Commit your works to the Lord, And your plans will be established. | Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. |
Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. | Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. |
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Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and a good reputation In the sight of God and man. | Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. |
One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. | Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. |
Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. | Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he grows older he will not abandon it. | Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. |
One who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor. | Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. |
A generous person will be prosperous, And one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty. | A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. |
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
As in water a face reflects the face, So the heart of a person reflects the person. | As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. |