Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established. | Commit your works to the Lord, And your plans will be established. |
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. | 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. |
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Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. | 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. |
He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. | One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. |
Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. | Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. |
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. | Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he grows older he will not abandon it. |
He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. | One who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor. |
The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. | A generous person will be prosperous, And one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty. |
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 face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. | As in water a face reflects the face, So the heart of a person reflects the person. |