| Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. | Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. |
| Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. | Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors they are established. |
| As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. | While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. |
| One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. | A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. |
| Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. | My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. |
| For the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. | For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you. |
| The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. | The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up. |
| For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. | For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. |
| Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. | Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. |
| Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. | But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. |
| A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. | A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. |
| The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. | The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. |
| A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. | A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit. |
| The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. | The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish. |
| But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ | And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ |
| The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. | The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. |
| All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. | He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. |
| The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. | The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. | A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. |
| But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. | But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. |
| Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. | Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. | The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity. |
| For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. | For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. |
| So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. | Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. |
| But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. | But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. |
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