| Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. | Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. |
| A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. | A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. |
| Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. | Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. |
| Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. | Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. |
| Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. | Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler! |
| Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. | Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. |
| A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. | A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. |
| A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
| Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. | Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. | Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. |
| A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. | The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. |
| The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. | The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. |
| The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. | The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. |
| A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination. | The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. |
| Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. | Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. |
| A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. | A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. |
| Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. | The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. |
| He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. | He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. |
| A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
| Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. | The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper. |
| House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. | Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
| Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. | Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die. |
| Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. | Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. |
| What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. | What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. |
| It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. | It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. |
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Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.Random Bible Verse
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,whose trust is the Lord.
He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
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