But let justice roll out like waters, And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. | But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty 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. | But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. |
Certainly the Lord God does nothing Unless He reveals His secret plan To His servants the prophets. | Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. |
A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings. | A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. |
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, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. |
How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! | Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. |
Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it. | Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. |
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. | Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. |
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 pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. |
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. | Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. |
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. | Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. |
You, Lord, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation. | You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation. |
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. | For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. |
A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible. | A fool despises his father’s instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent. |
God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious live in parched lands. | God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry 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 committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. |
Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord. | Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord. |
A fool’s anger is known at once, But a prudent person conceals dishonor. | A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame. |
Little children, guard yourselves from idols. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. |
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. | Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. |
One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. | He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. |
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince. | Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. |
For I give plenty of water to the weary ones, and refresh everyone who languishes. | For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. |
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 mercy. |
An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. | Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. |
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