| 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 have, we wait for it patiently. |
| But godliness with contentment is great gain. | But godliness with contentment is great gain. |
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| A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent. | Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult. |
| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. | A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. | The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. |
| But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. | But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. |
| The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever. | The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. |
| A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies. | An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies. |
| There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. | There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. |
| A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A cheerful heart is good 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 name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| 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. | But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call 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.” | On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. | Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. | Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. |
| Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor. | Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing 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. | Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. |
| Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. | The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. |
| Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight. | The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. |
| The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats. | A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes. |
| 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 will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand. |
| 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. | 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 thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
