| A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. | A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. |
| Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. | A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. |
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| Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. | For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. |
| The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. | The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it. |
| The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. | The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. |
| All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. | In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. |
| A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. | A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. |
| How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” | How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” |
| A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. | A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. |
| For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. | For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. |
| The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. | The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish. |
| The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. | The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. |
| God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. | God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. |
| Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. | A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back. |
| Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. | The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. |
| And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” | And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” |
| A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. | The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. |
| This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. | By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. |
| Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. |
| Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. | He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity. |
| A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret. | A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter. |
| Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin. | Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. |
| To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. | To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. |
| Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. | Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. |
| While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” | While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” |
