| Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. | Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. |
| Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice. |
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| In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. | The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps. |
| How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! | How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. |
| Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. | Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the Lord. |
| Gracious 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 stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. | A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. |
| Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes 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. |
