| 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, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. |
| Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. | Without counsel, plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed. |
| 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. | Because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. |
| One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. | A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. |
| Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. | Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. |
| 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. | When the Lord your God has blessed you, as he promised you, you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. |
| The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. | Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them. |
| For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. | For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. |
| Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. | Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in 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. | Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. |
| A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. | A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief. |
| 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 slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance. |
| A gentle 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. |
| The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. | The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. |
| 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!’ | But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ |
| The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. | The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. |
| All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. | All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back. |
| The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. | The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. |
| But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. | But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. |
| Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. | Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid. |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. |
| For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. | To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. |
| So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. | So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake 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 others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. |
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