| A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. | Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. |
| A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. | The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. |
| The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. | The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. |
| The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. | The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. |
| The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. | The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. |
| Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. | Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. |
| A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. | A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. |
| Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. | The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. |
| Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. | He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. |
| A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. | One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
Bible verse of the day
Who is this King of glory?The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory. Selah.