The Lord makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts. | The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts. |
Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. | Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. |
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A person’s gift makes room for him And brings him before great people. | A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. |
It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it. | The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. |
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. | A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. |
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. | And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. |
The Lord is my shepherd, I will not be in need. He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. | The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. |
And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. | And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. |
Just as you do not know the path of the wind, and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes everything. | As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. |
He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. | He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. |
Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. | Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. |
Make me know Your ways, Lord; Teach me Your paths. | Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. |
You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. | You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. |
I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will make showers fall in their season; they will be showers of blessing. | And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing. |
Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your faithfulness. | Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast love! |
And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” | And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” |
And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; Make them remember that His name is exalted.” | And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.” |
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. | And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. |
Lord God of armies, restore us; Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. | Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved! |
Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make His deeds known among the peoples. | Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! |
Come, let’s worship and bow down, Let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker. | Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! |
But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin. | Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. |
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts. | But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. |
It is a trap for a person to say carelessly, “It is holy!” And after the vows to make inquiry. | It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows. |