| A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. | As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. |
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| A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. | A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
| Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. | Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. |
| He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints. | He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. |
| A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. | A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. |
| Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! | Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. |
| By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life. | By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. |
| Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people. | Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. |
| Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established. | Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. |
| A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies. | A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. |
| My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself. | My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. |
| In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. | In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. |
| The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall. | The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. |
| I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. | I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. |
| Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding. | Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. |
| The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it. | The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. |
| By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. | Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. |
| As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. | Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
| The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. | The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. |
| A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. | A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. |
| Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. | Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. |
| He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord. | Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. |
| For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. |
| Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice. | Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. |
