| Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving. | Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. |
| You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. | You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. |
| But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” | But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him” |
| Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. | Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. |
| But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. | But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
| A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit. | A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. |
| Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. | Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places. |
| 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. | 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. |
| As free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. | Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. |
| Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. | Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. |
| By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. | By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom. |
| For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple. They are upright, like a palm tree, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, For they cannot do evil, Nor can they do any good. | For the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move. Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good. |
| He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known. | Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. |
| And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” | Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” |
| The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. |
| “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. | Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. |
| Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. | Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. |
| The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. | The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. |
| A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold. | A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. |
| In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. | In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. |
| Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls. | Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. |
| That I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you. | So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. |
| Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. | So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. |
| For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. | For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. |
| For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. | For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. |
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