| Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. | Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. |
| Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. | Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
| Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. | Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. |
| Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. | Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. |
| My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. | My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother. |
| Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet? | Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? |
| All who fear the Lord will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech. | The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. |
| For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. | For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. |
| Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. |
| A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother. | A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. |
| Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life. | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
| The godly are showered with blessings; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. | Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
| We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away. | The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. |
| The wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces. | The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. |
| People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed. | He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. |
| Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses. | Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. |
| People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray. | He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. |
| Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool. | He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. |
| Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. | In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. |
| The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless. | The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. |
| The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. | The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. |
| The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing. | The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked. | The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. |
| The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. |
| Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. | When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. |
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