| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. | The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain. | I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing! |
| Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us. | It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all these commandments before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us. |
| Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. | Wake up righteously and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. |
| Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. | Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin. |
| He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly. | He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. |
| Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right; The righteous walk in them, But transgressors stumble in them. | Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. |
| 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, and when he is old he will not depart from it. |
| But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. | But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold. My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away. |
| Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.” | Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism; but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.” |
| I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. | I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths. |
| The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. | The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish. | The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. |
| Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. | Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul. |
| Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. | Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith. |
| He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. | The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he. |
| And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. | Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. |
| For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. | For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. |
| I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. | I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. From now on, the crown of righteousness is stored up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing. |
| For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. | For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. |
| He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints. | That he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints. |
| Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. | Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. |
| Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness. | Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness. |
| “For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!” | “For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!” |
| If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you. | If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you. |
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