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