| Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. | Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies. |
| Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving. | Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching 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 located on a hill can’t 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, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.” |
| Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. | Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
| 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 tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor 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 deceit in it crushes 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 kind of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings. |
| 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, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even 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 free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. |
| Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. | I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. |
| By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. | Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice. |
| 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; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the ax. They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it can’t move. They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don’t speak. They must be carried, because they can’t move. Don’t be afraid of them; for they can’t do evil, neither is it in them to do good. |
| With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless. | With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. |
| He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known. | He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways 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.” | Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.” |
| The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. |
| “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 don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place 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. | You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, 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. | Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and 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 more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and 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 loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice 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. | Whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory, receiving the result 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. | That I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest. |
| 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’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith. |
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