| For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? | For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? |
| Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. | Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap. |
| There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death. | There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. |
| Before destruction one's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor. | Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty, But humility goes before honor. |
| So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. | So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. |
| Wealth is a ransom for a person's life, but the poor get no threats. | The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke. |
| But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” | But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God does not see as man sees, since man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” |
| It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals. | It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in people. |
| To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone, and a word in season, how good it is! | A person has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word! |
| Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people. | Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and a good reputation In the sight of God and man. |
| Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in his commandments. | Praise the Lord! Blessed is a person who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments. |
| 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. |
| For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God's except the Spirit of God. | For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God. |
| He replied, “What is impossible for mortals is possible for God.” | But He said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.” |
| How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath. | How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. |
| Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God. | No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. |
| Or can one walk on hot coals without scorching the feet? | Or can a person walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched? |
| All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart. | Every person’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord examines the hearts. |
| It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. | Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel. |
| For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect, able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle. | For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well. |
| It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. | It goes well for a person who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment. |
| Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect her husband. | 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. |
| The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it. | A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. |
| How happy is the one whom God reproves; therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. | Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. |
| In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. | So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. |
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