| Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase. | Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase. |
| The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. | The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility. |
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| The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. | The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. |
| A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. | A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. |
| Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. | Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight. |
| The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. | Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. |
| The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. | The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor. |
| A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. | A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence. |
| The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. | The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path. |
| Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. | Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. |
| Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. |
| House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord. | House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh. |
| Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth. |
| Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
| Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. | Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble. |
| He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. | He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. |
| The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. | The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. |
| He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. | He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor. |
| Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. | Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. |
| He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. | He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. |
| He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. | He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. |
| He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. | He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. |
| A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. | A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit. |
| In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. | In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. |
