| But let justice roll out like waters, And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. | But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |
| Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. | For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. |
| Certainly the Lord God does nothing Unless He reveals His secret plan To His servants the prophets. | For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. |
| A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings. | A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. |
| Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. | Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. |
| How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! | Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. |
| Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it. | Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. |
| Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. | Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. |
| I did not eat any tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed. | I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks. |
| Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. | Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. |
| Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. | Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. |
| You, Lord, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation. | But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations. |
| For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. | For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. |
| A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible. | A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. |
| God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious live in parched lands. | God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. |
| We have sinned, we have done wrong, and acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. | We have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. |
| Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord. | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! |
| A fool’s anger is known at once, But a prudent person conceals dishonor. | The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult. |
| Little children, guard yourselves from idols. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. |
| Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. | Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. |
| One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. | Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. |
| Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince. | Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. |
| For I give plenty of water to the weary ones, and refresh everyone who languishes. | For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish. |
| The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. |
| An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. | An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. |
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