord, And your plans will be established. | Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. |
Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. | Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest. |
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The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. | We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. |
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. | How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver! |
One who pays attention to the word will find good, And blessed is one who trusts in the Lord. | Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful. |
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. | Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. |
A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends. | A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. |
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city. | Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. |