| Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. | Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you. |
| Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. | Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. |
| Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. | Watch the path of your feet, And all your ways will be established. |
| Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. | Do not turn to the right or to the left; Turn your foot from evil. |
| My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother. | My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother. |
| Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? | Or can a person walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched? |
| The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. | The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride, arrogance, the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate. |
| For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. | For one who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. | A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. | Ill-gotten gains do not benefit, But righteousness rescues from death. |
| 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 the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. | The mentioning of the righteous is a blessing, But the name of the wicked will rot. |
| The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. | The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will come to ruin. |
| He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. | One who walks in integrity walks securely, But one who perverts his ways will be found out. |
| Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. | Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all offenses. |
| He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. | One who is on the path of life follows instruction, But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray. |
| He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. | One who conceals hatred has lying lips, And one who spreads slander is a fool. |
| In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. | When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable, But one who restrains his lips is wise. |
| 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 worth little. |
| The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. | It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it. |
| The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. | The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes. |
| The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted. |
| When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. | When pride comes, then comes dishonor; But with the humble there is wisdom. |
Bible verse of the day
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil:he shall preserve thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in
from this time forth, and even for evermore.