| Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. | Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. |
| A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. | A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. |
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| There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. | There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. |
| He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. | Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. |
| Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. | Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones. | A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. | A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. | Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. |
| What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. | What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. |
| Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. | Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. |
| The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. | The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke. | A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes. |
| My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. | My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. |
| He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. | All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing. |
| Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. | Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
| A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. | A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. |
| Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. | Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler! |
| Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path. | Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path. |
| A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. | Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. |
| Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. | Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. |
| The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. | The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. | Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. | Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. |
| To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
| A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit. | The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. |
