| Then you will understand equity and justice as well as righteousness—every good path. | Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. |
| Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates correction is stupid. | Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. |
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| For he guards the paths of justice and keeps watch over the way of his faithful ones. | He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. |
| A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but an undisciplined tongue crushes the spirit. | A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. |
| Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who counsel peace have joy. | Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. |
| The father of a good man will rejoice; he who begets a wise son will delight in him. | The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. |
| Whoever gains wisdom loves his own soul; one who cherishes understanding will prosper. | He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. |
| Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
| Turn away from the mouth that deceives and keep your distance from lips that mislead. | Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. |
| When pride is nurtured, disgrace soon follows, but wisdom is the hallmark of the humble. | When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. |
| Train a child in the way he should go, and he will not deviate from it, even in old age. | Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. |
| Guard your heart with all possible vigilance, for from it flow the wellsprings of life. | Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. |
| A patient man shows good sense, but a quick-tempered man displays the height of folly. | He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. |
| Listen, my son, and take my words to heart, and the years of your life will be multiplied. | Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. |
| The one who pays heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. | He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. |
| He reserves his wisdom for the upright and is a shield to those who lead blameless lives. | He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. |
| Many are the plans in a human mind, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will prevail. | There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. |
| A true friend is one at all times, and a brother is born to render help in time of need. | A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
| Pleasing words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and affording health to the body. | Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
| The wealthy man lords it over the poor, and the borrower becomes the slave of the lender. | The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. |
| Plans miscarry when counsel is lacking, but they succeed when there are many counselors. | Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. |
| Entrust everything that you do to the Lord, and your plans will turn out to be successful. | Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. |
| I have instructed you in the ways of wisdom and led you along the paths of righteousness. | I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. |
| Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but he who mingles with fools will suffer harm. | He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. |
| The name of the Lord is a tower of strength; the upright man runs to it and finds refuge. | The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
