| But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. | 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. |
| A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret. | One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, But one who is trustworthy conceals a matter. |
| For the Lord your God will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you. | For the Lord your God will have blessed you just as He has promised you, and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. |
| Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. | Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed. |
| But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ | But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ |
| But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. | But if you do not forgive other people, then your Father will not forgive your offenses. |
| Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. | Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. |
| The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. | The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes. |
| But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. | 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. |
| A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. | A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. |
| Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. | Some praise their chariots and some their horses, But we will praise the name of the Lord, our God. |
| A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes. | The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke. |
| The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. | A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit. |
| But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me. | Yet I have been the Lord your God Since the land of Egypt; And you were not to know any god except Me, For there is no savior besides Me. |
| Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. | A fool does not delight in understanding, But in revealing his own mind. |
| For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. | For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light. |
| The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. | The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing. |
| Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. | One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid. |
| The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. | For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. |
| So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. | So then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. |
| A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. | A wicked person earns deceptive wages, But one who sows righteousness gets a true reward. |
| For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. | For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. |
| A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence. | A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible. |
| What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! | What then? Are we to sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Far from it! |
| The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice. |
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