| Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. | Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. |
| A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. | A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. |
| And looking at them, Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” | But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” |
| Every person’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord examines the hearts. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. |
| Indeed, there is not a righteous person on earth who always does good and does not ever sin. | For there is not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin. |
| Who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death on a cross. | Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. |
| He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the Lord. | He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord. |
| Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel. | It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. |
| Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! | Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful. |
| Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” | But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” |
| Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him. | The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up. |
| It goes well for a person who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment. | A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. |
| So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. | So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. |
| One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness. | He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly. |
| Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not get upset because of one who is successful in his way, Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes. | Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. |
| A rich person’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination. | The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. |
| Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit. | Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. |
| He has told you, mortal one, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? | He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? |
| The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. | The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. |
| All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back. | He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. |
| With the faithful You show Yourself faithful; With the blameless You prove Yourself blameless. | With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless. |
| A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
| Nevertheless, as for you individually, each husband is to love his own wife the same as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. | Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. |
| Do not envy a violent person, And do not choose any of his ways. For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright. | Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways; For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright. |
| Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose trust is the Lord. For he will be like a tree planted by the water That extends its roots by a stream, And does not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought, Nor cease to yield fruit. | Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit. |
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