He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord. | Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh. |
For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord. | For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh. |
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Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding. | Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. |
He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. | He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. |
He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. | He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor. |
He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. | He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. |
Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. | My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him. |
A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is! | Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time! |
He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he. | He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed. |
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. | Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. |
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. |