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