| Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. | Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. |
| Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. | Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. |
| Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. | Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established. |
| Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. | Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil. |
| My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother. | My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching. |
| Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? | Or can one 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 Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth. |
| For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. | For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. | The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. 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 glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers 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 violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
| The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. | The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. | The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. |
| He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. | He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he 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 wrongs. |
| He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. | He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. |
| He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. | He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. |
| In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. | In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. |
| 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 of little worth. |
| The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. | Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. |
| The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. | The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. |
| The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. | The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. |
| 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 is perverse. |
| When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. | When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. |
Bible verse of the day
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him:but the just shall live by his faith.