Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. | Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. | Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
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Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established. | Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure. |
Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil. | Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. |
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching. | My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. |
Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? | Or can one walk on hot coals without scorching the feet? |
The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth. | The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. |
For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh. | For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. |
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. |
A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. | A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief. |
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. |
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers 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 righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. | The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. | The wise of heart will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. |
He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. | Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out. |
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. | Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. |
He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. | Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray. |
He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. | Lying lips conceal hatred, and whoever utters slander is a fool. |
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. | When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but the prudent are restrained in speech. |
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth. |
Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. | The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. |
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. | The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. |
The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. |
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. |
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. | When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble. |