| Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. | How happy is the one whom God reproves; therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. |
| A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. | The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it. |
| 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, “For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” |
| Every person’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord examines the hearts. | All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| Indeed, there is not a righteous person on earth who always does good and does not ever sin. | Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning. |
| 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, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a 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 to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to 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! | Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers. |
| Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” | Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” |
| Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him. | Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them. |
| It goes well for a person who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment. | It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. |
| So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. | In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do 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. | Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who has a hasty temper 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. | Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices. |
| A rich person’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination. | The wealth of the rich is their strong city; in their imagination it is like a high wall. |
| Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit. | Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control. |
| 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 told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? |
| The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. | The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving. |
| All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back. | All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back. |
| With the faithful You show Yourself faithful; With the blameless You prove Yourself blameless. | With the loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless. |
| A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin. |
| 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. | Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect 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 violent and do not choose any of their ways; for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence. |
| 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 are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. |
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