An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. | An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. |
Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate. | Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. |
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Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. | Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. | If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. |
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. | He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity. |
Guarding the paths of justice, And He watches over the way of His godly ones. | Guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. |
Then you will discern righteousness, justice, And integrity, and every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. |
My son, do not forget my teaching, But have your heart comply with my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. | My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. |
Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and a good reputation In the sight of God and man. | Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. |
Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. | Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. |
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones. | Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. |
Honor the Lord from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce. | Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce. |
My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord Or loathe His rebuke, For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, Just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights. | My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. |
Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. | Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding. |
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. |
Do not envy a violent person, And do not choose any of his ways. For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright. | Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence. |
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. |
The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your possessions, acquire understanding. | The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. |
Listen, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. | Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. |
I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. | I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. |
My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. They are not to escape from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. | My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. |
Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. | Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. |