But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. | But if we hope for what we do not yet see, then we wait for it with patience. |
But godliness with contentment is great gain. | Godliness produces great gain, but only to those who are content. |
A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent. | A fool is quick to show his anger, but a prudent man ignores an insult. |
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. | A man’s ways may seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. | A wise man will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to grief. |
But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. | But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me; you are my glory and the one who raises my head high. |
The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever. | The grass may wither and the flower may fade, but the word of our God will endure forever. |
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies. | A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness lies incessantly. |
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. | There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death. |
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A cheerful heart is excellent medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. | The righteous is remembered with blessings, but the name of the wicked fades away. |
But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not 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. |
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.” | When Jesus heard this, he said, “It is not the healthy who need a physician, but rather those who are sick.” |
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures obtained by wicked means profit nothing, but a righteous life brings delivery from death. |
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. | Anxiety in the human heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. |
Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor. | A man’s pride will bring him low, but lowly souls will rise to honor. |
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred sickens the heart, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe. | The fear of others will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is secure. |
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. | The misfortunes of the righteous man are many, but the Lord delivers him, from all of them. |
Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight. | The Lord abhors lying lips, but he delights in those who are truthful. |
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats. | A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life; a poor man never has to worry about such threats. |
Many will purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined, but the wicked will do wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand. | Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will persist in their evil ways. |
But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does. | 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. |
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |