| But godliness with contentment is great gain. | Now godliness with contentment is great gain. |
| For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. | For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. |
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| For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? | For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? |
| Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. |
| So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. | So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
| For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? | For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? |
| And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. | And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. |
| Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. | Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding. |
| A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. | A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. |
| He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. | He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity. |
| Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. | Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. |
| Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. | Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice. |
| Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. | Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. |
| Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. | The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. |
| When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? | When goods increase, They increase who eat them; So what profit have the owners Except to see them with their eyes? |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. |
| Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. | Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. |
| For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. | For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them. |
| For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. | For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. |
| And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. | And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws. |
| He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. | He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. |
| I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. | I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain. |
| That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ. | That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ. |
| But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. | But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” |
