A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. | A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. |
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. | And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. |
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But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. | When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. |
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen 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. |
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded 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. |
For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. | 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. |
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. | A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief. |
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to 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. |
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. | So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. |
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. |
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. | Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. |
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. | But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. |
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember 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. |
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. | The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. |
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. | Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid. |
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light. | For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light. |
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. | A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. |
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. | For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. |
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. | A gossip goes about telling secrets, but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence. |
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. | The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. |
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. | Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out. |
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. | What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! |
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. | But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. |
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. | A fool despises a parent's instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent. |
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. | But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |