| Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. | No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor. |
| But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. | But if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it. |
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| But godliness with contentment is great gain. | But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. |
| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. | Every person’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord examines the hearts. |
| The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. | The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will come to ruin. |
| But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. | But You, Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. |
| But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. | But as for you, proclaim the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. |
| The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. | The mentioning of the righteous is a blessing, But the name of the wicked will rot. |
| A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. | A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness declares lies. |
| A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. | A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. |
| The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. | The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. |
| There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. | There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. |
| Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. | Many will be purged, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand. |
| But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. | Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. | Ill-gotten gains do not benefit, But righteousness rescues from death. |
| Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. | Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath, But righteousness rescues from death. |
| Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. | The fear of man brings a snare, But one who trusts in the Lord will be protected. |
| Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. | Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. |
| Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. | Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight. |
| Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. | The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all. |
| The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. | The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke. |
| But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. | But the one who boasts is to boast in the Lord. For it is not the one who commends himself that is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. |
| But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. | But one who has looked intently at the perfect law, the law of freedom, and has continued in it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an active doer, this person will be blessed in what he does. |
