The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. | The Lord makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts. |
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. | Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. |
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A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. | A person’s gift makes room for him And brings him before great people. |
The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. | It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it. |
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. | A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. |
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. | 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. |
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. | 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 he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. | 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. |
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. | 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. |
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. | 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. |
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. | 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. |
Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold. | You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. |
May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. | May He grant you your heart’s desire And fulfill your whole plan! |
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him. | The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way. |
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. | In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, Lord, have me dwell in safety. |
Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. | Lord God of armies, restore us; Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. |
Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. | Those who love Your Law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble. |
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. | Being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. |
Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. | Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. |
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. | Come, let’s worship and bow down, Let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker. |
Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. | Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make His deeds known among the peoples. |
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. | For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. |
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” | Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” |