| Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. | No one should seek his own advantage in preference to 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 yet see, then we wait for it with patience. |
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| But godliness with contentment is great gain. | Godliness produces great gain, but only to those who are content. |
| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. | A man’s ways may seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. | A wise man will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to grief. |
| But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. | But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me; you are my glory and the one who raises my head high. |
| But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. | As for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine. |
| The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. | The righteous is remembered with blessings, but the name of the wicked fades away. |
| A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. | A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness lies incessantly. |
| A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. | A cheerful heart is excellent medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
| The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. | The grass may wither and the flower may fade, but the word of our God will endure forever. |
| There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. | There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to 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 shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will persist in their evil ways. |
| 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. | Go and learn what this text means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. | Treasures obtained by wicked means profit nothing, but a righteous life brings delivery from death. |
| Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. | Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred sickens the heart, but a 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 others will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is secure. |
| Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. | Anxiety in the human heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. |
| Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. | The Lord abhors lying lips, but he delights in those who are truthful. |
| Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. | The misfortunes of the righteous man are many, but the Lord delivers him, from all of them. |
| The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. | A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life; a poor man never has to worry about such threats. |
| 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. | If anyone would boast, let him boast in the Lord. For it is not the one who commends himself who is really 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. | However, the one who looks intently at the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard but putting it into practice—will be blessed in everything he does. |
