Commit your works to the Lord, And your plans will be established. | Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. |
Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice. |
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The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. | The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the 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! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. |
One who pays attention to the word will find good, And blessed is one who trusts in the Lord. | Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the Lord. |
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. | Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. |
A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends. | A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. |
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city. | One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. |